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"It's been a long year so to finish it off with a couple of victories was good," the Suns' Steve Nash said. "I think it was important for us too for our psyche. It's a good feeling amidst a lot of disappointment."
Nash, with one year left on his contract with Phoenix, said he has no desire to play elsewhere.
"This is my team," he said.
The Suns shot out to a 17-point lead in the first quarter Wednesday night and the Spurs never could catch them.
After shooting 65 percent in the first 12 minutes (17 of 26), the Suns made 20 percent (5 of 25) in the second to lead 61-53 at the break.
San Antonio cut it to 66-63 on Parker's short jumper three minutes into the second half, but an 11-1 Phoenix run made it 77-64 when Dudley made a pair of free throws with 5:01 to play in the period.
Down 85-74 after three, the Spurs came back to make it a free throw shootout down the stretch. Aaron Brooks sank two from the line to put Phoenix ahead 106-103 with 3.9 seconds to go. Gary Neal threw up an airball from the corner for San Antonio just before the buzzer.
NOTES: Hill became the seventh player in NBA history to average at least 13 points at age 38 or older. ... Ginobili missed two games this season, only one because of injury: March 28 against Portland because of a bruised left quad. ... Nash led the NBA in assists for the fifth time, joining John Stockton and Jason Kidd as the only players to do so. ... San Antonio had the best record in the West for the sixth time in franchise history -- five of them with Duncan. ... The Suns won 40 games for the seventh straight season.
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