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Kevin Durant scores 33 points in Brooklyn return, leads Suns to 136-120 victory over the Nets
NEW YORK (AP) Kevin Durant was cheered before the game, then booed when it started.
His return to Brooklyn was on track be a noisy one, until he and the Phoenix Suns took the crowd out of the game with some relentless offense.
“I love to shut the crowd up. Even though I love these people here, I love to shut them up," Durant said after scoring 33 points to lead the Suns to a 136-120 victory Wednesday night.
Durant added eight assists in his first game in Brooklyn since being traded to Phoenix nearly a year ago. He got a mixed reception early before leaving Nets fans little to cheer with 11 points in the third quarter, when the Suns outscored the Nets 42-26 after leading by three at halftime.
“He put the team first, went out and competed, played team-first basketball, had eight assists and several other plays where made the extra pass and allowed his teammates to play through his double-teams and played a team-first type of game and ended up with 33 and eight,” Suns coach Frank Vogel said. “Hell of a performance.”
Durant’s return earned the game a national-TV slot but it wasn’t much of a contest in the second half. The Suns, with Durant, Devin Booker and Bradley Beal, are trying to build a title contender, while the Nets - who not long ago had their own Big 3 with Durant, Kyrie Irving and James Harden - are 19-28 and outside playoff position.
Jusuf Nurkic added 28 points and 11 rebounds for the Suns, overwhelming an undersized Nets team as the Suns won for the ninth time in 11 games. They improved to 3-2 on a trip that has stops remaining in Atlanta and Washington, Beal's former home.
“It’s tough. With a team like that you know they’re going to shoot well, just those three guys at a high level, so we had to pick our battles tonight,” Nets coach Jacque Vaughn said.
Booker finished with 22 points and Eric Gordon had 17. The Suns shot 62% from the field and 50% from 3-point range.
Cam Thomas scored 25 points for the Nets, who had won two straight games. Mikal Bridges, who came to the Nets in the Durant trade, had 21 and Lonnie Walker IV added 19.
The Nets played a tribute video for Durant - who had wrote on social media that he didn't want one - before he was announced first among the Suns starters. He received cheers then, though was booed when he touched the ball in the early minutes.
“That wasn’t going to stop me from just doing my job, regardless of how I was honored,” Durant said of the video, calling the Nets a classy organization for the way they treat former players.
The swing of emotions was fitting, as Durant had said earlier this week that fans didn't know how to feel about him. He brought hope of a first NBA championship to the Nets when he and Irving signed together in 2019, but left without ever getting close. Brooklyn won just one playoff series during that time in 2021, but Durant was disappointed with the way the Nets played while he was hurt the following season and asked for a trade in the summer of 2022.
The Nets held onto him then, but moved him to Phoenix before last year's trade deadline after Durant renewed his request after Irving had been moved to Dallas.
The Nets were without Ben Simmons, who was sidelined with a bruised left knee just one game after returning from a 38-game absence with a pinched nerve in his lower back. Simmons came down awkwardly after blocking a shot in the fourth quarter Monday and Vaughn said the No. 1 pick in the 2016 draft's knee was swollen, though an MRI exam showed no structural damage.
The Suns broke it open in the third quarter with a 10-0 run that pushed an eight-point lead to 99-81. Durant had the first five points, and after Nurkic dunked, Durant scored while being fouled by Thomas, who is listed as 7 inches shorter. Durant stared for a few moments across the baseline toward the crowd, then held his fingers close together to indicate that Thomas was too small.
The entire Nets team was too small. With Dorian Finney-Smith and Day'Ron Sharpe also sidelined, there was no ability to match up inside and Phoenix outrebounded Brooklyn 42-27.
Phoenix played without starting forward Grayson Allen, who sprained his right ankle Monday in a victory in Miami.
UP NEXT
Suns: At Atlanta on Friday night.
