Hawks win close game vs. Phoenix

ATLANTA — Taurean Prince knew the Atlanta Hawks had the perfect setup for a dramatic 3-pointer.

Get Miles Plumlee to set a screen close to the arc, and Prince would take care of the rest.

“It’s a great feeling,” Prince said. “Hopefully, I’ll put up more.”

Prince hit the go-ahead 3 with 7.6 seconds remaining and finished with 22 points, helping the Hawks hold off the Phoenix Suns 113-112 on Sunday.

Devin Booker’s potential winner for Phoenix, a 15-foot shot from the right baseline, bounced off the rim with Tyler Dorsey defending as time expired.

“I got the shot I wanted,” Booker said. “I picked a point on the floor. I got to it. I just missed it.”

T.J. Warren scored 35 points, and Elfrid Payton had 11 points, 10 rebounds and a season-high 14 assists for the Suns. Booker finished with 20 points, ending a streak of four straight games in which he had at least 30.

Dennis Schroder had 21 points for Atlanta but did not play in the closing minutes because of what appeared to be a leg injury after he fell hard to the floor on his right side in the third. Schroder said after the game that he felt fine.

In a matchup of two struggling teams, neither led by more than seven points. Prince’s basket marked the 24th lead change. He finished 6-for8 from 3-point range as Atlanta tied a season-high with 17 3s.