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PHOENIX &mdash; Roger Mason sank a 3-pointer from the corner at the buzzer to give the San Antonio Spurs a 91-90 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Thursday.
The Suns had taken the lead on Grant Hill&rsquo;s layup on an out-of-bounds play with 4.3 seconds to go. Tony Parker drove toward the basket for San Antonio and threw to Mason, who was wide open because defender Jason Richardson was late getting there.
Parker scored 27 and Tim Duncan had 25 points and 17 rebounds as the Spurs won their fourth straight. Amare Stoudemire had 25 points and 13 rebounds and Shaquille O&rsquo;Neal had 23 points and 12 boards for the Suns, who led most of the afternoon but never by more than eight in the second half.
Hill added 16 for the Suns, the last two coming on the same play Phoenix used to beat Orlando this season. After a timeout, he inbounded to Stoudemire, than ran to the baseline and toward the basket, where Stoudemire found him for the uncontested layup.
But the Spurs had the last shot. When Parker drove toward the basket, Richardson came in to help on defense. That left Mason, a 48 percent 3-point shooter, alone for the winner, sending San Antonio to its 10th win in its last 12 games.
Magic 88, Hornets 68
ORLANDO, Fla. &mdash; Hedo Turkoglu scored 20 points to lead Orlando in a matchup of division leaders.
David West had 13 points for New Orleans. Chris Paul and Devin Brown each added 12.
Paul, the NBA steals leader (3.7 average), snapped his league-record string of 108 games with at least one.
Dwight Howard had 12 points and 15 rebounds in Southeast-leading Orlando&rsquo;s sixth-straight win. Rashard Lewis added 18 points and Jameer Nelson 14.
The Magic led by as many as 31 points early in the third quarter. The Hornets did not get closer than 19 points the rest of the game.
New Orleans came in off a 13-point home loss to the Lakers on Tuesday. With backup point guard Antonio Daniels still sidelined, Paul has had to play nearly all the minutes, including a 17-point, 10-assist performance in 46 minutes against Los Angeles.
Cavaliers 93, Wizards 89
CLEVELAND &mdash; Down by eight to woeful Washington, the Cavaliers scored 11 straight points in the final 1:33 to preserve their perfect record at home.
Mo Williams scored 24 points, and LeBron James and Delonte West had 18 apiece for the Cavs, who at 15-0 are the NBA&rsquo;s lone unbeaten team at home.
Cleveland trailed 89-82 before storming back with three free throws by James, a 3-pointer by Williams and five more foul shots in the last 26 seconds.
Antawn Jamison scored 28 points, and Mike James had 26 for the Wizards, who dropped their eighth straight and continue to find new ways to lose.

Mason’s 3-pointer Gives Spurs A Win