Nets: At Philadelphia on Saturday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Jusuf Nurkic vs. Nic Claxton (Kevin Durant gains possession) | ||
| 11:45 | | Spencer Dinwiddie personal foul (Jusuf Nurkic draws the foul) | ||
| 11:33 |  | Jusuf Nurkic turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 11:09 | | +2 | Nic Claxton makes two point dunk (Spencer Dinwiddie assists) | 0-2 |
| 10:46 | | Devin Booker misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:42 | | Mikal Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 10:33 | | +2 | Cameron Johnson makes two point pullup jump shot (Nic Claxton assists) | 0-4 |
| 10:11 | | Devin Booker misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 10:08 | | Jusuf Nurkic offensive rebound | ||
| 10:08 | | Jusuf Nurkic misses two point tip layup | ||
| 10:08 | | Jusuf Nurkic offensive rebound | ||
| 10:08 | | Cameron Johnson blocks Jusuf Nurkic's two point putback layup | ||
| 10:08 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 10:04 | | Devin Booker misses two point jump shot | ||
| 10:02 | | Cameron Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 9:56 | | Nic Claxton misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 9:53 | | Bradley Beal defensive rebound | ||
| 9:48 | | +2 | Bradley Beal makes two point running pullup jump shot | 2-4 |
| 9:29 | | Cameron Johnson misses two point jump shot | ||
| 9:29 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 9:19 | | Kevin Durant misses two point jump shot | ||
| 9:17 | | Bradley Beal offensive rebound | ||
| 9:12 | | +2 | Jusuf Nurkic makes two point cutting dunk (Kevin Durant assists) | 4-4 |
| 8:55 | | +2 | Cam Thomas makes two point driving floating jump shot | 4-6 |
| 8:41 | | Eric Gordon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:37 | | Nic Claxton defensive rebound | ||
| 8:32 | | +2 | Nic Claxton makes two point running layup | 4-8 |
| 8:19 | | Jusuf Nurkic turnover (lost ball) (Nic Claxton steals) | ||
| 8:15 | | Devin Booker blocks Nic Claxton's two point running layup | ||
| 8:15 | | Nets offensive rebound | ||
| 8:09 | | +2 | Nic Claxton makes two point dunk (Cam Thomas assists) | 4-10 |
| 8:09 | | Suns 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:55 | | Nic Claxton technical foul (Defensive three second) | ||
| 7:55 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 5-10 |
| 7:45 | | Cam Thomas shooting foul (Bradley Beal draws the foul) | ||
| 7:45 | | +1 | Bradley Beal makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 6-10 |
| 7:45 | | +1 | Bradley Beal makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 7-10 |
| 7:28 | | +2 | Nic Claxton makes two point alley-oop dunk (Cam Thomas assists) | 7-12 |
| 7:11 | | Bradley Beal misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 7:09 | | Nic Claxton defensive rebound | ||
| 7:00 | | Cameron Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Jusuf Nurkic steals) | ||
| 6:57 | | +2 | Eric Gordon makes two point running layup (Devin Booker assists) | 9-12 |
| 6:51 | | Devin Booker personal foul (Cam Thomas draws the foul) | ||
| 6:37 | | Cam Thomas misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 6:33 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 6:32 | | Royce O'Neale shooting foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 6:32 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 10-12 |
| 6:32 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 11-12 |
| 6:14 | | +3 | Cameron Johnson makes three point jump shot (Cam Thomas assists) | 11-15 |
| 6:04 | | +3 | Devin Booker makes three point pullup jump shot (Bradley Beal assists) | 14-15 |
| 6:03 | | Nets 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:48 | | +2 | Lonnie Walker IV makes two point pullup jump shot (Trendon Watford assists) | 14-17 |
| 5:28 | | +2 | Jusuf Nurkic makes two point dunk (Devin Booker assists) | 16-17 |
| 5:10 | | +2 | Trendon Watford makes two point driving finger roll layup | 16-19 |
| 5:06 | | Devin Booker offensive foul (Cameron Johnson draws the foul) | ||
| 5:06 | | Devin Booker turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 4:51 | | Lonnie Walker IV misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:48 | | Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound | ||
| 4:45 | | Kevin Durant misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:41 | | Lonnie Walker IV defensive rebound | ||
| 4:36 | | Cam Thomas misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:36 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 4:26 | | +3 | Kevin Durant makes three point jump shot (Eric Gordon assists) | 19-19 |
| 4:06 | | +2 | Cam Thomas makes two point pullup jump shot (Trendon Watford assists) | 19-21 |
| 3:50 | | Royce O'Neale shooting foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 3:50 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-21 |
| 3:50 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-21 |
| 3:35 | | Cameron Johnson misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:31 | | Lonnie Walker IV offensive rebound | ||
