Raptors end Suns' winning streak at 7, spoiling Kevin Durant's return
TORONTO (AP) Scottie Barnes scored 12 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter, Pascal Siakam finished with 22 and the Toronto Raptors beat Phoenix 112-105 on Wednesday night to end the Suns’ winning streak at seven.
Kevin Durant scored 11 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter for Phoenix after missing two games because of a sore foot, while fellow star Devin Booker had only eight points. The Suns lost for the first time since a Nov. 12 loss at home against Oklahoma City.
Durant made 11 of 30 attempts and shot 2 for 8 from beyond the arc. He has scored 30 or more points in six straight games, the longest active streak in the NBA.
“I don’t feel like I’m ever out of rhythm,” Durant said. “I just missed shots.”
Booker hobbled to the bench early in the second half after stepping on Dennis Schroder’s foot, but was able to return.
“I don’t know if it got stiffer but I wasn’t going to spend the rest of the night trying to beat people off the dribble,” Booker said.
Booker, who beat New York on Sunday night with a 3-pointer with 1.7 seconds left, missed a 3 that would have tied it with 50 seconds remaining.
“I knew that one was left a bit,” Booker said.
Booker shot 2 for 12, going 0 for 4 on 3-pointers.
Phoenix coach Frank Vogel said he wasn’t sure whether Booker would be able to play when the Suns host the defending NBA-champion Denver Nuggets on Friday night.
“We’ll see how it responds overnight,” Vogel said. “You never know with ankles.”
Jusuf Nurkic had 19 points and 14 rebounds for the Suns, who shot 7 for 26 from 3-point range, matching their fewest made 3-pointers this season.
“I just think the lid was on the basket tonight,” Durant said. “I feel like we got good looks, we just didn’t finish.”
Eric Gordon and Josh Okogie each scored 10 points but Phoenix lost despite outsourcing Toronto 28-14 on second-chance points.
Barnes made four field goals in the fourth quarter, one more than he’d made through the first three quarters combined.
“Scottie Barnes is a winner,” Raptors coach Darko Rajakovic said. “When you coach him, you just feel that energy, you feel him on the bench the way he’s energizing the whole team.”
Schroder had a season-high 12 assists to help the Raptors win for the first time in three games. Precious Achiuwa had 14 points and 10 rebounds, Jakob Poeltl scored 17 points, and O.G. Anunoby and Gary Trent Jr. each had 13.
The Raptors, who lost at Brooklyn on Tuesday night, were delayed flying home from New York and didn’t land in Toronto until 4 a.m., but showed no ill effects from their short night of rest.
“We have to understand that we have to start the game better than we started today,” Nurkic said. “They played last night. We should be starting the game better.”
UP NEXT
Suns: Host Denver on Friday night.
Raptors: Host New York on Friday night.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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12:00 | Jusuf Nurkic vs. Jakob Poeltl (Devin Booker gains possession) | |||
11:41 | Jusuf Nurkic misses two point hook shot | |||
11:38 | Jakob Poeltl defensive rebound | |||
11:33 | Pascal Siakam misses two point running layup | |||
11:31 | Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound | |||
11:20 | Devin Booker misses two point cutting layup | |||
11:17 | Josh Okogie offensive rebound | |||
11:16 | +2 | Josh Okogie makes two point putback layup | 2-0 | |
10:59 | Devin Booker shooting foul (Scottie Barnes draws the foul) | |||
10:59 | +1 | Scottie Barnes makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 2-1 | |
10:59 | +1 | Scottie Barnes makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-2 | |
10:42 | +3 | Kevin Durant makes three point jump shot (Jusuf Nurkic assists) | 5-2 | |
10:23 | Scottie Barnes misses three point jump shot | |||
10:20 | Devin Booker defensive rebound | |||
10:01 | Devin Booker misses two point fadeaway jump shot | |||
9:59 | Scottie Barnes defensive rebound | |||
9:52 | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point driving hook shot | 5-4 | |
9:36 | Kevin Durant turnover (bad pass) (Dennis Schroder steals) | |||
9:33 | +2 | OG Anunoby makes two point running alley-oop dunk (Dennis Schroder assists) | 5-6 | |
9:07 | Jakob Poeltl shooting foul (Josh Okogie draws the foul) | |||
9:07 | +1 | Josh Okogie makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 6-6 | |
9:07 | +1 | Josh Okogie makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 7-6 | |
8:47 | +3 | Pascal Siakam makes three point jump shot (Jakob Poeltl assists) | 7-9 | |
8:30 | Kevin Durant misses two point stepback jump shot | |||
8:28 | Dennis Schroder defensive rebound | |||
8:10 | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Scottie Barnes assists) | 7-11 | |
7:54 | Kevin Durant misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
