"Suns coach Alvin Gentry shook up his starting lineup for the first time this season, but he said it was not to address how the Suns have started games.

Gentry started Ronnie Price in place of shooting guard Jared Dudley and rookie Markieff Morris in place of power forward Channing Frye, although Morris' first pro start was short-lived. Morris picked up two early fouls guarding Amar'e Stoudemire and returned to the Suns locker room with a stomach illness that nearly made him a scratch before Wednesday night's game.

"It's not really a demotion," Gentry said of the moves. "We went back and looked and right now we're Number 27 in the NBA in second-quarter points. We've got to get that unit to the point where we're at least playing even and not playing from behind.""