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Tyrese Martin scores a career-high 30 points, leading the Nets past the Suns 127-117
PHOENIX (AP) Tyrese Martin scored a career-high 30 points, Dennis Schroder added 29 and the injury-depleted Brooklyn Nets beat the Phoenix Suns 127-117 on Wednesday night.
The Nets have won four of their last five games. The Suns have lost seven of nine.
Martin shot 10 of 13 from the field, including 8 for 10 from 3-point range, in his best NBA performance by a wide margin. He had scored just 33 points in 21 career games before Wednesday.
Ben Simmons had 14 points, nine rebounds and eight assists for Brooklyn.
Devin Booker led the Suns with 31 points. Kevin Durant had 30 points against his former team, but also seven turnovers.
The Nets used a 17-3 run to take an 80-66 lead midway through the third quarter. Brooklyn had a 96-84 lead entering the fourth.
It was 63-all at halftime. Martin scored 17 points before the break, making 5 of 6 3-pointers.
The Nets were without several key players, including leading scorer Cam Thomas (hamstring) and forwards Nic Claxton (back) and Noah Clowney (ankle).
Nets: Brooklyn looked just fine without Thomas, who is averaging nearly 25 points per game. Martin's big game was obviously helpful, and Trendon Watford added 18 points off the bench. Simmons was also a bright spot with a good all-around game.
Suns: It was a sloppy game for Phoenix, which gave up 24 points off 17 turnovers.
Martin was fouled by Durant while shooting a 3-pointer with 0.1 seconds left in the third quarter. Martin made two of three free throws to give the Nets a 12-point cushion heading into the fourth.
Martin's career high in points was six before Wednesday. He was a second-round draft pick by the Warriors in 2023 and spent last season in the G League.
The Nets host the Magic on Friday. The Suns host the Warriors on Saturday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Ben Simmons vs. Jusuf Nurkic (Tyus Jones gains possession) | ||
| 11:35 | | +3 | Kevin Durant makes three point jump shot (Tyus Jones assists) | 0-3 |
| 11:26 |  | +2 | Ben Simmons makes two point alley-oop dunk (Cameron Johnson assists) | 2-3 |
| 10:59 | | +2 | Tyus Jones makes two point driving layup (Devin Booker assists) | 2-5 |
| 10:50 | | Jusuf Nurkic shooting foul (Cameron Johnson draws the foul) | ||
| 10:50 | | +1 | Cameron Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 3-5 |
| 10:50 | | +1 | Cameron Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-5 |
| 10:40 | | +2 | Jusuf Nurkic makes two point cutting layup (Kevin Durant assists) | 4-7 |
| 10:40 | | Ziaire Williams shooting foul (Jusuf Nurkic draws the foul) | ||
| 10:40 | | +1 | Jusuf Nurkic makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 4-8 |
| 10:26 | | +2 | Dennis Schroder makes two point pullup jump shot | 6-8 |
| 10:19 | | +3 | Bradley Beal makes three point pullup jump shot (Tyus Jones assists) | 6-11 |
| 10:00 | | Cameron Johnson misses two point layup | ||
| 9:57 | | Bradley Beal defensive rebound | ||
| 9:52 | | Tyus Jones misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:48 | | Ben Simmons defensive rebound | ||
| 9:45 | | Ziaire Williams misses two point running dunk | ||
| 9:45 | | Dennis Schroder offensive rebound | ||
| 9:40 | | Dennis Schroder misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:40 | | Tyus Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 9:29 | | Kevin Durant turnover (bad pass) (Cameron Johnson steals) | ||
| 9:20 | | Ziaire Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:17 | | Ben Simmons offensive rebound | ||
| 9:15 | | +2 | Ben Simmons makes two point putback layup | 8-11 |
| 9:01 | | Kevin Durant misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:58 | | Ziaire Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 8:53 | | +2 | Ben Simmons makes two point running layup | 10-11 |
| 8:45 | | Jusuf Nurkic turnover (lost ball) (Dennis Schroder steals) | ||
| 8:41 | | Cameron Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:38 | | Nets offensive rebound | ||
| 8:38 | | Jusuf Nurkic personal foul (Ben Simmons draws the foul) | ||
| 8:32 | | Ben Simmons misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 8:30 | | Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound | ||
| 8:18 | | Devin Booker offensive foul (Dennis Schroder draws the foul) | ||
| 8:18 | | Devin Booker turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 8:06 | | Kevin Durant blocks Dennis Schroder's two point driving layup | ||
| 8:06 | | Nets offensive rebound | ||
