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Phoenix Suns vs Houston Rockets Brawl
This is a fight between the Phoenix Suns and the Houston Rockets involving Rafer Alston, Matt Barnes, Steve Nash, Tracy Mcgrady, and Shaq. A lot of pushing and shoving. Barnes and Alston get ejected.
Phoenix Suns vs Houston Rockets Brawl
 Matt Barnes cheap shot on Rafer Alston
Matt Barnes cheap shot on Rafer Alston
suns.fandome.com — Barnes gets frustrated and give Skip a cheap shot & all hell breaks loose. Barnes & Alston are kicked from the game & Nash, Tmac, Shaq get T's (more) Matt Barnes cheap shot on Rafer Alston
Suns and Rockets Brawl, Ron Artest Is Not Involved
Suns and Rockets Brawl, Ron Artest Is Not Involved
nba.fanhouse.com — (from FANHOUSE) Things got a little crazy near the end of the third quarter in Phoenix. Houston had a comfortable lead of 74-55, when Matt Barnes fought a little too hard through a Rafer Alston screen, shoving Rafer pretty good to try to get into position to contest a Tracy McGrady three-pointer. (more) Suns and Rockets Brawl, Ron Artest Is Not Involved
In Defense of the Suns Defense
In Defense of the Suns Defense
benssunsblog.blogspot.com — A rebuttal to some who say the Suns defense hasn't shown improvement. (more) In Defense of the Suns Defense
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    And they say hockey has a lot of needless violence. Looked like a bunch of children pushing and shoving in the gym - hardly a brawl.
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True Life MashUp - Wednesday night's BasketBrawl
San Diego eXtreme Sports Coalition — Incident description from AZCentral, "Just moments after Steve Nash clutched his shoulder after slamming into a McGrady screen, Suns forward Matt Barnes lowered his shoulder into a high screen set by Houston guard Rafer Alston as McGrady made the 3-pointer. Alston came back at Barnes in the middle of the floor, where Nash soon showed up as he raced out of the lane. McGrady shoved Nash out of the area, prompting Shaquille O'Neal to push down McGrady and give more-gentle pushes to Yao Ming and Alston as well. The dust-up carried crosscourt, with Suns coach Terry Porter trying to ...

Shaq/Nash vs. Skip/TMac Scuffle Ends in a Draw
Both Teams Played Hard — This video has poor resolution and will probably be taken down by the proprietary NBA video overlords shortly, but the little scuffle between the Suns and Rockets last night was pretty sweet. (Here’s a second link for when the video below inevitably goes dead. Hat tip to MVNSoccer and Herika.) Matt Barnes kicks things off with a nice forearm shiver on Rafer when he tries to set a pick — something to which Skip to My Lou takes exception. Then, as those two get in each others’ grills and a crowd begins to form, in flies little Stevie Nash, who is immediately cast aside by a healthy, ...

Shaq/Nash vs. Skip/TMac Scuffle Ends in a Draw
Both Teams Played Hard — ... This video has poor resolution and will probably be taken down by the proprietary NBA video overlords shortly, but the little scuffle between the Suns and Rockets last night was pretty sweet. (Here’s a second link for when the video below inevitably goes dead. Hat tip to MVNSoccer and Herika.) ...

Video --- NBA "Basket-Brawl" in Phoenix
The World's Beautiful Game — ... a Rafer Alston screen, shoving Rafer pretty good to try to get into position to contest a Tracy McGrady three-pointer. The shot went down, but Alston came hard at Barnes, getting chest to chest with him and letting him know the shove was unappreciated. Then things escalated pretty quickly from there... Complete article, "Suns and Rockets Brawl, Ron Artest not involved" WATCH THE INCIDENT VIDEO HERE 

VIDEO-ROCKETS AND SUNS BRAWL
The World of Isaac — Is it me or does Shaq look like the big bully at the playground? He's just swatting guys like flies. T-Mac, Alston, whoever gets in his way. He musta been hungry. After not eating for a couple of hours, I get the same way. Oh yea, Matt Barnes, you're a punk. I bet Rafer Alston could kick your ass.

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