For the second consecutive night Nash came to the rescue of a depleted Phoenix Suns, to set the 110-102 victory over Minnesota Timberwolvs dunk key free throws in the final minutes.
Phoenix pulled out a harrowing 99-98 victory on Tuesday in Oklahoma City Thunder before and 24 hours after Nash had to rise with 20 boards and six assists for the team to achieve their eleventh victory in five setbacks.
For the Suns, the giant Shaquille O'Neal contributed 18 and 10 tables and many eaves so many Amare Stoudemire 16.
In Atlanta, Al Horford led five players in double figures with 21 points and nine rebounds and Marvin Williams and Mike Bibby contributed 18 points each for the Hawks 102-96 to overcome some diminished Milwaukee Bucks.
Ronald Murray collaborated with 16 points, including a key triple in the final moments, while the eaves Joe Johnson ended with 15 boards for Atlanta, which has won eight of their nine matches at home.
Milwaukee played without its star Michael Redd (right ankle sprain) and Andrew Bogut (left knee injury).
The Raptors stopped a run of two defeats and beat the Charlotte Bobcats 93-86.
Bosh, third best scorer of the league, now averaging 32 points in their last five juegs, including the last two in which they scored at least 40 cartons in each.
Emeka Okafor added 14 boards and Gerald Wallace led the Bobcats with 23 points.
In Boston, the 'Big Three' Garnet, Pierce and Allen combined 67 points from everyone, but it was Rajon Rondo with his playmaking and 1 of his 22 points in the third quarter, who assured him the victory over the Celtics with Golden State Warriors slate of 119-111.
The 'Flaco' Garnett ended with 21 cartons and 13 rebounds, Pierce with so many other 21, six boards and five assists and Allen with 25 units.
Corey Maggette contributed 32 points and Stephen Jackson 30 for Golden State, which lost its first three games of a tour of five games away from home.
In Auburn Hills, the Detroit Pistons cut a streak of two defeats and with 16 points from its newly acquired reinforcement Allen Iverson and 17 from guard Rip Hamilton, bowed to the New York Knicks 110-96.
In Philadelphia, Rashard Lewis a triple dunk with four seconds to the final, which assured the Orlando Magic 96-94 victory before the Philadelphia 76ers.
After Andre Iguodala dunk pair of free throws to give the Sixers advantage to 94-93 at 14 seconds of farewell, the Magic maneuver the ball up request time off.
After the break, Lewis opened a space in the left corner dunk and three on the brand of Turkish Hedo Turkoglu to change the decoration end of the meeting.
In Cleveland, the Cavaliers were supported in 14 cartons of star LeBron James to overcome 117-82 to Oklahoma City Thunder.
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