Roanoke Times
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DATE: WEDNESDAY, February 13, 1991 TAG: 9102130244
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: C1 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: Associated Press
DATELINE: PHOENIX LENGTH: Short
Tuesday night, Phoenix ended the Los Angeles Lakers' 16-game winning streak, beating them 99-95 as Kevin Johnson scored 10 of his 35 points in the final 8:13 and Tom Chambers hit a decisive hook shot with 28 seconds left.
The Suns previously stopped Portland's 11-game winning streak on Nov. 27 and Detroit's 11-game streak Feb. 3. Both of those victories came on the road.
"It was a playoff-level game. A big-time win," Suns coach Cotton Fitzsimmons said.
Jeff Hornacek added 23 points for Phoenix while Chambers finished with 18.
The win was the first in the past three seasons for the Suns in which they scored less than 100 points, breaking an 0-21 dry spell.
Sam Perkins led Los Angeles with 26 points. James Worthy had 21, and Magic Johnson 14 points and 15 assists.
Los Angeles' 16-game streak was tied for the sixth-longest in league history.
"We just have to start another one now," said Johnson.
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