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Ayton has 35, Suns hold off Thomas, Nets in Booker's return

AP
Feb 07, 2023

NEW YORK (AP) These aren't the Phoenix Suns that fell apart after Devin Booker was hurt.

The team he came back to is surging and doesn't expect that to change.

''We're going to have this thing rolling now,'' Deandre Ayton said. ''Suns basketball on the way for sure.''

Ayton matched his career high with 35 points, Booker scored 19 in his first game since Christmas and the Suns held off Cam Thomas and the Brooklyn Nets 116-112 on Tuesday night.

Booker missed 21 games with left groin strain. The Suns had a stretch of nine losses in 10 games early in his absence but hung in well at the end and have won nine of 11.

''Now we're back and we have our guy back, so he knows we're locked and loaded,'' Ayton said.

The 21-year-old Thomas led a late charge and finished with 43 points, becoming the youngest player in NBA history with three straight 40-point games. He had 44 and a career-high 47 points in his previous two games, but the Nets are 1-2 during Thomas' run.

''Obviously I'd rather have the win because it sounds better when you have these 40-point games with the two (games) that we lost, but it's just good to have my name in history,'' Thomas said.

Mikal Bridges had 17 of his 21 points in the second half and played a key role in the defensive effort that cooled off Thomas just long enough for the Suns to use a 13-4 run to build a 109-97 lead with 2:25 remaining.

Booker scored six points and set up Ayton for another basket during that stretch.

''That's all I want right there is just competition and being back out there with the band and just feeling that energy, feeling that presence,'' Booker said. ''The team has it rolling right now, so just insert myself in a way that wasn't disruptive and try to keep the flow that they have.''

Thomas rallied the Nets mostly from the free-throw line, and his intentional miss with 4.1 seconds remaining left the Suns with a 114-112 lead. He then fouled Ayton, who finished it off with two free throws after going 14 for 18 from the field and grabbing 15 rebounds.

Nic Claxton and T.J. Warren had 17 points each for the Nets, who lost on back-to-back nights after trading Kyrie Irving and fell to 5-9 without the injured Kevin Durant. They opted not to play Spencer Dinwiddie and Dorian Finney-Smith, the players they acquired from Dallas in the trade for Irving.

Ben Simmons had two points and six assists after missing five games with left knee soreness.

TIP-INS

Suns: Chris Paul surpassed 2,500 steals, a mark reached by only John Stockton, Jason Kidd and Michael Jordan. He had nine points and 12 assists.

Nets: Brooklyn was also without Seth Curry (left adductor strain) and Yuta Watanabe (back tightness). ... Coach Jacque Vaughn said Durant continues to progress well in his recovery but still hasn't been involved in the any portions of practice where there is contact. Vaughn said he didn't know when Durant would take that step, and he won't play before he does. The Nets only have four games remaining before the All-Star break.

DINWIDDIE AND DORIAN

Dinwiddie spent five seasons with the Nets and recalled when he signed a multiyear deal in December 2016 after coming into the league as a second-round pick who battled to prove he was more than a G League player.

''My career's been hard, and that right there kind of solidified knowing, like, my family's going to be fine,'' Dinwiddie said.

He said there was nostalgia being back in Brooklyn, where he averaged a career-best 20.6 points in 2019-20, and praised Finney-Smith's ability to be an important contributor to the team.

''Understanding that we may not be the best trade package, but we are the best-looking and the Nets needed some help in that department,'' he joked.

ANOTHER TRADE

The Nets dealt forward Kessler Edwards to Sacramento for the rights to 2016 second-round pick David Michineau and cash. Edwards began last season on a two-way deal before playing well enough to earn a standard NBA contract, but had appeared in just 14 games this season.

UP NEXT

Suns: At Atlanta on Thursday.

Nets: Host Chicago on Thursday.

