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Kevin Durant and Devin Booker power the Suns to a 125-121 win over the Pistons
DETROIT (AP) Kevin Durant scored 30 of his 36 points in the second half and the Phoenix Suns defeated the Detroit Pistons 125-121 on Saturday.
Devin Booker scored 35 points, his fifth consecutive 30-point outing, as the Suns won for the fifth time in six games.
Center Nick Richards made a huge impact in his Suns debut. Richards, acquired in a trade with Charlotte earlier in the week, had 21 points and 11 rebounds off the bench. Ryan Dunn added 12 points and eight rebounds.
Tobias Harris led the Pistons with 21 points, while Cade Cunningham added 20 points and 11 assists. Cunningham, Detroit's All-Star candidate, shot 7 for 26 from the field. Jalen Duren finished with 15 points and 10 rebounds, Malik Beasley scored 14 points, Tim Hardaway Jr. and Marcus Sasser each had 11.
Suns: Richards could be the interior force Phoenix has been seeking to balance its lineup. He's expected to soon move into the starting lineup.
Pistons: Detroit has lost two straight after winning 10 of its previous 12 games.
Grayson Allen made a offensive rebound with the Suns clinging to a two-point lead late in the game. Durant then hit a fadeaway jumper with 1:05 remaining.
Durant was 1 for 9 from the field in the first half. He made 12 of 18 field-goal attempts after halftime.
The Suns continue their five-game trip at Cleveland on Monday. The Pistons open a five-game trip at Houston on Monday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Mason Plumlee vs. Jalen Duren (Ryan Dunn gains possession) | ||
| 11:44 |  | Devin Booker misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:42 | | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | ||
| 11:34 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 11:32 | | Mason Plumlee defensive rebound | ||
| 11:19 | | +3 | Ryan Dunn makes three point jump shot (Kevin Durant assists) | 3-0 |
| 10:56 | | +3 | Tobias Harris makes three point jump shot (Cade Cunningham assists) | 3-3 |
| 10:40 | | Kevin Durant misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:37 | | Tobias Harris defensive rebound | ||
| 10:31 | | +3 | Tobias Harris makes three point running pullup jump shot | 3-6 |
| 10:17 | | +2 | Ryan Dunn makes two point cutting layup (Mason Plumlee assists) | 5-6 |
| 10:00 | | Kevin Durant blocks Cade Cunningham's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:58 | | Cade Cunningham offensive rebound | ||
| 9:56 | | Tobias Harris misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:53 | | Jalen Duren offensive rebound | ||
| 9:52 | | Cade Cunningham misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:50 | | Mason Plumlee defensive rebound | ||
| 9:36 | | Jalen Duren shooting foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 9:36 | | Kevin Durant misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 9:36 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 9:36 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 6-6 |
| 9:20 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:17 | | Ryan Dunn defensive rebound | ||
| 9:00 | | +3 | Devin Booker makes three point stepback jump shot (Tyus Jones assists) | 9-6 |
| 8:41 | | +2 | Tobias Harris makes two point turnaround jump shot (Cade Cunningham assists) | 9-8 |
| 8:25 | | Ausar Thompson personal foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | ||
| 8:21 | | Devin Booker turnover (bad pass) (Cade Cunningham steals) | ||
| 8:17 | | +2 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes two point running layup (Cade Cunningham assists) | 9-10 |
| 8:17 | | Devin Booker shooting foul (Tim Hardaway Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 8:17 | | +1 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 9-11 |
| 8:04 | | Devin Booker misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:02 | | Ryan Dunn offensive rebound | ||
| 8:01 | | +2 | Ryan Dunn makes two point putback layup | 11-11 |
| 7:45 | | Mason Plumlee shooting foul (Cade Cunningham draws the foul) | ||
| 7:45 | | +1 | Cade Cunningham makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 11-12 |
| 7:45 | | Cade Cunningham misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 7:44 | | Tyus Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 7:24 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point pullup jump shot | 13-12 |
| 7:08 | | +3 | Cade Cunningham makes three point pullup jump shot | 13-15 |
| 6:55 | | Jalen Duren shooting foul (Nick Richards draws the foul) | ||
| 6:55 | | Pistons 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:55 | | Nick Richards misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 6:55 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 6:55 | | +1 | Nick Richards makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 14-15 |
| 6:40 | | Cade Cunningham misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:37 | | Nick Richards defensive rebound | ||
| 6:22 | | +2 | Tyus Jones makes two point driving layup | 16-15 |
| 6:06 | | Cade Cunningham misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 6:03 | | Tyus Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 5:58 | | Kevin Durant turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 5:54 | | Cade Cunningham turnover (bad pass) (Kevin Durant steals) | ||
| 5:48 | | Kevin Durant misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:46 | | Cade Cunningham defensive rebound | ||
| 5:42 | | +2 | Malik Beasley makes two point running dunk (Cade Cunningham assists) | 16-17 |
| 5:34 | | Tyus Jones turnover (back court violation) | ||
| 5:27 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:25 | | Nick Richards defensive rebound | ||
| 5:10 | | Ryan Dunn misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 5:09 | | Nick Richards offensive rebound | ||
