Phoenix Suns Team Report - November 17

(Basketball News) - The much-improved Phoenix Suns visit the winless New Orleans Hornets tonight at New Orleans Arena.

Phoenix put an end to a two-game losing streak on Tuesday, tallying a 107-101 victory over Dallas at the AmericanAirlines Arena. Amare Stoudemire poured in 34 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to anchor the Suns the win.

In his first return to Dallas after playing seven years for the Mavericks, Steve Nash tallied 17 points and 18 assists for the Suns, who snapped a brief two-game losing streak. Nash also had 10 turnovers in the winning effort.

Quentin Richardson and Shawn Marion registered 18 points apiece, while tallying 13 and 14 rebounds respectively.

The Suns have registered 100 or more points in six of their first seven contests.

Phoenix, which is in the midst of a two-game road trip, has tallied a 4-1 road mark this year.

The Suns and Hornets split a pair of meetings last season. The Hornets have won six of nine and seven of the last 11 meetings. Phoenix is 18-15 all-time against the Hornets.