The Other Half

3rd QUARTER

11:25
Foul on PHX
Amare block attempt on Duncan, Amare's 3rd
2 FT for SA
Willard, baseline, in position
Replay shows all ball, arm contact incidental after the block

11:08
Foul on SA
Duncan bites on Nash pump fake, Duncan raises his hand, his 3rd
2 FT for PHX
Willard, baseline, in position
This after Tony Parker hand checking Nash from behind on the perimeter, where Donaghy stood

11:00
O Foul on SA
Bowen knees Nash in the groin, Bowen's first
Rush, half court, in position

10:35
O Foul on PHX
Amare "knocks over" Oberto under the basket, Amares 4th
Rush, baseline, in position

10:18
3 Second violation, SA
Willard, baseline

9:44
No call on SA
Parker runs into Thomas screen, raises his elbow
Donaghy, sideline position, Willard, baseline, Rush behind the play

9:17
No call on SA
Bowen reaches across Nash's chest on a drive at the top
Jon Barry comments during stop in play that "Nash looks out of sorts today"
Donaghy, half court position, Willard, behind the play, Rush, baseline

8:32
Foul on SA
Oberto hits Thomas on dunk attempt (same as Amare's second)
2 FT
(7-0 run for PHX puts them ahead 60-56)
Donaghy, baseline, in position

7:27
No call on SA
Marion gets the ball underneath, Duncan comes over the his back
Duncan then holds Marion down on the rebound attempt, ball bounces to Parker
Willard, baseline, in position, Rush, sideline, Donaghy, half court, behind the play

7:02
No call on SA
Duncan guards no one in particular as Diaw posts Parker
Willard, baseline, Rush, sideline, Donaghy, half court

7:00
No call on SA
Duncan holds Diaw on rebound attempt
Willard, baseline, Donaghy, sideline, Rush, half court

6:46
Foul on PHX (should have been on SA)
Diaw follows Bowen baseline, hits Duncan screen, Duncan falls
Replay shows Duncan hip checked Diaw, causing him to spin and hit Duncan on the back
Rush, baseline, in position

6:14
Foul on PHX (should have been on SA)
Duncan slashes, Nash gets position outside the circle
Duncan runs into Nash, called blocking foul
2 FT for SA
Willard, baseline, in position

5:33
No call on SA
Duncan guarding no one, feet are below free throw line while Thomas is above three point line

5:30
No call on SA
Nash drives, Duncan hits Nash's shooting arm
Rush, baseline, in position
SA leads, 66-60

3:20
No call on SA
Ginobili pushes through a Nash screen
Donaghy and Rush in back court

2:57
Foul on SA
Nash drives, blocking on Barry
1 FT
Donaghy, baseline, in position

2:39
Marion scores on a fast break dunk
SA leads 70-69

1:49
Foul on SA
Ginobili hammers Jones on up and under move, Ginobili's first
2 FT for PHX
Willard, baseline, in position

1:33
No call on PHX
Ginobili spins through the lane, loses control, falls down
Infamous Marion swipe that led to black eye
Rush and Donaghy in backcourt, Willard, baseline
All refs are blocked out, R and D are behind the play, Bell is in front of Willard

46.5
Foul on PHX
Bell hits Ginobili's hand after release of 3-pointer, flop
3 FT for SA
Rush and Donaghy in backcourt make the call
Rush in position

30.7
No violation call on SA
Ginobili guards no one, stays under the basket until Diaw posts Vaughn
Forces bad pass
Rush, baseline position, Willard and Donaghy, back court

7.9
Foul on SA
Vaugh trips Barbosa on drive
2 FT for PHX
Rush, baseline, in position

0.3
No call on SA
Parker fumbles the 3 point shot with 2.3 seconds
Gets control, then throws elbow into Barbosa trying to draw the foul
Rush, sideline, in position

3rd Quarter Foul Stats

Willard: 2 Fouls on PHX, 1 Foul on SA
2 FT for PHX, 4 FT for SA

Rush: 3 Fouls on PHX, 2 Fouls on SA
2 FT for PHX, 3 FT for SA

Donaghy: 2 Fouls on SA
3 FT for PHX

PHX: Called for 5 fouls, received 7 free throw attempts
SA: Called for 5 fouls, received 7 free throw attempts

Game Totals:

PHX: 15 Fouls, 19 FTA
SA: 16 Fouls, 23 FTA

4th QUARTER

11:50
Foul on PHX
Bell reaches in on Ginobili
Willard, sideline, in position

11:41
Foul on PHX
Amare's 5th, late on defense, hacked Duncan
2 FT for SA
Rush, baseline, in position
SA leads 82-72 after FTs

11:30 - 11:20
2 No calls
Parker standing in the lane guarding no one when the ball is on the perimeter
Barry is holding Diaw, preventing him from standing his position
Ball goes into Diaw, then Parker moves in to double
Rush, baseline, in position

Jon Barry comments how every time someone gets by a SA player, there is

always someone there...could that be those players standing under the basket,

guarding no one?

