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Devin Booker shook off a subpar shooting night, scoring 11 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter, and the Phoenix Suns overcame a 16-point deficit to beat the Washington Wizards 112-108 on Sunday night.<\/p>\n

Booker missed six of seven 3-point attempts in the first three quarters, then connected on a pair as the Suns came back from an eight-point deficit to start the final period. \u201cI get frustrated because I want to make every shot I take. But you just got to keep playing,\u201d Booker said. \u201cI\u2019ve been doing this a long time.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThat communication has to be there, and you want to take away the layups and force teams to make contested mid-range shots. There\u2019s firepower all around the league and once the team gets the early lead and gets confidence you never know what can happen.\u201d<\/p>\n

Booker also had eight assists. \u201cHe had a tough first three quarters, but it was time for him to take over,\u201d Suns coach Frank Vogel said. \u201cIt\u2019s when he is at his best.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kevin Durant led the Suns with 28 points, including a dunk on a three-point play in the final minute. Jusuf Nurkic had 17 rebounds. Drew Eubanks scored 12 points, while Jordan Goodwin grabbed eight rebounds and had six assists off the bench.<\/p>\n

The Suns have blown several fourth-quarter leads this season but came back this time to outscore Washington 31-19 in the fourth to snap a two-game losing streak and stay above .500 at 14-12. \u201cTonight was a step in the right direction,\u201d Durant said. \u201cWe want to build off of it and continue getting better.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Suns were 7 of 31 from 3-point range and committed 17 turnovers. \u201cThat could be deflating to anybody,\u201d Durant said of the first-half struggles, which saw Phoenix trail by 16 at one point. \u201cWe missed 3s in the first half, but I felt like all of them were open shots,\u201d he said. \u201cWe made more shots in the second half, and that just made everything look better.\u201d<\/p>\n

Daniel Gafford had 26 points and 17 rebounds for the Wizards, who dropped to 4-21 in a failed bid to win consecutive games for the first time this season. Washington beat Indiana on Friday night after losing 15 of its previous 16 games.<\/p>\n

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\u201cHe was unbelievable,\u201d Wizards coach Wes Unseld Jr. said about Gafford. \u201cHe takes a beating some nights, and he just keeps going. Always quarterbacking the defense and protecting the rim. He made play after play to keep us in it.\u201d Tyus Jones had 22 points for Washington, and Kyle Kuzma added 17 before fouling out.<\/p>\n

Former Wizard Bradley Beal sat out for the Suns after spraining his right ankle Friday night against New York. He had just returned in the Suns\u2019 previous game after missing 12 games because of a back injury. Suns coach Frank Vogel said before the game there should be an update Monday on Beal\u2019s status.<\/p>\n

With Beal out, Nassir Little made his first start of the season. Eric Gordon returned to score 13 points after missing the last two games because of a right leg contusion.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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