Top Performers
Points
22
Ceballos
PHX
Rebounds
14
Ceballos
PHX
Assists
11
Johnson
PHX
Threes
2
Finley
DAL
36-80 (45.0%)
FG%
34-81 (42.0%)
3-11 (27.3%)
3PM
7-19 (36.8%)
13-18 (72.2%)
FTM
11-12 (91.7%)
45
Rebounds
33
16
Offensive Rebounds
10
29
Defensive Rebounds
23
21
Assists
27
5
Steals
7
3
Blocks
4
16
Turnovers
12
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
12
Fouls
14
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0
1996-97 Western Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jazz - z | 64 | 18 | .780 | |
| 2 |  SuperSonics - y | 57 | 25 | .695 | 7.0 |
| 3 |  Rockets - x | 57 | 25 | .695 | 7.0 |
| 4 |  Lakers - x | 56 | 26 | .683 | 8.0 |
| 5 |  Trail Blazers - x | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 |
| 6 |  Timberwolves - x | 40 | 42 | .488 | 24.0 |
| 7 |  Suns - x | 40 | 42 | .488 | 24.0 |
| 8 |  Clippers - x | 36 | 46 | .439 | 28.0 |
| 9 |  Kings - e | 34 | 48 | .415 | 30.0 |
| 10 |  Warriors - e | 30 | 52 | .366 | 34.0 |
| 11 |  Mavericks - e | 24 | 58 | .293 | 40.0 |
| 12 |  Nuggets - e | 21 | 61 | .256 | 43.0 |
| 13 |  Spurs - e | 20 | 62 | .244 | 44.0 |
| 14 |  Grizzlies - e | 14 | 68 | .171 | 50.0 |
Game Summary
The Phoenix Suns couldn't pull it off against the Dallas Mavericks, 88 to 86, on February 23, 1997.
Game Info
February 22, 1997
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Finley #4 | 44 | 20 | 3 (0) | 5 | 2 | 0 | +7 | 2 | 2 | 9-20 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
A.C. Green #45 | 31 | 9 | 8 (3) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 66.6 |
S. Bradley #44 | 31 | 18 | 10 (3) | 2 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 | 1 | 8-17 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 50.3 |
K. Reeves #6 | 37 | 7 | 4 (1) | 4 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 3 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 39.4 |
E. Strickland #20 | 42 | 13 | 5 (1) | 7 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 5-13 | 1-4 | 2-3 | 45.4 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. O'Bannon #31 | 19 | 7 | 4 (1) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 47.0 |
S. Walker #52 | 17 | 6 | 5 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 51.0 |
M. Muursepp #13 | 10 | 8 | 6 (4) | 1 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 1 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 59.2 |
G. Dreiling #54 | 9 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | DAL | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Ceballos #23 | 39 | 22 | 14 (4) | 1 | 2 | 0 | +6 | 2 | 3 | 10-20 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 52.7 |
M. Bryant #2 | 35 | 10 | 3 (1) | 1 | 0 | 1 | -7 | 3 | 3 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 42.1 |
H. Rod Williams #18 | 19 | 2 | 3 (2) | 1 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 25.0 |
K. Johnson #7 | 37 | 14 | 1 (0) | 11 | 3 | 0 | -4 | 2 | 1 | 4-8 | 1-5 | 5-5 | 68.6 |
J. Kidd #5 | 36 | 10 | 5 (1) | 7 | 1 | 1 | +5 | 3 | 3 | 4-10 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Person #1 | 29 | 15 | 3 (0) | 3 | 1 | 1 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 5-13 | 2-7 | 3-3 | 52.4 |
