PHOENIX (AP) – Isaiah Canaan scored 22 points, reserve Nik Stauskas had 17 and the lowly Philadelphia 76ers beat the Phoenix Suns 111-104 on Saturday night for their first victory of the season.
Carl Landry added 16 points as Philadelphia (2-30) snapped a 12-game losing streak with its first win since Dec. 1. The 76ers also stopped a 23-game road slide dating to last season.
Former Suns guard Ish Smith, signed on Christmas Eve before joining the Sixers in time for Saturday’s game, scored 14 points in a starting role. Nerlens Noel added 14 points and 11 rebounds.
The Suns lost leading scorer Eric Bledsoe to a sprained left knee in the first half.