NBA ROUNDUP \ Sunday’s other games
Suns 105, Spurs 86
PHOENIX — Boris Diaw had 20 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists in one of the best playoff performances of his career as Phoenix stayed alive. Raja Bell scored 21 of his 27 points in a dominant first half to help Phoenix bring a one-sided end to the defending NBA champions’ nine-game playoff winning streak. The Suns were 11-0 in the regular season when Bell scored at least 20. Phoenix still trails the first-round series 3-1, with Game 5 Tuesday night in San Antonio. No NBA team has come back from 0-3 to win a series. Steve Nash and Leandro Barbosa scored 15 apiece for the Suns. Shaquille O’Neal had 14 points and 12 rebounds. Tony Parker, who scored a career-high 41 in Game 3 and was averaging 33 in the series, led San Antonio with 18 points and Manu Ginobili scored 10.
Pistons 93, 76ers 84
PHILADELPHIA — Tayshaun Prince scored 23 points and made all but one shot from the field, and Detroit dominated the second half, tying their best-of-seven Eastern Conference playoff series at 2-2.
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