7:51 | Josh Okogie offensive rebound | |||
7:49 | Josh Okogie misses two point reverse layup | |||
7:49 | OG Anunoby defensive rebound | |||
7:38 | +2 | Jakob Poeltl makes two point hook shot (OG Anunoby assists) | 7-13 | |
7:22 | +2 | Jusuf Nurkic makes two point cutting layup (Kevin Durant assists) | 9-13 | |
7:11 | Dennis Schroder misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
7:08 | Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound | |||
7:02 | Jusuf Nurkic turnover (bad pass) (Pascal Siakam steals) | |||
6:57 | +3 | Dennis Schroder makes three point running jump shot (Pascal Siakam assists) | 9-16 | |
6:56 | Suns 60 second timeout | |||
6:42 | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 11-16 | |
6:23 | Pascal Siakam misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
6:20 | Josh Okogie defensive rebound | |||
6:14 | Devin Booker misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
6:11 | Josh Okogie offensive rebound | |||
6:09 | +3 | Eric Gordon makes three point jump shot (Kevin Durant assists) | 14-16 | |
5:47 | OG Anunoby misses three point jump shot | |||
5:45 | Josh Okogie defensive rebound | |||
5:28 | Jusuf Nurkic misses two point driving layup | |||
5:26 | Pascal Siakam defensive rebound | |||
5:16 | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point driving floating jump shot (Dennis Schroder assists) | 14-18 | |
5:08 | Devin Booker misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | |||
5:07 | Raptors defensive rebound | |||
4:43 | Dennis Schroder misses two point driving reverse layup | |||
4:43 | Jakob Poeltl offensive rebound | |||
4:43 | Raptors turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
4:32 | Yuta Watanabe turnover (bad pass) (OG Anunoby steals) | |||
4:25 | Pascal Siakam turnover (bad pass) (Yuta Watanabe steals) | |||
4:19 | Yuta Watanabe misses three point jump shot | |||
4:16 | Gary Trent Jr. defensive rebound | |||
4:12 | Gary Trent Jr. misses three point running pullup jump shot | |||
4:09 | Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound | |||
3:58 | OG Anunoby shooting foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | |||
3:58 | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-18 | |
3:58 | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-18 | |
3:35 | +3 | Gary Trent Jr. makes three point jump shot (Pascal Siakam assists) | 16-21 | |
3:13 | Kevin Durant misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | |||
3:11 | Precious Achiuwa defensive rebound | |||
2:54 | Pascal Siakam misses three point jump shot | |||
2:50 | Drew Eubanks defensive rebound | |||
2:43 | Eric Gordon misses three point jump shot | |||
2:40 | Suns offensive rebound | |||
2:40 | Raptors 60 second timeout | |||
2:29 | +2 | Jordan Goodwin makes two point stepback jump shot | 18-21 | |
2:08 | +2 | Gary Trent Jr. makes two point floating jump shot | 18-23 | |
1:54 | Drew Eubanks misses two point turnaround hook shot | |||
1:51 | Gary Trent Jr. defensive rebound | |||
1:49 | +2 | Scottie Barnes makes two point running dunk (Malachi Flynn assists) | 18-25 | |
1:31 | +2 | Drew Eubanks makes two point pullup jump shot (Devin Booker assists) | 20-25 | |
1:10 | Scottie Barnes misses two point turnaround bank jump shot | |||
1:07 | Pascal Siakam offensive rebound | |||
1:05 | Malachi Flynn misses three point jump shot | |||
1:03 | Precious Achiuwa offensive rebound | |||
1:01 | +2 | Precious Achiuwa makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 20-27 | |
0:44 | Yuta Watanabe misses three point jump shot | |||
0:42 | Precious Achiuwa defensive rebound | |||
0:39 | Yuta Watanabe kicked ball violation | |||
0:31 | Gary Trent Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
0:28 | Keita Bates-Diop defensive rebound | |||
0:07 | Jordan Goodwin misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
0:05 | Gary Trent Jr. defensive rebound | |||
0:01 | Pascal Siakam misses three point running jump shot | |||
0:01 | Raptors offensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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11:40 | Jordan Goodwin shooting foul (Malachi Flynn draws the foul) | |||
11:40 | +1 | Malachi Flynn makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-28 | |
11:40 | +1 | Malachi Flynn makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-29 | |
11:21 | Precious Achiuwa kicked ball violation | |||
11:06 | Keita Bates-Diop misses three point jump shot | |||
11:02 | Malachi Flynn defensive rebound | |||
10:57 | Jalen McDaniels misses three point running jump shot | |||
10:54 | Devin Booker defensive rebound | |||
10:51 | Devin Booker misses two point running pullup jump shot | |||
10:48 | Gary Trent Jr. defensive rebound | |||
10:42 | +3 | Gary Trent Jr. makes three point running pullup jump shot | 20-32 | |
10:24 | Devin Booker misses three point jump shot | |||
10:22 | Keita Bates-Diop offensive rebound | |||
