Game ID: 22300317
Brooklyn Nets @ Phoenix Suns
Wednesday, December 13, 2023 at 9:00 PM ET
Footprint Center, Phoenix, AZ
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
PHX 22 34 32 24 112BKN 31 33 22 30 116
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Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
PHX availability going into 12/02 · back-to-backOUT Beal missed 9 since 11/15, out tonight
OUT Bol missed 12 since 11/08, out tonight
BACK Durant back 11/29 after 2, 36 min since (96% of 38)
BACK Allen back 12/01 after 2, 37 min since (111% of 33)
BACK Watanabe back 11/26 after 4, 15 min since (117% of 13)
NEW Okogie 16 to 24 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 12/05 · 2 days' restOUT Beal missed 10 since 11/15, out tonight
OUT Bol missed 13 since 11/08, out tonight
BACK Durant back 11/29 after 2, 35 min since (93% of 38)
BACK Allen back 12/01 after 2, 35 min since (105% of 33)
BACK Watanabe back 11/26 after 4, 15 min since (116% of 13)
NEW Gordon 28 to 34 min over the last 4
NEW Okogie 16 to 24 min over the last 5
NEW Goodwin 14 to 22 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 12/08 · 2 days' restOUT Beal missed 11 since 11/15, out tonight
OUT Metu missed 2 since 12/02, returns tonight: 23 min (192% of 12)
OUT Bol missed 14 since 11/08, returns tonight: 1 min (8% of 11)
BACK Durant back 11/29 after 2, 36 min since (95% of 38)
BACK Allen back 12/01 after 2, 36 min since (110% of 33)
BACK Watanabe back 11/26 after 4, 15 min since (116% of 13)
NEW Gordon 28 to 34 min over the last 4
NEW Goodwin 14 to 21 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 12/12 · 3 days' restOUT Beal missed 12 since 11/15, returns tonight: 27 min (81% of 34)
BACK Durant back 11/29 after 2, 36 min since (95% of 38)
BACK Allen back 12/01 after 2, 36 min since (110% of 33)
BACK Metu back 12/08 after 2, 23 min since (192% of 12)
BACK Bol back 12/08 after 14, 1 min since (8% of 11)
NEW Gordon 28 to 35 min over the last 4
NEW Okogie 16 to 23 min over the last 5
NEW Goodwin 14 to 19 min over the last 5
NEW Watanabe 13 to 18 min over the last 3
PHX availability going into 12/13 · back-to-backOUT Durant missed 2 since 12/08, returns tonight: 38 min (101% of 38)
OUT Allen missed 2 since 12/08, out tonight
BACK Beal back 12/12 after 12, 27 min since (81% of 34)
BACK Metu back 12/08 after 2, 24 min since (201% of 12)
BACK Bol back 12/08 after 14, 3 min since (26% of 11)
NEW Gordon 28 to 34 min over the last 4
NEW Goodwin 14 to 21 min over the last 5
NEW Watanabe 13 to 20 min over the last 3
PHX availability going into 12/15 · 1 day's restOUT Allen missed 3 since 12/08, returns tonight: 36 min (107% of 33)
BACK Durant back 12/13 after 2, 38 min since (101% of 38)
BACK Beal back 12/12 after 12, 30 min since (90% of 34)
BACK Metu back 12/08 after 2, 23 min since (190% of 12)
BACK Bol back 12/08 after 14, 3 min since (26% of 11)
NEW Gordon 28 to 35 min over the last 3
NEW Goodwin 14 to 22 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 12/17 · 1 day's restOUT Gordon missed 2 since 12/13, returns tonight: 30 min (109% of 28)
OUT Okogie missed 2 since 12/13, out tonight
BACK Durant back 12/13 after 2, 37 min since (98% of 38)
BACK Beal back 12/12 after 12, 22 min since (65% of 34)
BACK Allen back 12/15 after 3, 36 min since (107% of 33)
BACK Metu back 12/08 after 2, 20 min since (163% of 12)
BACK Bol back 12/08 after 14, 3 min since (24% of 11)
NEW Goodwin 14 to 23 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 12/19 · 1 day's restOUT Okogie missed 3 since 12/13, out tonight
BACK Durant back 12/13 after 2, 36 min since (96% of 38)
BACK Beal back 12/12 after 12, 22 min since (65% of 34)
BACK Allen back 12/15 after 3, 34 min since (104% of 33)
BACK Gordon back 12/17 after 2, 30 min since (109% of 28)
BACK Metu back 12/08 after 2, 18 min since (146% of 12)
BACK Bol back 12/08 after 14, 3 min since (24% of 11)
NEW Goodwin 14 to 24 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 12/22 · 2 days' restOUT Beal missed 2 since 12/17, out tonight
OUT Okogie missed 4 since 12/13, out tonight
OUT Bates-Diop missed 2 since 12/17, out tonight
OUT Watanabe missed 2 since 12/17, returns tonight: 12 min (89% of 13)
OUT Bol missed 2 since 12/17, returns tonight: 3 min (32% of 11)
BACK Durant back 12/13 after 2, 37 min since (98% of 38)
BACK Allen back 12/15 after 3, 34 min since (102% of 33)
BACK Gordon back 12/17 after 2, 30 min since (106% of 28)
NEW Goodwin 14 to 24 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 12/02 · 1 day's restOUT Simmons missed 11 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Smith Jr. missed 6 since 11/19, returns tonight: 21 min (110% of 19)
