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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Thunder wallop short-handed Suns
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 28 points to lead the host Oklahoma City Thunder to a 99-83 win over the Phoenix Suns on Friday in an NBA Cup matchup.,Playing without Chet Holmgren, one of the league's top shot-blockers who is out with a fractured hip, the Thunder still finished with 11 blocks.,Phoen...
Devin Booker, Suns hope to heat up vs. stingy Thunder
Playing the Thunder typically isn't a way for struggling shooters to regain their rhythm, but Devin Booker and the Phoenix Suns will try to defy that Friday when they visit Oklahoma City in NBA Cup action.,Booker comes into the game shooting just 43.4 percent overall and 34 percent from 3-point rang...
In battle of short-handed teams, Kings top Suns again
De'Aaron Fox poured in a game-high 29 points, Kevin Huerter backed him with 22 and the Sacramento Kings won a battle of attrition over the visiting Phoenix Suns with a late flurry that produced a 127-104 victory Wednesday night.,Fox, who also found time for a game-high 10 assists, and Domantas Sabon...
Suns, Kings each forced to cope without big contributor
Two teams adjusting to life without a key player will meet in a rematch Wednesday night when the Phoenix Suns visit the Sacramento Kings on the second night of a back-to-back.,While the Kings enjoyed the night off, the Suns opened NBA Cup play with a 120-112 road win over the Utah Jazz on Tuesday, r...
Suns visit Jazz to open NBA Cup competition
The Phoenix Suns and Utah Jazz started the season on much different trajectories, but they each have blank slates on Tuesday when they meet in Salt Lake City for the first game in group play in the NBA Cup.,In last season's inaugural edition of the NBA Cup, then called the NBA In-Season Tournament, ...
De’Aaron Fox, DeMar DeRozan help Kings cool off Suns in OT
De'Aaron Fox and DeMar DeRozan each had eight points in overtime to account for all of the Kings' scoring in the extra period, leading visiting Sacramento past the short-handed Phoenix Suns 127-118 on Sunday.,With Kevin Durant out at least two weeks after suffering a strained calf in Phoenix's win a...
Suns, kings of close calls, welcome Kings next
The Phoenix Suns hope to run their winning streak to eight games when they host the Sacramento Kings on Sunday night, but they would prefer not to have to endure yet another heart-stopping finish.,Jusuf Nurkic made a tiebreaking free throw with eight-tenths of a second remaining Friday night, giving...
Suns star F Kevin Durant (calf) out two-plus weeks
Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant sustained a left calf strain and will be re-evaluated in two weeks, the team announced Saturday.,Durant apparently was injured during Friday's 114-113 victory over the host Dallas Mavericks. Durant had 26 points in 37 minutes.,The 14-time All-Star forward also dealt wi...
Last-second free throw lifts Suns past Mavs for 7th straight win
Jusuf Nurkic hit the go-ahead free throw with 0.8 seconds remaining as the Phoenix Suns slipped past the host Dallas Mavericks 114-113 on Friday.,Nurkic was fouled by Daniel Gafford with the score tied at 113 and made the second free throw after missing the first. The Phoenix big man finished with 1...
Scorching Suns aim for 7th straight win in rematch vs. Mavs
Everything has gone right lately for the Phoenix Suns, who are hunting their seventh straight win and their eighth in their first nine games as they travel to Dallas to face the Mavericks on Friday.,Phoenix overcame a season-high 40 points from Dallas' Luka Doncic in a 114-102 home win on Oct. 26, t...
Suns beat Heat to run win streak to six games
Kevin Durant recorded 32 points and eight rebounds and the Phoenix Suns increased their winning streak to six straight games with a 115-112 victory over the visiting Miami Heat on Wednesday night.,Devin Booker added 22 points and nine assists and Jusuf Nurkic collected 20 points and 18 rebounds as P...
Suns seek sixth straight win as they host the Heat
The Phoenix Suns were unceremoniously swept out of the first round of last season's playoffs by the Minnesota Timberwolves, and it cost coach Frank Vogel his job.,Six-plus months later, the Suns are off to a strong start under new coach Mike Budenholzer, riding a five-game winning streak into Wednes...
Kevin Durant (35 points) helps Suns rally past Sixers
Kevin Durant scored 15 of his game-high 35 points in the fourth quarter, including the decisive driving basket with 24 seconds left, as the Phoenix Suns rallied for a 118-116 victory over the visiting Philadelphia 76ers on Monday night.,Durant was 14-of-20 shooting and had six assists for the Suns, ...
Kevin Durant (35 pts) helps Suns rally past Sixers
Kevin Durant scored 15 of his game-high 35 points in the fourth quarter, including the decisive driving basket with 24 seconds left, as the Phoenix Suns rallied for a 118-116 victory over the visiting Philadelphia 76ers on Monday night.,Durant was 14-of-20 shooting and had six assists for the Suns, ...
Suns quickly find their footing, while Sixers slide at season's start
The Phoenix Suns have started fast under new coach Mike Budenholzer.,The Suns have won their last four games and five of six overall entering Monday's home game against the Philadelphia 76ers.,The 76ers have dropped four of five to open the season while playing without stars Joel Embiid and Paul Geo...
Devin Booker helps Suns turn back Blazers
Devin Booker recorded 28 points, nine rebounds and nine assists to help the Phoenix Suns notch a 103-97 victory over the visiting Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday night.,The Suns let a 26-point, fourth-quarter lead dwindle to two before holding off Portland for their fourth straight victory and fi...
Devin Booker, Suns look to topple Trail Blazers
The Phoenix Suns have played teams from Los Angeles in four of their first five games.,Seeing the Lakers and Clippers twice apiece hasn't stopped the Suns from winning four of the five. Now they'll take a swipe at beating the visiting Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday night.,Phoenix coach Mike Bude...
Devin Booker pours in 40 as Suns rally past Clippers
Devin Booker scored a season-high 40 points as the visiting Phoenix Suns rallied from a 21-point third-quarter deficit to earn a 125-119 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday at Inglewood, Calif.,Royce O'Neale added 21 points, Kevin Durant scored 18, rookie Ryan Dunn had 16 in his second...
Suns seek second win in Clippers' 'incredible' new arena
The Phoenix Suns liked their initial trip to the Los Angeles Clippers' new $2 billion Intuit Dome so much that they are making a return visit Thursday night to Inglewood, Calif., barely over a week later. ,The Suns and Clippers opened a new season and a new building, with Phoenix earning a 116-113 o...
Devin Booker, Kevin Durant direct Suns past Lakers
Devin Booker scored 33 points and Kevin Durant added 30 points, eight rebounds and four blocked shots to lead the host Phoenix Suns to a 109-105 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night.,Bradley Beal had 15 points and Royce O'Neale contributed 12 points and nine rebounds for Phoenix, whic...