WASHINGTON -- With the NBA regular season in the final stretch, Eric Bledsoe and Goran Dragic are pushing the Phoenix Suns in the right direction, with a
five-game winning streak keeping them in the Western Conference playoff chase.
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opposite way, losing four of their last five games to let teams behind them in
the East inch closer. After letting a 25-point lead dwindle to three Wednesday
night, Bledsoe and Dragic got back to business and combined to finish with 48
points, 13 assists and 13 rebounds in Phoenixs 99-93 victory over Washington.
"Im glad," Dragic said, "that we didnt panic." The surprising Suns moved into a
tie with the Dallas Mavericks for the eighth and final playoff spot in the
Western Conference. Both clubs are 43-29 with 10 games remaining. "We dont care
what other people think," Dragic said. "Before the season, they were saying were
going to win 15 games." The Suns have won seven of their last eight, coinciding
with Bledsoes return to the starting lineup after missing 33 games because of
knee surgery. He had 23 points, seven assists and six rebounds, and Dragic wound
up with 25 points, six assists and seven rebounds. "We were missing him those
two months," Dragic said about his backcourt mate. "Now hes back and he looks
good. Its much easier for me to play with him. He can handle the ball, I can
handle the ball." Wizards centre Marcin Gortat, who used to play for the Suns,
offered high praise for their pair of guards. "These guys are hungry. They bring
it every night. They compete every night. They know what theyre playing for,"
Gortat said. "They have character, a lot of will to win the game." Gortat was
not nearly as complimentary about his current teammates, who are sixth in the
Eastern Conference but now are only 1 1/2 games ahead of No. 7 Charlotte, which
beat Brooklyn 116-111 in overtime Wednesday. Gortat called Washingtons showing
"embarrassing" and added: "Sometimes we show that mentally we are weak and just
not competing. Thats it." Wall, who led Washington with 29 points and six
assists, and coach Randy Wittman preferred to put the blame on poor defence that
allowed Phoenix to shoot 50 per cent on 3-pointers for the game (14 of 28).
Phoenix made 7 of 9 field-goal tries during a 17-4 run to open the second half.
The Suns led by as much as 75-50 in the third quarter, but Washington kept
chipping away at that, getting as close as 83-79 on Walls three-point play with
a little more than 8 minutes remaining. But an 8-0 run by Phoenix that closed
with Dragics 3-pointer followed by his reverse layup gave the Suns some
breathing room. Washington again cut into the lead, though, and when Wall made
consecutive driving layups, it was 93-90 with 1 1/2 minutes left. Sure enough,
Dragic and Bledsoe again responded. Bledsoe hit a 3 off Dragics assist, and then
Dragic fed Gerald Green, who was fouled and made two free throws. And that was
pretty much that. Bledsoe called it "a sloppy win," but knows that his team is
going to fare well when six players each make at least one 3-pointer, as
happened Wednesday. "We live by the 3, die by the 3, most likely. Thats how it
is," Bledsoe said. "When were making 3, its tough to beat us." Notes: Wizards G
Bradley Beal missed the end of the first half and beginning of the second
because he went to the locker room for treatment of a right hip pointer after a
Suns player landed on him. Beal said he hopes to play Friday against visiting
Indiana. ... The Suns had lost their previous three games against the Wizards,
including at Phoenix in January. ... Wall reached 100 3-pointers for the season
for the first time in his NBA career, and he joins Beal, Trevor Ariza and
Martell Webster to give Washington a franchise-high four players with at least
that many.
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