Diaw is impressive against his old team

CHARLOTTE, N.C. â€”  Boris Diaw dominated Phoenix a month after being dealt by the Suns, scoring 26 points and grabbing 11 rebounds to lead the surging Charlotte Bobcats to a 98-76 victory Friday night.

In their first meeting since last month’s trade that sent Jason Richardson from North Carolina to Arizona, the teams continued in opposite directions.

Gerald Wallace finished with 28 points and ex-Sun Raja Bell had a career-high eight assists in Charlotte’s fifth win in six games.

Richardson, the Bobcats’ top scorer before the trade, was held to eight points. Phoenix has lost three in a row and five of six.