Kevin Durant put up the game-high 36 points and Devin Booker scored 35 to lead the Phoenix Suns over the Detroit Pistons, 125-121, on Saturday. Backup center Nick Richards, who was acquired earlier this week in a trade with Charlotte,

Devin Booker and Ryan Dunn had hot starts to lead Phoenix after a tight first quarter over Detroit, 30-29. Booker put up the game-high 13 points (4-of-8) and Ryan Dunn has 10 points on 4-of-5, picking up from his hot streak from his 8-of-12 and career-high 18 in the Suns’ win at Washington on Thursday.

Kevin Durant scored 30 of his 36 points in the second half and the Phoenix Suns defeated the Detroit Pistons 125-121.

One became the franchise’s second all-time leading scorer in his 11 seasons there before clearing the way for a blockbuster trade to the Phoenix Suns that involved Chris Paul. The other only had a career year in his one season with the franchise yet joined the Suns as a free agent last summer.

The Phoenix Suns (19-20) play the second of their five-game road trip at the Washington Wizards (6-32) on Thursday.

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Bradley Beal had the game-high 25 points and the team-high three steals to lead the Phoenix Suns (17-19) to a 123-115 home win over the Atlanta Hawks (19-19) on Thursday. This was the third consecutive game Beal has come off the bench after being removed from the Suns' starting lineup earlier this week.

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The Phoenix Suns will face the Detroit Pistons on January 18, 2025, without star forward Kevin Durant, who is out with an illness. Sitting at 20-20, the Suns aim to maintain competitiveness in the Western Conference.

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Suns head coach Mike Budenholzer explained before Thursday's game the significance of trading for Nick Richards.