National Basketball Association
Atlanta 113, Phoenix 112
When: 3:30 PM ET, Sunday, March 4, 2018
Where: State Farm Arena, Atlanta, Georgia
Officials: #62 JB DeRosa, #18 Matt Boland, #55 Bill Kennedy
Attendance: 15166
Taurean Prince scored 22 points, including a go-ahead 3-pointer with 8.6 seconds to play, to help Atlanta nip visiting Phoenix 113-112 in a Sunday matinee at Philips Arena.

TJ Warren scored a game-high 35 points and gave the Suns a 112-110 lead with a layup with 20.8 seconds to play.

Prince got to the left wing on the Hawks' ensuing possession and hit a tough, lean-in 3-pointer for the win. It was Prince's sixth 3-pointer of the day, a career-high.

Devin Booker scored 20 points for the Suns, but missed a contested baseline jumper as time expired.

Dennis Schroder added 21 points, six rebounds and six assists for the Hawks.

Booker gave Phoenix an 87-86 lead with a layup off a full-court pass from Shaquille Harrison as time expired on the third quarter.

Booker was coming off four straight games with 30 or more points but deferred to Warren in the early going against the Hawks. Booker had only four points in the first half. Warren had 21 points, 17 in the second quarter, helping the Suns battle back from a first-quarter deficit and tie the score at 56 at halftime.

Both teams are playing out the final six weeks of the regular season with their eyes on the future. The Suns, with Booker, Warren and Josh Jackson, appear to be several steps ahead of the Hawks in the rebuilding process. Atlanta, however, does have up to three first-round draft picks this summer.

The Hawks led 108-107 with 2:14 to play when the two teams got into a kerfuffle that resulted in the ejections of Atlanta guard Isaiah Taylor and Phoenix guard Elfrid Payton, and technical fouls on Prince and Jackson.

Phoenix continues its four-game road trip at Miami on Monday. The Suns will play at Oklahoma City and Charlotte before returning home March 12 to take on Cleveland.

The Hawks take off for a difficult two-game road swing, beginning with a trip to Toronto on Tuesday to take on the Raptors, who own the best record in the Eastern Conference.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Phoenix   Atlanta
TJ Warren 35 Scoring Taurean Prince 22
Elfrid Payton 14 Assists Dennis Schroder 6
Elfrid Payton 10 Rebounds Miles Plumlee 11
Marquese Chriss 3 Free Throws Made John Collins 2
Tyson Chandler 2 Steals John Collins 2
Marquese Chriss 4 Blocks Dewayne Dedmon 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Phoenix 112 50.0 11-26 9-15 33 41 6 6 14
Atlanta 113 45.7 17-33 10-12 23 49 5 7 16
Upcoming Games
  • Atlanta will play their next game on the road against Toronto. The Hawks have a W/L % of .158 after a win and .378 after a loss.
  • Phoenix will play their next game on the road against Miami. The Suns have a W/L % of .263 after a win and .304 after a loss.