Steve Nash had 18 points and 11 assists, and the Phoenix Suns reached the .500 mark for the first time in nearly two months with a 112-88 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Thursday.

Channing Frye had 17 points and nine rebounds as Phoenix (25-25) won for the fifth time in six games, and beat the Warriors for the second time this week.

Reggie Williams and Ekpe Udoh scored 16 points apiece for Golden State (23-29).

High-scoring Warriors guard Monta Ellis had eight points on 4-of-13 shooting. Ellis was 5 for 17 when Golden State lost at home to Phoenix on Monday.

Jared Dudley had 13 points for Phoenix and teamed with Nash to start a 26-3 surge that gave the Suns a commanding 29-point third-quarter lead.

Nash and Dudley hit back-to-back 3-pointers to get the run going as Phoenix scored the final 14 points of the first half and the first six of the second to take a 71-42 lead less than three minutes into the third quarter.

Robin Lopez added 12 points for the Suns, who were last at .500 when they were 13-13 after defeating Oklahoma City on Dec. 19.