| 3:28 | | +2 | Cameron Johnson makes two point driving finger roll layup (Lonnie Walker IV assists) | 21-23 |
| 3:28 | | Josh Okogie shooting foul (Cameron Johnson draws the foul) | ||
| 3:28 | | +1 | Cameron Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 21-24 |
| 3:14 | | Devin Booker misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:11 | | Mikal Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 3:07 | | +3 | Mikal Bridges makes three point running pullup jump shot | 21-27 |
| 2:55 | | +3 | Eric Gordon makes three point jump shot (Keita Bates-Diop assists) | 24-27 |
| 2:41 | | Cameron Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:36 | | Josh Okogie defensive rebound | ||
| 2:33 | | Trendon Watford personal foul (Drew Eubanks draws the foul) | ||
| 2:33 | | Drew Eubanks misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 2:33 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 2:33 | | Drew Eubanks misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 2:31 | | Keita Bates-Diop offensive rebound | ||
| 2:24 | | Keita Bates-Diop turnover (lost ball) (Lonnie Walker IV steals) | ||
| 2:16 | | Mikal Bridges misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 2:13 | | Devin Booker defensive rebound | ||
| 2:09 | | +3 | Devin Booker makes three point running pullup jump shot | 27-27 |
| 1:42 | | Lonnie Walker IV misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 1:39 | | Josh Okogie defensive rebound | ||
| 1:29 | | Devin Booker misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:24 | | Nic Claxton defensive rebound | ||
| 1:17 | | Drew Eubanks blocks Nic Claxton's two point driving layup | ||
| 1:14 | | Suns defensive rebound | ||
| 1:14 | | Jump ball. Drew Eubanks vs. Nic Claxton (Devin Booker gains possession) | ||
| 1:03 | | +3 | Devin Booker makes three point jump shot (Drew Eubanks assists) | 30-27 |
| 0:49 | | +3 | Spencer Dinwiddie makes three point jump shot (Lonnie Walker IV assists) | 30-30 |
| 0:32 | | Devin Booker misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:30 | | Nets defensive rebound | ||
| 0:18 | | Mikal Bridges misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:15 | | Devin Booker defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Bradley Beal misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 0:00 | | Nic Claxton defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:44 | | Lonnie Walker IV misses two point driving layup | ||
| 11:41 | | Josh Okogie defensive rebound | ||
| 11:21 | | Drew Eubanks misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 11:20 | | Josh Okogie offensive rebound | ||
| 11:20 | | +2 | Josh Okogie makes two point tip layup | 32-30 |
| 11:20 | | Nic Claxton shooting foul (Josh Okogie draws the foul) | ||
| 11:20 | | +1 | Josh Okogie makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 33-30 |
| 11:06 | | +2 | Nic Claxton makes two point alley-oop dunk (Lonnie Walker IV assists) | 33-32 |
| 10:47 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point pullup jump shot (Bradley Beal assists) | 35-32 |
| 10:32 | | Josh Okogie technical foul (Defensive three second) | ||
| 10:32 | | +1 | Mikal Bridges makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 35-33 |
| 10:21 | | Kevin Durant blocks Lonnie Walker IV's two point driving layup | ||
| 10:18 | | Drew Eubanks defensive rebound | ||
| 10:13 | | +2 | Drew Eubanks makes two point running dunk (Kevin Durant assists) | 37-33 |
| 9:51 | | Spencer Dinwiddie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:47 | | Drew Eubanks defensive rebound | ||
| 9:38 | | Bradley Beal turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 9:25 | | Mikal Bridges misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:23 | | Drew Eubanks defensive rebound | ||
| 9:16 | | +2 | Josh Okogie makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Bradley Beal assists) | 39-33 |
| 9:06 | | Mikal Bridges offensive foul (Josh Okogie draws the foul) | ||
| 9:06 | | Mikal Bridges turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 8:49 | | Bradley Beal turnover (bad pass) (Mikal Bridges steals) | ||
| 8:39 | | Mikal Bridges misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 8:35 | | Keita Bates-Diop defensive rebound | ||
| 8:29 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point pullup jump shot | 41-33 |
| 8:11 | | +2 | Spencer Dinwiddie makes two point driving finger roll layup | 41-35 |
| 7:55 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point pullup jump shot (Bradley Beal assists) | 43-35 |
| 7:40 | | Nic Claxton misses two point layup | ||
| 7:38 | | Josh Okogie defensive rebound | ||
| 7:33 | | +2 | Josh Okogie makes two point driving floating jump shot | 45-35 |
| 7:21 | | +2 | Dennis Smith Jr. makes two point driving finger roll layup (Lonnie Walker IV assists) | 45-37 |
| 6:56 | | +2 | Drew Eubanks makes two point hook shot (Josh Okogie assists) | 47-37 |
| 6:44 | | +3 | Mikal Bridges makes three point jump shot (Dennis Smith Jr. assists) | 47-40 |
