It was probably the worst time for Amar'e Stoudemire to return to Phoenix and the struggling Suns reached a new low, getting blown out by 25 points in their own arena with their former superstar leading the way. Raymond Felton mastered Steve Nash with the first triple-double of his career with 23 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists while once-potent Suns were held under 100 points for the fourth straight game.
“I had one objective and that was to dominate from the start. I got it going early. Then in the second half, they went to a zone and my teammates got it going. The great thing about our team is that we're so versatile that no matter how teams play us we can adjust”.
-- Amar'e Stoudemire.
Elsewhere, late rally and late drama went San Antonio’s way as two free-throw from Ginobili and a missed hook from Hibbert meant the Spurs escaped with a 90-87 victory over the Pacers.
Miami made it