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1st Quarter
PHO
Suns
24
BKN
Nets
25

Time		Play	Score
12:00		Deandre Ayton vs. Nic Claxton (Mikal Bridges gains possession)
11:34		Deandre Ayton misses two point turnaround jump shot
11:32		Nic Claxton defensive rebound
11:12		Cam Thomas misses two point driving floating jump shot
11:10		Nets offensive rebound
11:11		Nets turnover (shot clock violation)
10:57	+3	Devin Booker makes three point stepback jump shot	3-0
10:40		Royce O'Neale misses three point jump shot
10:37		Deandre Ayton defensive rebound
10:29		Devin Booker turnover (bad pass) (Royce O'Neale steals)
10:16	+3	Cam Thomas makes three point stepback jump shot	3-3
10:00		Devin Booker misses three point jump shot
9:56		Ben Simmons defensive rebound
9:53		Joe Harris misses three point running jump shot
9:49		Devin Booker defensive rebound
9:44		Mikal Bridges misses two point running reverse layup
9:43		Ben Simmons defensive rebound
9:39	+3	Cam Thomas makes three point running jump shot (Ben Simmons assists)	3-6
9:17		Devin Booker turnover (bad pass) (Nic Claxton steals)
9:12	+2	Nic Claxton makes two point running dunk	3-8
8:52		Mikal Bridges misses three point jump shot
8:52		Deandre Ayton offensive rebound
8:44	+3	Devin Booker makes three point jump shot (Cameron Johnson assists)	6-8
8:36	+3	Joe Harris makes three point pullup jump shot (Ben Simmons assists)	6-11
8:36		Suns 60 second timeout
8:17	+3	Cameron Johnson makes three point jump shot (Devin Booker assists)	9-11
7:55		Cam Thomas misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
7:52		Chris Paul defensive rebound
7:47		Cameron Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Nic Claxton steals)
7:42		Ben Simmons turnover (bad pass) (Chris Paul steals)
7:32	+2	Devin Booker makes two point turnaround jump shot (Chris Paul assists)	11-11
7:09	+2	Cam Thomas makes two point driving reverse layup	11-13
6:55		Ben Simmons personal foul (Deandre Ayton draws the foul)
6:53	+2	Cameron Johnson makes two point cutting layup (Chris Paul assists)	13-13
6:26		Nic Claxton turnover (out of bounds lost ball)
6:19		Chris Paul turnover (bad pass) (Ben Simmons steals)
6:14		Royce O'Neale misses three point running jump shot
6:09		Mikal Bridges defensive rebound
6:07		Royce O'Neale shooting foul (Mikal Bridges draws the foul)
6:07	+1	Mikal Bridges makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-13
6:07	+1	Mikal Bridges makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-13
5:43		Cam Thomas misses two point pullup bank jump shot
5:41		Mikal Bridges defensive rebound
5:37		Torrey Craig misses three point running jump shot
5:34		Nic Claxton defensive rebound
5:25		Patty Mills misses two point fadeaway jump shot
5:23		Deandre Ayton defensive rebound
5:13	+2	Deandre Ayton makes two point cutting dunk (Chris Paul assists)	17-13
4:54		Deandre Ayton shooting foul (Edmond Sumner draws the foul)
4:54	+1	Edmond Sumner makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-14
4:54	+1	Edmond Sumner makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-15
4:39	+2	Deandre Ayton makes two point jump shot (Mikal Bridges assists)	19-15
4:22	+2	Nic Claxton makes two point hook shot (Edmond Sumner assists)	19-17
4:03	+2	Deandre Ayton makes two point jump shot (Damion Lee assists)	21-17
3:50		Chris Paul shooting foul (Nic Claxton draws the foul)
3:50		Nic Claxton misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:50		Nets offensive rebound
3:50	+1	Nic Claxton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-18
3:42		Saben Lee offensive foul (Edmond Sumner draws the foul)
3:42		Saben Lee turnover (offensive foul)
3:28		Nic Claxton misses two point driving layup
3:26		Deandre Ayton defensive rebound
3:21		Patty Mills shooting foul (Torrey Craig draws the foul)
3:21		Torrey Craig misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:21		Suns offensive rebound
3:21		Torrey Craig misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:19		Nic Claxton defensive rebound
3:07		Edmond Sumner misses two point driving layup
3:04		Torrey Craig defensive rebound
2:59	+2	Jock Landale makes two point cutting dunk (Mikal Bridges assists)	23-18
2:58		Nets 60 second timeout
2:44		Day'Ron Sharpe misses two point cutting dunk
2:42		Jock Landale defensive rebound
2:35		Mikal Bridges misses two point driving floating bank jump shot
2:33		Patty Mills defensive rebound
2:31		Torrey Craig shooting foul (Edmond Sumner draws the foul)
2:31	+1	Edmond Sumner makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-19
2:31	+1	Edmond Sumner makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-20
2:19		Torrey Craig misses three point jump shot
2:15		T.J. Warren defensive rebound
2:09		Patty Mills misses three point running pullup jump shot
2:06		Saben Lee defensive rebound
1:58		Saben Lee misses two point driving layup
1:56		Jock Landale offensive rebound
1:52		Saben Lee misses three point jump shot
1:48		Day'Ron Sharpe defensive rebound
1:29	+2	Day'Ron Sharpe makes two point cutting dunk (Patty Mills assists)	23-22
1:13		T.J. Warren shooting foul (Jock Landale draws the foul)
1:13		Jock Landale misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:13		Suns offensive rebound
1:13	+1	Jock Landale makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-22
0:59	+3	Edmond Sumner makes three point jump shot (Patty Mills assists)	24-25
0:45		Ish Wainright turnover (bad pass) (Edmond Sumner steals)
0:42		Torrey Craig blocks Edmond Sumner's two point running layup
0:42		Nets offensive rebound
0:36		T.J. Warren misses two point alley-oop layup
0:35		Torrey Craig defensive rebound
0:19		Jock Landale turnover (out of bounds lost ball)
0:01		Edmond Sumner turnover (bad pass) (Ish Wainright steals)
0:00		Ish Wainright misses three point pullup jump shot
0:00		Suns offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Quarter
PHO
Suns
33
BKN
Nets
26

