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NBA: Phoenix 99, Oklahoma City 98

OKLAHOMA CITY, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Matt Barnes made a 3-pointer with 21 seconds left Tuesday to give the Phoenix Suns a 99-98 win that gave Oklahoma City a 12th straight loss.

Steve Nash had 12 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter while adding 15 assists and eight rebounds. Amare Stoudemire had 22 points for Phoenix.

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Kevin Durant scored 29 points and Chris Wilcox 18 off the bench for Oklahoma City, which started the Scott Brooks era with a loss to the New Orleans Hornets on Saturday.

Brooks was named interim head coach prior to Saturday's game after P.J. Carlesimo was fired earlier in the day following a 1-12 start in the Thunder's inaugural season.

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