WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- The Phoenix Suns nailed a 106-94 victory over Boston and sent the NBA-leading Celtics to their fourth loss in six games, while five players were ejected following a brawl in the Orlando Magic's 127-120 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday.
Mikal Bridges scored 25 points and Dario Saric had 14 point and 13 rebounds to lead the Suns. Chris Paul added 15 points, six rebounds and eight assists.
Phoenix had its 20-point, second-quarter lead trimmed to one by the end of the third, before opening the fourth with eight straight points to thwart Boston's rally.
After Derrick White drove for a layup to snap the Celtics' slump, Damion Lee and Saric hit back-to-back 3-pointers, and the Celtics never got closer than six points from there.
Jaylen Brown scored 27 points and Jayson Tatum had 20 for the Celtics.
The Suns' stunning victory over the NBA leaders was overshadowed by the fight in the game in Minneapolis.
The brawl broke out in front of the Orlando bench late in the third quarter when Minnesota guard Austin Rivers and Magic center Mo Bamba got into an altercation, and several other players joined in the scuffle afterwards.
Bamba and Rivers were ejected along with Orlando point guard Jalen Suggs and Minnesota's Taurean Prince and Jaden McDaniels.
Cole Anthony had 20 points and fellow reserve Moritz Wagner scored 19 for the Magic, who got 72 points from their bench.
D'Angelo Russell had 29 points and 10 rebounds for Minnesota. Anthony Edwards added 19 points and Rudy Gobert scored 15.
Also on Friday, the Detroit Pistons rallied past the Charlotte Hornets 118-112, the Indiana Pacers stopped their four-game losing streak with a 107-104 victory over the Sacramento Kings, the Portland Trail Blazers snapped Washington's six-game winning streak with a 124-116 victory over the Wizards, the Toronto Raptors beat the Houston Rockets 117-111, the Philadelphia 76ers beat San Antonio 137-125 to send the Spurs to their eighth straight loss, and the Atlanta Hawks outlasted the Utah Jazz 115-108. ■
