New Orleans Hornets' guard Chris Paul (left) shoots over Dallas Mavericks' guard Jason Kidd in Game Two of the NBA play-off series on Tuesday night. The Hornets won 127-103 to take a 2-0 lead in the series. - AP

SAN ANTONIO (AP):

TONY PARKER scored 32 points to lead the San Antonio Spurs to a 102-96 victory over Phoenix in Game Two on Tuesday night after the Suns gave away another double-digit, first-half lead.

This time, the Spurs didn't need two overtimes and a few amazing shots to put away the Suns. The Spurs were down by as many as 14 in the first half before outscoring Phoenix 27-11 in the third quarter.

Fourth-quarter surge

The Spurs still had to withstand a fourth-quarter surge that got the Suns within five points with 14 seconds to play. But, the defending champions now head to Arizona for tomorrow night's Game 3 with a 2-0 lead and home-court advantage intact.

In New Orleans, Chris Paul had 32 points and a franchise play-off-record 17 assists, leading New Orleans to a 2-0 lead over Dallas 127-103 in their first-round series.

David West scored 27 points and Peja Stojakovic 22 for New Orleans, which took a double-digit lead in the second quarter, led by as much as 25 in the third and never looked back.

In Orlando, Florida, Dwight Howard had 29 points and 20 rebounds, his second straight 20-20 game, and Orlando took a 2-0 lead over Toronto in their first-round play-off series with a 104-103 victory.

Chris Bosh had 29 points and 10 rebounds for Toronto, but missed a 19-footer with 1.9 seconds left that could have won the game.