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NBA: Phoenix 114, Charlotte 84

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Dec. 10 (UPI) -- Amare Stoudemire led six Phoenix players in double figures with 22 points Sunday and the Suns ran their winning streak to 10 games, beating Charlotte, 114-84.

Boris Diaw scored 17 points; Leandro Barbosa scored 15; Shawn Marion and Raja Bell scored 14 each; and Steve Nash added 11 points for the Suns, who improved to 13-6.

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Nash finished with 10 assists and Stoudamire had nine rebounds. Diaw had six assists and seven rebounds, Barbosa had two rebounds and five assists, and Kurt Thomas had 12 rebounds for the Suns.

Sean May had 26 points, 10 rebounds and four assists for Charlotte. Raymond Felton had 14 points and nine assists, while Emeka Okafor and Matt Carroll each scored 12 points for the Bobcats, who have lost three straight and four of their last five games.

Phoenix had a 57-54 lead at the half, and out-scored the Bobcats, 57-30, in the final two quarters.

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