WASHINGTON (AP) — Channing Frye scored 25 points and led a third-quarter 3-pointer run Friday night and the Phoenix Suns won their season-high fifth straight, beating the Washington Wizards 109-91 to move within a game of .500.
Frye made four of the Suns’ six 3-pointers in a third quarter in which Phoenix outscored Washington 31-18. Steve Nash had six of his 14 assists in the period and also finished with 17 points and five turnovers, the wily veteran holding his own against up-and-comer John Wall.
The Suns (20-21) improved to 3-0 on their five-game road trip and moved within a game of break-even for the first time since Dec. 20, when they were 13-14. Grant Hill, cooling down a bit after scoring 20-plus in each of his previous three games, scored 12 points. Marcin Gortat added 13 points and 14 rebounds.