D. Manning #5 | 21 | 6 | 2 (0) | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
W. Tisdale #23 | 11 | 4 | 2 (2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 1 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 33.3 |
S. Nash #13 | 8 | 3 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 75.0 |
L. Meyer #40 | 5 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PHX | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
Scoring Plays
All Plays
C. Ceballos makes 18' 2PT shot
1Q
C. Ceballos makes 2PT shot
1Q
M. Bryant makes 9' 2PT shot
1Q
A.C. Green makes 2PT shot
1Q
C. Ceballos makes 2PT shot
1Q
K. Reeves makes 2PT shot
1Q
S. Bradley makes 2PT shot
1Q
H. Rod Williams makes 15' 2PT shot
1Q
S. Bradley makes 13' 2PT shot
1Q
M. Finley makes 22' 3PT shot
1Q
K. Johnson makes 2PT shot
1Q
J. Kidd makes 22' 3PT shot
1Q
K. Johnson makes 16' 2PT shot
1Q
M. Finley makes 2PT shot
1Q
E. Strickland makes 2PT shot
1Q
W. Tisdale makes 15' 2PT shot
1Q
W. Person makes 6' 2PT shot
1Q
S. Walker makes 2PT shot
1Q
S. Walker makes 2PT shot
2Q
E. Strickland makes 9' 2PT shot
2Q
D. Manning makes 16' 2PT shot
2Q
K. Reeves makes 2PT shot
2Q
D. Manning makes 7' 2PT shot
2Q
W. Tisdale makes 11' 2PT shot
2Q
D. Manning makes 19' 2PT shot
2Q
E. O'Bannon makes 2PT shot
2Q
M. Finley makes 2PT shot
2Q
C. Ceballos makes 2PT shot
2Q
S. Bradley makes 6' 2PT shot
2Q
W. Person makes 23' 3PT shot
2Q
J. Kidd makes 22' 3PT shot
2Q
J. Kidd makes 21' 2PT shot
2Q
E. O'Bannon makes 15' 2PT shot
2Q
S. Bradley makes 15' 2PT shot
2Q
M. Muursepp makes 2PT shot
2Q
M. Muursepp makes 4' 2PT shot
2Q
W. Person makes 16' 2PT shot
2Q
W. Person makes 2PT shot
2Q
A.C. Green makes 13' 2PT shot
2Q
S. Nash makes 23' 3PT shot
2Q
S. Bradley makes 16' 2PT shot
3Q
A.C. Green makes 13' 2PT shot
3Q
K. Johnson makes 22' 3PT shot
3Q
M. Bryant makes 4' 2PT shot
3Q
M. Finley makes 2PT shot
3Q
C. Ceballos makes 22' 3PT shot
3Q
M. Bryant makes 11' 2PT shot
3Q
S. Bradley makes 3' 2PT shot
3Q
J. Kidd makes 2PT shot
3Q
C. Ceballos makes 2PT shot
3Q
M. Finley makes 17' 2PT shot
3Q
C. Ceballos makes 2PT shot
3Q
M. Bryant makes 6' 2PT shot
3Q
M. Finley makes 19' 2PT shot
3Q
K. Reeves makes 13' 2PT shot
3Q
K. Johnson makes 15' 2PT shot
3Q
W. Person makes 22' 3PT shot
4Q
M. Finley makes 2PT shot
4Q
M. Muursepp makes 2PT shot
4Q
E. Strickland makes 2PT shot
4Q
E. O'Bannon makes 2PT shot
4Q
S. Bradley makes 6' 2PT shot
4Q
M. Finley makes 16' 2PT shot
4Q
C. Ceballos makes 2PT shot
4Q
E. Strickland makes 22' 3PT shot
4Q
S. Bradley makes 7' 2PT shot
4Q
E. Strickland makes 2PT shot
4Q
C. Ceballos makes 2PT shot
4Q
M. Finley makes 24' 3PT shot
4Q
C. Ceballos makes 2PT shot
4Q
36-80 (45.0%)
FG%
34-81 (42.0%)
3-11 (27.3%)
3PM
7-19 (36.8%)
13-18 (72.2%)
FTM
11-12 (91.7%)
45
Rebounds
33
16
Offensive Rebounds
10
29
Defensive Rebounds
23
21
Assists
27
5
Steals
7
3
Blocks
4
16
Turnovers
12
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
12
Fouls
14
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0