Grayson Allen scores 32, ties career high with 9 3-pointers, Suns beat sliding Sixers 115-102
PHOENIX (AP) Grayson Allen scored 32 points and tied a career high with nine 3-pointers, leading the Phoenix Suns past the Philadelphia 76ers 115-102 on Wednesday night.
Allen made 10 of 17 shots from the field, including 9 of 15 from long range. He's made at least eight 3-pointers in seven games this season, which is second in the NBA behind Golden State’s Stephen Curry.
“A lot of them were passes from (Devin) Booker and his pick and rolls tonight, early kick aheads, head up in transition," Allen said. "I told him thank you when we were sitting on the bench after the game. I got a lot of good looks.
“Missed a few early, but the ball kept finding me and I just continued to let it fly.”
Kevin Durant added 22 points for the Suns while Booker had 18 points, nine rebounds and 11 assists, falling just shy of his first regular-season triple double.
It wasn't always a pretty game for the Suns - they had 23 turnovers - but Durant wasn't complaining.
“It's about getting wins, man. We just want to win games,” Durant said. “I know it's about how you win sometimes, but at this point of the season, we just need to add wins.”
The Sixers trailed by 26 points early in the fourth but cut the Suns' lead to 102-91 with 5:15 left. Durant and Allen hit 3s on back-to-back possessions to turn back the rally.
Allen hit back-to-back 3s, sandwiched around a Durant bucket, to give the Suns an 81-64 lead with 4:32 left in the third. Phoenix finished the quarter on a 17-2 run for a 90-66 advantage heading into the fourth.
Philadelphia was led by Kelly Oubre Jr. with 18 points while Cameron Payne and Jeff Dowtin Jr. scored 12 each off the bench. The Sixers made just 7 of 18 (38%) free throws.
The Sixers continued their extended slide - they have a 9-18 record since Jan. 25. It's a stretch that roughly mirrors the time seven-time All-Star center Joel Embiid has missed since surgery on his left knee.
“We just didn't seem to be moving with the energy we needed to be," Sixers coach Nick Nurse said. “We know they can devastate you from 3, and we talked about trying to limit their attempts tonight, and we just couldn't get it done.”
Durant, a 14-time All-Star, passed Shaquille O'Neal for eighth place on the NBA's career scoring list. The 35-year-old has 28,610 points. Next up on the list is Wilt Chamberlain, who has 31,419.
The Suns had a rough start, missing their first eight shots while turning the ball over four times. They recovered in a hurry, using a 23-6 run in the second quarter to push to a 60-47 halftime advantage despite 13 turnovers.
The Suns shot 10 of 20 (50%) from 3-point range and had a 34-18 rebounding advantage before the break. Allen led the way with 13 points, making 4 of 7 3-pointers.
“He's always a threat to do what he did tonight,” Suns coach Frank Vogel said.
UP NEXT
76ers: Host Atlanta on Thursday night.
Suns: At Lakers on Friday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Mo Bamba vs. Jusuf Nurkic (Kyle Lowry gains possession) | ||
| 11:46 |  | +2 | Mo Bamba makes two point alley-oop dunk (Kyle Lowry assists) | 2-0 |
| 11:25 | | Tyrese Maxey shooting foul (Grayson Allen draws the foul) | ||
| 11:25 | | +1 | Grayson Allen makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 2-1 |
| 11:25 | | Grayson Allen misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 11:23 | | Mo Bamba defensive rebound | ||
| 11:03 | | Mo Bamba turnover (bad pass) (Devin Booker steals) | ||
| 10:59 | | Grayson Allen misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 10:55 | | Nicolas Batum defensive rebound | ||
| 10:50 | | Kevin Durant blocks Kelly Oubre Jr.'s two point running layup | ||
| 10:47 | | Bradley Beal defensive rebound | ||
| 10:41 | | Devin Booker turnover (traveling) | ||
| 10:27 | | +2 | Tyrese Maxey makes two point driving layup (Kyle Lowry assists) | 4-1 |
| 10:10 | | Devin Booker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:07 | | Jusuf Nurkic offensive rebound | ||
| 10:07 | | Grayson Allen turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 9:54 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. misses two point driving layup | ||
| 9:51 | | Devin Booker defensive rebound | ||
| 9:47 | | Bradley Beal misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 9:45 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 9:45 | | Mo Bamba personal foul (Loose ball) (Jusuf Nurkic draws the foul) | ||
| 9:32 | | Jusuf Nurkic turnover (lost ball) (Kelly Oubre Jr. steals) | ||
| 9:25 | | +2 | Kelly Oubre Jr. makes two point running dunk (Kyle Lowry assists) | 6-1 |
| 9:14 | | Bradley Beal misses two point fadeaway bank jump shot | ||
| 9:11 | | Jusuf Nurkic offensive rebound | ||
| 9:10 | | Nicolas Batum blocks Jusuf Nurkic's two point putback layup | ||
| 9:09 | | Nicolas Batum defensive rebound | ||
| 9:03 | | Kyle Lowry misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 9:01 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 8:51 | | Grayson Allen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:48 | | Devin Booker offensive rebound | ||
