The Phoenix Suns outlasted the Brooklyn Nets 106-102 after rallying late in the fourth quarter on Tuesday night.
Mark Williams dropped 27 points, Dillon Brooks with 26 points, and Grayson Allen had 18 points to lead the short-handed Suns.
After Brooks hit two free throws to put Phoenix ahead 104-102 with 1:23 remaining, 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.
Many 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 or the Nets, and Suns’Allen and O’Neale also got technicals.
Brooks did not receive a technical after getting one earlier in the game.
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.
Despite the loss, Porter finished with a season-high 36 points for Brooklyn, but continued to struggle to find secondary scoring to win games.
When Porter made a deep three with 9:47 left in the third, he had 12 of the Nets’ 24 basket for 27 points.
The Suns led 91-81 midway through the fourth, but the Nets responded with a 19-5 run capped by Porter’s three for a 100-96 lead with 3:33 left.
Williams scored four quick points for the Suns, and Allen tied it a 102-all with 1:39 remaining.
Both teams will play on Thursday, as the Nets will compete at Denver, while the Suns host the Pistons.
