Devin Booker scores 37 points, Suns survive scare to beat Wizards 130-123
WASHINGTON (AP) Devin Booker scored 37 points, Kevin Durant added 23 and the Phoenix Suns weathered a late rally in a 130-123 victory over the Washington Wizards on Thursday night.
Booker had his third-consecutive 30-plus game to help Phoenix survive after Washington cut a 24-point deficit to three late in the fourth quarter.
Rookie Ryan Dunn added 18 points and 11 rebounds, and Grayson Allen had 21 points for the Suns. They improved to 1-1 on their five-game trip.
Tyus Jones had nine points and 10 assists as the Suns won their fifth out of seven overall.
Rookie Keyshawn George scored a career-high 24 points for the Wizards. They lost their eighth straight but snapped a stretch of double-digit defeats at three.
Jordan Poole added 18 points, and Alex Sarr had 16 points and nine rebounds.
Suns: Moved back to .500 (20-20) but continued to show an inability to put teams away. Only one of Phoenix's 20 wins has been by more than 10 points, and this one despite storming to early leads of 7-0 and 18-3.
Wizards: George was excellent over 31 minutes, finishing 8 of 10 from the floor and 6 of 8 from 3-point range.
Phoenix shot 47.1% from 3-point range (16 of 34), while the Wizards were only at 31.7% (13 of 41).
After the Wizards moved to 120-117 following a 12-0 run late in the fourth quarter, Booker coolly sank a baseline 3-pointer off Jones' feed with 45 seconds remaining that restored Phoenix's two-possession lead for good.
On Saturday, the Suns continues their trip at Detroit, while Washington is at Golden State.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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12:00 | Â | Mason Plumlee vs. Alexandre Sarr (Ryan Dunn gains possession) | Â | |
11:48 | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point cutting layup (Mason Plumlee assists) | 2-0 | |
11:29 | Â | Jordan Poole misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:26 | Â | Mason Plumlee defensive rebound | Â | |
11:08 | +3 | Devin Booker makes three point jump shot (Mason Plumlee assists) | 5-0 | |
10:50 | Â | Alexandre Sarr misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:47 | Â | Mason Plumlee defensive rebound | Â | |
10:38 | +2 | Mason Plumlee makes two point cutting layup (Devin Booker assists) | 7-0 | |
10:38 | Â | Wizards 60 second timeout | Â | |
10:18 | Â | Bilal Coulibaly misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:15 | Â | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | Â | |
10:02 | +3 | Kevin Durant makes three point pullup jump shot | 10-0 | |
9:45 | Â | Kyle Kuzma turnover (bad pass) (Tyus Jones steals) | Â | |
9:42 | Â | Jordan Poole shooting foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | Â | |
9:42 | Â | Kevin Durant misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
9:42 | Â | Suns offensive rebound | Â | |
9:42 | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 11-0 | |
9:22 | Â | Alexandre Sarr misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | Â | |
9:20 | Â | Mason Plumlee defensive rebound | Â | |
9:02 | Â | Tyus Jones turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Poole steals) | Â | |
8:59 | +2 | Jordan Poole makes two point running layup | 11-2 | |
8:53 | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Tyus Jones assists) | 13-2 | |
8:28 | Â | Kyle Kuzma misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:25 | Â | Mason Plumlee defensive rebound | Â | |
8:21 | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point running finger roll layup (Tyus Jones assists) | 15-2 | |
8:21 | Â | Jordan Poole shooting foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | Â | |
8:21 | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 16-2 | |
8:15 | Â | Devin Booker personal foul (Bilal Coulibaly draws the foul) | Â | |
8:09 | Â | Mason Plumlee shooting foul (Bilal Coulibaly draws the foul) | Â | |
8:09 | Â | Bilal Coulibaly misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
8:09 | Â | Wizards offensive rebound | Â | |
8:09 | +1 | Bilal Coulibaly makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-3 | |
7:52 | Â | Devin Booker misses two point driving hook shot | Â | |
7:50 | Â | Mason Plumlee offensive rebound | Â | |
7:50 | +2 | Mason Plumlee makes two point tip dunk | 18-3 | |
7:40 | Â | Ryan Dunn personal foul (Jordan Poole draws the foul) | Â | |
7:33 | Â | Mason Plumlee personal foul (Alexandre Sarr draws the foul) | Â | |
