Suns make it nine in a row over Raptors

Amare Stoudemire scored 31 points, Steve Nash had a season-high 18 assists and the Phoenix Suns defeated Toronto, 117-113, on Sunday for their ninth consecutive victory over the Raptors.

Jason Richardson added 17 points, Shaquille O’Neal and Matt Barnes each had 16 and Leandro Barbosa scored 14 for the Suns at Toronto.

Anthony Parker scored 26 points, Joey Graham had a career-high 22 and Chris Bosh added 20 points and 11 rebounds for the Raptors, who lost their fifth consecutive game.

A Stoudemire dunk with 3 minutes 18 seconds to play made it 114-109, but a put-back dunk by Jamario Moon and Parker’s layup drew Toronto to within a point.

Parker missed a three-pointer from the top with 37 seconds remaining and Nash converted a driving layup at the other end.

Parker and Bosh missed layups on Toronto’s final possession and Stoudemire was fouled as he wrapped up the rebound with a half-second left.

Miami 104, at Oklahoma City 94 -- Dwyane Wade had 32 points and 10 assists to help the Heat end an extended trip on a positive note.

Wade went on a scoring flurry early and then came back in to stave off a fourth-quarter rally by the Thunder.

Yakhouba Diawara scored 14 points after starting in place of the injured Shawn Marion, and Jamaal Magloire and Mario Chalmers each added 13 points for Miami. Udonis Haslem had 11 points and 15 rebounds.

The Heat finished 4-3 on its 12-day trip and will play host to Boston on Wednesday night in its first home game since Jan. 5.

Kevin Durant led Oklahoma City with 31 points, Jeff Green scored 22 and Russell Westbrook, the rookie guard from UCLA, added 14 points and eight rebounds.