大鲨鱼游回西部，且看太阳走势

2月7日大鲨鱼正式加盟太阳，且看太阳今后走势……

太阳(36-15)取得2连胜。阿马尔-斯塔德迈尔拿下了31分、13个篮板和4个盖帽，拉加-贝尔21分，格兰特-希尔和博里斯-迪奥各得13分，史蒂夫-纳什得了10分12次助攻。
　　奇才(24-26)遭到了7连败。安托万-贾米森拿下了28分10个篮板，布伦丹-海伍德21分10个篮板，德肖恩-史蒂文森和雷杰-梅森各得18分。
　　太阳正处于新旧交替的过程中，新加盟的“大鲨鱼”沙奎尔-奥尼尔还没上场，而肖恩-马里昂和马库斯-邦克斯已经离队而去。这种状态可能得持续几天，奥尼尔在太阳的处子战还不能马上看到。
　　尽管显得有些人手不足，太阳还是有能力击败伤兵满营的奇才。少了卡隆-巴特勒、吉尔伯特-阿里纳斯和安东尼奥-丹尼尔斯的奇才尽管顽强抵抗，但仍功亏一篑。
　　斯塔德迈尔第一节就得了13分，太阳以27-21取得领先。第二节太阳一度以51-41拉开差距，不过奇才在本节结束前连得5分，将比分追成46-51。
　　两队第三节大举对攻，奇才几度扳平比分，但始终无力反超。比赛还有8分58秒时，奇才将比分追成87-89，不过太阳打出一波9-1后，以98-88拉开差距。奇才在近5分钟内未能投篮命中，直到比赛还有4分钟时才由海伍德得手。
　　太阳在2分钟内未能得分，奇才在比赛还有2分37秒时将比分追成97-100。关键时刻，纳什三分命中，太阳重新取得6分优势。奇才此后几度缩小差距，史蒂文森投中压哨三分后，将差距缩小到1分，但为时已晚

Yesterday we received some pretty amazing news. We will be joined by one of the greatest players of all time, Shaquille O’Neal.
First, let me say that I will miss Shawn Marion. He is an outstanding player who energized our team and contributed more than most people realize. That said, we also realize that in order to gain you often must give in return. We wish Shawn well and I’m confident the fans in Miami will really love his game.
Now on to the good news. I believe adding Shaq was a great move, and I’m very excited about playing with him. Some people are questioning the move, but I do not question it. Shaq knows what it takes to win. He is also highly motivated, and I’m confident he will add strength, defense, rebounding and intimidation that our team needs. Most importantly, he’s won championships. Having his presence, both on the court and in the locker room, will be a great addition to our squad.
Welcome to Phoenix Shaq!