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Nash outplays Rose to seal 8th straight win for Suns
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April 1, 2010, Thursday
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TWO-TIME MVP Steve Nash, battling back spasms, outduelled young point guard Derrick Rose to lead the Phoenix Suns to a 111-105 win over the Chicago Bulls and their eighth successive victory on Tuesday.
Nash scored 22 points and made 10 assists, including the pass to Channing Frye's go-ahead three-pointer with 41 seconds remaining to give the Suns a 106-103 lead. Nash then found Grant Hill for a dunk and added two free throws to clinch the win.
"We've had a great run and we're just holding our own,'' Phoenix coach Alvin Gentry told reporters. "We are playing really good basketball as a team.
"We have been closing out games lately."
Rose, last season's Rookie of the Year, scored Chicago's final eight points and finished with 23 and 10 assists. He twice seized the lead for his team in the final three minutes and tied the game 103-103 on two free throws with 59 seconds remaining.
The Bulls (35-39) fell 1-1/2 games behind the Toronto Raptors for the eighth playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.
Guard Kirk Hinrich also injured his ankle when he stepped on a teammate's foot in the second quarter and did not return.
Phoenix guard Jason Richardson had a game-high 27 points while Amare Stoudemire recorded 21 and 11 rebounds, keeping the Suns in the fourth spot in the Western Conference.
The Suns built an 11-point lead after the first quarter only for the Bulls to take momentum and a 60-57 lead at halftime to set up an exciting second half.
Ronald Murray had 23 points and nine rebounds off the bench for Chicago, while Joakim Noah, who has suffered from foot injuries, added 12 points and 10 rebounds.
"It was a tough loss," Noah said. "I thought we played with good energy. It's just tough when late in the game you have chances to win."
In Philadelphia, Kevin Durant had 26 points and 10 rebounds, and Jeff Green added 16 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder cruised to a 111-93 win over the 76ers.
Nenad Krstic added 14 points and Russell Westbrook had 10 points for the Thunder (45-28).
James Harden also had 12 points and Serge Ibaka 10 for Oklahoma City, which is nearing its first playoff appearance since 2004-05 as the Seattle SuperSonics.
Elton Brand scored 22 points, Andre Iguodala added 21 and Jrue Holiday had 11 for the Sixers.
In Milwaukee, rookie Brandon Jennings scored 17 points and went the extra distance to protect Milwaukee big man Andrew Bogut in a 107-89 win over the Los Angeles Clippers.
Also, it was: Pacers 102, Kings 95; and Rockets 98, Wizards 94.
Nash scored 22 points and made 10 assists, including the pass to Channing Frye's go-ahead three-pointer with 41 seconds remaining to give the Suns a 106-103 lead. Nash then found Grant Hill for a dunk and added two free throws to clinch the win.
"We've had a great run and we're just holding our own,'' Phoenix coach Alvin Gentry told reporters. "We are playing really good basketball as a team.
"We have been closing out games lately."
Rose, last season's Rookie of the Year, scored Chicago's final eight points and finished with 23 and 10 assists. He twice seized the lead for his team in the final three minutes and tied the game 103-103 on two free throws with 59 seconds remaining.
The Bulls (35-39) fell 1-1/2 games behind the Toronto Raptors for the eighth playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.
Guard Kirk Hinrich also injured his ankle when he stepped on a teammate's foot in the second quarter and did not return.
Phoenix guard Jason Richardson had a game-high 27 points while Amare Stoudemire recorded 21 and 11 rebounds, keeping the Suns in the fourth spot in the Western Conference.
The Suns built an 11-point lead after the first quarter only for the Bulls to take momentum and a 60-57 lead at halftime to set up an exciting second half.
Ronald Murray had 23 points and nine rebounds off the bench for Chicago, while Joakim Noah, who has suffered from foot injuries, added 12 points and 10 rebounds.
"It was a tough loss," Noah said. "I thought we played with good energy. It's just tough when late in the game you have chances to win."
In Philadelphia, Kevin Durant had 26 points and 10 rebounds, and Jeff Green added 16 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder cruised to a 111-93 win over the 76ers.
Nenad Krstic added 14 points and Russell Westbrook had 10 points for the Thunder (45-28).
James Harden also had 12 points and Serge Ibaka 10 for Oklahoma City, which is nearing its first playoff appearance since 2004-05 as the Seattle SuperSonics.
Elton Brand scored 22 points, Andre Iguodala added 21 and Jrue Holiday had 11 for the Sixers.
In Milwaukee, rookie Brandon Jennings scored 17 points and went the extra distance to protect Milwaukee big man Andrew Bogut in a 107-89 win over the Los Angeles Clippers.
Also, it was: Pacers 102, Kings 95; and Rockets 98, Wizards 94.
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