"Every night we have somebody else step up," said Manning, who scored 10 of his 18 points in the fourth quarter of the Suns' 115-110 victory over New Jersey on Sunday night. "We have a lot of guys who can go out and play and be very versatile. I think we can hold the fort until they can come back."
Barkley, who scored 23 points in his first game of the season Saturday in the Suns' 111-108 win over San Antonion, was back on the bench with a sore abdominal muscle. No matter.
With Manning averaging 20 points, leading the fourth-quarter surge, Phoenix won its third straight game.
Kenny Anderson's layup capped a 31-12 run that put New Jersey in front, 102-101, the Nets' first lead since the opening minute of the second quarter.
That's when Manning took over. He converted a 3-point play and sank two more free throws, all in a 25-second span. That keyed a 7-2 run that gave the Suns a 108-104 lead with 2:51 to play.
Derrick Coleman scored 30 points, while Anderson added 27 points and nine assists for the Nets, which lost for the seventh time in nine road games.
In other games Sunday:
Pistons 106, Warriors 91. Grant Hill and Joe Dumars scored 21 points each as Detroit handed Golden State its fourth straight loss, all on the road.
The Pistons blew a 21-point lead in the third quarter, then outscored the Warriors 32-13 in the fourth period, including a 24-5 streak, to win the game.
Jazz 94, Kings 89. Utah won its fourth straight game -- but its first in five road games -- as Karl Malone scored 25 points and Jeff Hornacek, 19. Malone also grabbed 14 rebounds and sank four free throws in the final 3:34. Mitch Richmond scored 25 points for the Kings.
Trail Blazers 99, Pacers 89. Clyde Drexler snapped out of a game-long shooting slump and scored nine fourth-quarter points, as Portland snapped Indiana's four-game winning streak.
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