Hooped Up

Amare Stoudemire scored 36 points and the Suns withstood Carmelo Anthony’s first career triple-double and the loss of Steve Nash to beat the ailing Nuggets 113-108 Monday night.

Leandro Barbosa added 20 points for the Suns, who overcame a 10-point third-quarter deficit. His 3-pointer gave the Suns a 100-95 lead with 4 minutes remaining, and the Nuggets never recovered despite staying in the game until the final seconds.

Anthony, who had 31 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, pulled the Nuggets to 109-106 with a three-point play with 13 seconds left.

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