Elliott Perry sent Phoenix ahead with a pair of free throws in overtime, then assisted on A.C. Green's big 3-pointer with 1:02 left as the Suns outlasted the Seattle SuperSonics 122-118 in overtime Friday night.
The Sonics went cold in the extra period, making just one of their first six shots while the Suns went ahead 121-116 lead on Green's shot.Shawn Kemp scored with 56 seconds left, but Kevin Johnson hit a free throw with 10.8 seconds left, and Charles Barkley intercepted a pass under the Phoenix basket to ice the game.
Barkley had 33 points and 12 rebounds, Johnson had 25 points and 14 assists, and Dan Majerle and Wayman Tisdale scored 16 each for the Suns.
Detlef Schrempf scored 31 points and Gary Payton 30 for Seattle, which fell 4 1/2 games behind the Suns in the Pacific Division.
Kemp had 19 points and 13 rebounds.
But Kemp committed four fouls in the fourth quarter while trying to guard Barkley, nullifying the Seattle power forward's effectivness as he tried to avoid his sixth.
It showed with 3:27 left in regulation when Kemp, who also picked up a technical in the fourth, had to give way to Barkley on a big rebound. Barkley got the ball back for a dunk that put Phoenix up 109-107 with 3:19 to go.
Schrempf, who made 11 of his first 16 shots missed his last three.
Although the Suns and Sonics have the best records in the Pacific Division, each had won just five of nine games since the All-Star break.
Boston 103, Milwaukee 91
At Boston, Dino Radja scored 24 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and four other Celtics scored in double figures as Boston broke a three-game losing streak.
76ers 102, Nets 98
At East Rutherford, N.J., Dana Barros had 24 points and his 20-footer with 15.7 seconds left secured the Philadelphia 76ers' victory over the New Jersey Nets.
Bullets 111, Pacers 106
At Landover, Md., Don MacLean scored 11 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter as the Washington Bullets defeated the Indiana Pacers for their third victory in four games.
Hawks 94, Pistons 78
At Atlanta, Stacey Augmon scored 19 points and tied his career best by grabbing 12 rebounds as the Atlanta Hawks beat the Detroit Pistons, who went scoreless for six minutes of the final period.
Timberwolves 108, Rockets 105
At Minneapolis, Tom Gugliotta scored 12 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter as the Minnesota Timberwolves overcame the absence of Isaiah Rider to send the Houston Rockets to their third straight loss.
Spurs 112, Magic 111
At San Antonio, Dennis Rodman's rebound shot with 3.7 seconds left Friday night gave the San Antonio Spurs the win.
Rodman's rebound, his 20th of the game, was off an air-ball 3-point attempt by Doc Rivers as the shot clock was winding down, giving San Antonio its seventh consecutive victory and pulling it within 1 1/2 games of Midwest Division-leading Utah.
Nuggets 100, Heat 98
At Denver, Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf had 22 points and hit 10-footer with less than two seconds left to lift the Nuggets over the Heat.
Hornets 116, Warriors 86
At Oakland, Calif., Alonzo Mourning had his way under the basket, scoring most of his 22 points on dunks and layups, and the Charlotte Hornets overwhelmed the Golden State Warriors 116-86 Friday night.
The Warriors, losers of five straight, collapsed again in the third quarter, when they missed their last 12 field goal attempts to wind up shooting 18 percent from the field in the period.