Earlier this week, Kevin Durant asserted that he deserves to be in the GOAT discussion. Tonight, against the Chicago Bulls, he backed it up.
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Just a couple days following a massive 24-point comeback against the Kings, Phoenix, led by Durant, powered back from down 23 to pick up their 6th straight game.
The Suns entered halftime trailing by 17; they were 2/9 from deep compared to 7/14 from the Bulls. Durant, in particular, started at 0/6 from beyond the arc.
But a 21-5 run turned everything around.
During this run, the Suns had a couple of critical successful challenges that allowed them to remain neck and neck with Chicago. One of these reversed calls came with two minutes left and ended up being five-point turnaround. Initially, Grayson Allen was called for a shooting foul on DeMar DeRozan, which would have led to a made basket plus a free throw. Instead, the call was reversed to a foul on DeRozan, leading to the basket being erased and Bradley Beal making a shot to give Phoenix a lead.
Durant scored a new season high of 43 points on 16-32 shooting. This comes just 24 hours after he scored 41 against the Pacers last night.
It was this shot that ended up sealing the deal for the Suns. Durant had more than half of the Suns 4th quarter points with 17.
Who else but KD to make an absurd correction midair to win the game?
KD GIVES THE SUNS THE LEAD WITH 1.6 SECONDS LEFT 😱
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Following the victory, KD credited his teammate Drew Eubanks for playing a large role in the Suns comeback. Off the bench, Eubanks scored 10 points to go along with 8 rebounds. Noticeably, the Suns held a +19 advantage while Eubanks was on the court.
Like they have over the past week, the Suns once again proved that they can be one of the most deadly teams in the league when they are clicking. After allowing 30 points in the 1st quarter, Phoenix held the Bulls for sub-30 points in each of the following three quarters.
Now with the longest winning streak in the NBA, the Suns will embark on a seven-game road trip that will begin on Wednesday against the Dallas Mavericks.
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