Time		Play	Score
11:47		Patty Mills misses two point fadeaway jump shot
11:44		Day'Ron Sharpe offensive rebound
11:43	+2	Day'Ron Sharpe makes two point putback dunk	24-27
11:21	+3	Ish Wainright makes three point jump shot (Devin Booker assists)	27-27
11:05		T.J. Warren misses two point pullup jump shot
11:03		Damion Lee defensive rebound
10:55		Ish Wainright misses three point jump shot
10:51		Cam Thomas defensive rebound
10:42	+2	Cam Thomas makes two point fadeaway jump shot	27-29
10:29	+2	Jock Landale makes two point floating jump shot (Devin Booker assists)	29-29
10:12		Patty Mills misses three point jump shot
10:10		Day'Ron Sharpe offensive rebound
9:58		T.J. Warren misses two point turnaround jump shot
9:54		Ish Wainright defensive rebound
9:47		Cameron Johnson misses two point driving floating jump shot
9:44		Day'Ron Sharpe defensive rebound
9:20		Nic Claxton misses two point driving layup
9:18		Devin Booker defensive rebound
9:15		Ish Wainright misses three point running jump shot
9:11		Ben Simmons defensive rebound
9:08		Cam Thomas misses three point running pullup jump shot
9:04		Ish Wainright defensive rebound
8:58		Devin Booker misses three point stepback jump shot
8:55		Nic Claxton defensive rebound
8:51	+2	Ben Simmons makes two point driving bank hook shot	29-31
8:51		Devin Booker shooting foul (Ben Simmons draws the foul)
8:51		Ben Simmons misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:49		Deandre Ayton defensive rebound
8:37		Devin Booker misses three point pullup jump shot
8:34		Cameron Johnson offensive rebound
8:31	+3	Cameron Johnson makes three point jump shot (Ish Wainright assists)	32-31
8:16		Damion Lee personal foul (Ben Simmons draws the foul)
8:08		Patty Mills misses three point jump shot
8:04		Damion Lee defensive rebound
7:55	+2	Devin Booker makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot	34-31
7:55		Cam Thomas shooting foul (Devin Booker draws the foul)
7:55	+1	Devin Booker makes regular free throw 1 of 1	35-31
7:40		Damion Lee personal foul (Cam Thomas draws the foul)
7:28	+2	Nic Claxton makes two point hook shot (Joe Harris assists)	35-33
7:14		Chris Paul misses three point jump shot
7:10		Ben Simmons defensive rebound
7:04	+2	Cam Thomas makes two point driving layup (Ben Simmons assists)	35-35
6:42		Ben Simmons shooting foul (Deandre Ayton draws the foul)
6:42		Nets 60 second timeout
6:42	+1	Deandre Ayton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-35
6:42	+1	Deandre Ayton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-35
6:29	+2	Nic Claxton makes two point alley-oop dunk (Cam Thomas assists)	37-37
6:13	+2	Deandre Ayton makes two point alley-oop dunk (Chris Paul assists)	39-37
5:51		Nic Claxton turnover (traveling)
5:34	+2	Deandre Ayton makes two point dunk (Cameron Johnson assists)	41-37
5:16		Joe Harris misses two point driving floating bank jump shot
5:14		Nic Claxton offensive rebound
5:11		Royce O'Neale misses three point pullup jump shot
5:07		Deandre Ayton defensive rebound
4:53		Dario Saric misses two point driving floating jump shot
4:48		Dario Saric offensive rebound
4:47		Cam Thomas blocks Dario Saric's two point turnaround hook shot
4:47		Cam Thomas defensive rebound
4:47		Chris Paul shooting foul (Cam Thomas draws the foul)
4:47	+1	Cam Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-38
4:47	+1	Cam Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-39
4:36		Mikal Bridges misses three point jump shot
4:36		Nic Claxton defensive rebound
4:27	+2	Cam Thomas makes two point driving floating jump shot	41-41
4:16		Royce O'Neale shooting foul (Deandre Ayton draws the foul)
4:16		Deandre Ayton misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:16		Suns offensive rebound
4:16	+1	Deandre Ayton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-41
4:01	+2	Joe Harris makes two point cutting layup (Cam Thomas assists)	42-43
3:52	+2	Chris Paul makes two point pullup jump shot	44-43
3:33	+2	Cam Thomas makes two point stepback jump shot (Royce O'Neale assists)	44-45
3:33		Dario Saric shooting foul (Cam Thomas draws the foul)
3:33	+1	Cam Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 1	44-46
3:21	+2	Mikal Bridges makes two point driving finger roll layup (Chris Paul assists)	46-46
3:00		Edmond Sumner turnover (out of bounds lost ball)
2:44	+2	Deandre Ayton makes two point turnaround jump shot (Damion Lee assists)	48-46
2:25	+3	Cam Thomas makes three point jump shot (Joe Harris assists)	48-49
2:10		Chris Paul misses two point stepback jump shot
2:07		Royce O'Neale defensive rebound
2:01		Damion Lee shooting foul (Cam Thomas draws the foul)
2:01		Suns 60 second timeout
2:01	+1	Cam Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-50
2:01	+1	Cam Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-51
1:50		Deandre Ayton misses two point floating jump shot
1:46		Deandre Ayton offensive rebound
1:45	+2	Deandre Ayton makes two point putback dunk	50-51
1:27		Joe Harris misses two point jump shot
1:24		Mikal Bridges defensive rebound
1:20	+3	Chris Paul makes three point running pullup jump shot	53-51
1:06		Day'Ron Sharpe turnover (out of bounds lost ball)
0:55		Deandre Ayton misses two point turnaround hook shot
0:52		Cameron Johnson offensive rebound
0:51	+2	Cameron Johnson makes two point pullup jump shot	55-51
0:33		Cam Thomas misses three point pullup jump shot
0:33		Suns defensive rebound
0:25	+2	Chris Paul makes two point pullup jump shot	57-51
0:05		Edmond Sumner turnover (traveling)
0:00		Chris Paul misses two point pullup jump shot
0:00		Suns offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

