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Poindexter Einstein · 11-18-2004, 12:15 PM

You are right in that the players played against each other early in the 3rd. I was focusing on the small-ball zone (Bradley and the 4 guards) that played from the point Dirk got his 5th foul, and missed that.

But there is also no question that Stoudemire's presence made a huge difference and that he was THE difference down the stretch. He left late in the 3rd with a 3 pt Suns lead, came back to a 5 pt deficit in the 4th. Once he came back, it was mostly DUNK DUNK DUNK down the stretch.

11-18-2004, 12:15 PM	#6
Poindexter Einstein Golden Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,098	RE: Why zone worked for a while vs PHO You are right in that the players played against each other early in the 3rd. I was focusing on the small-ball zone (Bradley and the 4 guards) that played from the point Dirk got his 5th foul, and missed that. But there is also no question that Stoudemire's presence made a huge difference and that he was THE difference down the stretch. He left late in the 3rd with a 3 pt Suns lead, came back to a 5 pt deficit in the 4th. Once he came back, it was mostly DUNK DUNK DUNK down the stretch.