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MEMPHIS(AP) - - Leandro Barbosa scored 28 points, Shaquille O'Neal added 24 to move
into eighth place on the NBA scoring list and the Phoenix Suns beat the Memphis Grizzlies
101-89 Tuesday night without ailing star Steve Nash.
The two-time MVP sat out with back spasms, but Barbosa filled in admirably. He connected
on 10 of 18 shots and scored 22 points in the second half.
Phoenix also overcame the loss of big man Amare Stoudemire, ejected in the second quarter
after his second technical.
O'Neal had 13 rebounds and three blocks, and his fourth-quarter dunk moved him past Oscar
Robertson on the career scoring list with 26,711 points. O'Neal was 8-of-13 from the field and
missed only two of his 10 free throws.
Grant Hill had 15 points for the Suns, and Louis Amundson scored 10 off the bench.
Hakim Warrick led Memphis with 25 points, while Marc Gasol finished with 16 points and 13
rebounds. Rudy Gay had 14 points and O.J
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