3rd Quarter
PHO
Suns
30
BKN
Nets
30

Time		Play	Score
11:48	+2	Nic Claxton makes two point driving bank hook shot (Royce O'Neale assists)	57-53
11:22		Devin Booker misses two point fadeaway jump shot
11:19		Cam Thomas defensive rebound
11:10		Joe Harris misses three point jump shot
11:08		Devin Booker defensive rebound
10:59		Mikal Bridges misses three point jump shot
10:57		Nic Claxton defensive rebound
10:47	+2	Nic Claxton makes two point dunk (Royce O'Neale assists)	57-55
10:30		Cameron Johnson misses three point jump shot
10:28		Joe Harris defensive rebound
10:21		Cam Thomas misses two point pullup bank jump shot
10:20		Deandre Ayton defensive rebound
10:12	+3	Mikal Bridges makes three point jump shot (Devin Booker assists)	60-55
9:57		Royce O'Neale misses three point jump shot
9:55		Cameron Johnson defensive rebound
9:47		Deandre Ayton offensive foul (Royce O'Neale draws the foul)
9:47		Deandre Ayton turnover (offensive foul)
9:27		Royce O'Neale turnover (bad pass) (Chris Paul steals)
9:22	+2	Mikal Bridges makes two point running layup (Chris Paul assists)	62-55
9:09		Ben Simmons misses two point driving hook shot
9:05		Cameron Johnson defensive rebound
8:54		Cameron Johnson misses two point jump shot
8:51		Nic Claxton defensive rebound
8:40		Chris Paul blocks Cam Thomas's two point driving floating jump shot
8:40		Deandre Ayton defensive rebound
8:35	+3	Mikal Bridges makes three point running jump shot (Chris Paul assists)	65-55
8:34		Nets 60 second timeout
8:25		Cam Thomas misses two point pullup jump shot
8:19		Nic Claxton offensive rebound
8:19	+2	Nic Claxton makes two point tip dunk	65-57
7:56		Mikal Bridges misses two point pullup jump shot
7:52		Cam Thomas defensive rebound
7:48	+3	Royce O'Neale makes three point running jump shot (Ben Simmons assists)	65-60
7:37		Chris Paul turnover (bad pass) (Nic Claxton steals)
7:34		Chris Paul blocks Nic Claxton's two point running layup
7:34		Nets offensive rebound
7:27	+2	Cam Thomas makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot	65-62
7:18		Royce O'Neale personal foul (Devin Booker draws the foul)
7:15		Royce O'Neale personal foul (Devin Booker draws the foul)
7:03		Devin Booker misses two point fadeaway jump shot
6:57		Nic Claxton defensive rebound
6:47		Devin Booker shooting foul (Cam Thomas draws the foul)
6:47	+1	Cam Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-63
6:47	+1	Cam Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-64
6:36		Mikal Bridges misses two point pullup jump shot
6:33		Nic Claxton defensive rebound
6:12		Cam Thomas misses three point pullup jump shot
6:10		Nic Claxton offensive rebound
6:09	+3	Joe Harris makes three point jump shot (Nic Claxton assists)	65-67
5:54	+2	Deandre Ayton makes two point cutting layup (Chris Paul assists)	67-67
5:32		Joe Harris misses three point jump shot
5:29		Deandre Ayton defensive rebound
5:24		David Duke Jr. shooting foul (Devin Booker draws the foul)
5:24	+1	Devin Booker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-67