7:24 | Â | Bilal Coulibaly misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:21 | Â | Oso Ighodaro defensive rebound | Â | |
7:04 | Â | Tyus Jones misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:00 | Â | Alexandre Sarr defensive rebound | Â | |
6:56 | Â | Carlton Carrington misses three point running pullup jump shot | Â | |
6:53 | Â | Kyle Kuzma offensive rebound | Â | |
6:49 | +2 | Alexandre Sarr makes two point alley-oop dunk (Kyle Kuzma assists) | 18-5 | |
6:31 | Â | Devin Booker misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:27 | Â | Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound | Â | |
6:21 | Â | Oso Ighodaro shooting foul (Kyle Kuzma draws the foul) | Â | |
6:21 | +1 | Kyle Kuzma makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-6 | |
6:21 | Â | Kyle Kuzma misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
6:19 | Â | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | Â | |
6:00 | Â | Carlton Carrington blocks Kevin Durant's two point turnaround jump shot | Â | |
5:54 | Â | Jordan Poole defensive rebound | Â | |
5:53 | +2 | Jordan Poole makes two point running layup | 18-8 | |
5:41 | Â | Alexandre Sarr blocks Ryan Dunn's two point cutting layup | Â | |
5:39 | Â | Carlton Carrington defensive rebound | Â | |
5:38 | Â | Devin Booker blocks Bilal Coulibaly's two point running layup | Â | |
5:38 | Â | Suns defensive rebound | Â | |
5:38 | Â | Suns 60 second timeout | Â | |
5:24 | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Devin Booker assists) | 20-8 | |
5:11 | Â | Alexandre Sarr misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:08 | Â | Tyus Jones defensive rebound | Â | |
5:02 | +3 | Grayson Allen makes three point pullup jump shot (Tyus Jones assists) | 23-8 | |
4:47 | Â | Jordan Poole misses two point driving floating jump shot | Â | |
4:47 | Â | Wizards offensive rebound | Â | |
4:45 | Â | Corey Kispert misses two point cutting layup | Â | |
4:42 | Â | Grayson Allen defensive rebound | Â | |
4:27 | Â | Bilal Coulibaly personal foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | Â | |
4:21 | Â | Kyshawn George shooting foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | Â | |
4:21 | Â | Devin Booker misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
4:21 | Â | Suns offensive rebound | Â | |
4:21 | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-8 | |
4:14 | +3 | Jordan Poole makes three point pullup jump shot | 24-11 | |
3:46 | Â | Monte Morris misses two point fadeaway jump shot | Â | |
3:45 | Â | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | Â | |
3:40 | Â | Jordan Poole misses three point running pullup jump shot | Â | |
3:36 | Â | Grayson Allen defensive rebound | Â | |
3:23 | +3 | Grayson Allen makes three point jump shot (Monte Morris assists) | 27-11 | |
3:04 | +3 | Kyshawn George makes three point jump shot (Jordan Poole assists) | 27-14 | |
2:48 | Â | Kevin Durant offensive foul (Jordan Poole draws the foul) | Â | |
2:48 | Â | Kevin Durant turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
2:37 | Â | Jonas Valanciunas misses two point hook shot | Â | |
2:32 | Â | Bilal Coulibaly offensive rebound | Â | |
2:32 | +2 | Bilal Coulibaly makes two point tip dunk | 27-16 | |
2:11 | +2 | Grayson Allen makes two point driving layup (Monte Morris assists) | 29-16 | |
1:59 | Â | Jordan Poole turnover (lost ball) (Kevin Durant steals) | Â | |
1:55 | Â | Grayson Allen misses three point running jump shot | Â | |
1:52 | Â | Corey Kispert defensive rebound | Â | |
1:46 | +2 | Jordan Poole makes two point running layup | 29-18 | |
1:30 | Â | Oso Ighodaro misses two point floating jump shot | Â | |
1:27 | Â | Jordan Poole defensive rebound | Â | |
1:21 | Â | Jordan Poole misses three point pullup jump shot | Â | |
1:18 | Â | Oso Ighodaro defensive rebound | Â | |
1:07 | Â | Kyshawn George personal foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | Â | |
1:07 | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 30-18 | |
1:07 | Â | Kevin Durant misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
1:04 | Â | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | Â | |
0:56 | Â | Carlton Carrington misses two point driving floating jump shot | Â | |
0:51 | Â | Monte Morris defensive rebound | Â | |
0:43 | +2 | Monte Morris makes two point driving layup | 32-18 | |
0:25 | +3 | Kyshawn George makes three point jump shot (Carlton Carrington assists) | 32-21 | |
0:00 | +2 | Grayson Allen makes two point driving hook shot (Kevin Durant assists) | 34-21 | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |