Basketball: Phoenix 101 Sacramento 90

Shannon Brown and Jared Dudley combined for 44 points Monday and the Phoenix Suns used a big third quarter to speed past Sacramento 101-90. Brown scored 14 of his 22 points in the big frame, during which the Suns outscored the Kings 31-14 and pulled away for their straight triumph following a seven-game skid. Dudley added 20 points while Marcin Gortat chipped in with 14, 13 rebounds and six blocked shots in the Suns' victory. Luis Scola contributed a double-double of 14 points and 10 assists for Phoenix. Jimmer Fredette came off the bench for 22 points while DeMarcus added nine and 10 rebounds for Sacramento.