OUT Clowney missed 3 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Wilson missed 12 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Keo. Johnson missed 13 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Whitehead missed 3 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Brooks missed 2 since 11/28, out tonight
BACK Thomas back 11/30 after 9, 25 min since (79% of 31)
NEW Dinwiddie 31 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Finney-Smith 28 to 35 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 12/06 · 3 days' restOUT Simmons missed 12 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Clowney missed 4 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Wilson missed 13 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Keo. Johnson missed 14 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Whitehead missed 4 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Brooks missed 3 since 11/28, out tonight
BACK Thomas back 11/30 after 9, 31 min since (99% of 31)
BACK Smith Jr. back 12/02 after 6, 21 min since (110% of 19)
NEW Dinwiddie 31 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Finney-Smith 28 to 34 min over the last 4
NEW O'Neale 24 to 30 min over the last 4
BKN availability going into 12/08 · 1 day's restOUT Simmons missed 13 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Walker IV missed 2 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Clowney missed 5 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Wilson missed 14 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Keo. Johnson missed 15 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Whitehead missed 5 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Brooks missed 4 since 11/28, out tonight
BACK Thomas back 11/30 after 9, 30 min since (95% of 31)
BACK Smith Jr. back 12/02 after 6, 21 min since (112% of 19)
NEW Sharpe 15 to 21 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 12/11 · 2 days' restOUT Simmons missed 14 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Walker IV missed 3 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Clowney missed 6 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Wilson missed 15 since 11/06, returns tonight: 4 min (26% of 16)
OUT Keo. Johnson missed 16 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Whitehead missed 6 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Brooks missed 5 since 11/28, returns tonight: 4 min (38% of 10)
BACK Thomas back 11/30 after 9, 30 min since (94% of 31)
BACK Smith Jr. back 12/02 after 6, 21 min since (112% of 19)
BKN availability going into 12/13 · 1 day's restOUT Simmons missed 15 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Smith Jr. missed 2 since 12/08, out tonight
OUT Walker IV missed 4 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Clowney missed 7 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Keo. Johnson missed 17 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Whitehead missed 7 since 11/26, out tonight
BACK Thomas back 11/30 after 9, 30 min since (95% of 31)
BACK Wilson back 12/11 after 15, 4 min since (26% of 16)
BACK Brooks back 12/11 after 5, 4 min since (38% of 10)
BKN availability going into 12/14 · back-to-backOUT Simmons missed 16 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Smith Jr. missed 3 since 12/08, out tonight
OUT Walker IV missed 5 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Clowney missed 8 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Keo. Johnson missed 18 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Whitehead missed 8 since 11/26, out tonight
BACK Wilson back 12/11 after 15, 4 min since (26% of 16)
BACK Brooks back 12/11 after 5, 4 min since (38% of 10)
BKN availability going into 12/16 · 1 day's restOUT Simmons missed 17 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Smith Jr. missed 4 since 12/08, out tonight
OUT Walker IV missed 6 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Clowney missed 9 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Keo. Johnson missed 19 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Whitehead missed 9 since 11/26, out tonight
BACK Wilson back 12/11 after 15, 10 min since (67% of 16)
BACK Brooks back 12/11 after 5, 10 min since (92% of 10)
BKN availability going into 12/18 · 1 day's restOUT Simmons missed 18 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Smith Jr. missed 5 since 12/08, out tonight
