Nash’s 30 Help Suns Snap Nets’ Winning Streak
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PHOENIX – Amare Stoudemire scored 33 points on 13-for-16 shooting, and Steve Nash had a season-high 30 points to lead Phoenix to a 113-105 win over the Nets last night, snapping the Suns’ six-game losing streak.
Nash, playing his second game after missing 3 1/2 games because of thigh and back injuries, was 5-of-6 from 3-point range and had nine assists.
Vince Carter scored 32 points and Jason Kidd had 23 for the Nets, who had their season-best three-game winning streak snapped in the first of five in a row on the road.
Stoudemire made his first eight shots and 13 of 14 before missing two in a row in the fourth quarter. Quentin Richardson scored 20 points, including 5-of-10 on 3-pointers, for Phoenix.
Joe Johnson added 15 points, and Shawn Marion had 10 points and 13 rebounds. Rodney Buford scored 16 points for the Nets, but was 1-of-7 in the second half.
The Suns made five 3-pointers, two apiece for Nash and Richardson, in a 19-2 outburst that erased a five-point deficit and made it 76-64 with 6:02 to go in the third quarter.
