The Suns got a major scare on Sunday when Shawn Marion was fouled by Shane Battier on a breakaway stuff attempt.

Marion fell to the floor in pain, grabbing his right arm.
But he stayed in the game and made 1-of-2 free throws on the flagrant foul call, capping a 12-2 run that gave Phoenix a 73-59 lead with 8:29 to go in the third quarter.

The injury was diagnosed as a sprained right wrist, and Marion wore a brace after the game. He said he hoped to be ready for Game 2 on Wednesday night. Marion said the foul was hard but clean.

Battier said he would have been fouled, too, if he had the ball in the same situation.

"I guarantee you, if I had a breakaway layup like that, I would wind up in the first row," he said. "I didn't mean to hurt Shawn. I respect him."