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Booker scores 28, Durant has 21 as Suns down Trail Blazers 103-97
PHOENIX (AP) Devin Booker had 28 points, nine rebounds and nine assists, and the Phoenix Suns used a dominant third quarter beat the Portland Trail Blazers 103-97 Saturday night.
Kevin Durant scored 21 points for Phoenix, which won its fourth in a row.
The Suns led by as many as 26 points, but the Trail Blazers cut the deficit to 99-97 in the final minute. Booker and Tyus Jones each made two free throws in the final 21 seconds to seal the win.
Grayson Allen scored 18 off the bench, making a team-high four 3-pointers. Jones and Bradley Beal each finished with 15 points, while Jusuf Nurkic had a game-high 15 rebounds.
Trailing 47-43 at halftime, Phoenix scored 44 in the third quarter to take a 22-point lead by the end of the period. The Suns had zero turnovers in the third quarter after committing nine in the first half.
Booker and Allen each had 10 points in the third quarter, while Portland only managed 18 points in the period.
Anfernee Simons and Jerami Grant led the Trail Blazers with 20 points apiece. Deni Avdija scored 13 points and former Sun Deandre Ayton had 10 points and 13 rebounds.
Trail Blazers: Simons missed his first six shots but hit 8 of 25 for the game, including a team-high four 3-pointers.
Suns: Beal returned after missing two of the last three games with a sprained left elbow and played 34 minutes. He had 15 points, seven rebounds and four assists.
Jones’ 25-footer gave the Suns a 57-54 lead and ignited a 26-4 Phoenix run in the third quarter.
After shooting 27% from the field in the first half, Phoenix made 61% of its third-quarter shot attempts, including 50% (9 of 18) from 3-point range.
Portland is at New Orleans Monday, the same day the Suns host the 76ers.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Deandre Ayton vs. Jusuf Nurkic (Tyus Jones gains possession) | ||
| 11:44 | | Devin Booker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:41 |  | Deni Avdija defensive rebound | ||
| 11:22 | | Anfernee Simons misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 11:20 | | Deandre Ayton offensive rebound | ||
| 11:20 | | Bradley Beal shooting foul (Deandre Ayton draws the foul) | ||
| 11:20 | | +1 | Deandre Ayton makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 1-0 |
| 11:20 | | +1 | Deandre Ayton makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-0 |
| 11:03 | | Toumani Camara personal foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 11:01 | | +3 | Bradley Beal makes three point jump shot (Kevin Durant assists) | 2-3 |
| 10:34 | | Anfernee Simons misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 10:31 | | Bradley Beal defensive rebound | ||
| 10:27 | | Kevin Durant misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 10:23 | | Deni Avdija defensive rebound | ||
| 10:06 | | Deandre Ayton misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 10:04 | | Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound | ||
| 9:54 | | Kevin Durant misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 9:51 | | Jerami Grant defensive rebound | ||
| 9:45 | | +3 | Jerami Grant makes three point pullup jump shot | 5-3 |
| 9:21 | | Jerami Grant blocks Bradley Beal's three point jump shot | ||
| 9:18 | | Anfernee Simons defensive rebound | ||
| 9:08 | | Deni Avdija misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:05 | | Bradley Beal defensive rebound | ||
| 8:59 | | Kevin Durant misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:55 | | Anfernee Simons defensive rebound | ||
| 8:51 | | Anfernee Simons turnover (bad pass) (Bradley Beal steals) | ||
| 8:46 | | Devin Booker misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:42 | | Anfernee Simons defensive rebound | ||
| 8:36 | | Deni Avdija misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 8:29 | | Toumani Camara offensive rebound | ||
| 8:29 | | +2 | Toumani Camara makes two point tip layup | 7-3 |
| 8:11 | | Jusuf Nurkic misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 8:08 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 7:59 | | Deandre Ayton misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 7:57 | | Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound | ||
| 7:51 | | Devin Booker misses two point driving layup | ||
| 7:50 | | Jerami Grant defensive rebound | ||
| 7:45 | | Toumani Camara misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 7:42 | | Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound | ||
| 7:28 | | +3 | Tyus Jones makes three point jump shot (Devin Booker assists) | 7-6 |
| 7:07 | | Anfernee Simons misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:05 | | Tyus Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 7:01 | | Toumani Camara shooting foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | ||
| 7:01 | | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 7-7 |
| 7:01 | | Devin Booker misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 6:58 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 6:49 | | Suns 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:35 | | Jerami Grant misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:34 | | Suns defensive rebound | ||
| 6:22 | | Deni Avdija shooting foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | ||
| 6:22 | | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 7-8 |
| 6:22 | | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 7-9 |
| 6:12 | | Anfernee Simons misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:07 | | Kris Murray offensive rebound | ||
| 6:02 | | Scoot Henderson misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:59 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 5:49 | | Kevin Durant misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:46 | | Kris Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 5:38 | | +3 | Kris Murray makes three point jump shot (Scoot Henderson assists) | 10-9 |
| 5:30 | | +3 | Devin Booker makes three point pullup jump shot (Royce O'Neale assists) | 10-12 |
