<p>TAMPA , Fla. — Chris Paul and Deandre Ayton each scored 19 points and the Phoenix Suns held off the Toronto Raptors 104-100 on Friday night despite not making a field goal in the last 3:50.</p>
<p>Paul and Devin Booker converted four free throws in the final 42 seconds. Booker had 16 points to help the Suns improve to 30-14.</p>
<p>Paul also had eight assists, and Ayton had nine rebounds and two blocks — the last block on Siakam in the final minutes. </p>
<p>Siakam had 26 points and 11 rebounds for the Raptors, and Fred VanVleet had 22 points. They fell two days after beating Denver to end a nine-game losing streak.</p>
<p>The Suns shot 48% overall, making only 9 of 36 3-pointers.</p>
<p>The Suns’ biggest lead was 14 midway through the third quarter. Ayton’s jump hook with 3:50 left put them up 100-91, but they never made another shot.</p>
<p>Gary Trent Jr., acquired Thursday in the trade that sent Norman Powell to Portland, started for Toronto and played 31 minutes, scoring eight points.</p>
<p>The Raptors played without DeAndre Bembry and Paul Watson Jr. after they entered the NBA’s health and safety protocol Friday. </p>
<p>Thirteen members of the Toronto entourage, including seven players and head coach Nick Nurse, have missed games due to COVID since Feb. 26, and two games have been postponed.</p>
<p>TIP-INS</p>
<p>Suns: The Suns are an NBA-best 15-6 on the road. . . . F Abel Nader missed a third straight game with a sore right knee. Raptors: Rodney Hood, who came in the same trade as Trent, entered with 5:40 left in the first quarter and had two points in 18 minutes. … Toronto made 12 of 45 3-pointers.</p>
<p>UP NEXT</p>
<p>Suns: At Charlotte on Sunday night.</p>
<p>Raptors: Vs. Portland in Tampa on Sunday night.</p>
