WASHINGTON — The Phoenix Suns defeated the Washington Wizards 115-101 to extend their win streak to four and improve their record 19-13 for the season. It was a balanced effort for the Suns, while Dillon Brooks led them in scoring, five players scored in double-digits tonight as the team pulled away from the scrappy Washington team in the third quarter. Brooks, Colin Gillespie and Devin Booker all had at least 20.
Phoenix remains undefeated on their road trip with one game left on it. After a slow
start to the month, the Suns have won five of their last six and are on their longest winning streak since mid-November when they won five straight games.
The team has taken advantage of their easiest opponents this season. For teams currently not in the playoff or the play-in, Phoenix is now 12-2 and haven’t lost to this type of opponent since October.
Washington cut the lead down to double digits for a large part of the fourth, but thanks to strong defense and Dillon Brooks; shooting, Phoenix held on.
Game Flow
First Half
The two teams exchanged buckets for the first half of the first quarter. Neither team was able to create any sort of lead. The first lead of more than one possession came with 5:58 left in the first.
With the Suns injuries and suspensions, Rasheer Fleming and Nick Richards entered the game in the first quarter which is when the Wizards started to get it going. Washington went on an 8-0 run to take the largest lead of the game, but thanks to Collin Gillespie and Jamaree Bouya, Phoenix weathered the storm.
At the end of the first quarter, the Suns trailed Washington 23-22. The two teams shot a combined 17/51 from the field.
The start of the second was more back and forth from both teams. Collin Gillespie multi-level scoring matched Wizards rookie Tre Johnson’s hot shooting.
As the Suns were starting to retake the lead, after a strong layup inside, Dillon Brooks picked his 11th technical foul. Brooks is now 5 techs away from from getting a one-game suspension.
At the end of the second Phoenix started to build a but of a lead. Thanks to some triples from Jordan Goodwin and Royce O’Neale.
Second Half
The Wizards young core really showed themselves at the beginning of the second. Tre Johnson hit a deep three and Alex Sarr was running the offense, but the Suns started to build a lead thanks to Collin Gillespie and Royce O’Neale’s shooting. Phoenix built a 15-point lead with 5:31 left in the third.
The team had a balanced scoring effort, and it was reflected in the box score: four of five starters scored in double figures by the end of the third and Jordan Goodwin had double figures off the bench. Phoenix kept their lead around 8-12 points throughout the rest of the third, leading to a 87-79 lead heading into the fourth.
After the Suns went up 13, Washington stormed back to go on a 7-0 run leading to a Jordan Ott timeout. After the timeout, the Suns took control of the game and eventually got their lead back to double digits to help them close out the game with ease.
Up Next
Phoenix will head to Cleveland to face the Cavaliers for their final game of 2025 and the last game of their four-game road trip.
