There appears to be little that can stop the Phoenix Suns these days, especially at home. The Seattle SuperSonics, meanwhile, can't seem to do much right on the road.

Phoenix looks to extend its overall winning streak to seven games Tuesday when it hosts a Seattle club trying to avoid its 12th consecutive road loss.

After a 1-5 start to the season, the Suns (25-8) have dominated the league, winning 24 of their last 27 games. Phoenix extended its current winning streak to six with an easy 128-105 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Sunday. The win was also the fourth in a row at home for the Suns, all of them coming by margins of 22 points or more.

"I really think this is the best team I've ever been on,'' said two-time reigning league MVP Steve Nash, who had 14 points and 10 assists before resting the entire fourth quarter Sunday. "We still have to prove that, but it could be.''

Nash made two 3-pointers, giving him 1,001 for his career. He is the fourth active player - ninth all-time - with 1,000 3-pointers, 10,000 points and 5,000 assists.

Reserve James Jones fared even better from beyond the arc, making 5 of 8 3-point attempts en route to a 25 point night, two shy of his career high. Jones is 8-for-13 from 3-point range since the NBA switched back to the old leather ball, after going 13-for-41 with the synthetic basketball that was used for the first two months of the season.

"I love the old ball,'' Jones said. "I was having problems shooting the composite or whatever it's called. The leather ball feels better, and I think it's actually better for guys with big hands. I've said that from the jump and I think a lot of other guys in the league are enjoying it now, too.''

Leandro Barbosa led the Suns with 26 points off the bench, including four 3-pointers. Phoenix reserves combined to score 61 points in the game, far exceeding their 27.3 season average.

The Sonics (13-23) dropped their 11th consecutive road game and their fourth in a row overall Saturday, falling 108-104 to the Warriors at Oakland, Calif. Ray Allen scored a season-high 38 points for Seattle including seven 3-pointers, but it wasn't enough as he missed a potential game-tying shot from beyond the arc with 14 seconds to play.

"We are taking steps in the right direction,'' said point guard Earl Watson, who had a season-high 11 assists. "We had a chance to win, but they had some great plays and easy layups. You have to worry about 11 straight losses on the road.''

Allen is one Seattle player thriving on the road this season. He's averaging 27.0 points per game there, compared with a 22.3 mark at home. He scored 42 points in his last visit to Phoenix on Jan. 22, 2006, a 152-149 Sonics victory in double overtime.

These teams split a high-scoring four-game series last season, combining to average 243.6 points per game in those matchups.


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