OUT Walker IV missed 7 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Clowney missed 10 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Keo. Johnson missed 20 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Whitehead missed 10 since 11/26, out tonight
BACK Wilson back 12/11 after 15, 10 min since (68% of 16)
BACK Brooks back 12/11 after 5, 10 min since (92% of 10)
BKN availability going into 12/20 · 1 day's restOUT Simmons missed 19 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Smith Jr. missed 6 since 12/08, out tonight
OUT Walker IV missed 8 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Clowney missed 11 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Keo. Johnson missed 21 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Whitehead missed 11 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Brooks missed 2 since 12/16, out tonight
BACK Wilson back 12/11 after 15, 10 min since (63% of 16)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 113, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 29 free throws a game; Durant at 29 and Booker at 29 a game. Without Durant (2 straight), Allen (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Brooklyn comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 114, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 22 free throws a game; Bridges at 28 and Thomas at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Simmons (15 straight), Smith Jr. (2 straight), Walker IV (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Brooklyn wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Brooklyn has been plus-8 a night and Phoenix minus-1 and the line, where Phoenix takes 29 free throws a game to Brooklyn's 22. Call it Brooklyn 116, Phoenix 114, Phoenix keeping it close.
12/02 vs MEM 116-109 — PHX notes
PHX won 116-109. PHX shot 43% (36 of 83) to MEM's 45%, 9 of 26 from three, and went to the line 43 times to MEM's 24 — 35 points from the stripe to their 22. Booker led with 34 (9 of 21, 3 of 8 from three, 13 of 13 at the line); Durant added 27, Nurkić 14. The hinge was Q3, 34-21: PHX came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 12, and the lead reached 16. PHX trailed 50-51 at the half and won the second half 66-58. Okogie was the night's best plus/minus at +12.
12/05 @ LAL 103-106 — PHX notes
PHX lost 103-106. PHX shot 49% (37 of 75) to LAL's 37%, 12 of 25 from three. PHX turned it over 20 times to LAL's 9, and LAL turned those into 11 steals. Durant led with 31 (12 of 17, 4 of 7 from three); Allen added 21, Booker 21. Q3 was theirs, 35-24, the deficit cut from 12 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 82-68 against them. Eubanks's -16 in 18 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/08 vs SAC 106-114 — PHX notes
PHX lost 106-114. PHX shot 48% (40 of 83) to SAC's 46%, 11 of 32 from three. The glass went 40-50 against them. Booker led with 28 (10 of 14, 6 of 9 at the line); Gordon added 19, Nurkić 15. Q2 was theirs, 33-26, but the other 3 periods went 88-73 against them. They led by as many as 11. Watanabe's -13 in 24 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/12 vs GSW 119-116 — PHX notes
PHX won 119-116. PHX shot 45% (38 of 84) to GSW's 45%, 14 of 39 from three, and went to the line 34 times to GSW's 27 — 29 points from the stripe to their 18. The glass went 41-51 against them. Booker led with 32 (12 of 23, 3 of 6 from three); Nurkić added 17, Goodwin 16. The hinge was Q3, 35-31: PHX came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 1. PHX trailed 53-56 at the half and won the second half 66-60. Metu was the night's best plus/minus at +28.
12/13 vs BKN 112-116 — PHX notes
PHX lost 112-116. PHX shot 48% (40 of 84) to BKN's 46%, 9 of 28 from three. PHX turned it over 12 times to BKN's 7, and BKN turned those into 9 steals. The glass went 49-36 for them. Booker led with 34 (9 of 15, 2 of 6 from three, 14 of 15 at the line); Durant added 27, Nurkić 15. Q3 was theirs, 32-22, turning a 8-point deficit into a 2-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 94-80 against them. Goodwin's -19 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/15 vs NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 112, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 30 free throws a game; Booker at 30 and Durant at 28 a game. Without Allen (3 straight). One day's rest. New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 126, shooting 51 percent and 39 from three, 26 free throws a game; Randle at 29 and Brunson at 23 a game. Without Robinson (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the defense, Phoenix allowing 112 a night to New York's 126. Call it Phoenix 117, New York 114, New York keeping it close.
