For one half, Shawn Marion made everyone forget that Amare Stoudemire wasn't around.

On a night the shorthanded Suns needed Marion to shine, the All-Star forward scored 20 points in the first half, going 8-of-11 from the field, including 2-of-3 from beyond the arc.

Then Marion disappeared, and so did the Suns, blowing a 16-point lead in an 88-85 loss to the Spurs to fall behind 3-2 in the Western Conference semifinals.