Alvin Gentry has reached a three-year agreement to become the head coach of the NBA's Phoenix Suns, the team said Saturday. Gentry had been named interim head coach after Terry Porter was fired at the All-Star break.

Amare Stoudemire piled up a season-high 42 points Wednesday, carrying Phoenix to a runaway 142-119 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers. Alvin Gentry, coaching his second game after taking over for the dismissed Terry Porter, again had the Suns playing their old style of run-and-gun basketball. Gentry's two games as coach have come in a home-and-home series against the Clippers and the Suns totaled 282 points in those contests. Stoudemire, the subject of recent trade rumors, hit 15-of-20 shots from the field and 12-of-13 from the line.

Alvin Gentry made his debut as an interim head coach Tuesday, directing the Phoenix Suns to a 140-100 win over the Los Angeles Clippers.

The Phoenix Suns fired Coach Terry Porter and replaced him with assistant coach Alvin Gentry, the NBA team said Monday. Porter was in his first season as coach of the Suns, who entered the All-Star break with a 28-23 record.

The Phoenix Suns will likely fire Coach Terry Porter and replace him on an interim basis with Alvin Gentry, The Arizona Republic reported Sunday. The Suns are 28-23 so far this season. The coaching change could take place Monday, the newspaper said. Gentry -- a former head coach of the Miami Heat, Detroit