10:18 | +2 | Keita Bates-Diop makes two point layup | 22-32 | |
10:18 | Jalen McDaniels shooting foul (Keita Bates-Diop draws the foul) | |||
10:18 | +1 | Keita Bates-Diop makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 23-32 | |
10:05 | Precious Achiuwa misses two point driving layup | |||
10:02 | Jordan Goodwin defensive rebound | |||
9:57 | +2 | Keita Bates-Diop makes two point running layup (Jordan Goodwin assists) | 25-32 | |
9:39 | Chimezie Metu shooting foul (Precious Achiuwa draws the foul) | |||
9:39 | Precious Achiuwa misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
9:39 | Raptors offensive rebound | |||
9:39 | +1 | Precious Achiuwa makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-33 | |
9:21 | Scottie Barnes blocks Chimezie Metu's two point cutting dunk | |||
9:21 | Suns offensive rebound | |||
9:16 | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point pullup jump shot (Jordan Goodwin assists) | 27-33 | |
9:02 | Scottie Barnes misses two point turnaround hook shot | |||
9:00 | Chimezie Metu defensive rebound | |||
8:53 | Precious Achiuwa shooting foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | |||
8:53 | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-33 | |
8:53 | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-33 | |
8:41 | +2 | Precious Achiuwa makes two point alley-oop dunk (Dennis Schroder assists) | 29-35 | |
8:31 | +3 | Chimezie Metu makes three point jump shot (Devin Booker assists) | 32-35 | |
8:15 | Gary Trent Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
8:13 | Jordan Goodwin defensive rebound | |||
8:12 | Jordan Goodwin turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
7:58 | Drew Eubanks blocks Precious Achiuwa's two point cutting finger roll layup | |||
7:55 | Josh Okogie defensive rebound | |||
7:50 | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point running layup | 34-35 | |
7:41 | Raptors 60 second timeout | |||
7:27 | Gary Trent Jr. misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
7:22 | Jakob Poeltl offensive rebound | |||
7:22 | +2 | Jakob Poeltl makes two point tip layup | 34-37 | |
6:59 | Josh Okogie misses two point driving dunk | |||
6:56 | Gary Trent Jr. defensive rebound | |||
6:51 | OG Anunoby misses three point running jump shot | |||
6:48 | Drew Eubanks defensive rebound | |||
6:31 | Eric Gordon misses three point jump shot | |||
6:28 | Dennis Schroder defensive rebound | |||
6:25 | +3 | OG Anunoby makes three point running jump shot (Dennis Schroder assists) | 34-40 | |
6:06 | Chimezie Metu turnover (bad pass) (OG Anunoby steals) | |||
6:03 | Dennis Schroder misses three point running pullup jump shot | |||
5:58 | Drew Eubanks defensive rebound | |||
5:56 | Gary Trent Jr. shooting foul (Josh Okogie draws the foul) | |||
5:56 | +1 | Josh Okogie makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 35-40 | |
5:56 | +1 | Josh Okogie makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 36-40 | |
5:48 | Jusuf Nurkic personal foul (Jakob Poeltl draws the foul) | |||
5:37 | +2 | Jakob Poeltl makes two point floating jump shot (Dennis Schroder assists) | 36-42 | |
5:20 | Kevin Durant misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
5:18 | Pascal Siakam defensive rebound | |||
5:09 | +2 | Jakob Poeltl makes two point cutting dunk (Dennis Schroder assists) | 36-44 | |
5:09 | Suns 60 second timeout | |||
4:59 | Jakob Poeltl personal foul (Jusuf Nurkic draws the foul) | |||
4:45 | Suns turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
4:32 | Jakob Poeltl turnover (lost ball) (Eric Gordon steals) | |||
4:27 | +2 | Jusuf Nurkic makes two point running dunk (Josh Okogie assists) | 38-44 | |
4:11 | Pascal Siakam turnover (traveling) | |||
3:58 | +2 | Jusuf Nurkic makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Kevin Durant assists) | 40-44 | |
3:48 | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 40-46 | |
3:32 | Kevin Durant misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | |||
3:30 | Scottie Barnes defensive rebound | |||
3:24 | +2 | Jakob Poeltl makes two point reverse layup (Scottie Barnes assists) | 40-48 | |
3:24 | Devin Booker shooting foul (Jakob Poeltl draws the foul) | |||
3:24 | +1 | Jakob Poeltl makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 40-49 | |
3:24 | Kevin Durant technical foul | |||
3:24 | +1 | Dennis Schroder makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 40-50 | |
3:12 | +2 | Eric Gordon makes two point driving finger roll layup (Devin Booker assists) | 42-50 | |
3:01 | Pascal Siakam misses two point turnaround jump shot | |||
2:59 | Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound | |||
2:54 | Pascal Siakam personal foul (Yuta Watanabe draws the foul) | |||
2:54 | +1 | Yuta Watanabe makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 43-50 | |
2:54 | Yuta Watanabe misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
2:52 | OG Anunoby defensive rebound |