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The Suns have won three straight and six of
their past seven games. The Hawks have lost two straight and
four of their past five.
Devin Booker led Phoenix with 21 points, and Dario Saric came
off the bench to score 20 points, ending an eight-game stretch
in which he was limited to single digits. Deandre Ayton had 13
points, including the go-ahead bucket with 2:06 left, and 14
rebounds.
Atlanta was led by Bogdan Bogdanovic with 22 points and Trae
Young with 19 points and 13 assists. Clint Capela had 16 points
and 16 rebounds.
The Hawks played the second half without forward John Collins,
who had nine points and four rebounds before spraining his left
ankle and leaving with 1:08 left in the first half. Collins
stepped on Capela's foot as he was grabbing a rebound.
The Suns raced out to a 21-11 lead, but the Hawks came back to
tie the game at 27-27 on a 3-pointer from Kevin Huerter late in
the first quarter. That's when Phoenix took control and went on
an 18-2 run, taking a 45-29 lead on a 3-pointer from Saric with
8:30 left in the half. The Suns led 64-52 at halftime.
Despite the absence of Collins and with Young on the bench with
four fouls, the Hawks pecked away at the deficit. They trailed
89-85 after three quarters but tied the game at 103-103 on a
pair of free throws by Young with 3:31 left.
Phoenix continues its three-game homestand on Wednesday against
Chicago. Atlanta plays the seventh game of its eight-game road
trip on Thursday at San Antonio.
--Field Level Media
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