Game Recap: Wizards 88 - Suns 79

The Wizards went into Phoenix and left with a season series sweep, downing the Suns 88-79. The game was much different than the high scoring affair the last time these teams met, but the result was the same.

Emeka Okafor missed his first contest of the season with flu like symptoms and Jason Collins got the start in his place. The first quarter started slowly as the Wizards struggled to score in the early going, scoring just two field goals in the first five minutes. However, the Suns did not take advantage and would end the first up by just one point. The second quarter was a different story as it was all Wizards and the offense was firing on all cylinders. Behind Ariza's 11 points and Seraphin's 10, the Wizards won the second quarter 34-19 and went into the half up 14. The Suns went almost nine minutes without a field goal in the second.

The second half saw both teams having a really hard time scoring the basketball. The Suns got the better of it in the third quarter by a small margin and cut the Wizards lead to nine. Early in the fourth, they would cut that lead to three, but the Wizards would hold them off for a nine point win. The two teams combined for just 28 points in the final frame, tying 14-14. Bradley Beal left the game in the fourth due to a sprained ankle and did not return.

The Wizards shot the ball much better than Phoenix, 48.5% compared to just 33.7%, but it was the Wizards turnovers and Suns offensive rebounds that kept Phoenix in the game. The Suns had 15 more attempts at goal than the Wizards, but could never find much of an offensive rhythm which allowed Washington to escape with the win.

John Wall led the charge with 19 points on 7/14 shooting including some clutch jumpers late in the fourth. He also had eight assists. Seraphin and Ariza were huge factors in the Wizards' bench outscoring the Suns bench 39-21 as they had 16 and 14 respectively. Nene had 17 points and eight boards and Webster chipped in 13.

Goran Dragic paced the Suns with 18 points and 11 assists and Wesley Johnson had 18 points.

The Wizards now head to LA to take on the Lakers Friday night.