Forget March Madness. Phoenix and Dallas played a game that belonged in late May. Steve Nash played like an MVP down the stretch and Amare Stoudemire had 41 points and 10 rebounds, carrying the Suns to a 129-127 double-overtime victory over the Mavericks on Wednesday night in a tense, thrilling game between the NBA’s top teams.
“That was a playoff atmosphere,” Stoudemire said. “Both teams played with high intensity. Both teams were in it until the end.”
And when it was over, it was obvious the Western Conference and MVP races were still too close to call.