| 7:54 | | Kevin Durant blocks Dorian Finney-Smith's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:51 | | Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound | ||
| 7:44 | | +2 | Tyus Jones makes two point driving layup | 10-13 |
| 7:14 | | +2 | Ben Simmons makes two point layup (Dennis Schroder assists) | 12-13 |
| 7:01 | | Ben Simmons personal foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 7:01 | | Suns 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:54 | | Ben Simmons personal foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 6:48 | | +3 | Devin Booker makes three point pullup jump shot (Tyus Jones assists) | 12-16 |
| 6:24 | | Cameron Johnson misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:19 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 6:16 | | Dorian Finney-Smith shooting foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | ||
| 6:16 | | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-17 |
| 6:16 | | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-18 |
| 5:59 | | Royce O'Neale personal foul (Ziaire Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 5:56 | | +3 | Dorian Finney-Smith makes three point jump shot (Ziaire Williams assists) | 15-18 |
| 5:45 | | Cameron Johnson personal foul (Mason Plumlee draws the foul) | ||
| 5:45 | | +1 | Mason Plumlee makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-19 |
| 5:45 | | +1 | Mason Plumlee makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-20 |
| 5:27 | | Dorian Finney-Smith turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 5:12 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point pullup jump shot (Tyus Jones assists) | 15-22 |
| 4:45 | | +2 | Shake Milton makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 17-22 |
| 4:38 | | Ziaire Williams personal foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | ||
| 4:38 | | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 17-23 |
| 4:38 | | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-24 |
| 4:22 | | +3 | Tyrese Martin makes three point jump shot (Cameron Johnson assists) | 20-24 |
| 4:02 | | Devin Booker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:59 | | Cameron Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 3:53 | | +3 | Tyrese Martin makes three point jump shot (Cameron Johnson assists) | 23-24 |
| 3:43 | | +2 | Mason Plumlee makes two point alley-oop layup (Tyus Jones assists) | 23-26 |
| 3:34 | | Tyrese Martin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:34 | | Mason Plumlee defensive rebound | ||
| 3:15 | | +3 | Devin Booker makes three point pullup jump shot (Royce O'Neale assists) | 23-29 |
| 3:15 | | Keon Johnson shooting foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | ||
| 3:15 | | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 23-30 |
| 2:56 | | Shake Milton misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:53 | | Royce O'Neale defensive rebound | ||
| 2:39 | | Devin Booker turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 2:39 | | Nets 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:22 | | +3 | Trendon Watford makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Martin assists) | 26-30 |
| 2:04 | | Bradley Beal turnover (traveling) | ||
| 1:52 | | +3 | Dennis Schroder makes three point jump shot (Trendon Watford assists) | 29-30 |
| 1:34 | | +3 | Royce O'Neale makes three point jump shot (Devin Booker assists) | 29-33 |
| 1:21 | | Trendon Watford misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:18 | | Grayson Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 1:13 | | +2 | Grayson Allen makes two point driving finger roll layup | 29-35 |
| 1:13 | | Keon Johnson shooting foul (Grayson Allen draws the foul) | ||
| 1:13 | | Grayson Allen misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 1:10 | | Trendon Watford defensive rebound | ||
| 1:02 | | Ryan Dunn personal foul (Trendon Watford draws the foul) | ||
| 0:54 | | +3 | Tyrese Martin makes three point jump shot (Shake Milton assists) | 32-35 |
| 0:41 | | Ryan Dunn misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:38 | | Dennis Schroder defensive rebound | ||
| 0:19 | | Trendon Watford misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 0:17 | | Royce O'Neale defensive rebound | ||
| 0:03 | | +2 | Bradley Beal makes two point driving layup | 32-37 |
| 0:00 | | +2 | Trendon Watford makes two point driving finger roll layup (Shake Milton assists) | 34-37 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:47 | | Ryan Dunn personal foul (Cameron Johnson draws the foul) | ||
| 11:42 | | Keon Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:38 | | Oso Ighodaro defensive rebound | ||
