Barbosa, Suns stay hot since break
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Leandro Barbosa matched his career best with his second 32-point performance in three games and the Phoenix Suns improved to 10-1 since the All-Star break with a 103-82 rout of the Houston Rockets on Monday night.
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The Miami Heat began a well-deserved break Wednesday after their triumphant return to South Florida with the NBA championship trophy in tow. The Heat beat the Dallas Mavericks 95-92 in Game 6 Tuesday for the first title in the 18-year-old history of the franchise.
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Chris Bosh scores 24 points on 8-for-11 shooting and Andrea Bargnani adds 22 on the way to beating the Miami Heat 114-82.
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The Suns' All-Star trio helped Phoenix start a new winning streak with a rare victory over the Spurs. Dwyane Wade didn't look much like an All-Star for three quarters &#151; then he put together an All-World fourth quarter for the Heat.
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Leandro Barbosa scored 22 points, Shawn Marion added 20 points and 16 rebounds, and the Phoenix Suns beat the Los Angeles Lakers 106-98 on Thursday night to regain the Western Conference lead.
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Amare Stoudemire poured in 42 points and Steve Nash added 19 and dished out 18 assists as the Phoenix Suns won a 136-128 shoot-out over the Utah Jazz on Monday, to reclaim top spot in the NBA standings.
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The Phoenix Suns are 9-1 since the All-Star break and everybody is wondering what's wrong with them. That's what happens when artistic blowouts are replaced by less-than-impressive squeakers.
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Amare Stoudemire poured in a career  high 50 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as the Phoenix Suns  cruised to a 117-98 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on  Sunday, improving their record to an NBA best 26-4.
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Amare Stoudemire collected 34 points  and Shawn Marion added 26 points and 11 rebounds to help the  red-hot Phoenix Suns crush the Miami Heat 122-107 in Tuesday's  clash of the NBA's conference leaders.
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Amare Stoudemire scored 36 points and Leandro Barbosa added 23 of his 25 after halftime to lead the Phoenix Suns to a 109-102 win over the Trail Blazers in overtime last night at Portland, Ore.
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San Antonio, TX (Sports Network) - Tony Parker delivered 29 points and Tim Duncan finished with 16 along with 12 rebounds as San Antonio stopped Phoenix&#39;s 11-game win streak with a convincing 115-94 victory in a battle between two Western Conference
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The Phoenix Suns have won 11 in a row, and 20 of 21. Their 24-3 record dwarfs the NBA competition.
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Leon Powe had 25 points and 11 rebounds, Rajon Rondo scored 23 points and Tony Allen scored 20 points with 6 assists to lead the N.B.A.-best Boston Celtics to a 117-87 victory Tuesday night over the host Miami Heat. The Celtics played without Kevin Garnett (strained abdominal muscle) and Ray Allen (flu).
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Tim Duncan banked in a shot with 30.9 seconds remaining, Manu Ginobili hit four late free throws and the undermanned San Antonio Spurs rallied to beat the Phoenix Suns 84-81 on Thursday night and end a three-game losing streak.
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Joe Johnson registered 11 points for the Suns, who posted a season-low 12 points in the third quarter...Tyson Chandler finished with 10 points and nine boards for the Bulls, who fell to 0-6 on the road this season...Casey Jacobsen and Leandro Barbosa
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Shawn Marion had a season-high 33 points and 15 rebounds, leading the Phoenix Suns on a fourth-quarter comeback despite the absence of Steve Nash in a 95-86 win over the New Orleans Hornets on Friday night.
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The Phoenix Suns are Dirk Nowitzki&#039;s kind of opponent. They don&#039;t bang him. They don&#039;t bump him. They play the run-and-gun game that suits the 7-footer&#039;s skills.