If he was to win this, then there was no time to be wasted - he needed to pick places off quickly.

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Beyond that, Stoudemire didn't play particularly well with center Tyson Chandler, who thrived off the same pick-and-roll plays that helped make Stoudemire a six-time All-Star.

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