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Tuesday, Dec. 26 10:30pm ET
Phoenix 97, Vancouver 95

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VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Ticker) -- Jason Kidd scored his team's final 12 points, including the go-ahead basket with 12.7 remaining, lifting the Phoenix Suns to a 97-95 victory over the Vancouver Grizzlies.

After Mike Bibby's jumper put Vancouver ahead by six points with 2:11 left, Kidd took over. He hit a 3-pointer and added a basket to cut Phoenix's deficit to 91-90.

Vancouver center Bryant Reeves hit a jumper but Kidd answered with a 21-footer. Bibby made two free throws but fouled out on the other end as Kidd converted a three-point play to tie the game at 95-95 with 44.2 seconds to go.

Kevin Edwards missed a layup on Vancouver's next possession. and Kidd put Phoenix ahead when he followed Shawn Marion's missed layup with a tip-in.

After a timeout, Michael Dickerson drove the lane but was cut off. He dished off to Edwards, whose 3-pointer hit the front of the rim with 1.9 seconds left. With two-tenths of a second, Othella Harrington's attempted scoop shot came after the buzzer.

Kidd scored 15 points in the second half and finished with 28, 10 assists, and six rebounds. Rodney Rogers added 17 points off the bench and Marion and Tony Delk each had 12 for the Suns, who have won consecutive games since a three-game losing streak.

Phoenix evened its road mark at 6-6.

Bibby had 21 points and seven assists and Dickerson contributed 19 points for the Grizzlies, who have lost nine of their last 10 overall and six of seven at home. They continued to struggle against fellow Western Conference teams, dropping their eighth in a row for a 4-15 mark overall.

Vancouver's last win against a conference foe was a 109-106 double-overtime triumph over the Suns on November 29. The Grizzlies have now lost 12 of their last 13 meetings with Phoenix.


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RECAPS
Charlotte 115
Cleveland 110

Detroit 101
Boston 96

Atlanta 81
New Jersey 76

Dallas 114
Seattle 93

Milwaukee 89
Orlando 77

Minnesota 100
Toronto 97

San Antonio 103
Houston 95

Denver 109
LA Clippers 108

Philadelphia 97
Utah 91

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