The Suns now hold a perfect 5-0 record in games where Kevin Durant is healthy. Tonight, they defeated the injury-riddled Denver Nuggets with a final score of 100-93.
At one point in the third quarter, the Suns held a 27-point lead, and the game seemed to be pretty much over. However, a 22-3 run by the Nuggets suddenly forced Phoenix to bring the starters back onto the court for the final 15 minutes.
Denver cut the lead down to four with less than 10 minutes remaining, but this was as far as they would come as the Nuggets desperately needed either Nikola Jokic or Jamal Murray to be healthy.
Kevin Durant bounced back after a rough home debut game on Wednesday. The 13-time All Star finished with 30 points on just 15 shots.
Kevin Durant tonight:
30 Points
73% FG
66% 3PKD is 5-0 with the Suns. 🔥 pic.twitter.com/VgrpBwKGct
— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) April 1, 2023
Here’s how Kevin Durant’s last 24 games have gone.
Win, win win, win, L.
Win, win, win, win, win, win, win, win, win, win, win, L..
Win, win, win, win, win.
22-2. pic.twitter.com/B33JjYYYc9
— andrew leezus (@AndrewLeezus) April 1, 2023
Kevin Durant is a Phoenix Sun pic.twitter.com/QDwCWpg3rF
— Matt Petersen (@TheMattPetersen) April 1, 2023
Right behind him was Devin Booker, with 27 points. A perfect way to end his red-hot month of March.
Devin Booker: "Goodnight"#WeAreTheValley | #NBA pic.twitter.com/QdqXXzT8tm
— TheColdWire.com (@thecoldwire) April 1, 2023
Devin Booker with the CLUTCH finish 🥶
— Suns Nation (@SunsNationCP) April 1, 2023
Might as well call Book QB1 here.
KD slams it home! pic.twitter.com/aw8LEyjBM7
— Phoenix Suns (@Suns) April 1, 2023
The Suns now hold a 1.5 game lead over the Clippers for the fourth seed in the Western Conference. Their next game will be this Sunday at 4PM against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
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