Sonics collapse

Amare Stoudemire scored 34 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, and the Phoenix Suns rallied from a 20-point first-quarter deficit to beat the Seattle SuperSonics 104-96 Thursday night in Phoenix for their fourth straight victory.

The win was the Suns’ 23rd of the season, the most in the Western Conference.

Steve Nash added 17 points and 10 assists for the Suns, Leandro Barbosa scored 16, and Shawn Marion had 11 points and 14 rebounds.

Rookie Kevin Durant led Seattle with 28 points, Earl Watson had a season-high 20, and former Suns’ center Kurt Thomas and rookie Jeff Green each scored 14.

In the Suns’ previous three victories, Stoudemire averaged 29.7 points and 14 rebounds.

He was dominant again against the Sonics, scoring 14 points in the fourth period to help the Suns ward off a late Seattle rally.

Trail Blazers 115, Bulls 109 (2OT): At Chicago, Jarrett Jack drove for a go-ahead basket and converted a three-point play with 19 seconds left in the second overtime and Portland outlasted the Bulls.

Brandon Roy had 25 points and Travis Outlaw 21 for the Trail Blazers, now 2-0 since its 13-game winning streak was ended on Monday by Utah.

Nuggets 80, Spurs 77: At Denver, Kenyon Martin scored underneath with 45 seconds left after Anthony Carter stole the ball from Tim Duncan and the Nuggets turned away San Antonio.

Allen Iverson scored 29 points and Carmelo Anthony added 17 for the Nuggets.

Tony Parker and Tim Duncan scored 20 points for San Antonio and Michael Finley added 18.