Phoenix Suns @ Brooklyn Nets
Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 7:30 PM ET
Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY | Game ID: 22400613
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
BKN 16 26 26 16 84PHX 28 26 28 26 108
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Booker and Durant lead the Suns to a 108-84 victory over the short-handed Nets
NEW YORK -- — Devin Booker scored 32 points in his 200th career 30-point performance, Kevin Durant added 24 against his former team and the Phoenix Suns eased to a 108-84 victory over the short-handed Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday night.
Booker shot 14 for 24 from the field to quickly get back on track after getting held to 15 points Monday in a loss to Cleveland that snapped his five-game streak with 30 or more.
Nick Richards grabbed 15 rebounds in his second start for the Suns, who went back above .500 at 22-21 while playing without Bradley Beal .
Keon Johnson scored 20 points for the Nets, who lost their fifth straight. Jalen Wilson added 15.
The Nets were missing key players such as former Sun Cam Johnson, Cam Thomas , D'Angelo Russell and Ben Simmons in their ninth straight home loss.
Takeaways Suns: After reaching the midpoint of its schedule with a .500 record, Phoenix can quickly get a good start to the second half with games against Brooklyn and NBA-worst Washington, which it plays next.
Nets: Durant noted that his former team has done well acquiring draft assets, which could pay off nicely in the future but doesn't do the Nets any good on the court for now.
Key moment The Suns led only 39-36 with 3 1/2 minutes remaining in the first half. A 10-2 burst pushed the lead into double digits and the lead stayed there for the entire second half.
Key stat Durant reached 20 points for the 20th consecutive game, four shy of the franchise record.
Up next The Nets host Miami on Saturday, when they will retire Hall of Famer Vince Carter's No. 15 jersey during a halftime ceremony. The Suns host Washington that night.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
BKNDS D. Sharpe
DW D. Whitehead
JW J. Wilson
KJ K. Johnson
NC N. Claxton
NC N. Clowney
RB R. Beekman
TE T. Evbuomwan
TM T. Martin
PHXBB B. Bol
CG C. Gillespie
DB D. Booker
DL D. Lee
GA G. Allen
KD K. Durant
MM M. Morris
MP M. Plumlee
NR N. Richards
OI O. Ighodaro
RD R. Dunn
RO R. O'Neale
TJ T. Jones
BKN/PHX 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
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