Suns end five-year slump vs Warriors

Devin Booker scored 13 straight Phoenix points during a decisive fourth-quarter stretch and finished with 37, and the Suns snapped the NBA’s longest active losing streak to one opponent at 18 games by beating the Golden State Warriors 115-111 on Sunday night in Oakland.

The Suns beat Golden State for the first time since a 10795 victory on Nov. 9, 2014, and earned their first road win in 20 tries against the Western Conference this season.

Klay Thompson’s two free throws with 1:04 to go made it 111-108. Andre Iguodala secured a rebound after two missed Suns shots but Stephen Curry missed on a 3 with 23 seconds left. Booker then converted two free throws.

Golden State star Kevin Durant had 25 points before leaving with a bruised right ankle midway through the fourth on a night his teammates struggled from near and far. The cold-shooting Warriors couldn’t overcome Booker’s late onslaught in losing to lowly Phoenix.

76ERS 106, PACERS 89

In Philadelphia, Joel Embiid had 33 points and 12 rebounds in his first game in nearly a month, leading Philadelphia to the victory.

Embiid returned to the lineup after being sidelined by a sore left knee. The Sixers went 4-4 without the All-Star center.

With Embiid back, the Sixers (42-25) moved into a tie with Indiana for third in the East, and they hold the tiebreaker over the Pacers by virtue of their 3-1 record in the season series.

The Pacers missed 17 of 20 shots in the third quarter and scored only 11 points while falling behind 72-70 after holding a 14-point lead.

Bojan Bogdanovic led the Pacers with 18 points.

ROCKETS 94, MAVERICKS 93 In Dallas, Eric Gordon scored 26 points and Chris Paul blocked Jalen Brunson’s jumper in the final seconds, sending Houston to its eighth straight win.

James Harden shook off foul trouble to score 20 points for the Rockets. Clint Capela added 17 points and 12 rebounds.

Dallas lost for the 10th time in 11 games.

Luka Doncic had 19 points and a career-high 15 rebounds for the Mavericks, and fellow rookie Brunson finished with 18 points. /

AP FOTO UPSET. Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker attempts a shot against the outstretched hand of Golden State Warriors guard Kloay Thompson in the Suns’ 115-111 upset victory over the defending champions Warriors.