| 5:11 | | Deni Avdija misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:08 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 5:04 | | Kevin Durant turnover (bad pass) (Deni Avdija steals) | ||
| 4:51 | | Anfernee Simons misses two point driving bank hook shot | ||
| 4:49 | | Devin Booker defensive rebound | ||
| 4:42 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point driving layup (Tyus Jones assists) | 10-14 |
| 4:31 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point cutting layup (Kris Murray assists) | 12-14 |
| 4:31 | | Jusuf Nurkic shooting foul (Deandre Ayton draws the foul) | ||
| 4:31 | | +1 | Deandre Ayton makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 13-14 |
| 4:22 | | Kris Murray personal foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 4:14 | | Grayson Allen misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 4:11 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 4:04 | | Mason Plumlee blocks Scoot Henderson's two point driving layup | ||
| 4:04 | | Trail Blazers offensive rebound | ||
| 3:53 | | Anfernee Simons misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:51 | | Royce O'Neale defensive rebound | ||
| 3:41 | | Kevin Durant turnover (bad pass) (Anfernee Simons steals) | ||
| 3:39 | | +2 | Deni Avdija makes two point running jump shot (Anfernee Simons assists) | 15-14 |
| 3:39 | | Grayson Allen shooting foul (Deni Avdija draws the foul) | ||
| 3:39 | | +1 | Deni Avdija makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 16-14 |
| 3:27 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point jump shot (Monte Morris assists) | 16-16 |
| 3:16 | | Scoot Henderson misses two point driving layup | ||
| 3:15 | | Donovan Clingan offensive rebound | ||
| 3:15 | | Donovan Clingan misses two point tip layup | ||
| 3:15 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 3:15 | | Donovan Clingan personal foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 3:15 | | Kevin Durant misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 3:15 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 3:15 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-17 |
| 3:03 | | Jerami Grant misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:00 | | Mason Plumlee defensive rebound | ||
| 2:47 | | Grayson Allen turnover (bad pass) (Kris Murray steals) | ||
| 2:43 | | Monte Morris blocks Scoot Henderson's two point running layup | ||
| 2:43 | | Suns defensive rebound | ||
| 2:43 | | Trail Blazers 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:27 | | Grayson Allen turnover (bad pass) (Jerami Grant steals) | ||
| 2:16 | | Scoot Henderson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:10 | | Grayson Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 2:01 | | Bradley Beal misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:58 | | Ryan Dunn offensive rebound | ||
| 1:48 | | Grayson Allen misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 1:46 | | Scoot Henderson defensive rebound | ||
| 1:32 | | Donovan Clingan turnover (bad pass) (Ryan Dunn steals) | ||
| 1:22 | | +3 | Grayson Allen makes three point jump shot (Mason Plumlee assists) | 16-20 |
| 0:59 | | Jerami Grant misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 0:56 | | Mason Plumlee defensive rebound | ||
| 0:52 | | Ryan Dunn misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 0:48 | | Kris Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 0:32 | | Grayson Allen blocks Jerami Grant's two point driving layup | ||
| 0:32 | | Trail Blazers offensive rebound | ||
| 0:30 | | Bradley Beal blocks Jerami Grant's two point jump shot | ||
| 0:28 | | Mason Plumlee defensive rebound | ||
| 0:26 | | Rayan Rupert shooting foul (Bradley Beal draws the foul) | ||
| 0:26 | | +1 | Bradley Beal makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 16-21 |
| 0:26 | | +1 | Bradley Beal makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-22 |
| 0:05 | | +2 | Scoot Henderson makes two point driving layup | 18-22 |
| 0:00 | | Devin Booker misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:48 | | Jerami Grant misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 11:45 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 11:33 | | +3 | Kevin Durant makes three point pullup jump shot | 18-25 |
| 11:33 | | Donovan Clingan shooting foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 11:33 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 18-26 |
| 11:23 | | Scoot Henderson misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 11:22 | | Royce O'Neale defensive rebound | ||
| 11:05 | | Ryan Dunn misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:00 | | Kevin Durant offensive rebound | ||
| 10:50 | | +3 | Kevin Durant makes three point jump shot (Bradley Beal assists) | 18-29 |
| 10:48 | | Trail Blazers 60 second timeout | ||
| 10:36 | | +3 | Scoot Henderson makes three point jump shot (Jerami Grant assists) | 21-29 |
| 10:22 | | Ryan Dunn offensive foul (Rayan Rupert draws the foul) | ||
| 10:22 | | Ryan Dunn turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 10:01 | | Rayan Rupert misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 9:58 | | Devin Booker defensive rebound | ||
| 9:56 | | Royce O'Neale misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 9:53 | | Rayan Rupert defensive rebound | ||
| 9:47 | | Jerami Grant misses two point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:47 | | Suns defensive rebound | ||
| 9:34 | | Ryan Dunn misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 9:29 | | Bradley Beal offensive rebound | ||
| 9:24 | | Devin Booker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:20 | | Donovan Clingan defensive rebound | ||
| 9:06 | | Rayan Rupert misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:03 | | Royce O'Neale defensive rebound | ||
| 8:59 | | Rayan Rupert shooting foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | ||
| 8:59 | | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 21-30 |
| 8:59 |