Suns 113, Rockets 110
Vince Carter and Hakim Warrick scored 32 points apiece to lead the Phoenix Suns to a 113-110 victory over the visiting Houston Rockets on Tuesday.
Grant Hill added 19 points and Steve Nash had 14 assists for Phoenix (33-29), which is a season-best four games above .500.
Kyle Lowry had 32 points and made seven 3-pointers for Houston (33-33).
The Rockets had a chance to force overtime in the final seconds, but Brad Miller’s 3-point attempt was off the mark.
Warrick hit 14 of 19 shots while recording a career-best point total, and put Phoenix ahead to stay on a jumper with 7:15 left to give the Suns a 91-90 lead. Carter’s 17-footer boosted the lead to 104-98 with 1:59 remaining.
Carter was 13 of 17 from the field with five 3-point baskets.
Patrick Patterson had a career-high 18 points on 9-of-12 shooting for the Rockets, who also received 17 points from Kevin Martin.
Marcin Gortat had 13 points and 16 rebounds for the Suns.
Lowry hit his seventh 3-pointer with 14.3 seconds left to cut Phoenix’s lead to two points. Nash hit 1-of-2 free throws with 13.6 seconds left prior to Miller’s miss.
Houston forward Luis Scola missed the game with a knee injury to end a streak of 311 consecutive games played.