Suns 125, Raptors 109
Eric Bledsoe set the pace with 20 points and eight assists as Phoenix jumped out early and never looked back against visiting Toronto.
Goran Dragic scored 18 points and Isaiah Thomas had 18 points and five steals off the bench as the Suns picked up their eighth win in the last 10 games. Archie Goodwin and Gerald Green combined for 23 in reserve roles for Phoenix, which shot 53.9 percent from the field.
Jonas Valanciunas had 21 points and 10 rebounds as the Raptors limped to the end of a 2-4 road trip. Kyle Lowry added 19 points and seven assists for Toronto, which dropped the final three games of the trip – the last two by a combined 37 points.
Thomas buried back-to-back 3-pointers to cap a 27-7 run that bridged the first and second quarters and left the Suns with a 36-20 lead. The Raptors whittled the deficit to 60-50 before Bledsoe scored eight points in the final 2:20 of the half to send Phoenix into the break up 70-53.
Bledsoe’s free throws made it a 21-point gap less than two minutes into the third and Dragic nailed a 3-pointer to spread it to 89-64 before the Suns settled for a 22-point leading heading into the fourth. Marcus Morris’ jumper capped a 9-0 burst and pushed the lead to 107-79 with 8:48 left as Phoenix coasted to the finish.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Suns shot 66.7 percent in the first half and scored 25 points off 13 Toronto turnovers before the break. … Phoenix’s 43 second-quarter points marked its most in any period this season. … The Raptors, who have dropped three straight for the first time this season, fell to 10-7 on the road but begin a six-game homestand on Thursday.