National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Phoenix 104, Washington 92
When: 6:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 21, 2014
Where: Verizon Center, Washington, District of Columbia
Officials: #40 Leon Wood, #55 Bill Kennedy, #46 Ben Taylor
Attendance: 18207

Suns 104, Wizards 92: Eric Bledsoe scored seven of his 17 points late in the fourth quarter and grabbed nine rebounds as visiting Phoenix snapped Washington's six-game winning streak.

Markieff Morris also had 17 points and Goran Dragic added 16 for the Suns, who have won three straight after dropping their previous six games. Gerald Green tallied 13 points while Marcus Morris had 11 for Phoenix, which shot 51.3 percent from the floor.

Rasual Butler scored 17 points and fellow reserve Kevin Seraphin had 16 for the Wizards, who could not survive 3-of-14 shooting from 3-point range. John Wall collected 14 points, eight assists and five rebounds while Bradley Beal also added 14 points.

Markieff Morris scored five straight points to give the Suns their biggest lead of the first half at 42-34 before the Wizards made six free throws in the last 1:10 of the second quarter to even the score at 50. Markieff Morris sparked a 13-2 surge to put Phoenix on top 63-54 and Dragic drilled back-to-back triples to extend the lead to 13 late in the third quarter.

Wall nailed a jumper to pull the Wizards within 83-77 before Marcus Morris replied with a 3-pointer to push the margin back to nine with 9:22 remaining. Green converted a three-point play to put the Suns in front 93-82 before Washington cut the deficit to six, but Bledsoe scored seven straight points in the final 1:55 to preserve the victory.

GAME NOTEBOOK: The Suns have won 12 of the last 15 meetings with the Wizards. … Phoenix C Alex Len recorded eight points, eight rebounds and four blocks. … Washington finished with more turnovers (13) than assists (11).
Top Game Performances
 
Phoenix   Washington
Eric Bledsoe 17 Scoring Rasual Butler 17
Goran Dragic 4 Assists John Wall 8
Eric Bledsoe 9 Rebounds Bradley Beal 7
Eric Bledsoe 5 Free Throws Made Bradley Beal 5
Eric Bledsoe 1 Steals Bradley Beal 3
Alex Len 4 Blocks Marcin Gortat 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Phoenix 104 51.3 6-17 18-25 13 45 8 3 17
Washington 92 41.0 3-14 21-29 11 42 4 11 13
Upcoming Games
  • Washington will play their next game at home against Chicago. The Wizards have a W/L % of .737 after a win and .714 after a loss.
  • Phoenix will play their next game at home against Dallas. The Suns have a W/L % of .600 after a win and .429 after a loss.