NBA ROUNDUP \ Thursday's games

Spurs 96, Timberwolves 82
SAN ANTONIO -- Manu Ginobili scored 22 points, and San Antonio held Kevin Garnett to just one second-half basket.
The Spurs, who trailed by double digits in the first half, made 11 of their 18 shots in the fourth quarter to break open a tie game. Minnesota, which shot 53 percent in the first half, made only three of 14 shots in the period.
Tim Duncan added 19 points and 10 rebounds for San Antonio, and Tony Parker also scored 19 points.
Wally Szczerbiak had 22 for Minnesota, which dropped its fourth straight road game. Garnett scored 15 points on 4-for-16 shooting and had 10 rebounds, while Troy Hudson added 14 points. Michael Olowokandi had 12 rebounds.
Suns 109, Grizzlies 102
PHOENIX -- Amare Stoudemire had 30 points, 11 rebounds and five steals -- and Shawn Marion scored 29 points -- to lead Phoenix to its season-best 10th consecutive victory. The Suns -- winners of nine in a row earlier this season -- improved to 23-3, the NBA's best start since Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls went 41-3 in 1995-96. Steve Nash had 17 points and 14 assists, and sealed the victory with four free throws in the last 23.1 seconds. Mike Miller scored 19 of his 22 points in the first half for Memphis, and Jason Williams had 19 of his 21 in the second. Paul Gasol added 19 points for the Grizzlies.
Associated Press