--With the win Sunday, the Suns reclaimed a share of the league's best record (11-3), joining the idle Atlanta Hawks and Orlando Magic, who also won Sunday. --The Suns remained one of three NBA teams undefeated at home through Sunday. The others: the 7-0 Hawks and 5-0 Nuggets. The Suns' 5-0 home start marks the club's best since 2000-01 (6-0). Phoenix has won 14 straight at home and has not lost a regular-season game at US Airways Center since March 12, 2009. --The Suns have won their five home games by an average of 15.4 points, and three of those wins have come by 20 or more points, including the season-high 26-point victory over Detroit. Phoenix is averaging 117.0 points at home this season and has scored 117 or more in four of its five home games.
--Phoenix continues to beat up on the East, something it has done consistently in the Steve Nash era. The Suns improved to 6-1 (.857) against the Eastern Conference, including 2-0 at home.
--Coming off a rare poor shooting night in Thursday's loss in New Orleans, Phoenix shot a season high 57.5 percent from the field (42-for-73) against the Pistons and a season-high 61.1 percent (11-of-18) from 3-point range. That's impressive against Detroit, which entered the game surrendering just 43.3 percent from the field (third-best in the NBA) and 30.2 from three-point range (also third in the NBA).
--The Suns' 24 fast-break points were their most since a season-high 30 in the home opener Oct. 30 vs. Golden State and were nearly as many as the Suns had in their last four games combined (29).
QUOTE TO NOTE: "We played well. Amar'e (Stoudemire) got us off to a good start and Steve (Nash) was a little bit more aggressive with his shot early in the game. It's just as we say, we have to try to hold serve at home every game because it is so tough to win on the road. It was a good win." -- Phoenix coach Alvin Gentry
Play Basketball Hot Streak and win prizes!
