Frye’s career-high leads Suns over Jazz

For the second game in a row, the Phoenix Suns denied Utah its first victory of the post-Jerry Sloan era.

The short-handed Jazz didn't quite have enough to overcome a career shooting night for Channing Frye and a performance by Steve Nash that left him seventh on the NBA's career assists list and 10th in 3-pointers as the Suns won 102-101 on Tuesday.

Frye had a career-high 31 points and grabbed 11 rebounds. Since he was 7 of 7, five of them 3-pointers, in a 19-point first quarter, coach Alvin Gentry said the Suns should have gone to him more.