National Basketball Association
Toronto 117, Phoenix 112
When: 9:00 PM ET, Friday, March 11, 2022
Where: Footprint Center, Phoenix, Arizona
Officials: #36 Brent Barnaky, #40 Leon Wood, #42 Eric Lewis
Attendance: 17071

Gary Trent Jr. matched his season best with 42 points, hitting eight 3-pointers, and the visiting Toronto Raptors withstood a comeback by the Phoenix Suns for a 117-112 win Friday night.

Pascal Siakam added 25 points and 10 assists for the Raptors, who won their second in a row. Toronto's Scottie Barnes had 15 points, Fred VanVleet finished with 10 and Precious Achiuwa contributed 11.

Cameron Payne scored 24 points for the Suns, who fell to 5-4 since losing Chris Paul to a broken thumb. Devin Booker added 22 points and seven assists, Mikal Bridges had 18 points, Deandre Ayton contributed 16 points and Jae Crowder put up 13 points.

Toronto used a 40-30 third quarter to extend its lead to 14 points. Phoenix scored the first eight points of the fourth quarter to cut the deficit to six.

Bismack Biyombo's block set up a jumper by Bridges to cut the lead to two with 5:14 remaining. Biyombo's put-back tied the game with 4:36 to go.

Trent was called for a flagrant-1 foul with 4:13 left. Payne made 1 of 2 free throws and Bridges sank a 10-footer for a three-point Phoenix lead. Trent tied the game with a 3-pointer before Ayton made a 14-footer for a two-point Suns lead with 3:19 to go.

Trent made two free throws to tie the contest with 2:28 to play.

Toronto took a four-point lead thanks to a Khem Birch tip-in and then a steal and a layup by Barnes with 1:43 left. Siakam followed with a steal and a dunk for a six-point lead 10 seconds later.

Booker's 3-pointer trimmed the gap to one with 52.2 seconds left. Trent made two free throws with 17.5 seconds left.

After Booker missed a long 3-point attempt, Trent sealed the victory by hitting two foul shots.

Toronto led 30-24 after one quarter but Phoenix got within 56-52 at halftime. Trent had 18 points before the break while Payne paced the Suns with 15.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Toronto   Phoenix
Gary Trent Jr. 42 Scoring Cameron Payne 24
Pascal Siakam 10 Assists Devin Booker 7
Gary Trent Jr. 8 Rebounds JaVale McGee 8
Gary Trent Jr. 8 Free Throws Made Cameron Payne 3
Scottie Barnes 5 Steals Jae Crowder 2
Scottie Barnes 2 Blocks JaVale McGee 4
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Toronto 117 44.7 14-32 19-21 19 48 4 11 17
Phoenix 112 50.0 11-36 13-17 27 40 8 7 16
Upcoming Games
  • Phoenix will play their next game at home against L.A. Lakers. The Suns have a W/L % of .796 after a win and .769 after a loss.
  • Toronto will play their next game on the road against Denver. The Raptors have a W/L % of .556 after a win and .533 after a loss.