SAN ANTONIO — The Phoenix Suns are one win away from revenge.
Goran Dragic scored 23 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter, and the Suns took a stunning 3-0 lead over San Antonio in the Western Conference semifinals with a 110-96 win Friday night, putting the Spurs in a historically insurmountable hole.
The Spurs have put Phoenix through a decade of postseason misery, ousting the Suns from the playoffs four consecutive times since 2003. Another win finally ends all that.
They can thank Dragic, whose brilliant fourth quarter made it unnecessary for Steve Nash to get off the bench until the final three minutes. Amar’e Stoudemire? He didn’t even take off his warm-ups in the fourth quarter.
Dragic hit 9-of-11 shots in the fourth, including all four of his 3-point attempts.
After his last one with 5.7 seconds left, the Suns impatiently waited for the final seconds to tick away before swarming Dragic.
“Coach said ‘Don’t be shy, just be aggressive, attack the basket,’ ” Dragic said. “Third and fourth quarter, I just did it.”
No NBA team has ever come back from a 3-0 deficit in a best-of-seven series.
