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Nov. 18, 2007 / 1:21 AM

NBA: Phoenix 115, Houston 105

HOUSTON, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Steve Nash had 19 points and 15 assists Saturday night, as the Phoenix Suns beat Houston, 115-105.

All five Suns starters scored in double figures.

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Amare Stoudemire and Leandro Barbosa scored 21 points each, and Stoudemire had 13 rebounds. Shawn Marion finished with 18 points and 11 rebounds, while Grant Hill scored 18 and hauled in four rebounds for Phoenix -- which has won five straight.

The Suns shot 43-for-69 -- 62 percent -- from the floor and connected on 10 three-pointers.

Luis Scola led the Rockets with 20 points and 11 rebounds. Mike James scored 17, and Yao Ming was held to 12 points and six rebounds.

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