| 5:05 | | +3 | Ryan Dunn makes three point jump shot (Nick Richards assists) | 19-17 |
| 4:53 | | Isaiah Stewart offensive foul (Nick Richards draws the foul) | ||
| 4:53 | | Isaiah Stewart turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 4:43 | | Cade Cunningham personal foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 4:32 | | Kevin Durant turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 4:27 | | Tobias Harris misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:24 | | Royce O'Neale defensive rebound | ||
| 4:09 | | Kevin Durant misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:07 | | Tobias Harris defensive rebound | ||
| 4:00 | | Royce O'Neale shooting foul (Cade Cunningham draws the foul) | ||
| 4:00 | | +1 | Cade Cunningham makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-18 |
| 4:00 | | +1 | Cade Cunningham makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-19 |
| 3:50 | | Kevin Durant misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 3:48 | | Simone Fontecchio defensive rebound | ||
| 3:41 | | Kevin Durant blocks Tobias Harris's two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:39 | | Nick Richards defensive rebound | ||
| 3:29 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point pullup jump shot | 21-19 |
| 3:19 | | Cade Cunningham misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:17 | | Royce O'Neale defensive rebound | ||
| 3:08 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point cutting layup (Grayson Allen assists) | 23-19 |
| 2:53 | | +3 | Malik Beasley makes three point jump shot (Cade Cunningham assists) | 23-22 |
| 2:40 | | Simone Fontecchio shooting foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | ||
| 2:40 | | Nick Richards technical foul | ||
| 2:40 | | +1 | Tobias Harris makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 23-23 |
| 2:40 | | Suns 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:40 | | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-23 |
| 2:40 | | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-23 |
| 2:20 | | Malik Beasley misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:17 | | Devin Booker defensive rebound | ||
| 2:09 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point driving layup | 27-23 |
| 1:46 | | +2 | Tobias Harris makes two point driving hook shot (Marcus Sasser assists) | 27-25 |
| 1:32 | | Malik Beasley shooting foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | ||
| 1:32 | | Pistons 60 second timeout | ||
| 1:32 | | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-25 |
| 1:32 | | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-25 |
| 1:16 | | +2 | Marcus Sasser makes two point driving finger roll layup (Tobias Harris assists) | 29-27 |
| 1:05 | | Devin Booker misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 1:01 | | Marcus Sasser defensive rebound | ||
| 0:58 | | Marcus Sasser misses two point running layup | ||
| 0:56 | | Tobias Harris offensive rebound | ||
| 0:56 | | +2 | Tobias Harris makes two point tip dunk | 29-29 |
| 0:44 | | Grayson Allen misses two point driving layup | ||
| 0:41 | | Marcus Sasser defensive rebound | ||
| 0:35 | | Malik Beasley misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 0:32 | | Malik Beasley offensive rebound | ||
| 0:31 | | Malik Beasley turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 0:07 | | Kevin Durant misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:05 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 0:05 | | Isaiah Stewart personal foul (Loose ball) (Oso Ighodaro draws the foul) | ||
| 0:05 | | Oso Ighodaro misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 0:05 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 0:05 | | +1 | Oso Ighodaro makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-29 |
| 0:00 | | Tobias Harris misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Pistons offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:46 | | Cade Cunningham misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:44 | | Oso Ighodaro defensive rebound | ||
| 11:32 | | Grayson Allen turnover (bad pass) (Malik Beasley steals) | ||
| 11:27 | | +2 | Malik Beasley makes two point running layup | 30-31 |
| 11:04 | | Royce O'Neale turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Stewart steals) | ||
| 11:00 | | +2 | Simone Fontecchio makes two point running layup | 30-33 |
| 10:49 | | Monte Morris misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 10:47 | | Isaiah Stewart defensive rebound | ||
| 10:33 | | Ronald Holland II misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:31 | | Grayson Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 10:25 | | Ronald Holland II shooting foul (Grayson Allen draws the foul) | ||
| 10:25 | | +1 | Grayson Allen makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 31-33 |
| 10:25 | | +1 | Grayson Allen makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 32-33 |
| 10:08 | | Cade Cunningham misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:04 | | Pistons offensive rebound | ||
| 10:02 | | +3 | Ronald Holland II makes three point jump shot (Cade Cunningham assists) | 32-36 |
| 9:54 | | Isaiah Stewart shooting foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | ||
| 9:54 | | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 33-36 |
| 9:54 | | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 34-36 |
| 9:54 | | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 35-36 |
| 9:42 | | +2 | Malik Beasley makes two point driving floating jump shot (Jalen Duren assists) | 35-38 |
| 9:42 | | Grayson Allen shooting foul (Malik Beasley draws the foul) | ||
| 9:42 | | Malik Beasley misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 9:41 | | Simone Fontecchio offensive rebound | ||
| 9:41 | | +2 | Simone Fontecchio makes two point tip layup | 35-40 |
| 9:23 | | Grayson Allen misses three point jump shot |