Kevin Durant’s Point Guard Skills Wow NBA Fans as Devin Booker, Suns Beat Rockets.
There may not be must-wins in the NBA in December, but the Phoenix Suns needed a victory Wednesday.
And they got just that.
Phoenix defeated the Houston Rockets 129-113 in Wednesday’s Western Conference showdown at Toyota Center. The Suns, who were without Bradley Beal (ankle), ended their three-game losing streak and improved to 15-15 overall and 4-9 in the last 13.
Houston didn’t have Dillon Brooks (oblique), and Phoenix wasted no time establishing control behind its primary playmakers. Kevin Durant stuffed the stat sheet with a triple-double of 27 points, 16 assists, 10 rebounds and two steals, while Devin Booker added 20 points, seven assists and four boards.
It wasn’t just a two-man effort either with Eric Gordon (27 points and 7-of-11 three-pointers) and Grayson Allen (16 points) also playing well, but social media showed plenty of love for Durant’s overall playmaking:
Phoenix was expected to be a championship contender behind the trio of Durant, Booker and Beal, but its overall inconsistency has been one of the biggest storylines in the early portion of the season.
ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski even said people around the organization can “feel the frustration [from] Durant” as the team struggles. It surely doesn’t help that Beal has played just six games because of injury and is once again sidelined with an ankle setback.