Suns Burn Bobcats 115-83

The Phoenix Suns Tuesday night playing without All-Star Amare Stoudemire?had 8 players in double figures as they?took the Charlotte Bobcats to the cleaners, winning in dominant fashion 115-83. Raja Bell, Shawn Marion, and Leandro Barbosa each had 16 points to lead the Phoenix attack. And it was an attack coming from all directions as the Bobcats never knew what hit them.

Charlotte who came into the game 2-0 figured out early that was going to be a tough night as they trailed after the first quarter 29-21. But things only got worse from there as the Bobcats were down by a 57-31 margin at the half. The Suns shot an incredible 50% from the field as they shot 45-90. Every player who took the court for Phoenix scored at least two points except for DJ Strawberry but he did have 1 assist and 1 rebound.

Charlotte not only lost their first game of the young NBA campaign but they have lost point guard Raymond Felton who left the game in the third after injuring his knee. He was to undergo tests after the game to determine the extent of the damage. Bobcats rookie Jared Dudley led his team in scoring with 16 points, and 11 rebounds.