| 11:32 | | +2 | Bradley Beal makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 34-39 |
| 11:12 | | Dennis Schroder misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 11:07 | | Trendon Watford offensive rebound | ||
| 11:07 | | +2 | Trendon Watford makes two point tip layup | 36-39 |
| 10:56 | | Grayson Allen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:54 | | Keon Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 10:36 | | Kevin Durant blocks Tyrese Martin's two point cutting layup | ||
| 10:33 | | Bradley Beal defensive rebound | ||
| 10:32 | | Kevin Durant offensive foul (Charge) (Dennis Schroder draws the foul) | ||
| 10:32 | | Kevin Durant turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 10:12 | | Trendon Watford turnover (lost ball) (Oso Ighodaro steals) | ||
| 10:03 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point driving floating jump shot | 36-41 |
| 9:48 | | Trendon Watford misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:45 | | Cameron Johnson offensive rebound | ||
| 9:43 | | +2 | Cameron Johnson makes two point driving layup | 38-41 |
| 9:21 | | Bradley Beal misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:19 | | Cameron Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 9:08 | | Cameron Johnson misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:06 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 8:57 | | +3 | Tyus Jones makes three point jump shot (Oso Ighodaro assists) | 38-44 |
| 8:44 | | Dennis Schroder misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:36 | | Grayson Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 8:24 | | Grayson Allen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:22 | | Nets defensive rebound | ||
| 8:10 | | +2 | Keon Johnson makes two point alley-oop layup (Ben Simmons assists) | 40-44 |
| 7:53 | | Ziaire Williams shooting foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 7:53 | | Kevin Durant misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 7:53 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 7:53 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 40-45 |
| 7:34 | | Keon Johnson misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:30 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 7:20 | | Ryan Dunn misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:19 | | Ben Simmons defensive rebound | ||
| 7:11 | | Ryan Dunn shooting foul (Cameron Johnson draws the foul) | ||
| 7:11 | | +1 | Cameron Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 41-45 |
| 7:11 | | +1 | Cameron Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 42-45 |
| 6:53 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 42-47 |
| 6:45 | | +2 | Ben Simmons makes two point driving layup | 44-47 |
| 6:34 | | Kevin Durant offensive foul (Ziaire Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 6:34 | | Kevin Durant turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 6:34 | | Suns 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:24 | | Royce O'Neale personal foul (Ziaire Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 6:11 | | +2 | Ziaire Williams makes two point driving layup (Dorian Finney-Smith assists) | 46-47 |
| 5:54 | | Kevin Durant misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:50 | | Jusuf Nurkic offensive rebound | ||
| 5:46 | | Devin Booker misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 5:42 | | Ben Simmons defensive rebound | ||
| 5:35 | | Ziaire Williams misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 5:33 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 5:26 | | +3 | Tyus Jones makes three point jump shot (Devin Booker assists) | 46-50 |
| 5:08 | | Cameron Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Royce O'Neale steals) | ||
| 5:07 | | Kevin Durant turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 4:58 | | +3 | Tyrese Martin makes three point jump shot (Shake Milton assists) | 49-50 |
| 4:39 | | +2 | Bradley Beal makes two point jump shot (Tyus Jones assists) | 49-52 |
| 4:29 | | Devin Booker personal foul (Cameron Johnson draws the foul) | ||
| 4:16 | | +3 | Tyrese Martin makes three point jump shot (Ben Simmons assists) | 52-52 |
| 4:01 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point jump shot | 52-54 |
| 3:53 | | +3 | Dorian Finney-Smith makes three point jump shot (Cameron Johnson assists) | 55-54 |
| 3:37 | | Bradley Beal turnover (lost ball) (Dorian Finney-Smith steals) | ||
| 3:33 | | +2 | Tyrese Martin makes two point running alley-oop layup (Cameron Johnson assists) | 57-54 |
| 3:28 | | Ben Simmons shooting foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | ||
| 3:28 | | +1 < |