Parker leads Spurs to hectic win over Suns

SAN ANTONIO: Tony Parker scored 15 of San Antonio’s final 16 points and the Spurs withstood a hectic finish to beat the Phoenix Suns 99-96 on Wednesday night.
Parker scored 20 overall, Danny Green had 19 points, Tim Duncan added 17 points and Boris Diaw 11 points for San Antonio (4-1).
Markieff Morris tied a career high with 23 points and also had 11 rebounds for Phoenix (3-2). Morris’ twin brother, Marcus, added 11 points and Gerald Green and Miles Plumlee each had 15 points.
Plumlee’s reverse layup gave Phoenix a 96-95 lead with 1 minute remaining. The Suns had an opportunity to extend the lead following a miss by Duncan, but Manu Ginobili drew a charge on Danny Green.
Parker followed with a short jumper to give San Antonio the lead for good.
Gerald Green missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have tied the game.
Warriors 106, Timberwolves 93: Blossoming Golden State superstar guard Stephen Curry struggled with his shot, a hurting knee and sore foot, but backcourt mate Klay Thompson carried the Warriors to a victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Thompson, a shooting guard, scored 19 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter on a night when Curry hobbled off with a banged knee early in the third quarter and then left the game for good in the final minutes because of a bone bruise in his left foot.
Kevin Love had 25 points and 16 rebounds for the Wolves, but Thompson’s explosive finish pushed the Warriors’ lead from five late in the third quarter to as many as 18 in the final minutes as Golden State (4-1) pulled away from Minnesota (3-2).
Pacers 97, Bulls 80: Forward Paul George scored 21 points to help the Indiana Pacers beat the Chicago Bulls and remain the NBA’s only undefeated team.
George made just six of 19 shots from the field, but he had six rebounds and played excellent defense against Bulls guard Derrick Rose in the fourth quarter as Rose scored 17 but shot just 1-for-6 in the second half.
Forward David West added 17 points and 13 rebounds and guard Lance Stephenson scored 12 of his 15 points in the fourth quarter for the Pacers (5-0).
Pelicans 99, Grizzlies 84: Anthony Davis tallied 18 points, nine rebounds, three steals and three blocks as New Orleans built a 22-point lead through three quarters and ran away.
Memphis point guard Mike Conley had a game-high 26 points while power forward Zach Randolph left the arena in the first half to be with his fiancée, who was in labor.
Magic 98, Clippers 90: Center Nikola Vucevic had 30 points and 21 rebounds to lead the Orlando Magic to victory over the Los Angeles Clippers.
After the Magic (3-2) let a 19-point lead slip away in the third quarter, late back-to-back baskets by Arron Afflalo and Vucevic gave the Magic a 92-89 lead they never lost.
Forward Blake Griffin led the Clippers with 23 points and 13 rebounds as they had their three-game win streak snapped.
Wizards 116, 76ers 102: Point guard John Wall sank a career-high five 3-pointers and scored 24 points as the hot-shooting Washington Wizards beat the Philadelphia 76ers to earn their first victory of the season.
Center Marcin Gortat added 19 points and 12 rebounds for the Wizards (1-3), who made a season-high 18 3-pointers. Wall also handed out nine assists to help hand the 76ers a second straight loss.
Bucks 109, Cavaliers 104: Guard O.J. Mayo scored a season-best 28 points as the Milwaukee Bucks held off the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Kyrie Irving scored a game-high 29 for Cleveland but could not lead a final-quarter comeback.
Bobcats 92, Raptors 90: Guard Gerald Henderson scored a season-high 23 points and the Charlotte Bobcats beat the Toronto Raptors for their second win in two nights.
The Bobcats built a 16-point lead in the first half but could never put the Raptors away and they wound up needing a key defensive stop in the final 25 seconds to hold on.
Celtics 97, Jazz 87: The Boston Celtics presented new coach Brad Stevens with his first NBA victory, overcoming a slow to start and a shaky fourth quarter to defeat the Utah Jazz in a battle of two of the league’s four winless teams.
The former college coach, making the jump to the pros, lost his first four games but Brandon Bass scored 20 points and Jeff Green had 16 to change the result.
Thunder 107, Mavericks 93: With four players scoring in double figures, the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Dallas Mavericks.
Forward Kevin Durant led the Thunder’s charge with 23 points to go along with 10 assists and two steals. In his second game back, guard Russell Westbrook added 22 points on 10-for-20 shooting.
The Mavericks (3-2) were paced by guard Monta Ellis, who scored 20 points.