Suns earn 10th win in row

Amare Stoudemire had 22 points and 12 rebounds to help the Phoenix Suns defeat the host Charlotte Bobcats, 114-84, Sunday for their 10th consecutive victory.

Stoudemire had his seventh double-double in eight games as Phoenix posted its biggest margin of victory during the streak.

“We took what the defense gave us. We scored points in the paint and points outside the paint,” Stoudemire said.

Sean May scored a career-high 26 points for the Bobcats, who lost their third game in a row, all by 20 points or more.

“The teams we are playing right now understand how to kill and have the killer instinct,” Bobcats Coach Bernie Bickerstaff said. “We have to perform, it’s that simple. We look at our starting unit right now, and we are not getting much out of it.”

Sacramento 117, Atlanta 92 -- Brad Miller scored 19 points at Sacramento, and the Kings ended a five-game skid.

Salim Stoudamire scored a season-high 26 points for Atlanta, which played without Joe Johnson, the NBA’s fourth-leading scorer, who sat out because of a strained calf suffered Friday against the Lakers.

Seattle 117, Golden State 115 -- Luke Ridnour scored 13 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter, and host Seattle rallied from a 16-point halftime deficit.

Ridnour made two crucial three-point baskets, including one as the shot clock expired, and his driving floater with 2 minutes 45 seconds left gave Seattle a 110-105 lead.

Golden State cut the deficit to 115-112 on Matt Barnes’ three-point play with 10.4 seconds left, but Ridnour countered with two free throws with 8.8 seconds left.

Portland 93, Toronto 83 -- Jarrett Jack had 22 points, a career-high nine rebounds and eight assists at Toronto, and the Trail Blazers won for the second time in nine games.

The Raptors played without All-Star Chris Bosh, who has a bruised left knee. Andrea Bargnani, the No. 1 pick in the draft, replaced Bosh and had eight points and three rebounds.