(3 minutes of bad basketball later)

8:43
Possible no call foul on SA
Marion running the break goes for the lay up with Parker on him
Hard to see contact, no replay, Marion protests
Willard, baseline, in position

8:29
Foul on PHX
Diaw pushes Horry under the basket, Horry flips the ball over his head
2 FT for SA
Rush, baseline, in position

8:15
No call foul on SA
Bowen reaches in on Nash after Nash passes him on the drive
Donaghy, sideline, in position
Nash scores anyway, SA leads 88-79

7:38
No call foul on SA
Nash drives past Bowen, Bowen hits Nash's off arm, ball comes loose
Nash is pissed
Willard, sideline, in position

7:29
Technical foul on PHX
Mike D'Antoni
1 FT for SA
Willard, baseline
SA leads 91-79

6:09
No call foul on SA
Again, Nash drives past Bowen, Bowen grabs Nash's left arm, Horry hits

Nash's right arm
This is the one Eddie F. Rush looked right at
Rush, baseline, in position
93-83 SA

6:00
Foul on PHX
Thomas hacks Duncan on shot attempt
2 FT for SA
Willard, baseline, in position

5:50
Foul on SA (should be Duncan's 4th, Horry's 4th instead)
Marion hit from behind on drive to the basket
2 FT for PHX
Replay shows all ball for Horry, Duncan hits Marion's arm
Rush, sideline, Willard, baseline, in position
94-84 SA

4:49
Foul on SA
Duncan hacks Amare on a dunk attempt, not Duncan's 4th
Foul changed to Ginobili, who swiped at the ball from behind, his 3rd
2 FT for PHX
Donaghy, baseline, in position, Willard, sideline
97-89 SA

4:39
Foul on PHX
Parker drives around Marion, Marion bumps Parker on the shot
1 FT for SA
Willard, half court, in position

3:01
Foul on PHX
Thomas hacks Duncan in the lane, unclear from camera angle, no replay
Suns had just cut the lead to 6, 99-93 SA
1 FT for SA
Donaghy, baseline, in position
102-93 SA

2:48
No call foul on SA
Stoudemire maneuvers around Duncan, who can't recover
Hacks Amare from behind
Replay confirms Duncan's left hand on Amare's back and right hand hitting

Amare's wrist
Donaghy, baseline, in position, Rush, sideline
102-93 SA

2:35
Foul on PHX
Ginobili drives, leans, and misses lay up
Appears to be no contact
2 FT for SA
Willard, baseline, in position
104-93 SA

2:26
Foul on SA
"Why call that NOW?"
Bowen hacks Nash at the top...again (it happened every time Nash blew by

Bowen in this quarter, at least 4 non calls that I didn't log due to tediousness

and frequency of occurence)
NO FT, SA not in penalty
Donaghy, sideline, in position
104-93 SA, Suns score after inbounds, 104-95 SA

1:18
Foul on SA
Ginobili trips Nash on the drive at the top
No FT, SA still not in the penalty
Willard, sideline, in position, Donaghy, baseline
107-98 SA

38.6
Foul on SA
Duncan undercuts Amare on alley oop attempt
Finally Duncan's 4th
2 FT for PHX
Rush, baseline position, Donaghy, sideline position, both make the call

No call
Bowen is holding Nash's arm down on the pass
Rush, baseline, in position

36.9
Intentional foul on PHX
Bell hacks Duncan on inbounds
2 FT for SA
Willard, baseline, in position


4th Quarter Foul Stats

Willard: 5 Fouls on PHX, 1 Foul on SA
8 FT for SA

Rush: 2 Fouls on PHX, 2 Fouls on SA
4 FT for PHX, 4 FT for SA

Donaghy: 1 Foul on PHX, 2 Fouls on SA
2 FT for PHX, 1 FT for SA

Totals: 8 Fouls on PHX, 5 Fouls on SA
6 FT for PHX, 13 FT for SA

2nd Half Stats

Willard: 7 Fouls on PHX, 2 Fouls on SA
2 FT for PHX, 12 FT for SA

Rush: 5 Fouls on PHX, 4 Fouls on SA
6 FT for PHX, 7 FT for SA

Donaghy: 1 Foul on PHX, 4 Fouls on SA
5 FT for PHX, 1 FT for SA

13 Fouls on PHX, 10 Fouls on SA
13 FT for PHX, 20 FT for SA

Game Totals

PHX: 23 Fouls, 25 FTS
SA: 21 Fouls, 36 FTA

Missing 1 Foul each, and 2 PHX FTs

Something's screwy with the numbers. They're almost all there, but one foul keeps changing teams, one is missing, as well as its accompanying free throw attempts. It's a pain, believe me. I've been over all the numbers several times, and I've been over the video as many times for each call. Stay tuned, and I'll see if I can't figure it out. Either way, the results are surprising.