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Steve Nash and Joe Johnson in the backcourt and Amare Stoudemire, Shawn Marion and Hedo Turkoglu up front.

Published: Monday, November 16, 2009 at 12:42 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 16, 2009 at 12:42 a.m. PHOENIX Amare Stoudemire followed one of the worst games of his career with his best game of the season, scoring 30 points to lead Phoenix to a 101-100 victory over Toronto on Sunday night, the Suns' 11th straight win over the Raptors.

The Toronto Raptors have been awarded forward Pops Mensah-Bonsu on a waiver claim after he was let go by the Houston Rockets on Friday.

I'm officially off of the ledge. After an opening night loss that sent me into a spiral of shame and intravenous drug abuse, the Dallas Mavericks seem to be finally realizing their potential.

To their credit, the Raptors didn't trot out any excuse about the game being the second of the season's first back-to-back against a well-rested opponent.

Perhaps it's hard to believe, but the Mavericks ' new mantra is strong defense. For a team that once believed the fastest way to the win column was getting to 100 points, this season's Mavericks have talked defense from the beginning and backed it up on the court.

A tussle in Texas headlines the NBA schedule tonight as Houston travels north to take on Dallas with revenge on its mind.

This will be Toronto's first time playing back-to-back nights. The Raptors went into their game at New Orleans on Friday at 2-2 and 0-1 on the road.

MONDAY at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY vs. Chicago, 7 p.m. FRIDAY at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m. NOTES The Raptors are among the league's toughest teams.

Dallas Mavericks swingman Josh Howard was in the starting lineup against the Toronto Raptors in his season debut Saturday night.

At this point of the season, premiere week, when everybody is healthy and when even Rasheed Wallace seems motivated, Boston showed its true colors.

It certainly has been a while for Jermaine O'Neal, anything close to the 22-point, 12-rebound performance he put together in his 29 minutes, 16 seconds in Wednesday's season-opening victory over the Knicks.

Day Four is in the books and as I prepare to check out the action from Day Five these are just a few thoughts from last night's action.

Getting ready for the NBA season means a couple of things: looking at win totals and setting my fantasy rosters.

Dallas Mavericks' Shawn Marion, right, scores on a layup past Washington Wizards' DeShawn Stevenson during the first half of an NBA preseason basketball game, Friday, Oct.

The Toronto Raptors will finish lower than sixth place in the NBA's Eastern Conference but remain in the hunt for a final playoff spot, says a leading sports mathematician who analyzed the team's prospects for the Star .

Toronto Raptors reserve guard Quincy Douby was in Las Vegas in early July, preparing for summer league, when his phone started to ring.

"The team failed miserably last year. No one was more embarrassed than me." That was General Manager Bryan Colangelo's assessment of the Toronto Raptors' disappointing 33-49 record for 2008-09 following several playoff seasons.

BOOMERS giant Nathan Jawai was yesterday traded by the Dallas Mavericks to the Minnesota Timberwolves less than a week before the start of the new NBA season.

What if Shakespeare had only written half of Romeo and Juliet ? It would be a nice story about falling in love with no consequences whatsoever; no one gets poisoned, stabbed, or has a thumb bitten at them.