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Grant Hill scored 22 points and the Suns snapped the Spurs' 13-game home winning streak, 100-95, on Monday night despite a season-high 36 points and 17 rebounds by Duncan.

 "Timmy got going, he's the best," Hill said of the two-time league MVP. "We weathered their offensive surges and played good defence. They're a great team, and we were just able to prevail at the end."

   Brazilian speedster Leandro Barbosa had 18 points and Amare Stoudemire added 17 for the Suns (18-7) who posted their first regular-season victory at San Antonio since March 2003.

 "I thought it was a good win for us," said Suns All-Star guard Steve Nash, who finished with 10 points and 10 assists. "Tonight the effort was there, and somehow we found a way to win over those guys."

   Argentine Manu Ginobili scored 18 points and Michael Finley added 15 for the Spurs (18-6) who were without Frenchman Tony Parker (jammed left ankle) for the third consecutive game.

 "Tim did everything he could to make us win this game," Ginobili said. "It was frustrating for us not to help him get the win."

   The Spurs had won 19 consecutive contests at AT&T Centre, including 13 in a row to start the season. But the Suns got a small measure of revenge to end the defending champion's streak.

 The two Western Conference heavyweights were meeting for the first time since the Spurs eliminated the Suns in a chippy six-game semifinal series as Stoudemire and Raja Bell were each hit with one-game suspensions for leaving the bench after Nash was hip-checked off the court by Robert Horry.

 In another tightly-contested game, neither team was able to take more than a two-point lead in the final 10 minutes until the Suns made the stops.

 The Spurs led 95-94 on Ginobili's lay-up with 28 seconds remaining, but it was to be their last.

 Nash missed a three-point try, but Stoudemire grabbed the rebound and made the go-ahead free throws, after drawing a foul with 17 seconds to go.

 San Antonio's Bruce Bowen missed a wide-open three-point try from the left corner that would have levelled the game. Hill grabbed the rebound and sank both free throws after drawing a foul with 10 ticks remaining for a 98-95 advantage.

 Following a timeout, Ginobili took the inbounds pass with seven seconds left. But Diaw stole the ball and drew a clear path foul. The Frenchman sank one of two free throws and Nash split a pair to seal the win.

 "They were down by three, so I tried to stay pretty close to him, so he couldn't get a three-point try up," Diaw said. "He tried to cross-over, but I was too close and the ball ended up in my hands."

   Elsewhere:    Dallas Mavericks 111, Orlando Magic 108    Reigning league MVP Dirk Nowitzki scored 11 of his 31 points in the final quarter and the Mavericks held off the visiting Magic for their fifth win in the last six games.

 The Magic had a last shot at sending the game into overtime but Keyon Dooling missed a three-point try as time expired.

 Turkey's Hedo Turkoglu scored 26 points while Dwight Howard had 22 and 13 rebounds for Orlando (17-9), which has dropped 10 straight in Dallas.

 Cleveland Cavaliers 104, Milwaukee Bucks 99 (2 OT)    LeBron James scored 31 points, and Zydrunas Ilgauskas had 24, including the first six of the second overtime as the Cavaliers won for just the second time in the last 11 outings.

 Michael Redd led visiting Milwaukee (10-14) with 22 points.

 Miami Heat 91, Minnesota Timberwolves 87    Dwyane Wade scored 14 of his 30 points in the final quarter and the Heat (7-17) beat the visiting T-Wolves, in a match-up between the teams with the two worst records.

 Al Jefferson led Minnesota (3-20) with 22 points and 20 rebounds.

 Indiana Pacers 119, New York Knicks 92    Mike Dunleavy scored 22 of his career-high 36 points in the third quarter, helping the visiting Pacers pull away from the struggling Knicks.

 Zach Randolph scored 26 points for New York (7-17) which was outscored 66-46 in the second half.

 Atlanta Hawks 116, Utah Jazz 111    Joe Johnson scored 26 points, Anthony Johnson had 17 points and 14 assists, and the Hawks snapped a five-year losing streak to the Jazz.

 Carlos Boozer scored a season-high 39 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for Utah (14-12) which had beaten Atlanta nine straight times since October 31, 2002.

 Golden State Warriors 125, Memphis Grizzlies 117    Stephen Jackson collected 28 points and 12 rebounds, helping the Warriors snap a three-game road slide.

 Rudy Gay topped Memphis (7-17) with a career-high tying 32 points.

 Portland Trail Blazers 88, New Orleans Hornets 76    Brandon Roy had 24 points and eight assists, as the surging Trail Blazers rolled to their season-high eighth consecutive victory.

 David West led the visiting Hornets (15-10) with 21 points while Tyson Chandler had 16 points and 19 rebounds.

By Paul Levine, dpa