Philadelphia 76ers @ Phoenix Suns
Monday, November 4, 2024 at 10:15 PM ET
Footprint Center, Phoenix, AZ | Game ID: 22400167
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
PHX 28 37 29 24 118PHI 26 37 30 23 116
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Kevin Durant lifts Suns past Philadelphia 118-116, spoiling Paul George's 76ers debut
PHOENIX -- — Kevin Durant broke a tie on a driving layup with 24 seconds left and the Phoenix Suns beat Philadelphia 118-116 on Monday night, spoiling Paul George 's 76ers debut.
After missing the first five games of the season because of a bone bruise in his left knee, George had 15 points, five rebounds and four assists in 32 minutes. He was 4 of 14 from the field and missed a shot that would have tied it in the final seconds.
Durant scored 35 points to lead Phoenix to its fifth straight victory. Bradley Beal had 17 points, Jusuf Nurkic had 15 points and 15 rebounds.
Tyrese Maxey , who entered Monday averaging 29.8 points with George and All-Star center Joel Embiid sidelined, had 32 points to lead Philadelphia. Maxey was 12 of 22 from the field, 6 of 14 from 3-point range.
Guerschon Yabusele had 19 points, six rebounds and six assists off the bench for Philadelphia, which fell to 1-5. Kyle Lowry scored 13 points, all in the first half, and Kelly Oubre Jr . had 11 points before fouling out.
TAKEAWAYS
76ers: George started slowly and was in foul trouble in the first half, but scored 10 points in the second quarter as he began to blend in with his new team.
Suns: Beal was questionable to play with a recurring problem in his right elbow that caused him to miss two games last week. He had five rebounds.
KEY MOMENT
Durant’s basket with 24 seconds to play decided the game.
KEY STAT
Devin Booker missed all six of his 3-point attempts and was 3 of 18 from the field. The Suns All-Star was 7 for 7 from the free-throw line to finish with 13 points.
UP NEXT
Both teams play again Wednesday night. The 76ers are at the Los Angeles Clippers, while the Suns host Miami.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
PHXBB B. Beal
DB D. Booker
GA G. Allen
JN J. Nurkić
KD K. Durant
MP M. Plumlee
RD R. Dunn
RO R. O'Neale
TJ T. Jones
PHIAD A. Drummond
CM C. Martin
EG E. Gordon
GY G. Yabusele
JM J. McCain
KL K. Lowry
KO K. Oubre Jr.
PG P. George
TM T. Maxey
PHX/PHI 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