NBAAmare Stoudemire had 22 points and 12 rebounds on Sunday to help the Phoenix Suns win their 10th consecutive game, 114-84 over the Bobcats.
Boris Diaw added 17 points for the Suns, Leandro Barbosa had 15, and Shawn Marion and Raja Bell had 14 each. Steve Nash had 11 points and 10 assists.
Sean May scored a career-high 26 points for the Bobcats, who suffered their third straight loss, all by 20 or more points. Raymond Felton added 14 points, and Emeka Okafor and Matt Carroll had 12 each.
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Lakers 106, Spurs 99
At Los Angeles, Kobe Bryant had 34 points and eight rebounds, Lamar Odom just missed a triple-double, and the Lakers won for the fifth time in six games.
Odom had 18 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists, and Luke Walton added 17 points for the Lakers (14-6), who snapped San Antonio's four-game winning streak and handed the Spurs just their third loss in 11 road games this season.
Bryant showed no ill effects of a sprained right ankle that caused him to sit out the Lakers' 106-95 victory over Atlanta on Friday night.
Manu Ginobili had 23 points for the Spurs.
SuperSonics 117, Warriors 115
At Seattle, Luke Ridnour scored 13 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter and Seattle overcame a 16-point halftime deficit.
Rashard Lewis scored 25 points to help the Sonics win their third straight without leading scorer Ray Allen. Damien Wilkins, starting for Allen, scored a season-high 22 and led Seattle with nine rebounds. Reserve Earl Watson scored 20 points.
Baron Davis led the Warriors with 28 points.
Trail Blazers 93, Raptors 83
At Toronto, Jarrett Jack had 22 points, a career-high nine rebounds and eight assists for Portland.
Martell Webster added 22 points and eight rebounds for Portland, which won for the second time in nine games despite the absence of suspended forward Zach Randolph.
Toronto was playing without All-Star Chris Bosh (bruised left knee). Andrea Bargnani, the No. 1 pick in the draft, replaced Bosh and had eight points and three rebounds in his first start. Morris Peterson had 23 points for the Raptors.
Kings 117, Hawks 92
At Sacramento, California, Brad Miller scored a season-high 19 points and the Kings snapped a five-game losing steak.
Corliss Williamson scored a season-high 18 points and Mike Bibby had 16 points for the Kings. Salim Stoudamire had a season-high 26 points for Atlanta.
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