Washington Wizards vs Phoenix Suns Match Player Stats On Dec 07, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Dec 7, 2017

PHOENIX -- Bradley Beal continued his offensive surge with 34 points and the Washington Wizards won back-to-back games for the first time in almost a month with a 109-99 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Thursday.

Beal who had a career-high 51 points in a win at the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday and 40 against the Suns earlier this year, is carrying the offensive load with point guard John Wall (knee) out for a seventh straight game.

Forward Markieff Morris added 21 points and the Wizards (14-11) won back-to-back games for the first time since winning four straight from Nov. 9-15. They swept the season series from Phoenix and have beaten the Suns in five of the last six meetings.

Phoenix (9-18) got 23 points from T.J. Warren in their first game without leading scorer Devin Booker (adductor strain), but was in the game all night.

The Suns pulled to within 98-96 on an Alex Len dunk with 5:46 left. But they had four straight possessions with a chance to tie or take the lead but committed four turnovers, three by guard Tyler Ulis.

The Wizards finally capitalized with nine straight points, with a three-point play by Ian Mahinmi with 2:38 left giving them a 107-96 lead.

Rookie Josh Jackson, starting in place of Booker, had six points of his 10 points and three assists in the first eight minutes and fed Marquese Chriss for an alley-oop dunk to give the Suns a 24-12 lead.

But the Wizards ended the quarter on a 14-4 run, with Beal and Morris hitting 3-pointers. Beal's 15-footer with 7.4 seconds pulled the Wizards within 28-26.

Beal scored 11 in the second quarter. The Suns kept pace with nine points by Warren and six from Troy Daniels, who followed a 3-pointer with three free throws to tie the game at 48 with 3:21 left.

Beal had the final four Wizard points of the half to give his team a 57-52 lead.

Tim Frazier gave Washington its biggest lead at 74-65 on a 3-pointer with 4:59 left in the third quarter. But forward Jared Dudley sparked the Suns to a late 7-0 run late and the Wizards took an 85-84 lead to the fourth.

NOTES: Suns G Devin Booker is walking -- although gingerly -- as he begins the 2-to-3-week rehab process from the scary left adductor muscle injury that had him carried off the court in Toronto on Tuesday. "I just locked up. I tried to move my leg back and it wasn't going anywhere. People thought I was doing the 'Mannequin Challenge'," Booker said. "Every day, it's felt better since it happened. I'm in good hands. It's never ideal to miss games, but we have to be cautious and take our time." ... Rookie Josh Jackson stared in place for Booker. Wizards G John Wall missed his seventh game with a sore left knee and coach Scott Brooks said there is still no timetable for his return. ... Brooks on G Bradley Beal, who scored 51 points on 37 shots Tuesday: "That's a lot of shots, but they weren't forced. Most were great looks off great screens or passes."