"The Suns showed why they traded for center Marcin Gortat on Saturday night, handing the best team in the league 17 extra chances to score on offensive rebounds and losing 118-110 at San Antonio largely because of it.

But for a second consecutive night, the Suns showed they might be fine at the wing position with Jason Richardson gone and Vince Carter and Mickael Pietrus not in uniform yet.

The stellar play of Grant Hill, Jared Dudley and Josh Childress is all the more important with the Suns and Carter considering arthroscopic surgery for Carter's troublesome left knee that could put him out for up to a month."