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The mop-haired playmaker provides the best story line but might not be the player that Dallas has the hardest time containing. Amare Stoudemire is the favorite receiver of Nash's myriad passes, and the Mavericks are going to have a hard time matching up with the amazingly quick, powerful Suns' power forward-turned-center.

"Obviously he had a great year," Dallas' Jerry Stackhouse said of Nash. "In my personal opinion, I think Amare Stoudemire is the MVP of that team."

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