Marion shines for Suns

Cleveland's LeBron James, who had 36 points, had tied the score at 108-108 with 22 seconds to go but Marion took a pass from Boris Diaw and scored the game-winner with his only field goal of the game.

Cleveland had a chance to snatch the win but Damon Jones missed a three-pointer as time expired.

Raja Bell led the Suns with 27 points and Steve Nash contributed 26 points and nine assists.

Nash went nine for 11 for the game and scored 21 points off seven three-pointers as the Suns hit a season's best 17 shots from behind the arc. Amare Stoudemire added 22 points.

Larry Hughes added 25 points and Zydrunas Ilgauskas had 21 points and 10 rebounds for the Cavaliers.

James scored 24 points in the first half, with 17 of them in the first quarter, as the Cavaliers raced to a 69-56 advantage at intermission.

Phoenix outscored Cleveland 21-7 in the opening minutes of the third and pulled ahead 77-76 on Bell's three-pointer with 6:13 to play in the quarter.

But Cleveland had a 90-87 lead at quarter's end thanks to James' jumper and two free throws by Hughes.

The margin went to six on a James jumper with 8:47 to play but the Cleveland All-Star scored only four points the remainder of the game as the Suns came charging back behind Nash and Stoudemire.

The Detroit Pistons scored 39 points in the first quarter and breezed to a 101-93 home win over the Orlando Magic in a matchup of division leaders.

Richard Hamilton finished with 32 points and Rasheed Wallace contributed 15, getting 13 in the first quarter.

The Boston Celtics struggled to a 87-86 home win over the lowly Minnesota Timberwolves.

Kevin Garnett finished with 10 points and 16 rebounds but left the game with four minutes remaining because of an abdominal strain.

Chris Bosh scored 32 points and the Toronto Raptors used a 19-0 run in the third quarter to crush the Milwaukee Bucks 106-75 for their fifth consecutive home win.

The Washington Wizards held the Memphis Grizzlies to nine points in the first quarter and roared to a 104-93 home win behind Antawn Jamison's 24 points and 12 rebounds.

Zach Randolph's 16 points and 15 rebounds sparked the New York Knicks to an 89-81 victory over the visiting Philadelphia 76ers.

Peja Stojakovic scored 26 points and Chris Paul handed out 14 assists in the New Orleans Hornets' 111-92 win over the Los Angeles Clippers.