Kevin Durant had 30 points, 13 rebounds and five blocked shots, Devin Booker had 17 points and nine assists in his first game against Denver his season, and the visiting Phoenix Suns beat the Nuggets 104-97 on Wednesday night.
Grayson Allen scored 13 points and Bradley Beal and Eric Gordon finished with 10 each for Phoenix .Nikola Jokic had 22 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds for Denver , which lost for just the third time in 18 games. Two of those losses have been to the visiting Suns.Aaron Gordon and Michael Porter Jr. scored 18 points each, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope added 13 points and Reggie Jackson finished with 11 points for the Nuggets, who were without guard Jamal Murray for the third straight game.
The Nuggets responded with 12 straight points, 10 by Jokic, to make it 71-68, but Phoenix answered with another 10-0 run to push the lead back to double digits.Denver cut the deficit to 83-73 heading into the fourth.The Suns opened the final 12 minutes with two quick buckets to lead by 14, but Peyton Watson's tip got the Nuggets back within eight with just over seven minutes left. Royce O'Neale, Allen and Durant hit 3-pointers to give Phoenix a 98-83 lead.
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