| 6:32 | | Kevin Durant misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:28 | | Dennis Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 6:24 | | +3 | Lonnie Walker IV makes three point running jump shot (Nic Claxton assists) | 47-43 |
| 6:00 | | Josh Okogie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:58 | | Spencer Dinwiddie defensive rebound | ||
| 5:50 | | +2 | Spencer Dinwiddie makes two point pullup bank jump shot | 47-45 |
| 5:50 | | Drew Eubanks shooting foul (Spencer Dinwiddie draws the foul) | ||
| 5:50 | | Nets 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:50 | | +1 | Spencer Dinwiddie makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 47-46 |
| 5:34 | | +2 | Jusuf Nurkic makes two point layup (Kevin Durant assists) | 49-46 |
| 5:26 | | Spencer Dinwiddie misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:26 | | Suns defensive rebound | ||
| 5:09 | | +2 | Jusuf Nurkic makes two point turnaround jump shot (Kevin Durant assists) | 51-46 |
| 4:51 | | +2 | Dennis Smith Jr. makes two point driving finger roll layup (Spencer Dinwiddie assists) | 51-48 |
| 4:38 | | Dennis Smith Jr. shooting foul (Jusuf Nurkic draws the foul) | ||
| 4:38 | | +1 | Jusuf Nurkic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 52-48 |
| 4:38 | | +1 | Jusuf Nurkic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 53-48 |
| 4:13 | | Spencer Dinwiddie misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 4:08 | | Eric Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 4:05 | | +2 | Jusuf Nurkic makes two point running layup (Eric Gordon assists) | 55-48 |
| 4:05 | | Nets 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:41 | | Cameron Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:37 | | Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound | ||
| 3:19 | | Eric Gordon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:16 | | Nic Claxton defensive rebound | ||
| 3:00 | | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot (Nic Claxton assists) | 55-50 |
| 2:45 | | Jusuf Nurkic misses two point layup | ||
| 2:42 | | Keita Bates-Diop offensive rebound | ||
| 2:41 | | +2 | Keita Bates-Diop makes two point putback layup | 57-50 |
| 2:33 | | +2 | Cam Thomas makes two point pullup bank jump shot | 57-52 |
| 2:33 | | Devin Booker shooting foul (Cam Thomas draws the foul) | ||
| 2:33 | | Suns 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:33 | | +1 | Cam Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 57-53 |
| 2:20 | | Nic Claxton shooting foul (Jusuf Nurkic draws the foul) | ||
| 2:20 | | Jusuf Nurkic misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 2:20 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 2:20 | | +1 | Jusuf Nurkic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 58-53 |
| 2:01 | | Jusuf Nurkic personal foul (Nic Claxton draws the foul) | ||
| 1:55 | | +3 | Mikal Bridges makes three point jump shot (Cameron Johnson assists) | 58-56 |
| 1:31 | | Bradley Beal misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:29 | | Spencer Dinwiddie defensive rebound | ||
| 1:27 | | Bradley Beal shooting foul (Cameron Johnson draws the foul) | ||
| 1:27 | | +1 | Cameron Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 58-57 |
| 1:27 | | +1 | Cameron Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 58-58 |
| 1:14 | | +2 | Jusuf Nurkic makes two point cutting dunk (Eric Gordon assists) | 60-58 |
| 1:05 | | Nic Claxton misses two point alley-oop layup | ||
| 1:02 | | Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound | ||
| 0:56 | | +2 | Jusuf Nurkic makes two point cutting layup (Kevin Durant assists) | 62-58 |
| 0:45 | | +2 | Cam Thomas makes two point driving layup | 62-60 |
| 0:45 | | Jusuf Nurkic shooting foul (Cam Thomas draws the foul) | ||
| 0:45 | | +1 | Cam Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 62-61 |
| 0:31 | | Mikal Bridges shooting foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 0:31 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 63-61 |
| 0:31 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 64-61 |
| 0:12 | | Kevin Durant shooting foul (Mikal Bridges draws the foul) | ||
| 0:12 | | Mikal Bridges misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 0:12 | | Nets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:12 | | Mikal Bridges misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 0:09 | | Drew Eubanks defensive rebound | ||
| 0:03 | | Kevin Durant turnover (bad pass) (Cameron Johnson steals) | ||
| 0:00 | | Mikal Bridges misses two point running finger roll layup | ||
| 0:00 | | Nets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:47 | | Cam Thomas misses two point driving layup | ||
| 11:44 | | Cam Thomas offensive rebound | ||
| 11:42 | | +2 | Cam Thomas makes two point turnaround jump shot | 64-63 |
| 11:21 | | +3 | Eric Gordon makes three point jump shot (Jusuf Nurkic assists) | 67-63 |
| 11:07 | | +2 | Spencer Dinwiddie makes two point pullup jump shot | 67-65 |
| 10:57 | | Cameron Johnson personal foul (Jusuf Nurkic draws the foul) | ||
| 10:52 | | Jusuf Nurkic turnover (bad pass) (Cam Thomas steals) | ||
