Emotional Nash leads Suns over former team _ the Mavericks.

Publication: East Valley Tribune (Mesa, Ariz.) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service)

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COPYRIGHT 2004 East Valley Tribune

Byline: Mike Tulumello

DALLAS _ The theory before Tuesday night's game here was that Steve Nash, in his emotional homecoming, either would enjoy a great game or lay an egg.

Instead, Nash went in both directions, at times appearing to run a chicken farm, other times looking like he was preparing a resume for the Hall of Fame.

In the end, Nash had enough help from his new friends, as the Suns pulled away at the end for a 107-101 win over his old team, the Mavericks, at American Airlines Center.

Nash ended up with 17 points and 18 assists, helping to offset a staggering 10 turnovers (though not all were his doing). More important: The Suns got tremendous, and consistent, games from Shawn Marion and Amare Stoudemire.

In fact, this was one of Marion's finest games ever. He shut...

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