Portland, OR (Sports Network) - Jason Richardson sank five three-pointers and finished with 28 points, as the Phoenix Suns wrapped up their first round playoff series against Portland with a 99-90 victory in Game 6 at the Rose Garden.
Game 6: Blazers Will Hope To Prolong Their Season At Home Against Suns
The Spurs will be a familiar opponent for the Suns, who were beaten by San Antonio in a 2008 first-round matchup and a 2007 semifinal series.
Amare Stoudemire had 22 points for Phoenix, which led by 16 in the third quarter before the Blazers came back to tie the game four minutes into the fourth. LaMarcus Aldridge made a free throw to make it a 76-76 game, but the Suns scored the next eight points and held on for the win.
Portland shot 11-of-23 from three-point range but only 38 percent overall, and in falling to the loss ended an injury-riddled 2009-10 in which centers Greg Oden and Joel Przybilla were lost for the year and star Brandon Roy suffered a late-season knee injury.
Roy had surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee and made a surprise return in Game 4, but Thursday scored just 14 points on 4-of-16 shooting.
Martell Webster and Rudy Fernandez had 19 and 16 points, respectively, off the bench for the Blazers, who had never before lost a Game 6 at home.
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