12/17 vs WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 118, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 25 free throws a game; Durant at 29 and Booker at 29 a game. Without Gordon (2 straight), Okogie (2 straight). One day's rest. Washington comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 133, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Kuzma at 22 and Poole at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Shamet (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the defense, Phoenix allowing 118 a night to Washington's 133 and the glass, where Phoenix has been minus-3 a night and Washington minus-7. Call it Phoenix 123, Washington 115.
12/19 @ POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Portland comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 126, shooting 44 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Simons at 27 and Henderson at 16 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Murray (2 straight), Mays (2 straight), Rupert (10 straight). One day's rest. Phoenix comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 119, shooting 48 percent and 33 from three, 27 free throws a game; Booker at 30 and Durant at 28 a game. Without Okogie (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Portland wins, and the game turns on the defense, Phoenix allowing 119 a night to Portland's 126 and the line, where Phoenix takes 27 free throws a game to Portland's 21. Call it Portland 117, Phoenix 116, Phoenix keeping it close.
12/22 @ SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 124, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 22 free throws a game; Fox at 28 and Murray at 23 a game. One day's rest. Phoenix comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 118, shooting 47 percent and 31 from three, 27 free throws a game; Durant at 31 and Booker at 29 a game. Without Beal (2 straight), Okogie (4 straight), Bates-Diop (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the arc, Sacramento at 41 percent from three to Phoenix's 31 and the glass, where Phoenix has been plus-3 a night and Sacramento minus-2. Call it Sacramento 119, Phoenix 117, Phoenix keeping it close.
12/02 vs ORL 129-101 — BKN notes
BKN won 129-101. BKN shot 51% (46 of 91) to ORL's 40%, 14 of 34 from three. The glass went 57-37 for them. Bridges led with 42 (12 of 20, 3 of 6 from three, 15 of 18 at the line); Dinwiddie added 22, Thomas 20. The hinge was Q1, 43-22: from level to 21 ahead, and the lead reached 28. Bridges was the night's best plus/minus at +26.
12/06 @ ATL 114-113 — BKN notes
BKN won 114-113. BKN shot 46% (43 of 94) to ATL's 45%, 11 of 27 from three, and went to the line 24 times to ATL's 18 — 17 points from the stripe to their 17. Bridges led with 32 (12 of 19, 3 of 4 from three); Johnson added 17, Finney-Smith 15. The hinge was Q3, 28-26: the deficit went from 3 to 1. BKN trailed 53-56 at the half and won the second half 61-57. O'Neale was the night's best plus/minus at +10.
12/08 vs WAS 124-97 — BKN notes
BKN won 124-97. BKN shot 48% (50 of 104) to WAS's 42%, 10 of 33 from three. BKN turned it over 10 times to WAS's 16. The glass went 55-41 for them. Bridges led with 21 (9 of 15, 2 of 3 from three); Thomas added 17, Sharpe 15. The hinge was Q3, 40-24: a lead of 3 became 19, and the lead reached 30. Bridges was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
12/11 @ SAC 118-131 — BKN notes
BKN lost 118-131. BKN shot 48% (42 of 88) to SAC's 51%, 14 of 29 from three, and went to the line 21 times to SAC's 14 — 20 points from the stripe to their 10. Bridges led with 22 (6 of 13, 3 of 5 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Thomas added 20, Dinwiddie 16. Q2 was theirs, 30-28, the deficit cut from 8 to 6, but the other 3 periods went 103-88 against them. Claxton's -24 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/13 @ PHX 116-112 — BKN notes
BKN won 116-112. BKN shot 46% (41 of 89) to PHX's 48%, 15 of 41 from three. BKN turned it over 7 times to PHX's 12. The glass went 36-49 against them. Thomas led with 24 (6 of 17, 4 of 8 from three, 8 of 8 at the line); Bridges added 21, Dinwiddie 16. The hinge was Q1, 31-22: from level to 9 ahead, and the lead reached 15. O'Neale was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
12/14 @ DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 115, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 23 free throws a game; Murray at 24 and Jokić at 22 a game. One day's rest. Brooklyn comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 111, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 24 free throws a game; Bridges at 28 and Thomas at 17 a game. Without Simmons (16 straight), Smith Jr. (3 straight), Walker IV (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Denver wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Denver 115, Brooklyn 114, Brooklyn keeping it close.
