PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 8 (UPI) -- Shawn Marion scored 24 points and Stephon Marbury added 20 Tuesday night to lead Phoenix past Portland, 88-81.
The Suns needed a rally to win the contest, and dominated the fourth quarter. The Trail Blazers had won 10 of their previous 11 games, but had a four-game home winning streak snapped by the red-hot Suns, who have taken 11 of 14 to climb up the Western Conference standings.
Portland look like it was on its way to another victory with a 79-68 lead midway through the fourth quarter, but Phoenix scored 20 of the game's final 22 points, highlighted by five apiece from Marbury and Joe Johnson, who finished with 17.
Bonzi Wells scored 18 points and Rasheed Wallace collected 12 and 10 rebounds for the Blazers, who shot just 32 percent (32-of-88) and made only 3-of-20 three-pointers.
