The Suns (23-21) led the Wizards from the seven-minute mark in the first quarter. Devin Booker had 18 points, seven assists, six rebounds and Bradley Beal contributed 20 points against his former team.

Less than two minutes into the game, forward Ryan Dunn limped off the court and into the locker room after stepping on Devin Booker's foot on a drive to the basket, rolling his left ankle in the process. Dunn was eventually ruled out for the remainder of the game with a left ankle sprain.

Kevin Durant scored 29 points, Nick Richards added 20 points along with a career-high 19 rebounds and the Phoenix Suns held off the Washington Wizards 119-109 on Saturday night.

Kevin Durant scored 29 points and Nick Richards continued to make a stellar impression as the Phoenix Suns notched a 119-109 victory over the visiting Washington Wizards on Saturday night.

The Wizards have lost their last 12 games in a row entering tonight, and Phoenix is heavily favored to ensure Washington's losing ways continue. The Suns have an 83% chance to win tonight according to ESPN's basketball power index. To gain some better insight on Washington, we spoke with Wizards on SI's Jeremy Brener to preview tonight's matchup.

The Suns have won eight of their last 11 games, a figure that is some type of tangible progress, but not as much as it should be after Saturday's win over the Wizards.

The Wizards' forward says he'll be more aggressive. Is that at odds with the team's plan to develop its youngsters?

Jusuf Nurkic said that he has no relationship with Suns head coach Mike Budenholzer over the past two months, but the coach disagrees.

The struggling Nurkic has gone from the starting center to a benchwarmer in the space of about a month. Coach Mike Budenholzer doesn't seem like he's going to reverse that decision any time soon — especially with the Suns winning eight of their last 11 games and the emergence of newcomer Nick Richards.

Phoenix Suns guard Bradley Beal started the second half of Saturday's game against the Washington Wizards for rookie Ryan Dunn, who suffered a left ankle sprain in the first half. Dunn checked out of the game with 10:11 left in the first quarter and didn’t return. Dunn had replaced Beal in the starting lineup Jan. 6 at Philadelphia.

The NBA schedule on Saturday includes Devin Booker and the Phoenix Suns (22-21) hosting the Washington Wizards (6-37) at Footprint Center, with the matchup starting at 9:00 PM ET.The Suns took