Suns Get Gritty, Feisty in Game 3 Win

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PHOENIX -- The eye was still black and blue, with subtle shades remaining from the Tim Duncan elbow Steve Nash had endured nearly two weeks before.



The nose was the newest problem, as the head of Lakers guard Derek Fisher nailed the Phoenix point guard with just 19 seconds remaining in Game 3 Sunday night and a quick adjustment was called for. With the team doctor convinced it was broken, Nash "readjusted the cartilage" on the spot and proceeded to bury two late free throws that were icing on the cake that was Phoenix's 118-109 win.



And as Nash later walked toward his postgame press conference at US Airways Center, his Nile River-looking snout leading his way through the tunnel, it was the satisfied smile that still stood out amid the wreckage of flesh and bone. He was, in other words, the Suns' perfect poster boy for both the evening and the series.

 

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