WASHINGTON (AP) — Dillon Brooks scored 26 points and Colin Gillespie scored 25 to help the Phoenix Suns beat the Washington Wizards 115-101 on Monday night for their fourth straight victory.
Devin Booker added 22 points for the Suns, who have won five of their last six games and the first three of a four-game road trip.
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Phoenix hit 17 of 40 three-pointers (42.5 percent) and led the Wizards in offensive rebounding, 20-9, while improving to six games above .500 for the first time this season (19-13).
The victory came without center Mark Williams, who served a one-game suspension for an on-court altercation during Saturday’s 129-114 win over New Orleans.
Rookie Trey Johnson scored a career-high 24 points for Washington, which failed to win three straight games for the first time since February 1-5.
CJ McCollum added 17 points for the rebuilding Wizards, who entered Monday with the NBA’s second-worst record but are 4-4 over their final eight games.
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Johnson topped his previous career-high of 19 points with a 3-pointer to open the third quarter, and Alex Sarr followed with a 1-pointer to cut Washington’s halftime deficit to 7-2.
The Suns responded with a 16-3 run, extending their lead to 77-62. Royce O’Neal and Gillespie hit consecutive three-pointers to complete the game.
Next
Suns: End road trip at Cleveland on Wednesday.
Wizards: Visit Milwaukee on Wednesday.
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