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O’Neal carries Suns over Blazers

PHOENIX — Shaquille O’Neal had 19 points and 17 rebounds to power the Phoenix Suns to a 102-92 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday night.

Amare Stoudemire added 17 points, Steve Nash had 16 on 6-for-7 shooting, and Grant Hill scored 15 for the Suns, who beat the Blazers for the second time in Phoenix this season. The Suns’ Raja Bell scored all 14 of his points in the second half.

O’Neal’s performance included a head-first dive over the first two rows of seats trying to save a loose ball with 2:55 to play.

Brandon Roy scored 26 points for Portland. Steve Blake added 22, 14 in the third quarter. Greg Oden, in his first matchup against the massive O’Neal, had five points, one rebound and five fouls in 14 minutes off the bench.

The Blazers, playing for the second night in a row after winning at Sacramento on Friday, have lost 11 straight against Pheonix.

O’Neal had eight points and 13 rebounds in the first half as the Suns took a 41-36 lead at the break. Phoenix led throughout the second quarter, going up 40-30 on Boris Diaw’s layup with 1:01 remaining.

The Blazers, who shot just 34 percent in the first two quarters, outscored the Suns 6-1 in the final 50 seconds of the half, capped by Roy’s 20-footer with 1.1 seconds left.

Blake and LaMarcus Aldridge each scored six in a 17-11 Portland run to start the second half.

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