After Suns coach Mike D'Antoni benched Amare Stoudemire in Phoenix's preseason debut after the power forward sat out two of four practices, Stoudemire has reacted with resounding aplomb on the court.

It likely will allow him to play as Phoenix takes on Philadelphia at noon today on the first day of the NBA Europe Live, a two-day, four-team tourney with Maccabi Tel Aviv and CSKA Moscow.

"The last two days have been great," D'Antoni said. "If he keeps doing that, he should be 100 percent by the time the season starts."