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Sluggish at times offensively, the high-octane Phoenix Suns unveiled a new wrinkle. Zone defense, of all things, kept the Suns unbeaten. Steve Nash scored 25 of his 30 points in the second half, added eight assists and the Suns used a dominant fourth quarter to beat the Miami Heat 104-96 in a matchup of NBA unbeatens Tuesday night. "We've been working on it a little bit, but we haven't really used it much or had much success," Nash said of the zone, which Phoenix displayed in the second half for the first time this season.
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Season Series

Date	Home	Score
Tue 11/3	Mia	Pho 104-96
Date	Home	Time (ET)
Fri 1/8	Pho	9:00 pm

Game Stats

Suns (4-0) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts S Nash, G 37 3 8 0 30 A Stoudemire, F 39 11 3 4 16 J Richardson, G 37 4 2 3 14 G Hill, F 35 12 2 1 10 C Frye, C 27 2 2 4 9 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts L Amundson 22 5 1 2 10 J Dudley 24 3 0 1 8 G Dragic 11 1 3 1 7 J Collins 8 2 0 0 0 E Clark 0 0 0 0 0 T Griffin 0 0 0 0 0 A Tucker 0 0 0 0 0 L Barbosa 0 0 0 0 0 R Lopez 0 0 0 0 0

Heat (3-1) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts D Wade, G 38 9 7 4 23 Q Richardson, F 38 10 2 2 18 J O'Neal, C 29 2 3 3 14 M Beasley, F 23 4 0 4 12 M Chalmers, G 34 0 3 3 5 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts U Haslem 37 13 2 1 10 D Wright 16 2 1 2 6 C Arroyo 14 1 4 0 5 J Jones 6 1 0 0 3 J Anthony 6 0 0 4 0 Y Diawara 0 0 0 0 0 S Randolph 0 0 0 0 0 D Cook 0 0 0 0 0 J Magloire 0 0 0 0 0 C Quinn 0 0 0 0 0

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Injury Report

Suns Date Player Injury 10/26 R Lopez, FC Bruised left knee - out 2 weeks

Heat No injuries to report.

Player News

Suns Amare Stoudemire (PHO) News: Stoudemire scored 21 points on 9-for-14 shooting, adding five rebounds and two blocks, in Sunday's win over the Pistons.  (RotoWire - Mon. Nov 23, 2009) Jason Richardson (PHO) News: Jason Richardson had 17 points on Sunday as the Suns topped the Pistons 117-91. Richardson had a rebound, an assist, and a steal in the game as well.  (Fanball - Sun. Nov 22, 2009) Steve Nash (PHO) News: Steve Nash had the hot hand on Sunday as the Suns defeated the Pistons 117-91. Nash had 20 points on 7-for-8 shooting from the field in the win.  (Fanball - Sun. Nov 22, 2009)

Heat James Jones (MIA) News: The Heat are willing to trade forward James Jones, according to the Miami Herald.   (Fanball - Mon. Nov 23, 2009) Quentin Richardson (MIA) News: Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said Richardson (back) may return to practice soon and play as early as Wednesday at Orlando, the Miami Herald reports.  (RotoWire - Mon. Nov 23, 2009) Dwyane Wade (MIA) News: Wade scored 31 points and grabbed six rebounds to help the Heat to a 102-101 win over New Orleans on Sunday.  (STATS - Mon. Nov 23, 2009)