NBA ROUNDUP : Suns Hold Off the Pistons
Charles Barkley and Kevin Johnson each scored 24 points Monday night as the Phoenix Suns defeated the Detroit Pistons, 121-119, handing the Pistons their sixth consecutive loss.
The Pistons nearly overcame a 16-point Phoenix lead in the final seven minutes, but Terry Mills missed a three-point attempt at the buzzer.
The Pistons are 0-10 in games in which Dennis Rodman did not play. He missed Monday’s game because of a strained calf muscle.
Joe Dumars scored a game-high 36 points for the Pistons.
Atlanta 117, Sacramento 106--Dominique Wilkins scored 38 points and Kevin Willis had 30 points and 17 rebounds to lead the Hawks at Atlanta.
Wilkins, scoring at least 30 points for the fourth time in five games, made a fall-away jump shot with 4:07 to play in the third quarter to give Atlanta a 73-72 lead it never relinquished.
Denver 102, Minnesota 97--The Nuggets took charge with a 14-5 run late in the third quarter at Denver and held off a Timberwolves’ rally to hand Minnesota its fourth consecutive loss.
Chris Jackson scored 24 points for the Nuggets, who have a season-best three game winning streak.
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