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 MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Forget slowing down in the playoffs, the Phoenix Suns sprinted right into the Western Conference semifinals. Joe Johnson scored 25 points, and the Suns swept the Memphis Grizzlies with a 123-115 victory Sunday night that put Phoenix into the second round for the first time since 2000. They now get to rest and wait to see if they will play Dallas or Houston.
It's the first sweep by the Suns in a best-of-seven series and their first since the 1995 playoffs when they took Portland 3-0 in a best-of-five opening round.
Steve Nash added 24 points and nine assists for the Suns, who outshot Memphis in the highest-scoring game of these playoffs 60.3 percent (38-of-63) to 50.6 percent (45-of-89). Shawn Marion also had 23 points and 11 rebounds, Jim Jackson had 19 points, Amare Stoudemire added 18, and Quentin Richardson had 14.
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