5:24	+1	Devin Booker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-67
5:15	+2	David Duke Jr. makes two point driving layup	69-69
5:02		Devin Booker misses two point fadeaway jump shot
5:00		Mikal Bridges offensive rebound
4:53		Devin Booker misses three point stepback jump shot
4:49		T.J. Warren defensive rebound
4:33		Cam Thomas misses three point stepback jump shot
4:29		Mikal Bridges defensive rebound
4:25		Damion Lee misses three point running jump shot
4:22		Mikal Bridges offensive rebound
4:21		Mikal Bridges misses two point pullup jump shot
4:18		Deandre Ayton offensive rebound
4:18		Deandre Ayton misses two point tip layup
4:16		Deandre Ayton offensive rebound
4:16	+2	Deandre Ayton makes two point tip layup	71-69
4:06	+2	T.J. Warren makes two point driving floating jump shot (Ben Simmons assists)	71-71
3:59		Suns 60 second timeout
3:54	+2	Deandre Ayton makes two point cutting layup (Chris Paul assists)	73-71
3:54		T.J. Warren shooting foul (Deandre Ayton draws the foul)
3:54	+1	Deandre Ayton makes regular free throw 1 of 1	74-71
3:39		Cam Thomas turnover (lost ball) (Deandre Ayton steals)
3:35	+2	Deandre Ayton makes two point running dunk (Chris Paul assists)	76-71
3:14	+2	Day'Ron Sharpe makes two point cutting dunk (Edmond Sumner assists)	76-73
3:04		Chris Paul misses two point pullup jump shot
3:00		Cam Thomas defensive rebound
2:47		Day'Ron Sharpe turnover (lost ball) (Chris Paul steals)
2:38	+2	Mikal Bridges makes two point layup (Chris Paul assists)	78-73
2:29		Nets 60 second timeout
2:15	+2	David Duke Jr. makes two point driving layup (Nic Claxton assists)	78-75
2:01	+2	Mikal Bridges makes two point driving dunk (Saben Lee assists)	80-75
1:37	+2	T.J. Warren makes two point driving floating jump shot (Nic Claxton assists)	80-77
1:20		Torrey Craig turnover (bad pass) (Edmond Sumner steals)
1:12		David Duke Jr. misses two point running reverse layup
1:08		Mikal Bridges defensive rebound
1:07		Mikal Bridges turnover (lost ball) (David Duke Jr. steals)
1:06		T.J. Warren misses two point jump shot
1:06		Suns defensive rebound
1:06		Nic Claxton personal foul (Loose ball) (Damion Lee draws the foul)
1:06	+1	Damion Lee makes regular free throw 1 of 2	81-77
1:06	+1	Damion Lee makes regular free throw 2 of 2	82-77
0:48	+2	Nic Claxton makes two point layup (Patty Mills assists)	82-79
0:32	+2	Torrey Craig makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Saben Lee assists)	84-79
0:27		Jock Landale personal foul (Edmond Sumner draws the foul)
0:24		Saben Lee personal foul (Cam Thomas draws the foul)
0:24	+1	Cam Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	84-80
0:24	+1	Cam Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	84-81
0:05	+2	Mikal Bridges makes two point driving floating jump shot	86-81
0:05		David Duke Jr. shooting foul (Mikal Bridges draws the foul)
0:05	+1	Mikal Bridges makes regular free throw 1 of 1	87-81
0:01		Edmond Sumner misses three point pullup jump shot
0:00		Nets offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

