Phoenix Suns beat Dallas Mavericks 115-107
(AP)
Updated: 2006-03-06 08:57

Barbosa, Tim Thomas and Eddie House came off the bench to outscore Dallas' reserves 16-2 in the fourth quarter, helping the Suns rally from a 13-point third-quarter deficit.

"Our energy was great in the fourth quarter," Nash said. "The second unit ... came in and gave us a big lift. We had greater activity, primarily defensively. We made a lot of plays and played a lot stickier, scrapped a little more."

Dallas was without Josh Howard (hamstring), Keith Van Horn (sprained knee) and Devin Harris (thigh). Van Horn will be out for at least two weeks while Howard and Harris are listed as day-to-day.

Mavericks coach Avery Johnson had to go deeper into his bench, starting Daniels and giving seldom-used Darrell Armstrong 11 minutes.

"Guys get hurt and other guys have got to pull their weight and pick up the slack," Dallas' Adrian Griffin said. "We don't make excuses. Obviously we are better when everyone is healthy."

Phoenix remains without injured inside players Amare Stoudemire (knee), Kurt Thomas (foot stress fracture) and Brian Grant (knee).

Dallas closed the first half with a 13-4 run for a 62-51 lead at the break.

The Mavericks held a 42-20 edge in points in the paint in the first half, but the Suns had a 28-26 inside scoring advantage in the second half. Dallas finished with a season-high 68 points in the paint.