| 10:48 | | +2 | Cameron Johnson makes two point running dunk (Spencer Dinwiddie assists) | 67-67 |
| 10:36 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point pullup jump shot | 69-67 |
| 10:16 | | +3 | Cameron Johnson makes three point jump shot (Spencer Dinwiddie assists) | 69-70 |
| 9:59 | | Kevin Durant misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:56 | | Jusuf Nurkic offensive rebound | ||
| 9:55 | | Jusuf Nurkic misses two point putback layup | ||
| 9:55 | | Jusuf Nurkic offensive rebound | ||
| 9:46 | | Jump ball. Cam Thomas vs. Jusuf Nurkic (Cam Thomas gains possession) | ||
| 9:46 | | Jusuf Nurkic turnover (lost ball) (Cam Thomas steals) | ||
| 9:35 | | Cam Thomas misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:31 | | Bradley Beal defensive rebound | ||
| 9:28 | | Kevin Durant misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 9:24 | | Nic Claxton defensive rebound | ||
| 9:09 | | Cameron Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Devin Booker steals) | ||
| 8:59 | | Nic Claxton personal foul (Jusuf Nurkic draws the foul) | ||
| 8:48 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point stepback jump shot | 71-70 |
| 8:32 | | Cam Thomas turnover (bad pass) (Eric Gordon steals) | ||
| 8:23 | | +2 | Jusuf Nurkic makes two point cutting layup (Kevin Durant assists) | 73-70 |
| 8:23 | | Cameron Johnson shooting foul (Jusuf Nurkic draws the foul) | ||
| 8:23 | | Jusuf Nurkic misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 8:21 | | Nic Claxton defensive rebound | ||
| 8:12 | | +3 | Mikal Bridges makes three point jump shot (Spencer Dinwiddie assists) | 73-73 |
| 7:52 | | +2 | Jusuf Nurkic makes two point turnaround hook shot (Devin Booker assists) | 75-73 |
| 7:37 | | Cam Thomas misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:33 | | Nic Claxton offensive rebound | ||
| 7:31 | | +2 | Nic Claxton makes two point hook shot | 75-75 |
| 7:17 | | +3 | Bradley Beal makes three point jump shot (Devin Booker assists) | 78-75 |
| 7:03 | | Mikal Bridges turnover (traveling) | ||
| 6:41 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Eric Gordon assists) | 80-75 |
| 6:41 | | Nets 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:27 | | Cameron Johnson misses two point reverse layup | ||
| 6:25 | | Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound | ||
| 6:20 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Kevin Durant assists) | 82-75 |
| 6:05 | | +3 | Spencer Dinwiddie makes three point jump shot (Nic Claxton assists) | 82-78 |
| 5:46 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point jump shot (Jusuf Nurkic assists) | 84-78 |
| 5:25 | | +2 | Spencer Dinwiddie makes two point driving finger roll layup | 84-80 |
| 5:10 | | +3 | Josh Okogie makes three point jump shot (Jusuf Nurkic assists) | 87-80 |
| 4:49 | | Jusuf Nurkic blocks Lonnie Walker IV's two point driving layup | ||
| 4:49 | | Nets offensive rebound | ||
| 4:41 | | Cam Thomas misses three point floating jump shot | ||
| 4:38 | | Josh Okogie defensive rebound | ||
| 4:26 | | +2 | Jusuf Nurkic makes two point hook shot (Devin Booker assists) | 89-80 |
| 4:13 | | Eric Gordon shooting foul (Spencer Dinwiddie draws the foul) | ||
| 4:13 | | Spencer Dinwiddie misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 4:13 | | Nets offensive rebound | ||
| 4:13 | | +1 | Spencer Dinwiddie makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 89-81 |
| 4:00 | | +3 | Kevin Durant makes three point pullup jump shot | 92-81 |
| 3:42 | | Nic Claxton turnover (lost ball) (Devin Booker steals) | ||
| 3:36 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point running pullup jump shot (Devin Booker assists) | 94-81 |
| 3:36 | | Nets 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:24 | | Lonnie Walker IV misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:22 | | Dennis Smith Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 3:21 | | Dennis Smith Jr. misses two point tip layup | ||
| 3:21 | | Dennis Smith Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 3:09 | | Lonnie Walker IV turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 2:50 | | +2 | Jusuf Nurkic makes two point dunk | 96-81 |
| 2:38 | | Nic Claxton misses two point driving layup | ||
| 2:35 | | Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound | ||
| 2:24 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 98-81 |
| 2:24 | | Cam Thomas shooting foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 2:24 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 99-81 |
| 2:11 | | +3 | Cam Thomas makes three point jump shot (Lonnie Walker IV assists) | 99-84 |
| 1:54 | | Kevin Durant misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:52 | | Nic Claxton defensive rebound | ||
| 1:46 | | Cam Thomas turnover (traveling) | ||
| 1:34 | | Jusuf Nurkic turnover (bad pass) (Dennis Smith Jr. steals) | ||
| 1:29 | | Jusuf Nurkic blocks Dennis Smith Jr.'s two point running layup | ||
| 1:27 | | Bradley Beal defensive rebound | ||
