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SAN ANTONIO - The San Antonio Spurs have learned to play with poised desperation when Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili are all sitting out. Walt Weiss Jersey .The Phoenix Suns are still learning to keep their poise, period.Danny Green had 20 points and San Antonio fought through the second half without their Big Three, rallying to beat the Suns 100-95 on Friday night.The seventh-place Spurs moved a game ahead of the eighth-place Suns in the Western Conference.The Spurs scored a season-high 41 points in the final quarter after blowing a 14-point lead.Its tough after playing so well in the first half, Duncan said. And then we give it up in that third quarter and you get the feeling, Here we go again. Weve had some really tough ones, some really close ones, where one or two possessions changes the entire game. Good to grab this one tonight and trying to get our ship back on the right path.The loss was as much about the Suns collapse as the Spurs rally.Phoenix, which entered the game shooting 37 per cent on 3-pointers, was 7 for 26 from long range.Coupled with a pair of late technical fouls, the loss aggravated Suns coach Jeff Hornacek.You saw the times that we drove it in there, you get a shorter shot or you get fouled, Hornaceck said. But they want to live by the jumper or die by the jumper, I guess. These guys think they can make every shot, but if you dont, you lose.While the Suns were struggling, the Spurs took flight in the fourth quarter thanks to Parkers backups.Patty Mills had 15 points, including two 3-pointers in the final 2 minutes, and Cory Joseph scored nine of his 11 points in the fourth quarter to help San Antonio snap Phoenixs four-game winning streak.P.J. Tucker and Eric Bledsoe had 19 points each and Goran Dragic added 17 points for the Suns. They have lost five straight in San Antonio.Duncan had 12 points and seven rebounds, but played less than a minute in the fourth quarter as Spurs coach Gregg Popovich chose to rest Duncan and Tony Parker. Parker left at the 4:24 mark of the third quarter with seven points in 21 minutes. Manu Ginobili sat out the second half because of back spasms.Parker and Duncan sat on the bench and watched uncomfortably as San Antonio appeared headed for another tough loss at home.Three days after blowing an 18-point lead to Detroit, the Spurs were again in danger of falling after gaining a sizable advantage.Definitely a good win for us, Joseph said. To pull it through at the end was big for us. We executed, we played good defence, and it got us over the hump.After Tiago Splitter scored the opening basket of the second half, Phoenix went on a 12-0 run for its first lead and a 55-51 advantage. The Spurs had two turnovers and missed five shots during the drought. Following San Antonios 13th turnover, Gerald Green slammed home an alley-oop pass from Isaiah Thomas for a 69-59 lead with 2 minutes left in the third quarter.But Tucker and Markieff Morris picked up consecutive technical fouls after arguing with officials with 1:57 left and the Spurs leading 85-82.It wasnt the reason we lost the game, Tucker said. Definitely wasnt the reason we lost the game. It was a bad technical and I apologize for the technical ... but the tech didnt lose the game.Mills sank both free throws and later added the two 3-pointers to keep San Antonio from another heartbreaking loss.In the fourth quarter, when the game is close, we cannot allow us to get two technicals and put in two points. Tough game for us.It was Tuckers fifth technical of the season and Morris ninth, which is tied for the most in the league with Oklahoma Citys Russell Westbrook.Were tired, Hornacek said. The coaches have talked about that all year were just going to take them out when they get technical fouls.TIP-INSSuns: Phoenix acquired forward Brandan Wright from Boston on Friday. Wright was traded to the Celtics by the Dallas Mavericks on Nov. 18 as part of the deal that brought Rajon Rondo to the Mavericks. ... C Alex Len was averaging 2.8 blocks in his previous 13 games since being inserted into the starting lineup on Dec. 15. ... The Suns are averaging 113.4 points in their previous 12 games. ... Phoenix has five players averaging at least 14 points. ... Phoenixs last victory in San Antonio was Jan. 11, 2009.Spurs: Ginobili left with 6:45 remaining in the first half. Ginobili, who did not return to the bench, had four