No team playing the second night in a row on the road wants the opponent to be the Phoenix Suns. The struggling New Jersey Nets were another example of that on Sunday.
Amare Stoudemire had 28 points and the Suns made it 14 in a row at home over New Jersey by handing the Nets their fifth-straight loss, 116-92.
Raja Bell added 20 points, including 5-of-10 from 3-point range. New Jersey hasn't won in Phoenix since March 13, 1993.
Six players, including all five starters, scored in double figures for the Suns. Shawn Marion had 16 points and 11 rebounds and matched his season high with five steals. Boris Diaw had 14 points, 10 rebounds and six assists.
Steve Nash had 13 points and nine assists and Leandro Barbosa added 12 points as Phoenix matched their season high of five-straight home wins.
Richard Jefferson scored 24 for the Nets, who lost 120-107 in overtime to the Clippers in Los Angeles on Saturday night.
Phoenix led by as many as 18 in the first half and was up by 11 at the break. New Jersey, on the second stop of a six-game trip, never got closer than nine in the second half.
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