2 weeks Ago By Tempo Desk
PHOENIX (AP) — Devin Booker scored 27 points, Kevin Durant added 21 and the Phoenix Suns beat the Golden State Warriors, 113-105, on Saturday night, Nov. 30. Tyus Jones added 19 points and nine assists, making 7 of 9 shots, including 4 of 5 3-pointers.
Grayson Allen added 17. The Suns made 18 of 35 (51.4%) shots from 3-point range.
Golden State has lost four in a row. Stephen Curry led the Warriors with 23 points but shot just 8 of 20 from the field. Andrew Wiggins added 18 points while Draymond Green had 13 points.
The Warriors trailed by 17 at halftime but cut the margin to 85-78 by the start of the fourth quarter after Curry poured in 15 points. Golden State went on a 9-0 run late in the fourth quarter to pull within 105-99 but Durant made a 3-pointer with 1:42 left to turn back the rally. The Suns led 66-49 at halftime after making 14 of 21 (66.
7%) of their 3-pointers. Phoenix was playing without starters Bradley Beal (calf) and Jusuf Nurkic (quad). Beal has missed eight of 19 games this season because of various injuries.
Meanwhile in Salt Lake City, Kyrie Irving scored 30 points and Quentin Grimes had 24 points to power the short-handed Dallas Mavericks over the Utah Jazz, 106-94. Dallas led the entire game despite playing without Luka Doncic (right wrist), Klay Thompson (left foot) and Dante Exum (right wrist). Naji Marshall left in the second quarter and didn’t return because of illness.
P.J. Washington had 16 points and 10 rebounds for the Mavericks, who have won four of five games — all without Doncic.
The Jazz have lost seven of their last eight games. Lauri Markkanen scored 19 points and Walker Kessler had 18 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks for Utah. The Mavericks led by as many as 20 in the first quarter, thanks to Grimes’ quick start with four 3s in the quarter.
In Milwaukee, Giannis Antetokounmpo had 42 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists in his return to Milwaukee’s lineup and the Bucks won their sixth in a row by beating the struggling Washington Wizards, 124-114. Antetokounmpo had missed the Bucks’ 106-103 NBA Cup victory at Miami on Tuesday due to swelling in his left knee. The two-time MVP has three triple-doubles in the last six games he has played.
Antetokounmpo had 22 points, 15 rebounds and 12 assists in a 115-114 loss at Charlotte on Nov. 16. He had 37 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds in a 129-117 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Nov.
22. Damian Lillard added 25 points and 10 assists while Brook Lopez scored 18 points on Saturday. Jordan Poole had 31 points Malcolm Brogdon added 29 points and 11 rebounds.
In Detroit, Tyrese Maxey scored 28 points and the Philadelphia 76ers won their fourth game of the season by beating the Pistons, 111-96. Jared McCain added 19 points and Ricky Council IV scored 17 for Philadelphia, which had lost seven of its previous eight games. Malik Beasley had 19 points for the Pistons.
Jaden Ivey had 15 points and Marcus Sasser scored 12. Simone Fontecchio had 11 rebounds for Detroit — the only player on either team to reach double figures in assists or rebounds. Earlier in Charlotte, Jalen Johnson had 20 points and nine assists, De’Andre Hunter added 18 points and the Atlanta Hawks handed the Hornets their fifth straight loss, 107-104.
Onyeka Okongwu added 16 points and 11 rebounds for the Hawks, who have won three straight. Trae Young and No. 1 overall draft pick Zaccharie Risacher each had 14 points.
Brandon Miller finished with 32 points for the Hornets and Josh Green added 17..