| 1:26 | | Lonnie Walker IV shooting foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 1:26 | | Kevin Durant misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 1:26 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 1:26 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 100-84 |
| 1:18 | | +3 | Mikal Bridges makes three point pullup jump shot (Dennis Smith Jr. assists) | 100-87 |
| 0:58 | | +3 | Keita Bates-Diop makes three point jump shot (Bradley Beal assists) | 103-87 |
| 0:49 | | Mikal Bridges misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:44 | | Josh Okogie defensive rebound | ||
| 0:36 | | Bradley Beal misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:33 | | Nets defensive rebound | ||
| 0:33 | | Harry Giles III offensive foul (Josh Okogie draws the foul) | ||
| 0:33 | | Harry Giles III turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 0:29 | | Dennis Smith Jr. shooting foul (Bradley Beal draws the foul) | ||
| 0:29 | | +1 | Bradley Beal makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 104-87 |
| 0:29 | | +1 | Bradley Beal makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 105-87 |
| 0:08 | | Cameron Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Josh Okogie steals) | ||
| 0:07 | | Cameron Johnson personal foul (Josh Okogie draws the foul) | ||
| 0:07 | | Josh Okogie misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 0:07 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 0:07 | | +1 | Josh Okogie makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 106-87 |
| 0:00 | | Kevin Durant blocks Royce O'Neale's three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Nets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:39 | | Josh Okogie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:36 | | Dennis Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 11:25 | | Spencer Dinwiddie misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 11:22 | | Keita Bates-Diop defensive rebound | ||
| 11:06 | | Bradley Beal misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 11:03 | | Royce O'Neale defensive rebound | ||
| 10:47 | | Dennis Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:44 | | Drew Eubanks defensive rebound | ||
| 10:26 | | +2 | Drew Eubanks makes two point cutting dunk (Devin Booker assists) | 108-87 |
| 10:12 | | Mikal Bridges misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:09 | | Dennis Smith Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 9:58 | | Lonnie Walker IV misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:56 | | Mikal Bridges offensive rebound | ||
| 9:53 | | +3 | Lonnie Walker IV makes three point pullup jump shot (Mikal Bridges assists) | 108-90 |
| 9:37 | | +2 | Bradley Beal makes two point driving finger roll layup | 110-90 |
| 9:15 | | +3 | Royce O'Neale makes three point jump shot (Cam Thomas assists) | 110-93 |
| 9:00 | | Royce O'Neale shooting foul (Bradley Beal draws the foul) | ||
| 9:00 | | Bradley Beal misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 9:00 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 9:00 | | +1 | Bradley Beal makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 111-93 |
| 8:47 | | +2 | Cam Thomas makes two point driving bank jump shot | 111-95 |
| 8:32 | | Devin Booker turnover (lost ball) (Lonnie Walker IV steals) | ||
| 8:28 | | +3 | Mikal Bridges makes three point running jump shot (Lonnie Walker IV assists) | 111-98 |
| 8:28 | | Suns 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:16 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point pullup jump shot (Drew Eubanks assists) | 113-98 |
| 7:55 | | Lonnie Walker IV misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:52 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 7:44 | | Kevin Durant turnover (bad pass) (Cameron Johnson steals) | ||
| 7:37 | | Royce O'Neale misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:34 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 7:25 | | Devin Booker misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:22 | | Lonnie Walker IV defensive rebound | ||
| 7:18 | | Devin Booker shooting foul (Lonnie Walker IV draws the foul) | ||
| 7:18 | | +1 | Lonnie Walker IV makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 113-99 |
| 7:18 | | +1 | Lonnie Walker IV makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 113-100 |
| 7:03 | | Lonnie Walker IV personal foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 6:59 | | Lonnie Walker IV shooting foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 6:59 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 114-100 |
| 6:59 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 115-100 |
| 6:50 | | Cam Thomas misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:46 | | Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound | ||
| 6:30 | | Kevin Durant turnover (bad pass) (Lonnie Walker IV steals) | ||
| 6:25 | | +3 | Lonnie Walker IV makes three point running pullup jump shot | 115-103 |
| 6:16 | | Eric Gordon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:15 | | Nets defensive rebound | ||
