The Phoenix Suns (11-7) snapped their seven-game win streak with a 112-105 loss to the Toronto Raptors (9-10) tonight.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Even with this being the second night of a back to back for Toronto, they played stifling defense all night, specifically on Devin Booker and Kevin Durant. Booker only had eight points on 2-of-12 shooting, while Durant did have 30 points, but also took 30 shots, connecting on only 11 of them. The Suns, normally a very good three-point shooting team, were 7-of-26 (26.9%) from deep as a team tonight.
Final stats: #Suns (105) @ #Raptors (112)
Durant: 30 PTS (11/30 FG, 2/8 3PT), 6 AST, 4 REB
Nurkić: 19 PTS, 14 REB, 6 AST, 2 BLK
Okogie: 10 PTS, 7 REB
Goodwin: 9 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST
Booker: 8 PTS (2/12 FG, 0/4 3PT), 5 REB, 5 ASTBarnes: 23 PTS, 7 REB
Siakam: 22 PTS, 9 REB https://t.co/UR0p9zmadx pic.twitter.com/lO77jsNEYt— Burn City Suns Talk 🎙️ (@BurnCitySuns) November 30, 2023
Fans were very puzzled by the stars’ performances.
Kevin Durant tonight: 11-30 FG, 37% FG
Devin Booker tonight: 2/12 FG, 17% FG
ELITE DEFENDERS🔒 pic.twitter.com/W66PUQWDC9
— . (@GTJGotNext) November 30, 2023
Devin Booker tonight:
8 Points
2-12 FG
0-4 3PT
2 TurnoversLOWEST SCORING STARTER ON A TEAM WITH OKOGIE😱🤮✨‼️ pic.twitter.com/LP8mrZlOUq
— Hater Central (@TheHateCentral) November 30, 2023
The day I put money on Devin Booker he turns into Tyler Ullis pic.twitter.com/k95LLdT5j3
— Ahmed/The Ears/IG: BigBizTheGod 🇸🇴 (@big_business_) November 30, 2023
devin booker @ESPNNBA @NBATV @NBA @Suns pic.twitter.com/7pAtq6Yhox
— Og Sports fan (@og_replayz) November 30, 2023
However, Booker was seemingly playing through injury after rolling his ankle early in the third quarter, but deciding to tough it out. Some fans did not like to see their star player clearly injured on the court.
#Booker returned to the #Suns, #Raptors game a few minutes later… How? #ComingInHot https://t.co/9Nrj5epbEz
— ThePhoenixSuns.Com (Not The NBA Team) (@ThePhoenixSuns2) November 30, 2023
Vogel should be ashamed for leaving book out there ngl
— cooper (@coopurr_) November 30, 2023
Monty Williams did a nice amount of things that i don’t agree with but he would’ve sat Devin Booker down. He’s obviously injured and not just hurt
— Tyonne ✪ (@issa6foot3) November 30, 2023
We will see if Booker’s injury will keep him out for any of Phoenix’s upcoming games. The Suns will next play the defending champion Denver Nuggets at home Friday night.
Stay tuned for updates.
*Get the BEST Phoenix sports insider information, exclusive content, and access to our seasonal magazines! SIGN UP HERE to unlock our premium content!*
Brendan Mau is a senior writer covering the Phoenix Suns and more for Burn City Sports. You can follow him on X via @Brendan_Mau
