<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Steve Nash had 16 points and 14 assists -- including a crucial 3-pointer with 1:06 left -- in his return to the Phoenix lineup to help the Suns beat the Pistons 100-97. Amare Stoudemire battled the Pistons' bruising front line for 26 points and 10 rebounds. Quentin Richardson scored 20 points, shooting 5-of-8 on 3-pointers. Phoenix rallied from 10 points down in the fourth quarter to snap the Pistons' eight-game winning streak. Rasheed Wallace led Detroit with 22 points and 13 rebounds. Ben Wallace had 18 rebounds, and Antonio McDyess scored 14 points, all in the second half.</div> Recap You have to give credit to the Suns the way they came back from 10 point down at the end of the 3rd quarter to win the game. Pistons really threw that game away but the Suns deserve credit for taking advantage of Pistons sloppy play. Nash proved tonight will he should be MVP, when the Suns needed a big shot in the last 3 minutes he came up when it mattered. The refs were surprisely ok last night, can't believe they missed that obvious travel by Amare though. That was truely horrible. Pistons 8 game winning streak snapped and now they have to play Seattle tonight and Sacramento on sunday. These two games will show alot about their character. Playing a rested fast pace Seattle team on a 2nd night of a back to back will be a big test.
I watched the whole game and Carlos was playing like a traitor in the second half. He was the only one taking ill-advised shots feeding the Suns easy transition points which allowed them to kill the Pistons 12 point lead. The Pistons could have grinded that game out to a W, but someone had to mess up everything. The Pistons were also horrible against guarding the three point line because they would constantly switch off of screens and picks giving the Suns easy shots.