| 6:15 | | Suns 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:05 | | Lonnie Walker IV turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 6:03 | | Lonnie Walker IV personal foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 5:51 | | Devin Booker misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:47 | | Jusuf Nurkic offensive rebound | ||
| 5:44 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point driving dunk (Jusuf Nurkic assists) | 117-103 |
| 5:34 | | Cameron Johnson misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:31 | | Cam Thomas offensive rebound | ||
| 5:29 | | +2 | Cam Thomas makes two point putback layup | 117-105 |
| 5:15 | | +3 | Eric Gordon makes three point pullup jump shot (Jusuf Nurkic assists) | 120-105 |
| 4:58 | | +2 | Cam Thomas makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Lonnie Walker IV assists) | 120-107 |
| 4:41 | | Eric Gordon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:38 | | Cameron Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 4:30 | | Devin Booker personal foul (Mikal Bridges draws the foul) | ||
| 4:19 | | +2 | Cam Thomas makes two point pullup jump shot | 120-109 |
| 4:08 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point driving dunk (Jusuf Nurkic assists) | 122-109 |
| 3:56 | | +2 | Lonnie Walker IV makes two point driving layup | 122-111 |
| 3:37 | | Royce O'Neale shooting foul (Jusuf Nurkic draws the foul) | ||
| 3:37 | | Jusuf Nurkic misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 3:37 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 3:37 | | +1 | Jusuf Nurkic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 123-111 |
| 3:28 | | +2 | Cam Thomas makes two point driving reverse layup (Royce O'Neale assists) | 123-113 |
| 3:15 | | +3 | Eric Gordon makes three point jump shot (Devin Booker assists) | 126-113 |
| 3:05 | | +2 | Lonnie Walker IV makes two point driving layup | 126-115 |
| 2:51 | | Bradley Beal turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 2:44 | | Mikal Bridges misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:43 | | Suns defensive rebound | ||
| 2:39 | | Royce O'Neale shooting foul (Jusuf Nurkic draws the foul) | ||
| 2:39 | | +1 | Jusuf Nurkic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 127-115 |
| 2:39 | | +1 | Jusuf Nurkic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 128-115 |
| 2:25 | | +3 | Cameron Johnson makes three point jump shot (Mikal Bridges assists) | 128-118 |
| 2:03 | | Jusuf Nurkic turnover (bad pass) (Lonnie Walker IV steals) | ||
| 1:58 | | Mikal Bridges misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 1:55 | | Devin Booker defensive rebound | ||
| 1:48 | | Suns 60 second timeout | ||
| 1:33 | | +3 | Eric Gordon makes three point pullup jump shot | 131-118 |
| 1:25 | | Cam Thomas misses two point driving layup | ||
| 1:23 | | Eric Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 1:20 | | +3 | Devin Booker makes three point running jump shot (Kevin Durant assists) | 134-118 |
| 1:20 | | Nets 60 second timeout | ||
| 1:02 | | Lonnie Walker IV misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:59 | | Drew Eubanks defensive rebound | ||
| 0:37 | | +2 | Jordan Goodwin makes two point driving floating jump shot | 136-118 |
| 0:27 | | +2 | Lonnie Walker IV makes two point driving finger roll layup | 136-120 |
| 0:03 | | Suns turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
Key Players
| Min. Per Game | ||
| Pts. Per Game | ||
| Ast. Per Game | ||
| Reb. Per Game | ||
| Field Goal % | ||
| Three Point % | ||
| Free Throw % |
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Suns turnover (shot clock violation) | 0:03 |
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+ 2 | Lonnie Walker IV makes two point driving finger roll layup | 0:27 |
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+ 2 | Jordan Goodwin makes two point driving floating jump shot | 0:37 |
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Drew Eubanks defensive rebound | 0:59 |
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Lonnie Walker IV misses three point pullup jump shot | 1:02 |
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Nets 60 second timeout | 1:20 |
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+ 3 | Devin Booker makes three point running jump shot (Kevin Durant assists) | 1:20 |
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Eric Gordon defensive rebound | 1:23 |
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Cam Thomas misses two point driving layup | 1:25 |
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+ 3 | Eric Gordon makes three point pullup jump shot | 1:33 |
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Suns 60 second timeout | 1:48 |
| Team Stats | |
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|---|---|---|
| Points | 136 | 120 |
| Field Goals | 49-79 (62.0%) | 47-94 (50.0%) |
| 3-Pointers | 14-28 (50.0%) | 16-39 (41.0%) |
| Free Throws | 24-32 (75.0%) | 10-13 (76.9%) |
| Total Rebounds | 52 | 36 |
| Offensive | 9 | 8 |
