Washington, DC (Sports Network) - Shaquille O'Neal had 29 points and eight rebounds as the Phoenix Suns dominated the Washington Wizards, 103-87, at Verizon Center.
Leandro Barbosa had 23 points while Amare Stoudemire added 22 points and 15 rebounds for the Suns, who finished a six-game road trip with a mark of 3-3.
Antawn Jamison had 27 points and 13 rebounds while Caron Butler donated 28 points and six boards for the Wizards, who have dropped three straight.
Holding a two-point lead to start the fourth quarter, the Suns got a layup from O'Neal and a three-pointer from Barbosa to make it an 82-75 game with 9:22 to play.
Washington kept the game within five points for a little bit, but Barbosa drained a three-ball for an 87-79 lead with under eight minutes to play.
The score stayed that way for close to three minutes before O'Neal's hook shot gave his team a 10-point lead with 5:16 to play.
The Wizards were unable to get closer than eight points the rest of the way as the Suns cruised to the win.
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Courtesy of 15 points from Jamison, the Wizards had a slim 24-22 lead after 12 minutes of play, but the Suns, courtesy of nine points from O'Neal, answered in the second quarter to tie the game at 51-all heading into the locker room.
Phoenix came out of the locker room with a 9-3 run to take a 60-54 lead on Jason Richardson's layup a bit less than four minutes in.
The Suns built their lead to eight points on a Stoudemire jumper with 5:20 left in the third, but the Wizards answered with an 8-2 run to cut into the deficit and Phoenix eventually took a 75-73 lead into the final quarter.
