Steve Nash: MVP... again?

A 24-12 mark has surprised many people, but perhaps more suprising is how Phoenix is winning.

Last season's Most Valuable Player is turning heads again and looking like he may earn the award again this year.

Some are saying Nash's performance this year is even better than last year. He leads Phoenix in scoring, with over 19 points a game, a personal best for him. He's also leading the league in assists... again.

This is how playing with Steve Nash benefits the Suns:

• Raja Bell (13.6), Leandro Barbosa (13.3), Boris Diaw (12.1), Eddie House (10.9) and James Jones (10.6) are enjoying career-high scoring averages.

• Barbosa's and Diaw's shooting percentages have increased by 5 and 8 points, respectively, over last season to better than 50 percent. Shawn Marion is shooting a career-best 51.7 percent.

The Suns lead their division by four games and this is without superstar Amare Stoudemire, who was critical to the teams success last year.