| Defensive | 33 | 19 |
| Team | 10 | 9 |
| Assists | 35 | 28 |
| Steals | 5 | 11 |
| Blocks | 6 | 1 |
| Turnovers | 15 | 11 |
| Fouls | 12 | 24 |
| Technicals | 2 | 2 |
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K. Durant
PF 35
33 PTS, 5 REB, 8 AST
L. Walker IV
SG 8
19 PTS, 3 REB, 7 AST
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| K. Durant | 33 | 5 | 8 | 10/16 | 2/6 | 11/12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | +20 | 53 |
| J. Nurkic | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11/15 | 0/0 | 6/9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | +16 | 48 |
| D. Booker | 22 | 3 | 8 | 9/17 | 4/6 | 0/0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | +19 | 42 |
| E. Gordon | 17 | 2 | 4 | 6/10 | 5/9 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +17 | 28 |
| B. Beal | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3/8 | 1/3 | 5/6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 23 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| K. Durant | 33 | 5 | 8 | 10/16 | 2/6 | 11/12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | +20 | 53 |
| J. Nurkic | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11/15 | 0/0 | 6/9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | +16 | 48 |
| D. Booker | 22 | 3 | 8 | 9/17 | 4/6 | 0/0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | +19 | 42 |
| E. Gordon | 17 | 2 | 4 | 6/10 | 5/9 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +17 | 28 |
| B. Beal | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3/8 | 1/3 | 5/6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 23 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| J. Okogie | 11 | 7 | 1 | 4/6 | 1/3 | 2/3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | +5 | 21 |
| D. Eubanks | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3/4 | 0/0 | 0/2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 17 |
| K. Bates-Diop | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2/2 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 10 |
| J. Goodwin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Y. Watanabe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Metu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| N. Little | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G. Allen | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Lee | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| U. Azubuike | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| S. Lee | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B. Bol | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Maledon | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 136 | 42 | 35 | 49/79 | 14/28 | 24/32 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 33 | +80 | 244 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| C. Thomas | 25 | 2 | 4 | 11/19 | 1/4 | 2/2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -11 | 35 |
| M. Bridges | 21 | 3 | 2 | 7/16 | 6/12 | 1/3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 27 |
| C. Johnson | 18 | 2 | 1 | 6/12 | 3/7 | 3/3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | +3 | 22 |
| S. Dinwiddie | 16 | 2 | 5 | 6/10 | 2/4 | 2/3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -13 | 28 |
| N. Claxton | 12 | 9 | 4 | 6/12 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | -11 | 29 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| C. Thomas | 25 | 2 | 4 | 11/19 | 1/4 | 2/2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -11 | 35 |
| M. Bridges | 21 | 3 | 2 | 7/16 | 6/12 | 1/3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 27 |
| C. Johnson | 18 | 2 | 1 | 6/12 | 3/7 | 3/3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | +3 | 22 |
| S. Dinwiddie | 16 | 2 | 5 | 6/10 | 2/4 | 2/3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -13 | 28 |
| N. Claxton | 12 | 9 | 4 | 6/12 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | -11 | 29 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| L. Walker IV | 19 | 3 | 7 | 7/16 | 3/8 | 2/2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -14 | 38 |
| D. Smith Jr. | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2/5 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -15 | 14 |
| R. O'Neale | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1/3 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -13 | 6 |
| T. Watford | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| H. Giles III | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -1 |
| B. Simmons | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Finney-Smith | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Whitehead | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| N. Clowney | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Wilson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Sharpe | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K. Johnson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 120 | 27 | 28 | 47/94 | 16/39 | 10/13 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 19 | -80 | 204 |
