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Kevin Durant scores 28 points, Jusuf Nurkic makes late free throw as Suns beat Kings 108-107
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Kevin Durant scored 28 points, Jusuf Nurkic made a late free throw and the Phoenix Suns rallied to beat the Sacramento Kings 108-107 on Friday night. With the game tied at 107 after Phoenix overcame a 16-point deficit, Domantas Sabonis fouled Nurkic...
Devin Booker scores 52 points to lift the Suns over the Pelicans 124-111
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Devin Booker scored 52 points, the fifth-highest scoring game of his career, to power the Phoenix Suns to a 124-111 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday night, bringing them within a game of the Pelicans for the No. 6 playoff spot in the Western Conference. ...
Warriors' Draymond Green is ejected less than 4 minutes into game against Magic
Golden State's Draymond Green was ejected less than four minutes into the Warriors' game against the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night, the forward's fourth ejection of the season. It was Green's first ejection since his 16-game suspension by the NBA for his history of misconduct and...
Booker scores 21, Suns use balanced scoring and hold off 4th quarter rally to beat Hornets 107-96
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Devin Booker led a balanced Phoenix attack with 21 points and 11 assists as the Suns beat the Charlotte Hornets 107-96 on Friday night for their fourth win in six games. Grayson Allen and Bradley Beal each scored 15 points, and Jusuf Nurkic chipped in with 13...
Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown lead Celtics past Suns 117-107, snapping rare 2-game skid
PHOENIX (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 29 points, Jaylen Brown added 27 and the NBA-leading Boston Celtics beat the Phoenix Suns 117-107 on Saturday night. The Celtics came into the game on a rare two-game skid after dropping games to the Cleveland Cavaliers and Denver Nuggets. After...
Gilgeous-Alexander scores 35 points, Thunder hold off Suns 118-110 to regain top spot in West
PHOENIX (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 35 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Phoenix Suns 118-110 on Sunday night to take the Western Conference lead, rebounding after blowing a 24-point lead. Jusuf Nurkic broke the Suns' franchise record with 31 rebounds, the most...
Devin Booker scores 35 points, Kevin Durant adds 24 to help the Suns beat the Rockets, 110-105
PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix All-Star Devin Booker and Houston rookie Cam Whitmore got into a minor scuffle midway through the fourth quarter Thursday night and both players were called for a technical foul. With a couple big blocks on the ensuing possession, Suns center Jusuf Nurkic was...
Grayson Allen leads balanced effort for Suns, who pull away late for 123-113 win over Lakers
PHOENIX (AP) — It's no surprise that the Phoenix Suns were led by a Big Three on Sunday. The twist is that those three players were Grayson Allen, Royce O'Neale and Jusuf Nurkic. Allen scored 24 points, Kevin Durant added 22 and the Suns pulled away late in the...
Fred VanVleet, Jabari Smith Jr. help Rockets hold off Suns, 114-110
HOUSTON (AP) — Fred VanVleet scored 23 points, Jabari Smith Jr. had 22 points and 16 rebounds and the Houston Rockets withstood Phoenix's late surge to beat the Suns 114-110 on Friday night. “There’s a lot of different ways to win in the NBA and we’re finding that out and...
Warriors' Draymond Green calls Suns' Jusuf Nurkic 'softy' as players continue feud on social media
PHOENIX (AP) — Golden State forward Draymond Green and Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkic continued their feud on social media Tuesday, with Green calling Nurkic a “300-pound softy” three nights after the Warriors beat the Suns on Stephen Curry's last-second 3-pointer. It's the...
