Parker helps Spurs down Suns | News | NHL | TheScore.com Parker helps Spurs down Suns San Antonio, TX (Sports Network) - Tony Parker had a game-best 30 points and doled out nine assists to lead the San Antonio Spurs to a 103-98 win over the struggling Phoenix Suns at the AT&T Center.
Tim Duncan added 17 points and 15 rebounds for the Spurs, who have won two in a row and three of four overall. Roger Mason donated 18 points in the win, while Michael Finley and Ime Udoka ended with 11 points apiece.
Spurs guard Manu Ginobili missed his 11th straight game with a stress reaction of his distal right fibula.
Steve Nash chipped in 23 points and 11 helpers for the Suns, who concluded a four-game road trip at 0-4. Leandro Barbosa gave 20 points and Jason Richardson 15 in defeat. Shaquille O'Neal and Matt Barnes scored 14 and 13, respectively.
Grant Hill's three gave Phoenix a one-point lead, but Parker hit two jumpers and Finley had a basket to give the home team an 87-82 lead midway through the fourth. Moments later, Finley hit a three and Parker nailed a jumper to give the Spurs a 92-82 cushion with 4:20 left to play.
Barbosa answered with a 2-for-2 performance at the line, Nash followed with a three and Barnes hit two foul shots to make it a three-point game, 92-89, with 2 1/2 minutes remaining.
The teams traded baskets and Finley's long-range jumper made it 98-93. Nash then missed a three-pointer on Phoenix' ensuing possession, which led to Parker's layup that ballooned San Antonio's lead to 100-93 with 26.9 ticks left.
Barbosa hit a three-pointer with 12 seconds left to make it a four-point game, but the visitors failed to get any closer.
The clubs played to a 30-30 tie after the first quarter, and the Spurs opened a 58-45 lead at the break.
Nash's jumper, two buckets from O'Neal and Richardson's layup cut it to 65-62 with just under 5 1/2 minutes left in the third frame.
After the Spurs built up a lead, consecutive threes from Barbosa and Richardson made it a one-point game. However, Mason nailed a three-pointer late to make it 78-74 in favor of San Antonio heading into the final 12 minutes.
Barbosa hit a three-pointer about three minutes into the fourth frame to knot things up at 79-79.
Game Notes
The Spurs moved to 2-0 on a four-game homestand and 22-8 as the host this year. San Antonio will also welcome the Bobcats and Lakers to the Alamo City...The Suns are 15-18 as the visitor this season...San Antonio went 3-1 against Phoenix this season and is 15-7 in the previous 22 meetings in the series. Phoenix, though, had won its last three contests in the Alamo City.