The Warriors played with the kind of unselfishness that made coach Don Nelson practically blush, knocking off the Phoenix Suns 124-112 before a sellout crowd at Oracle Arena. Golden State shot 52.2 percent, fell one point shy of tying its season-high for points in regulation, and tied its season-high in assists (29).

"Just loved the ball movement, the way we shared it tonight," Nelson said. "We were a hot team. We made shots and we made them all game."

Capping the heart-warming occasion was swingman Stephen Jackson getting the first triple-double of the career, finishing with 30 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists.

"I came close for so long," Jackson said. "It feels good to finally get one and a win."

Little doubt existed about whether the Warriors would rack up the points, as the Suns were in town and the two teams are known for frenetic, high-scoring affairs. The Warriors, who scored at least 120 points in each of Phoenix's last three visits to Oakland, were ready for a shootout. Phoenix wasn't.

Swingman Kelenna Azubuike scored 19 of his season-high 25 points in the first quarter, helping the Warriors jump out to a big lead. The Suns seemed no longer capable of thriving in such uptempo action.

Former Warrior Jason Richardson, in his second appearance at Oracle Arena since being traded by Golden State during the 2007 NBA Draft, led the Suns with 24 points on 22 shots. Phoenix point guard Steve Nash needed 16 shots to get 16 points, and the impact of his nine assists was diminished by five turnovers. All-Star forward Amare Stoudemire had just 13 points to go with four turnovers.

"The Warriors just came out and wanted the game more," Richardson said. "We didn't have energy issues. The Warriors just got up and down and moved the ball well."

Did they ever.

Two first-half plays epitomized Wednesday's ball movement. With just over eight minutes left in the first quarter, Crawford passed up the court to Jackson, who found a cutting Monta Ellis, who kicked it back to Jackson, who swung it to Azubuike in the lane, who dumped it off to center Andris Biedrins, who drew a foul on Suns center Shaquille O'Neal. He split the free throws, giving the Warriors an 18-4 lead.

Midway through the second quarter, Maggette had the ball on the left wing. He skipped a pass across the court to Crawford on the opposite baseline. Without touching the ground, the ball whipped around the perimeter back to Maggette, who nailed a 3-pointer, putting the Warriors up 59-38 with 6:31 left in the half.

It was a stark contrast from Monday, when the shouting match between Crawford and Maggette started on the court just before the end of the second quarter against the Spurs and continued up the tunnel and into the locker room. One source said Crawford yelled for Maggette to "contribute something other than scoring."

The two downplayed the altercation, though several team sources confirmed that it happened. Crawford, who finished with 27 points and six assists, declined to talk about it other than to say, "What happens between us stays in house. We're brothers."

Maggette, who first said he had no idea about a rift, said it's natural for emotions to run high and that he and Crawford "have always been cool."

They certainly were Wednesday. The entire team was. The only question now is how to get them to play that way all the time.

"That's a good question," Nelson said. "We should be able to do that every game and we don't."

Notes: According to a release before the game, Warriors second-year forward Brandan Wright (dislocated left shoulder) is "continuing his rehabilitation and is anticipated to return to advanced Basketball skill work after the All-Star break." Second-year guard Marco Belinelli is in the "end stage" of his rehabilitation and is "advancing his fitness work." The goal is for him to "resume Basketball skill work prior to the All-Star break with a return to practice after the break." ... Warriors rookie guard Anthony Morrow, who entered Wednesday's game with the league's best 3-point field goal percentage (50.0), was passed over by the league for the 3-point contest during All-Star weekend. The six chosen: two-time defending champ Jason Kapono of Toronto (41.9 percent), Atlanta's Mike Bibby (40.9), Miami's Daequan Cook (41.0), Indiana's Danny Granger (40.1), Orlando's Rashard Lewis (41.9) and San Antonio's Roger Mason (45.0). But perhaps the Warrior most robbed was Azubuike. Morrow entered Wednesday's game having taken 82 3-pointers. One could argue he didn't have enough attempts. Of the six selected, Kapono's 124 is the fewest and he's the only player selected under 200. Azubuike entered Wednesday having made 53 of 118 (44.9 percent). "I really didn't expect to get in there," Azubuike said after making four 3-pointers Wednesday. "Kind of like the history of the Warriors, guys getting overlooked. Morrow (should've made it) for sure. I think he would've won it. His jumper is automatic." Morrow agreed. "I would've won it." ... The Warriors' 13 made 3-pointers were a season high.

Contact Marcus Thompson II at mthomps2@bayareanewsgroup.com.Warriors 124, Suns 112next game: Friday, at Suns, 7:30 p.m.