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Suns beat Nets 106-102 after teams scuffle late in fourth quarter

Suns beat Nets 106-102 after teams scuffle late in fourth quarter | iNFOnews.ca
Phoenix Suns guard Grayson Allen (8) and Brooklyn Nets forward Ziaire Williams (1) get separated during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

PHOENIX (AP) — Mark Williams scored 27 points, Dillon Brooks had 26 and the short-handed Suns beat the Brooklyn Nets 106-102 on Tuesday night in a game that featured a scuffle late in the fourth quarter.

After Brooks put the Suns ahead 104-102 on two free throws with 1:23 remaining, a steal by the Suns’ Royce O’Neale led to a scramble for the ball in the paint. Brooks tried to wrestle the ball away from Ziaire Williams after the whistle, and the Nets’ Egor Demin pushed Brooks.

Several players started jawing at each other and assistant coaches from both sides gathered on the floor as officials tried to restore order. Demin, Mann and Michael Porter Jr. received technical fouls for the Nets, and the Suns’ Grayson Allen and O’Neale also got technicals. Brooks did not receive a technical after getting one earlier in the game.

Allen added 18 points for the short-handed Suns, who ended a two-game skid. Devin Booker missed his second straight game after rolling his right ankle in a loss at Atlanta on Friday night, and Jalen Green also sat with a nagging right hamstring injury.

Porter finished with a season-high 36 points for the Nets, who have lost six straight and 14 of 16. Demin added 15 points, but Brooklyn struggled to find secondary scoring.

When Porter made a 3-pointer with 9:47 left in the third quarter, he had 12 of the Nets’ 24 baskets for 27 points.

Phoenix led 91-81 midway through the fourth, but Brooklyn responded with a 19-5 run capped by Porter’s 3 for a 100-96 lead with 3:33 left. Williams scored four quick points for Phoenix and then Allen tied it at 102-all with 1:39 remaining.

Up next

Nets: At Denver on Thursday night.

Suns: Host Detroit on Thursday night.

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Suns beat Nets 106-102 after teams scuffle late in fourth quarter | iNFOnews.ca
Phoenix Suns guard Grayson Allen (8) drives between Brooklyn Nets guard Egor Demin, left, and center Nic Claxton during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
Suns beat Nets 106-102 after teams scuffle late in fourth quarter | iNFOnews.ca
Phoenix Suns guard Grayson Allen (8) shoots on Brooklyn Nets guard Egor Demin (8) during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
Suns beat Nets 106-102 after teams scuffle late in fourth quarter | iNFOnews.ca
Brooklyn Nets forward Michael Porter Jr. drives on Phoenix Suns guard Jamaree Bouyea (17) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
Suns beat Nets 106-102 after teams scuffle late in fourth quarter | iNFOnews.ca
Brooklyn Nets forward Michael Porter Jr. shoots on Phoenix Suns center Mark Williams (15) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

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