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The Phoenix Suns came out in the daytime for the first time this season, on a Sunday afternoon on the East Coast. And they proceeded to commit 16 first-half turnovers. The Suns settled down, giving the ball away only five times in the second half, and beat the Washington Wizards 102-90 to improve to 6-1, matching the best seven-game start in franchise history. "We just weren't really fresh today," point guard Steve Nash said. "Maybe it was the first day game of the season.
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Season Series

Date	Home	Score
Sun 11/8	Was	Pho 102-90
Date	Home	Time (ET)
Sat 12/19	Pho	9:00 pm

Game Stats

Suns (6-1) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts J Richardson, G 36 4 2 1 22 C Frye, C 37 10 1 5 18 A Stoudemire, F 40 12 0 4 17 G Hill, F 33 13 3 2 13 S Nash, G 35 3 17 2 11 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts L Barbosa 18 0 4 2 9 G Dragic 9 3 1 5 9 J Dudley 20 1 2 1 3 L Amundson 8 4 0 0 0 E Clark 5 0 0 0 0 J Collins 0 0 0 0 0 A Tucker 0 0 0 0 0 T Griffin 0 0 0 0 0 R Lopez 0 0 0 0 0

Wizards (2-5) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts G Arenas, G 36 6 6 5 20 C Butler, F 41 6 1 1 19 R Foye, G 36 4 1 3 16 B Haywood, C 32 10 0 3 10 F Oberto, F 26 5 5 2 1 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts A Blatche 33 5 1 2 20 D Stevenson 25 7 1 2 4 D McGuire 11 2 0 0 0 P Davis 0 0 0 0 0 M James 0 0 0 0 0 J McGee 0 0 0 0 0 N Young 0 0 0 0 0 J Crittenton 0 0 0 0 0 A Jamison 0 0 0 0 0 M Miller 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

Wizards Date Player Injury 11/22 M Miller, GF Torn calf muscle 11/9 M James, PG Broken left hand - out 5 weeks 11/1 J Crittenton, G Right foot surgery

Player News

Suns Robin Lopez (PHO) News: Lopez (foot) hasn't had any setbacks since returning to practice on Friday and will likely make his season debut during the Suns upcoming four-game road trip, the Arizona Republic reports.  (RotoWire - Mon. Nov 23, 2009) 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)

Wizards Caron Butler (WAS) News: Wizards' beat writer Michael Lee is reporting that an MRI revealed no structural damage on the injured ankle of guard Caron Butler. Butler will be a game-time decision for Tuesday's meeting with the Sixers.   (Fanball - Mon. Nov 23, 2009) Mike Miller (WAS) News: Updating a previous report, Wizards' guard Mike Miller is expected to miss three-to-six weeks after being diagnosed with a calf strain, according to the Twitter page of beat writer Michael Lee.   (Fanball - Mon. Nov 23, 2009) Caron Butler (WAS) News: An MRI on Butler's injured right ankle showed no structural damage, Michael Lee of the Washington Post reports.  (RotoWire - Mon. Nov 23, 2009)