4th Quarter
PHO
Suns
29
BKN
Nets
31

Time		Play	Score
11:40	+3	Damion Lee makes three point jump shot (Saben Lee assists)	90-81
11:27		Ben Simmons turnover (bad pass) (Cameron Johnson steals)
11:21		Cameron Johnson misses three point running pullup jump shot
11:19		Torrey Craig offensive rebound
11:06	+2	Cameron Johnson makes two point driving reverse layup (Jock Landale assists)	92-81
10:55		Nets 60 second timeout
10:41		Royce O'Neale misses three point pullup jump shot
10:37		Cameron Johnson defensive rebound
10:25		Cameron Johnson misses two point driving floating jump shot
10:22		Royce O'Neale defensive rebound
10:17	+2	Dru Smith makes two point running layup	92-83
10:00		Joe Harris personal foul (Jock Landale draws the foul)
9:50	+2	Jock Landale makes two point turnaround hook shot (Damion Lee assists)	94-83
9:41		Ben Simmons turnover (out of bounds lost ball)
9:27	+2	Cameron Johnson makes two point cutting layup (Saben Lee assists)	96-83
9:09		Torrey Craig blocks Dru Smith's two point driving layup
9:08		Jock Landale defensive rebound
9:03		Saben Lee misses three point running jump shot
9:00		Jock Landale offensive rebound
8:58		Ben Simmons blocks Jock Landale's two point putback layup
8:56		Dru Smith defensive rebound
8:51	+3	Dru Smith makes three point running jump shot (Ben Simmons assists)	96-86
8:35		Jock Landale turnover (out of bounds step)
8:20		Jock Landale personal foul (Cam Thomas draws the foul)
8:10	+3	T.J. Warren makes three point jump shot (Cam Thomas assists)	96-89
7:55		Saben Lee misses two point driving layup
7:54		Nic Claxton defensive rebound
7:47		Ben Simmons turnover (bad pass) (Saben Lee steals)
7:42		Saben Lee misses two point running layup
7:42		Nets defensive rebound
7:23	+2	T.J. Warren makes two point pullup jump shot	96-91
6:59		Cameron Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Dru Smith steals)
6:53		Cam Thomas misses three point running jump shot
6:48		Chris Paul defensive rebound
6:43		Mikal Bridges misses three point jump shot
6:42		Nets defensive rebound
6:42		Deandre Ayton personal foul (Loose ball) (T.J. Warren draws the foul)
6:29		Chris Paul shooting foul (T.J. Warren draws the foul)
6:29	+1	T.J. Warren makes regular free throw 1 of 2	96-92
6:29	+1	T.J. Warren makes regular free throw 2 of 2	96-93
6:10	+2	Devin Booker makes two point driving floating bank jump shot	98-93
5:52	+2	T.J. Warren makes two point jump shot (Royce O'Neale assists)	98-95
5:30	+2	Deandre Ayton makes two point turnaround hook shot (Devin Booker assists)	100-95
5:06		Cam Thomas misses three point stepback jump shot
5:00		Devin Booker defensive rebound
4:55		Nic Claxton kicked ball violation
4:47		Dru Smith shooting foul (Devin Booker draws the foul)
4:47	+1	Devin Booker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	101-95
4:47	+1	Devin Booker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	102-95
4:32		Cam Thomas turnover (bad pass) (Chris Paul steals)
4:27		Devin Booker misses three point running jump shot
4:22		Dru Smith defensive rebound
4:18		Dru Smith turnover (bad pass) (Mikal Bridges steals)
4:07		Chris Paul misses two point pullup jump shot
4:03		Torrey Craig offensive rebound
3:53		Chris Paul misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
3:50		Mikal Bridges offensive rebound
3:39		Devin Booker misses three point pullup jump shot
3:36		Deandre Ayton offensive rebound
3:36	+2	Deandre Ayton makes two point putback layup	104-95
3:36		T.J. Warren shooting foul (Deandre Ayton draws the foul)
