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Roundup: T'wolves end road woes vs. Suns - USA TODAY Mar 13th 2012, 04:48 PHOENIX (AP) – Kevin Love scored 13 of his game-high 30 points in the fourth quarter and the Minnesota Timberwolves outlasted the Phoenix Suns 127-124 on Monday night. By Christian Petersen, Getty Images Derrick Williams scored 19 points off the bench to help the T'wolves snap a two-game slide. By Christian Petersen, Getty Images Derrick Williams scored 19 points off the bench to help the T'wolves snap a two-game slide. Nikola Pekovic scored 24 points and Derrick Williams added 19 to help the Timberwolves snap a nine-game losing streak in Phoenix. Jared Dudley scored a season-high 28 points, Steve Nash had 25 and Channing Frye added 18 for the Suns, who snapped a three-game winning streak. Sebastian Telfair scored six points in seven seconds — converting a four-point play and stealing the ensuing inbounds pass and scoring a layup — to give the Suns a 111-107 lead with 6:38 left. To get the latest sports news from USA TODAY, including game results, columns and features, follow us on Twitter at @USATODAYSports. Luke Ridnour put Minnesota ahead for good, 121-120, with 1:50 to go and the Timberwolves made six straight free throws in the final 37.8 seconds to close out the game. Spurs 112, Wizards 97 SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Tony Parker scored 31 points in his return from a one-game absence to lead San Antonio over Washington. Parker, who missed Friday's loss to the Los Angeles Clippers with a strained right quadriceps, hit 13 of 18 shots and had seven assists. Tiago Splitter scored 17 points, Tim Duncan added 14, and DeJuan Blair had 11 points and 12 rebounds. The Spurs extended their winning streak over the Wizards to 12. Washington has lost nine of its last 11 and fell to 3-15 on the road. JaVale McGee led the Wizards with 21 points and 15 rebounds, and Jordan Crawford added 19 points. Jazz 105, Pistons 90 SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Al Jefferson scored 33 points just 24 hours after his grandmother's death and Utah defeated Detroit. C.J. Miles added 15 points, including three three-pointers in the fourth quarter, to help the Jazz end a two-game skid and snap Detroit's three-game winning streak. Rodney Stuckey scored 29 points for the Pistons, who have not won in Salt Lake City since 2002 —losing their last nine visits here. The win ended a drama-filled day for the Jazz that started with a closed-door meeting between guard Raja Bell and team brass. It came two days after Bell was sent home from a road trip following a verbal clash with coach Tyrone Corbin, but both sides proclaimed the matter closed. Bell started, but had just one point. Bucks 105, Nets 99 NEWARK (AP) — Brandon Jennings has 34 points, seven assists and seven rebounds and Milwaukee posted its third straight win. Drew Gooden added 23 points, eight rebounds and seven assists as the Bucks rallied from an early 12-point deficit to beat New Jersey for the 10th straight time. Beno Udrih added 15 points and seven assists and Mike Dunleavy had 15 points, including a 3-pointer from the corner with 1:30 to go that opened a 10-point lead. Kris Humphries had a career-high 31 points and 18 rebounds for New Jersey, which lost its second straight without point guard Deron Williams. Jordan Farmar added 17 points and seven assist, while Anthony Morrow also scored 17. Bobcats 73, Hornets 71 NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Gerald Henderson scored 15 points, rookie Bismack Biyombo blocked Trevor Ariza's driving dunk attempt in the final seconds, and Charlotte held on for only its sixth victory this season. Kemba Walker added 14 points, including 10 during a decisive 22-5 run the spanned from late in the third quarter to midway through the fourth. Biyombo finished with 12 points and four blocks for Charlotte, which snapped a three-game losing streak but still has the league's worst record at 6-34. Jarrett Jack 15 points and nine assists for New Orleans, which has lost five of six in falling to 10-32. Chris Kaman has 12 points and 16 rebounds, while Marco Belinelli and Ariza each scored 12 points for the Hornets. Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. For more information about reprints & permissions, visit our FAQ's. To report corrections and clarifications, contact Standards Editor Brent Jones. For publication consideration in the newspaper, send comments to letters@usatoday.com. Include name, phone number, city and state for verification. To view our corrections, go to corrections.usatoday.com. USA TODAY is now using Facebook Comments on our stories and blog posts to provide an enhanced user experience. 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