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Built Ford Tough Posted December 19, 2012 Report Share Posted December 19, 2012 http://sports.cbsimg.net/u/photos/basketball/nba/img21417235.jpg PHOENIX -- The Phoenix Suns couldn't seem to make a shot from anywhere, struggled defensively and gave up too many offensive rebounds while falling behind by 19 points in the first half. No problem. Big comebacks are their specialty. Shannon Brown scored 14 of his 22 points in third quarter to bring Phoenix back, Jared Dudley had 20 points and the Suns added to their list of comebacks by beating the Sacramento Kings 101-90 on Monday night. "Well, that was interesting," Suns coach Alvin Gentry said. "We have to play hard for 48 minutes and we did not do that tonight. We played a great second half, but we don't want to have that kind of start." In its previous game, Phoenix scored 34 points in the first quarter and never looked back to beat Memphis. The Suns were back to their fall-behind-big ways against Sacramento, out of sorts at both ends in the first half, drawing boos from the home crowd and plenty of stomping along the sideline by Gentry. Phoenix looked like a different team in the second half, working the ball around for open shots on offense, playing better defense and getting to the glass better. Behind Brown, the Suns outscored Sacramento 31-14 in the third quarter and had 58 points in the second half to earn their first three-game winning streak of the season. Marcin Gortat had 14 points, 13 rebounds and six blocked shots. Luis Scola gave the Suns his usual hustle while scoring 14 points and dishing out a career-high 10 assists. Dudley hit a couple of big 3-pointers in the fourth quarter when the Kings tried to rally. The Suns are still five games under .500 at 10-15, but six of those victories have been comebacks of 10 or more points, including three of at least 19 points. "If we get down 35-40, I don't know, but in the NBA 10 to 15 points is not big, especially early on," Dudley said. "If it's late in the fourth, that's something different, but guys went out there and played hard." http://www.cbssports.com/nba/gametracker/recap/NBA_20121217_SAC@PHO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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