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How to Buy Online: Sun, April 08, 2007 The Phoenix Suns won with their usual balance. Steve Nash had 25 points and 11 assists for his career-best 50th double-double, and the Suns beat the Los Angeles Lakers 115-107 Sunday to move 2 1/2 games ahead of San Antonio for the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference. Leandro Barbosa scored 23 points, Raja Bell added 22, Amare Stoudemire had 19 points and nine rebounds and Shawn Marion added 12 for Phoenix (58-19), which won for the fifth time in its last six games. The Suns clinched their third straight Pacific Division championship March 20. Kobe Bryant had 34 points and seven assists and Smush Parker added 25 points and six assists before fouling out for the Lakers (40-37), who lost for the fifth time in seven games and fell into seventh place in the West _ a half-game behind the Denver Nuggets. The teams meet Monday night in Denver . Ronny Turiaf added all 19 of his points and 11 of his career-high 15 rebounds in the second half, and Lamar Odom had 10 points and 14 rebounds for the Lakers, who lost despite outrebounding the Suns 51-40. Lakers center Kwame Brown missed his third game since aggravating a sprained left ankle in a collision with Denver 's Marcus Camby. Two free throws by Kurt Thomas, a 3-pointer by Bell and a layup by Nash gave the Suns a 94-83 lead with 4:15 remaining. The Lakers didn't threaten after that. The Lakers outscored Phoenix 11-4 to finish the third quarter, trimming the Suns' lead to one point. But that was as close as they would get in the second half. Barbosa scored seven points during a 14-2 run that gave the Suns a 47-37 lead, and they were on top the rest of the way. It was 54-48 at halftime. Parker had 17 points at that stage _ nine shy of his career high. Bryant didn't score in the second period, missing his only field goal attempt. Parker, making his 159th consecutive start despite being benched during the fourth quarter of the previous two games, scored 10 of the Lakers' first 16 points before picking up his second foul and coming out of the game. Bryant also had 10 points in the first quarter, which ended with Phoenix leading 27-26. The Suns shot 8-of-12 from the foul line in the period while the Lakers were 2-of-2. The Suns finished with 29 foul shots in 34 attempts while Los Angeles was 14-of-21. Notes:@ Brown didn't sound optimistic regarding a speedy return to action. "There's something different this time. It's just a different pain I'm feeling," he said. Brown missed two months after first spraining his ankle Dec. 31. ... The Suns have beaten the Lakers in nine of the last 11 regular-season games between the teams. ... The Lakers have to win all five remaining games to match last year's 45-37 record _ the worst of any Phil Jackson-coached team. ... Lakers F Vladimir Radmanovic, sidelined since separating his right shoulder during the All-Star break, hopes to return Thursday night against the Clippers. ... Nash was hit with a technical foul by official Pat Fraher late in the third quarter after protesting a non-call.
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