--Call him the anti-Iverson. While Allen Iverson struggles against the Suns, G Vince Carter has been just the opposite. After putting in 28 Sunday, G Vince Carter has averaged 27.5 points in his 19 career games against Phoenix -- his highest against any opponent.

--The Suns, who are one of only two NBA teams to win at least 30 home games in the last four years (along with San Antonio), are 4-5 at US Airways Center this year.

--Steve Nash had nine assists, tying him with Guy Rodgers (6,917) for 14th on the NBA's all-time list.

--The Suns scored a season-high 35 points in the first quarter and had 62 points at the half, but scored only 47 after intermission and were outscored 43-24 in the fourth quarter.

--Shaquille O'Neal's two blocks give him 2,541 in his career, just one behind Tree Rollins for seventh place on the NBA's all-time list.

QUOTE TO NOTE: "The rule states I'm allowed to react so long as I don't continue the verbal toward the official. I've seen players do a lot worse and not even get a technical foul. It's tough to deal with, especially with a loss like this." -- F Amare Stoudemire on his ejection with 3:24 left in the game.

"I thought we had a really good first half, but it's hard to take any positive out of the game because it was one we should have won. We had the game comfortably, but we let it slip away." -- G Steve Nash, who had a season-high 26 points and nine assists.

"That has been the problem since day one. I have to go back to the drawing board. I don't know what I'm going to do about it. You can't turn the ball over 23 times and give a team 33 points; you just can't do it in this league." -- Suns coach Terry Porter