Suns 87, Celtics 80: Goran Dragic scored 20 points and visiting Phoenix finished strong to snap a three-game slide.

Eric Bledsoe had 17 points and 10 rebounds while Markieff Morris contributed 15 points and nine boards off the bench for the Suns, who pulled within a game of Memphis for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference. P.J. Tucker finished with 11 points, 10 rebounds and five steals in his return from a one-game suspension.

Kris Humphries and Chris Johnson led Boston with 11 points apiece. Jeff Green and Jared Sullinger both had nine points as the Celtics shot a season-low 30.9 percent and made only 3-of-21 3-point tries in losing for the 10th time in 13 games.

Green hit a pair of free throws with 2:02 left to tie it at 80 but Alex Len had a three-point play on the other end to make it 83-80 with 54.1 seconds to go. Green missed a 3-point try with 38.9 ticks remaining and Morris went the other way for a dunk before Dragic put the cap on the game-ending 7-0 burst with another breakaway layup in the closing seconds, as Boston went over three minutes without a field goal to end it.

The Celtics had a 17-6 run late in the first half to get within two points at the break, and Kelly Olynyk's baseline jumper at the buzzer to end the third cut their deficit to 64-60. Boston seized the momentum and scored the first nine points of the fourth to take a five-point lead with just over 10 minutes remaining before Phoenix had a 6-0 run to set up the tight stretch run.

GAME NOTEBOOK: The Celtics sported their alternate short-sleeved jerseys for the first of three times. ... Boston G Avery Bradley also had nine points in his return from an ankle injury. ... Suns C Miles Plumlee left midway through the fourth after being poked in the eye.