Bradley Beal scored a season-high 43 points, and the Phoenix Suns routed the Washington Wizards 140-112.
The Suns led by as many as 32 and never trailed, pulling away with a 28-13 run in the first quarter.
Beal and Jusuf Nurkić set each other up for 7 baskets and 15 points.
For the Wizards, Deni Avdija scored 24 points (14 in the paint) on 10 for 13 shooting, and Corey Kispert went 0 for 7 from 3. Eugene Omoruyi had 16 points (11 in the fourth quarter), a career-high 10 rebounds and 3 steals off the bench. Daniel Gafford scored 15 points.
The Suns shot 61.4% from the field and 44.0% from 3 to the Wizards’ 49.0% and 21.9%. The Wizards turned it over 18 times, about 4 more than usual for this many possessions. The Wizards’ starters were outscored 46-30 in 13 minutes together.