Steve Nash had a big night, but it wasn't big enough to give the Suns a win. The Suns guard scored 19 points on 7-of-15 shooting (including five 3-pointers) to go with five rebounds and 20 assists in the Suns' 139-137, triple-overtime loss to the Lakers Yesterday. Steve Nash logged 49 minutes in the loss while Kobe Bryant scored 42 points and Ron Artest got five of his 18 points in the final two minutes of the third overtime.
There has been a lot of talk this NBA season about point guards. It's with good reason, too, since this year has seen more top-level point guard play than any year in recent memory. Derrick Rose of the Bulls is probably going to win the MVP award. Chris Paul and Deron Williams are young studs at the position. Rajon Rondo leads the Boston Celtics offense every night. Then there is the Spurs Tony Parker and the Thunder's Russell Westbrook.
However, there is still that Steve Nash fella in Phoenix, who has to remind us of how great he still is. Last night, he did just that, dropping 19 points, 20 assists and grabbing five rebounds in the Suns 139-137 triple-overtime loss to the Lakers. We probably forget how great Nash is at times because he plays out in Phoenix, and they aren't going to go to the playoffs this year, and the fact that he is 37 playing a young man's position doesn't really help matters.
For the season, Steve Nash is averaging 16 points, 12 assists and four rebounds per game. He is a member of the very exclusive 50-40-90 club this year: shooting 50 percent from the field, 40 percent from three-point range and 90 percent from the free-throw line. ESPN's John Hollinger has a ranking system based on individual player performance. Among point guards, he has Nash ranked fourth with a player efficiency ranking (PER) of 21.75. Ahead of him is Chris Paul (24.55), Russell Westbrook (23.60) and Derrick Rose (23.34).
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