The Suns won for the 11th time in 14 games to start the season.
Phoenix, AZ (Sports Network) -
Amare Stoudemire scored 21 points and Steve Nash tallied 20 points and nine assists in Phoenix's 117-91 blowout of the Detroit Pistons.
Stoudemire and Nash combined for 27 points on 11-of-13 shooting in the first half as the Suns led 58-42 at the break. They never looked back and won for the 11th time in 14 games to start the season.
Jason Richardson added 17 points for Phoenix, which shot 57.5 percent from the field and went 11-of-18 from beyond the arc.
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Political correctness invades the NBA
By John McMullen, NBA Editor
Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) -
I'm not a big fan of political correctness, the all-encompassing term that virtually regulates peoples thoughts and behaviors on gender, racial, cultural and sexual orientation matters.
It's always been my thesis that political correctness has no place in a free society aiming to reach a higher cultural plane where people actually accept each others' differences.
Simply put, stymieing communication is never the answer.
That's not to say all people are open-minded and willing to accept those differences that inevitably crop up between different ethnic, religious or social groups.
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