He was so instrumental in the regular season, providing solid backup minutes for Steve Nash at the point. Now the playoffs have begun and Leandro Barbosa is seeing a lot of the series from the pine, watching Joe Johnson take over his job at backup point.
"We needed scoring off the bench. . .My thought was to give (Jackson) more room to operate," D’Antoni said. "He needs minutes to do that."
Barbosa seems to be taking everything in stride however, "It’s the playoffs. Anything can happen. I’m very happy because the team won.”
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Apr 30, 2005 12:18 AM EST
Phoenix put themselves into position to advance to the 2nd round of the playoffs on Friday by defeating the Grizzlies by a final score of 110-90.
Amare Stoudemire scored 30 points, while Shawn Marion had 14 points and 13 rebounds to pace the Suns.
All five of the Grizzlies' starters were in double-figures, but none of them scored more than 14 points.
MVP candidate Steve Nash had 13 points and 8 assists.
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The Memphis Grizzlies gave the Suns their best effort, but it wasn't enough, as Phoenix retained home court advantage, winning 108-103.
Amare Stoudemire scored 34 points, including 18 free-throws. Shawn Marion bounced back with his bad wrist, scoring 22 points and grabbing 13 rebounds. Steve Nash had 15 assists to go with 12 points.
Pau Gasol had a monster game, scoring 28 points and grabbing 16 rebounds.
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Grizzlies Apr 2005 Archive
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CNNSI.com | Apr 27, 2005
Shawn Marion suffered a wrist injury during Sunday's game, but is expected to play in Game 2.
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TSN.ca | Apr 25, 2005
Shawn Marion was injured his right wrist on a flagrant foul by Shane Battier, but he is expected to play in Game 2.
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RealGM | Apr 25, 2005
The Phoenix Suns weathered the Grizzlies' attacks from Mike Miller, Jason Williams and Pau Gasol to take a 1-0 lead 114-103.
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The Arizona Republic | Apr 22, 2005
Suns coach Mike D’Antoni is thinking of shortening the Suns rotation even more, giving players like MVP candidate Steve Nash more playing time after resting the point guard for the latter half of the Suns amazing season.
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ESPN | Apr 16, 2005
With a playoff berth waiting for them with a win, the Memphis Grizzlies again lost, this time to the Nuggets, by a final score of 111-102.
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NBA PR | Apr 13, 2005
With most teams having only about five games or so left to play, tonight looks to be an evening in the NBA full of clinghings and eleiminations.
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Yahoo! | Apr 12, 2005
Memphis had an opportunity to clinch a spot in the playoffs, but Dallas was too tough, beating the Grizzlies 110-89.
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Yahoo! | Apr 11, 2005
The Grizzlies are now one win away from clinching a spot in this year's playoffs, their second in franchise history.
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Yahoo! | Apr 9, 2005
The Memphis Grizzlies have been struggling lately, seeing the playoffs slip out from under them, but they received a gift on Friday, as Shaquille O'Neal was unavailable for the contest.
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Slam Sports | Apr 8, 2005
Donyell Marshall, the Raptor forward who provided Toronto fans with one of the more shining moments in an otherwise dismal, drama-filled season when he tied an NBA record with 12 3-pointers in a single game, felt a pop in his right hamstring during Wednesday nights loss to the Grizzlies.
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USA Today | Apr 6, 2005
Shaq's absence this Friday versus the Grizzlies will have a tremendous impact on the Western Conference playoff race.
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Yahoo! | Apr 6, 2005
Carmelo Anthony scored 24 points and Kenyon Martin added 20 of his own on Tuesday night to lead Denver to a 94-91 victory over Memphis, taking possession of the 7th spot in the Western Conference Playoffs.
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Patrick J. Austin/RealGM | Apr 5, 2005
The injury bug his bitten the Grizzlies hard this season.
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Indy Star | Apr 4, 2005
Stromile Swift has been placed on the Grizzlies' injured list due to an irregular heartbeat.
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ESPN | Apr 3, 2005
The Lakers turned it up after Kobe Bryant went down in the first half with a right leg injury outscoring the Grizzlies 50-47 in the second half but still falling to defeat the Memphis Grizzlies, losing 102-82.
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ESPN | Apr 2, 2005
Spanish national Pau Gasol scored 20 points and Memphis snap a three-game losing streak with a 93-82 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday night.
