THINKS THE EAGLES STOLE ONE
Kevin Garnett had a season-high 26 points - the most he has scored since missing the end of the 2008-09 season and the playoffs with strained ligaments in his right knee.
Boston was seeking to improve to 7-0 for the second time in three years. The Celtics won their first eight games in 2007-08 - and first 13 at home - en route to their record 17th NBA title.
Rajon Rondo scored 14 with 11 assists, and Paul Pierce and Ray Allen each scored 16 points for Boston. Rasheed Wallace had eight points, missing all six three-point attempts - five of them in the fourth quarter, when Boston trailed entering it for the first time all season.
The Suns led 104-100 with a minute left, then Nash got open for a three-pointer and Pierce missed one of two free throws.
Rondo scored on a breakaway, but Stoudemire made a pair of free throws and Wallace missed another 3 try with 13 seconds left that could have cut it to three points.
Phoenix 29 28 28 25 – 110
Boston 27 24 32 20 – 103
FG FT Reb
PHOENIX Min M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts
Hill 24:28 4-9 3-3 0-4 2 4 12
Stoudemire 33:25 8-13 6-6 0-7 2 4 22
Frye 37:19 3-7 1-2 0-5 2 3 8
Nash 35:34 5-11 3-4 1-3 12 3 16
Richardson 38:15 10-16 8-11 1-10 2 2 34
Dudley 30:42 3-6 2-2 1-2 3 1 10
Amundson 17:59 3-4 0-2 3-5 0 2 6
Dragic 15:21 1-4 0-0 1-3 3 0 2
Clark 6:57 0-4 0-0 0-0 0 2 0