3:36	+1	Deandre Ayton makes regular free throw 1 of 1	105-95
3:23	+2	T.J. Warren makes two point driving layup	105-97
3:21		Suns 60 second timeout
3:05	+2	Mikal Bridges makes two point pullup jump shot (Devin Booker assists)	107-97
2:50		Cam Thomas turnover (lost ball) (Chris Paul steals)
2:24	+2	Devin Booker makes two point pullup jump shot (Chris Paul assists)	109-97
2:13		Torrey Craig personal foul (Royce O'Neale draws the foul)
2:04		Chris Paul shooting foul (T.J. Warren draws the foul)
2:04	+1	T.J. Warren makes regular free throw 1 of 2	109-98
2:04	+1	T.J. Warren makes regular free throw 2 of 2	109-99
1:39		Chris Paul misses three point stepback jump shot
1:37		Royce O'Neale defensive rebound
1:30		Devin Booker shooting foul (Cam Thomas draws the foul)
1:30		Cam Thomas misses regular free throw 1 of 3
1:30		Nets offensive rebound
1:30	+1	Cam Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 3	109-100
1:30	+1	Cam Thomas makes regular free throw 3 of 3	109-101
1:13		Torrey Craig turnover (bad pass) (Cam Thomas steals)
1:12		Devin Booker personal foul (Cam Thomas draws the foul)
1:12	+1	Cam Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	109-102
1:12	+1	Cam Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	109-103
0:55		Mikal Bridges misses two point pullup jump shot
0:54		Deandre Ayton offensive rebound
0:54	+2	Deandre Ayton makes two point tip dunk	111-103
0:54		Nets 60 second timeout
0:51	+2	Cam Thomas makes two point driving finger roll layup (Royce O'Neale assists)	111-105
0:46		Royce O'Neale personal foul (Take) (Chris Paul draws the foul)
0:28		Torrey Craig turnover (bad pass) (Dru Smith steals)
0:23		Devin Booker shooting foul (Cam Thomas draws the foul)
0:23	+1	Cam Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	111-106
0:23	+1	Cam Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	111-107
0:14		T.J. Warren personal foul (Take) (Torrey Craig draws the foul)
0:14		Torrey Craig misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:14		Suns offensive rebound
0:14	+1	Torrey Craig makes regular free throw 2 of 2	112-107
0:14		Nets 60 second timeout
0:11	+2	Cam Thomas makes two point driving finger roll layup (Royce O'Neale assists)	112-109
0:11		Suns 60 second timeout
0:11		Suns 60 second timeout
0:09		Nic Claxton personal foul (Take) (Devin Booker draws the foul)
0:09		Devin Booker misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:09		Suns offensive rebound
0:09		Devin Booker misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:08		Royce O'Neale defensive rebound
0:07		Mikal Bridges personal foul (Cam Thomas draws the foul)
0:07	+1	Cam Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	112-110
0:07	+1	Cam Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	112-111
0:06		Dru Smith personal foul (Take) (Chris Paul draws the foul)
0:06	+1	Chris Paul makes regular free throw 1 of 2	113-111
0:06	+1	Chris Paul makes regular free throw 2 of 2	114-111
0:04		Mikal Bridges personal foul (Take) (Cam Thomas draws the foul)
0:04	+1	Cam Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	114-112
0:04		Cam Thomas misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:03		Deandre Ayton defensive rebound
0:03		Cam Thomas personal foul (Take) (Deandre Ayton draws the foul)
0:03	+1	Deandre Ayton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	115-112
0:03	+1	Deandre Ayton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	116-112
0:00		End of period

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Deandre Ayton makes regular free throw 2 of 2