Devin Booker scored 37 points, Kevin Durant added 23 and the Phoenix Suns weathered a late rally in a 130-123 victory over the Washington Wizards on Thursday night.Booker had his third-consecutive 30-plus game to help Phoenix survive after Washington cut a 24-point deficit to three late in the fourth quarter.
Devin Booker scored 37 points and Washington, D.C., native Kevin Durant added 23, fueling the visiting Phoenix Suns to a 130-123 wire-to-wire victory over the reeling Wizards on Thursday.
Bradley Beal and Tyus Jones will face their former team, the Washington Wizards, on Thursday at Capital One Arena. “It’s always fun, second home,” said Beal, who scored 15,391 points for the Wizards, second only to Hall of Famer Elvin Hayes with 15,551.
It had been nearly a calendar month since the Phoenix Suns won two games in a row before their 114-106 win over the Utah Jazz on Saturday evening. Suns star guard Devin Booker and his 34 points
Kevin Durant and the Suns got more physical in the third quarter, cutting into the Hawks' lead to make it 89-87. Durant (game-high 27 points) was nearly a perfect 6-of-7 and added both of his steals in the third. Devin Booker has 21 points.
Bradley Beal and Tyus Jones will face their former team ... “The frustration is there, it’s the start of our trip,” said Devin Booker, who scored a team-high 35 points in defeat.
Phoenix Suns are above .500 for first time since Christmas after win over Detroit Pistons in third game of five-game road trip.
Check azcentral for live updates of scores, highlights, and statistics during the Suns-Pistons game. Starting lineups. The Suns are starting Tyus Jones, Booker, Ryan Dunn at the t
Devin Booker scored 37 points and Washington, D.C., native Kevin Durant added 23, fueling the visiting Phoenix Suns to a 130-123 wire-to-wire victory over the reeling Wizards in the NBA on Thursday. Booker scored at least 30 points for the fourth straight game after sinking four 3-pointers and 13 of 15 free throws.
Devin Booker scored a team-high 35 points and ... Thursday against Washington in a return game for Bradley Beal and Tyus Jones, who played his one year with the Wizards last season.
Phoenix suffered the loss even as co-stars Durant (31) and Devin Booker (35 ... Unlike Durant, Suns guard Tyus Jones was clearer in his diagnosis of the loss. "It's costing us games.