12/16 @ GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 119, shooting 44 percent and 36 from three, 25 free throws a game; Curry at 26 and Thompson at 17 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Payton II (6 straight). One day's rest. Brooklyn comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 115, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Bridges at 21 and Thomas at 16 a game. Without Simmons (17 straight), Smith Jr. (4 straight), Walker IV (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Golden State has been plus-9 a night and Brooklyn plus-0 and the turnovers, Golden State giving it away 17 times a game to Brooklyn's 12. Call it Golden State 117, Brooklyn 115, Brooklyn keeping it close.
12/18 @ UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 121, shooting 47 percent and 33 from three, 20 free throws a game; Sexton at 23 and Horton-Tucker at 15 a game. Without Clarkson (3 straight), Collins (4 straight), George (2 straight). One day's rest. Brooklyn comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 118, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; Thomas at 23 and Bridges at 18 a game. Without Simmons (18 straight), Smith Jr. (5 straight), Walker IV (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: Utah wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Utah 117, Brooklyn 116, Brooklyn keeping it close.
12/20 vs NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 123, shooting 45 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Thomas at 26 and Bridges at 17 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Simmons (19 straight), Smith Jr. (6 straight), Walker IV (8 straight). One day's rest. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 124, shooting 51 percent and 40 from three, 26 free throws a game; Brunson at 29 and Randle at 28 a game. Without Robinson (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-2 a night and Brooklyn minus-5 and the line, where New York takes 26 free throws a game to Brooklyn's 20. Call it New York 119, Brooklyn 117, Brooklyn keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
PHXBB B. Beal
CM C. Metu
DB D. Booker
DE D. Eubanks
JG J. Goodwin
JN J. Nurkić
KB K. Bates-Diop
KD K. Durant
NL N. Little
NU Nurkic
YW Y. Watanabe
BKNCJ C. Johnson
CT C. Thomas
DF D. Finney-Smith
DS D. Sharpe
MB M. Bridges
NC N. Claxton
RO R. O'Neale
SD S. Dinwiddie
TW T. Watford
PHX/BKN the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
PHOENIX -- — Cam Thomas scored 24 points, Mikal Bridges added 21 in his return to the desert and the Brooklyn Nets held on to beat the Phoenix Suns 116-112 on Wednesday night, spoiling the debut of the team's All-Star trio.
The Nets have won seven of their past nine.
The Suns trailed by eight points at the break but rallied for an 88-86 lead heading into the fourth. The game stayed tight throughout the final quarter, but the Nets took the lead with about 10 minutes remaining and never gave it up.
Spencer Dinwiddie hit a 3 to put the Nets up 112-106 with 1:54 left. He followed with a layup on the team's next offensive possession and finished with 16 points.
The Suns cut it to 114-112 with 28 seconds left, but Thomas hit two free throws with 3 seconds left to seal it. Thomas scored 10 points in the fourth.
It was the first time this season — in the 24th game — that Phoenix's Kevin Durant , Devin Booker and Bradley Beal played on the same night. The trio's debut was delayed because of various injuries, particularly Beal’s sore back, which has limited him to five games this season.
Booker had 34 points and 12 assists, Durant added 27 points and Beal had 14. Jusuf Nurkic had 15 points and a season-high 22 rebounds.
The Nets led by 15 during the first half before settling for a 64-56 halftime advantage. Cam Johnson led the Nets with 15 points on 5-of-5 shooting before the break, including three 3-pointers. Booker led the Suns with 17.
Bridges and Johnson returned to play a game for the first time since the Suns traded the pair to the Nets as part of a package that brought Durant to Phoenix at the trade deadline last season. The two were important — and popular — members of the 2021 Suns team that advanced to the Finals before losing to the Milwaukee Bucks in six games.
Both players received a loud, lengthy ovation during a tribute video before the game.