After missing the last two games, victories over Denver and Philadelphia, Amare Stoudemire will be in the line-up to battle Kevin Garnett and the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Stoudemire's injury is more nagging than it serious, as he said that he would have played in the past two games, had they been playoff games.

"No question," he said. "You have to weather it through when you're in the playoffs and suck it up. But right now, we're in great shape. We have the best record in the league and I needed to nurse my injury."

"It's great that we did win and it gave us confidence," said Suns' coach Mike D'Antoni. "The biggest factor was we were able to get Jake Voskuhl some time and get the rust off of him and get him ready to go. We also got Steven Hunter more time. So from that point it was good.