Kevin Durant #35 of the Phoenix Suns shoots the ball during the game against the Golden State Warriors on November 30, 2024 at Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Barry Gossage, NBAE via Getty Images/AFP

PHOENIX, AZ - NOVEMBER 30: Kevin Durant #35 of the Phoenix Suns shoots the ball during the game against the Golden State Warriors on November 30, 2024 at Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2024 NBAE   Barry Gossage/NBAE via Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Barry Gossage / NBAE / Getty Images / Getty Images via AFP)

Golden State Warriors v Phoenix Suns

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1733034926364AFP__20241201__2187132343__v1__Preview__GoldenStateWarriorsVPhoenixSuns.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Kevin Durant #35 of the Phoenix Suns shoots the ball during the game against the Golden State Warriors on November 30, 2024 at Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Barry Gossage, NBAE via Getty Images/AFP"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Kevin Durant #35 of the Phoenix Suns shoots the ball during the game against the Golden State Warriors on November 30, 2024 at Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona. <em>Barry Gossage, NBAE via Getty Images/AFP</em></span></span></span>WASHINGTON -- Devin Booker scored 27 points and Kevin Durant added 21 to lead the Phoenix Suns over Golden State 113-105 on Saturday, stretching the Warriors&#x27; NBA losing streak to four games.</div><p>With Bradley Beal out for calf injury management and Jusuf Nurkic sidelined by a quad bruise, the host Suns (11-8) still dominated as Tyus Jones added 19 points and Grayson Allen had 17.</p><p>&quot;We&#x27;ve got five guys in double figures,&quot; Durant said. &quot;It wasn&#x27;t a great shooting game for me and Book but everybody contributed on both ends of the floor.&quot;</p><p>Durant, who grabbed 10 rebounds, was happy about Phoenix&#x27;s hot start, which produced a 66-49 half-time Suns lead.</p><p>&quot;That first half -- 66 points, up 17 -- that was pretty much the game,&quot; Durant said. &quot;We were hitting each other on pocket passes, hitting each other for threes. It was beautiful to watch.&quot;</p><p>The effort came after Suns coach Mike Budenholzer had stressed the team needed to play with greater urgency earlier in games.</p><p>&quot;Coach got on us in a film session a couple of days ago about our level of competition,&quot; Durant said. &quot;It has to be better if we&#x27;re going to be the team we want to be.</p><p>&quot;I think tonight we just tried to do the small things well -- box out, get back on defense, make the correct pass. It was a good start to the game.&quot;</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3Oc3nS4hxiY?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span>Stephen Curry scored 23 points to lead the Warriors, who fell to 12-7.</div><p>Curry was back after missing a game with a sore knee and Andrew Wiggins, who had 18 points, returned to the lineup from a right ankle injury.</p><p>At Utah, Dallas star Kyrie Irving scored 30 points to power the Mavericks over the Utah Jazz 106-94.</p><p>Quentin Grimes added 24 points for the Mavericks (12-8) while Lauri Markkanen led the Jazz (4-15) with 19 points.</p><div><strong>- Giannis hits 42 in win -</strong></div><p>Greek star Giannis Antetokounmpo had his third triple-double of the season with 42 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists to lead host Milwaukee over Washington 124-114.</p><p>It was his first career 40-point triple double, coming on a night when he shot 15-of-24 from the floor and 12-of-17 from the free throw line.</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/EJbHri2eFgY?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span>Damian Lillard added 25 points and 10 assists as the Bucks improved to 10-9 with their sixth consecutive triumph and eighth win in the past nine starts.</div><p>The Wizards, led by Jordan Poole&#x27;s 31 points, suffered their 14th loss in a row, their NBA-worst record falling to 2-16 on the season.</p><p>Philadelphia&#x27;s Tyrese Maxey scored 28 points to lead the 76ers to a 111-96 victory at Detroit.</p><p>Paul George made his return for the Sixers (4-4) after a three-game absence due to a bone bruise in his left knee, scoring 11 points and adding eight rebounds and five assists.</p><p>The 76ers were without Cameroonian center Joel Embiid, who was resting a left knee injury.</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/JDHqzl5V41Y?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span>Atlanta&#x27;s Jalen Johnson scored 20 points, reserve De&#x27;Andre Hunter added 18 and Onyeka Okongwu added 16 points and 11 rebounds off the bench to give the Hawks a 107-104 triumph at Charlotte, the Hornets&#x27; losing streak swelling to five games.</div><p>Hunter made two free throws with 9.1 seconds remaining to give the Hawks a 105-102 lead. Charlotte&#x27;s Brandon Miller, who had a game-high 32 points, missed a 3-point attempt and Okongwu added two free throws to secure the victory.</p><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div><div></div>

<p>Devin Booker scored 27 points and Kevin Durant added 21 to lead the Phoenix Suns over Golden State 113-105 on Saturday, stretching the Warriors' NBA losing streak to four games.</p>

Devin Booker scored 27 points and Kevin Durant added 21 to lead the Phoenix Suns over Golden State 113-105 on Saturday, stretching the Warriors' NBA losing streak to four games.

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