Suns set club mark as streak reaches 15

Make it 15 in a row and counting for the Phoenix Suns.

Amare Stoudemire dominated Toronto with 28 points and 10 rebounds in 28 minutes, and the Suns set a franchise record with their 15th consecutive victory Tuesday night by beating the Raptors, 115-98, at Phoenix.

Stoudemire was 11 of 14 from the field and sat out the final 15 minutes in arguably his most impressive outing since he returned after missing all but three games of last season following microfracture knee surgery. He led six Suns in double-figure scoring.

The Suns, who haven’t lost since Nov. 18 at Utah, broke the franchise record of 14 straight set Dec. 1-30, 1992. The 15-game streak is the longest in the NBA since the Lakers won 19 in a row from Feb. 4-March 13, 2000.

T.J. Ford scored 19 for Toronto before leaving in the fourth quarter because of a bruised lower back.

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The NBA referees association invited the league and the players union to an All-Star weekend summit on conflict resolution a day after league scoring leader Carmelo Anthony and others were punished for Saturday’s brawl between the Denver Nuggets and New York Knicks. NBA spokesman Tim Frank said the league doesn’t think the meeting is necessary. There was no response from the players union.... New Orleans Hornets forward Peja Stojakovic, acquired last off-season, will miss most of the season after undergoing major back surgery Sunday, ESPN.com reported. The Hornets’ other starting forward, David West, will undergo arthroscopic elbow surgery today and is expected to be sidelined from two to eight weeks.