Phoenix 103, San Antonio 87

Phoenix, Feb. 1 (AP) -- All-Star Amare Stoudemire had 24 points and 23 rebounds, Leandro Barbosa scored 25 points and the Phoenix Suns rallied to beat the San Antonio Spurs 103-87 Thursday night.

Phoenix, which had its 17-game winning streak snapped by Minnesota on Monday, has won 10 straight at home and 18 of 19 overall.

Boris Diaw scored 16 and Steve Nash added 13 points and 11 assists for the Suns, who won for the third time in 13 regular-season meetings against the Spurs.

Manu Ginobili scored 32 points for the Spurs, who have lost two straight. Tim Duncan and Tony Parker each added 20 for San Antonio.

The Spurs took a 78-77 lead on Ginobili's 3-pointer with 8:09 to play. But Stoudemire was fouled on a layup for a three-point play and Barbosa added a 3-pointer to give the Suns an 83-78 lead.

San Antonio closed to 85-84 when Parker hit a long jumper with 5:22 to go. But Diaw scored four points and Barbosa added his second 3-pointer to key a 10-2 run and put Phoenix ahead 95-85 with 2:22 remaining.

Earlier in the day, Stoudemire, Nash and Shawn Marion were added to the All-Star team as reserves.

The Suns rallied from a three-point halftime deficit, opening the third quarter on a 15-3 run aided by the Spurs 1-for-10 start from the floor.

Barbosa scored four straight points, Stoudemire added a long jump shot and Marion had a layup as the Suns took a 65-56 lead with 6:56 left in the third.

Parker scored four straight points and Ginobili added a 15-footer to cap an 8-0 run as San Antonio pulled within 65-64 just 90 seconds later.

Phoenix responded with a 7-0 run of its own only to see the Spurs score the quarter's final six points and cut the Suns' lead to 72-70 at the end of three.

Duncan scored six early points and the Suns missed nine of their first 10 shots as the Spurs opened an 18-7 lead with 4:00 left in the first quarter.

Marion hit a 3-pointer and Stoudemire added a layup off an offensive rebound and a 17-foot jumper with 30 seconds left as Phoenix pulled within 22-16 at the end of the period.

Duncan scored 10 points in the first quarter but missed seven of his final nine field-goal attempts.

The Suns took their first lead, 31-29, on James Jones' 3-pointer with 8:32 left in the first half.

But Ginobili scored six straight points and Parker added a pair of layups as the Spurs answered with a 10-4 run of their own en route to a 53-50 halftime lead.

Notes: The Suns have not lost consecutive games since losing four straight November 3-9. ... Ginobili finished two points shy of his season high. ... Phoenix guard Raja Bell left the game with 9:09 left in the first half with inflammation in his left knee and did not return. ... Stoudemire was assessed a technical after a collision with Ginobili with 9:07 remaining. Ginobili drove toward the basket, leaped to shoot and caught Stoudemire in the groin with a knee as Stoudemire delivered a hand to the Spurs' guard's face. ... Nash has double-digit assists in 13 of 14 games including 10 straight.


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