Suns 107, Warriors 101

Jason Richardson scored 25 points and Steve Nash matched his season-high with 16 assists to lead the Phoenix Suns to a 107-101 victory over the host Golden State Warriors on Thursday.

Grant Hill added 24 points on 9-of-11 shooting as the Suns evened their record at 9-9.

Monta Ellis scored 38 points for the Warriors (8-11). Golden State has lost nine of its last 11 games.

Phoenix led by 14 points with less than seven minutes to play before Golden State closed the gap with a 10-0 run.

The Warriors got within 95-92 on a 3-pointer by Dorell Wright but Nash hit two free throws to start a 10-5 Phoenix run.

Phoenix made all 13 fourth-quarter free-throw attempts and was 21-of-22 overall.

David Lee had 25 points, eight rebounds and five assists for Golden State. Wright added 10 points and 10 rebounds.

Ellis made 16-of-27 shots and had seven assists.

Nash scored 13 points and Channing Frye had 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Suns.
Final1st2nd3rd4thScore
Golden State WarriorsWarriors20292329101
Phoenix SunsSuns31212332107
Season Series
Golden StateStatsPhoenix
0-4Vs4-0
94.5Points / Game107.8
43.8Field Goal %48.5
30.73 Point %41.1
67.8Free Throw %83.7