Suns Win 14th Straight
Posted on December 16th, 2006 by
Seventh game in 10 days and the Suns still manage to scrap one out? Pretty damn intense for their 14th consecutive win (largest in the NBA this season, and tied as the largest in Suns franchise history). Well I have my fingers crossed for a 72-10 season 
Steve Nash knew it would be a struggle before he even arrived at the arena to play the Phoenix Suns’ seventh game in 10 days.
Nash and his teammates dug down and managed to do just enough Saturday night to earn their way into the team record book with a record-tying 14th straight win.
“I didn’t feel good tonight at all,” Nash said following the Suns’ 105-98 victory over the Sacramento Kings. “I could have told you that this afternoon in the hotel. Those are the nights you have to be mentally tough and try to just hang in there and give yourself a chance. We certainly hung in there tonight mentally. It was difficult for us in stretches.”
Nash had 16 points and 12 assists to help Phoenix match the franchise record set from Dec. 1-30, 1992, en route to the team’s last NBA Finals appearance. The Suns will try to break the mark at home on Tuesday night against Toronto.
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Amare Stoudemire led the Suns with 20 points and nine rebounds. Leandro Barbosa added 18 and Raja Bell scored all 15 of his points in the second half. Phoenix scored 74 points in the final 26 minutes, becoming the first opponent in six games to reach 100 points at Arco Arena.
The Suns trailed for nearly the entire first half before going on an 11-0 run early in the third quarter. Nash keyed the spurt with two baskets and two assists, helping Phoenix take a 56-54 lead on a 3-pointer by Bell.
Phoenix expanded on the lead, hitting 14 of 24 shots in the quarter, including four 3-pointers. Bell, who was 0-for-5 shooting in the first half, hit five of six shots in the third, including a steal and layup in the final seconds to make it 80-73 heading into the fourth. #
