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Steve Nash was decidedly Canadian on Wednesday night, when he returned to the Phoenix Suns' 122-114 loss to the Indiana Pacers after receiving seven stitches in and around his mouth. He was hit by an inadvertent elbow from Earl Watson in the first quarter.That is, if all Canadians are considered tough-as-nails hockey players, which they pretty much are. I'm sure the good folks north of the border wouldn't mind the association.
Either way, Nash -- who was raised in Victoria, British Columbia -- made like a defenseman Wednesday. Watson's elbow caused Nash's tooth to puncture his lip, leading to four stitches on that upper lip and three on the inside of his mouth.
The two-time MVP, who left the game with four minutes left in the opening period, missed the rest of the half while his mug was sown up.
Nash's bloodied face was reminiscent of Game 1 of the Western Conference Semifinals against the San Antonio Spurs in 2007, when the star point guard had to sit the final minutes of a 111-106 loss because -- no pun intended -- they couldn't stop the bleeding from a cut on his nose.
While Wednesday's game wasn't nearly as important, the results were similar as the Suns blew a 24-point lead en route to a disappointing defeat at the hands of the lowly Pacers.
The Suns were outscored, 49-38, during Nash's first-half absence and never recovered after halftime.
But Nash was tough and would have looked right at home skating around with two front teeth missing. That's gotta count for something, eh?
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