points and three assists in 10:19. ... Mills landed in the third row on a failed attempt to save a long rebound midway through the second quarter. Mills leapt, clearing the heads of fans in the first two rows before landing in the lap of a male spectator. ... Duncan tied former Mavericks and Lakers forward Sam Perkins for 17th in career games played at 1,286. He will tie former Spurs antagonist Derek Fisher for 16th in his next outing.UP NEXTSuns: At Memphis on Sunday night.Spurs: At Minnesota on Saturday night. Stephen Piscotty Jersey . The team reported the signing on its website Thursday, but said Friday the deal was off in "a mutual parting of the ways that had to do with the language of the contract. Dennis Eckersley Jersey . The team announced the moves before Sundays game against Houston. Shaw was 1-4 with a 4.26 ERA in 43 games for the Diamondbacks. Bergesen was claimed off waivers from Baltimore on Friday. http://www.athleticsrookiestore.com/Customized/ . "This is my city," the Toronto native said upon his arrival Wednesday night. And the 35-year-old former league MVP says he is hoping to making 2014 a memorable year.Salt Lake City, UT (SportsNetwork.com) - Kyle Lowry scored a career-high 39 points to lead Toronto to a 123-104 win over Utah on Wednesday. Lowry was 13-of-22 from the field and hit four shots from beyond the arc. Toronto as a team shot 57 percent from the field and made 12-of-21 3-point attempts. Lou Williams and Greivis Vasquez each scored 17 for Toronto, which went 2-1 on a three-game road trip. Derrick Favors and Enes Kanter led Utah with 19 points each. Kanter also pulled in a game-high nine rebounds. Gordon Hayward chipped in 16 points for the Jazz, who have lost seven games in a row. The Raptors shot better than 50.0 percent in the first three quarters of the game, but by the time Utah held them below that in the fourth, it was too late to matter. Lowry finished strong with 15 of Torontos 26 points in the final period. In addition to its hot shooting from the field, Toronto made 21-of-24 free throws, led by Lowry hitting all nine of his attempts. With less than a minute left, he sunk three from the charity stripe after being fouled attempting a 3- pointer. Obviously, Lowry was very, very difficult to guard, said Jazz coach Quin Snyder. Most of the first quarter was played in a tight window where neither team led by more than five until the final 30 seconds when a flagrant foul on Rudy Gobert sent the Raptors on a 5-0 run to end the quarter with a 31-24 lead. Tyler Hansbrough knocked down both free throws, and Williams sunk a 3-pointer with six seconds left. Trevor Booker opened the second with a jumper to cut Utahs deficit to five, but thats when Toronto embarked on a 19-6 run to expand its lead to a first half-high 18 points. Matt Joyce Jersey. . Vasquez hit a pair of triples and added a layup for eight points during the run. Utah was hot in the second quarter with a 55.0 field goal percentage, but it could not get stops. Toronto was even better, shooting 72.7 percent from the field and making 6-of-7 from beyond the arc. Lowry led the Raptors with 11 second quarter points to stake Toronto to a 69-53 lead at the half. The Raptors shot 69.2 percent from long range before the break. Im just going out there and doing my job. I know I need to score a little bit more and be a little more aggressive. I can do it with DeMar (DeRozan). But as a point guard, I like to get my teammates involved. Right now I need to be a little more assertive. The Jazz shot well again in the third quarter at 52 percent, but the Raptors again shot 50 percent themselves. Utah outscored Toronto 29-28, but it could never quite get back in the game despite cutting the deficit to nine several times. Game Notes Utahs Alec Burks missed the game after sustaining a shoulder injury in Mondays loss to Denver ... Toronto has won four straight games against Utah ... Favors returned to Utahs lineup after missing one game with the flu ... Toronto has now won 38 straight games when leading after three quarters ... Lowrys 39 points gave him 20 or more in four straight games. Cheap Red Sox Jerseys Cheap Orioles Jerseys Cheap Mets Jerseys Cheap Phillies Jerseys Cheap Nationals Jerseys Cheap Cubs Jerseys Cheap Reds Jerseys Cheap Brewers Jerseys Cheap Pirates Jerseys Cheap Cardinals Jerseys Cheap Diamondbacks Jerseys Cheap Rockies Jerseys Cheap Dodgers Jerseys Cheap Padres Jerseys Cheap Giants Jerseys ' ' '