The Suns didn’t lose this game because Steve Nash didn’t play.  They lost it because they didn’t play any defense as they allowed the Hawks to hit 51.9% from the floor and they were outscored 40-30 in the 4th quarter.  They couldn’t stop Joe Johnson who was out for revenge and put 32 points on them.  Amare Stoudemire led the way for the Suns with 29 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists.  Raja Bell also had a decent game with 23 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.  Marcu Banks had his best game of the season with 20 points off the bench.

The Suns fell to 39-11 on the season with this loss.  http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=270209021