Reserves Rally Suns to 2-0 Series Lead

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PHOENIX -- Before these last few days, the only talk of border patrol when it came to the Phoenix Suns was their opponent's inability to defend their shooters from beyond the arc.



San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich called them "the best three-point shooting team ever," a claim that was nearly supported by the history books as their 41.2 percent mark for the season was the second highest all time.



The leader of that pack wasn't usual suspect Steve Nash, but offseason signee Channing Frye. Yes, that Channing Frye, the one who had buried all of 20 three-pointers in his first four seasons in the league.



In what was one of the most dramatic player transformations in recent memory, Frye became one of the league's preeminent three-point threats. After seeing limited time in Portland last season and looking to up his limited value as a free agent last summer, he went to work changing his game.



The result? He made the Suns look like hoops geniuses by burying 172 of 392 attempts, ranking fourth in the league in total converted attempts and sixth in percentage (43.9) after signing a two-year, $3.8 million deal with Phoenix. But that much-needed element of his game had gone missing so far in this postseason.



Until Wednesday night.

 

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