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NBA: Phoenix 112, Golden State 103

PHOENIX, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- Steve Nash scored 23 points Saturday and Goran Dragic added 20 in Phoenix's 112-103 victory over the Golden State Warriors.

Dragic scored 18 of his points in a fourth quarter when Phoenix outscored the Warriors 33-23 and the Suns won for the second time in their last three games.

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Robin Lopez added 16 points and nine rebounds. Grant Hill and Amare Stoudemire each scored 15.

The Warriors had 27 points from Corey Maggette and 25 from Stephen Curry.

The Warriors led 60-55 at halftime and were up 80-79 after three quarters, but an 8-0 Phoenix run moved the Suns into the lead.

Golden State was still in the game late in the fourth quarter. A jumper by Earl Watson cut the Suns' lead to 96-95 with 4:18 to play. Phoenix scored the next five points, including a technical-foul shot by Nash. Dragic nailed at 3-pointer that made it 108-98 with 23.3 seconds to play.

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