Nash's 23 assists lift Suns over Lakers (AP)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nba/SIG=11skkda8p/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/nba/recap?gid=2007042913&prov=ap"><img src="http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070429/thumb.aea9bf36a5764e70b611c309e4cc4235.suns_lakers _basketball_las103.jpg" width="83" height="130" alt="Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant puts up a shot as Phoenix Suns' Steve Nash guards during the first half of their first round Western Conference NBA playoff game, Sunday, April 29, 2007 in Los Angeles. " align="left" border="0"></a>The Phoenix Suns wanted to speed things up against the Los Angeles Lakers. So they gave the ball to two-time MVP Steve Nash and took off. Nash had 23 assists -- one shy of the NBA playoff record -- to go with 17 points, Amare Stoudemire had 27 points and a career playoff-high 21 rebounds, and the Suns raced to a 113-100 victory Sunday for a 3-1 lead in the first-round playoff series. 

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