Kevin Durant scores 31, leading the Suns past the Mavericks 114-102

Kevin Durant scored 31 points, Jusuf Nurkic added 18 points and 14 rebounds and nan Phoenix Suns hit nan Dallas Mavericks 114-102 connected Saturday night

PHOENIX -- Kevin Durant scored 31 points, Jusuf Nurkic added 18 points and 14 rebounds and nan Phoenix Suns hit nan Dallas Mavericks 114-102 connected Saturday night.

The Suns ne'er trailed aft nan first quarter, though nan Mavericks kept nan shortage successful nan azygous digits for overmuch of nan night. Luka Doncic scored 40 points and grabbed 10 rebounds while Kyrie Irving added 22 points.

The Suns led 91-80 heading into nan 4th fourth and extended nan lead to 105-90 six minutes later. Devin Booker added 21 points while rookie Ryan Dunn scored 13 successful his first profession start. Tyus Jones added 7 assists.

The Suns led by arsenic galore arsenic 13 successful nan first half but settled for a 63-55 lead astatine nan break.

Mavericks: Doncic started basking pinch 23 points successful nan first half but cooled disconnected aft halftime. He changeable 12 of 25 from nan field, including 5 of 13 from 3-point range. Klay Thompson had 19 points, making 5 3-pointers.

Suns: Phoenix bounced backmost aft blowing a 22-point lead against nan Lakers connected Friday night. Guards Bradley Beal (elbow) and Grayson Allen (personal) didn't play. Dunn played good successful his first profession commencement and looks for illustration he could person been a bargain pinch nan No. 28 pick.

Dunn and Durant made back-to-back 3-pointers pinch astir 7 minutes left, extending nan Suns' lead to 102-90. On nan adjacent possession, Durant made a layup while being fouled, converting nan free propulsion to push nan advantage to 105-90. The 9-0 tally turned a tight crippled into a reasonably comfortable win.

The Mavericks changeable 39.8% from nan section and nan chair scored conscionable 9 points.

The Suns play nan Lakers for nan 2nd clip successful 4 days, hosting them connected Monday night. The Mavs return location to big nan Jazz connected Monday night.

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