| 8:45 | | Kevin Durant misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:42 | | Devin Booker offensive rebound | ||
| 8:41 | | Devin Booker misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:38 | | Mo Bamba defensive rebound | ||
| 8:34 | | +2 | Kelly Oubre Jr. makes two point running pullup jump shot (Tyrese Maxey assists) | 8-1 |
| 8:34 | | Grayson Allen shooting foul (Kelly Oubre Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 8:34 | | +1 | Kelly Oubre Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 9-1 |
| 8:14 | | Bradley Beal turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 8:03 | | Tyrese Maxey misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 8:00 | | Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound | ||
| 7:55 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. blocks Kevin Durant's two point running layup | ||
| 7:53 | | Bradley Beal offensive rebound | ||
| 7:53 | | +3 | Grayson Allen makes three point jump shot (Bradley Beal assists) | 9-4 |
| 7:41 | | +2 | Kyle Lowry makes two point pullup jump shot | 11-4 |
| 7:31 | | Devin Booker misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:26 | | Jusuf Nurkic offensive rebound | ||
| 7:18 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point pullup jump shot (Devin Booker assists) | 11-6 |
| 6:58 | | Tyrese Maxey misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:56 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 6:48 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. blocks Jusuf Nurkic's two point cutting dunk | ||
| 6:45 | | Devin Booker offensive rebound | ||
| 6:43 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 11-8 |
| 6:34 | | Jusuf Nurkic personal foul (Kyle Lowry draws the foul) | ||
| 6:34 | | Suns 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:24 | | Kyle Lowry misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:23 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 6:22 | | +2 | Kelly Oubre Jr. makes two point tip dunk | 13-8 |
| 6:05 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point pullup jump shot (Kevin Durant assists) | 13-10 |
| 5:53 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. offensive foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | ||
| 5:53 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 5:38 | | Devin Booker misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:37 | | Jusuf Nurkic offensive rebound | ||
| 5:37 | | Jusuf Nurkic misses two point tip layup | ||
| 5:37 | | Kyle Lowry defensive rebound | ||
| 5:37 | | Devin Booker personal foul (Kyle Lowry draws the foul) | ||
| 5:12 | | Tyrese Maxey misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 5:10 | | Devin Booker defensive rebound | ||
| 5:06 | | Eric Gordon turnover (bad pass) (Tyrese Maxey steals) | ||
| 4:55 | | Paul Reed misses two point jump shot | ||
| 4:54 | | Grayson Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 4:45 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point pullup jump shot | 13-12 |
| 4:23 | | Tyrese Maxey misses two point driving layup | ||
| 4:23 | | Devin Booker defensive rebound | ||
| 4:06 | | Grayson Allen misses two point driving layup | ||
| 4:02 | | Jusuf Nurkic offensive rebound | ||
| 4:01 | | Jusuf Nurkic misses two point tip layup | ||
| 4:00 | | Devin Booker offensive rebound | ||
| 3:59 | | Grayson Allen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:55 | | KJ Martin defensive rebound | ||
| 3:50 | | Tyrese Maxey misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:48 | | KJ Martin offensive rebound | ||
| 3:43 | | Paul Reed misses two point driving layup | ||
| 3:40 | | Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound | ||
| 3:29 | | Royce O'Neale misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 3:26 | | Royce O'Neale offensive rebound | ||
| 3:26 | | +2 | Royce O'Neale makes two point tip layup | 13-14 |
| 3:17 | | 76ers 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:12 | | Royce O'Neale shooting foul (KJ Martin draws the foul) | ||
| 3:12 | | KJ Martin misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 3:12 | | 76ers offensive rebound | ||
| 3:12 | | +1 | KJ Martin makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 14-14 |
| 2:56 | | Paul Reed blocks Drew Eubanks's two point layup | ||
| 2:54 | | Paul Reed defensive rebound | ||
| 2:50 | | Buddy Hield misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 2:48 | | Suns defensive rebound | ||
| 2:48 | | KJ Martin personal foul (Loose ball) (Royce O'Neale draws the foul) | ||
| 2:28 | | Drew Eubanks turnover (lost ball) (Paul Reed steals) | ||
| 2:22 | | Drew Eubanks shooting foul (KJ Martin draws the foul) | ||
| 2:22 | | KJ Martin misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 2:22 | | 76ers offensive rebound | ||
| 2:22 | | +1 | KJ Martin makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-14 |
| 2:12 | | +3 | Royce O'Neale makes three point jump shot (Devin Booker assists) | 15-17 |
| 1:51 | | +2 | Cameron Payne makes two point driving layup (Paul Reed assists) | 17-17 |
| 1:41 | | Bradley Beal turnover (palming) | ||
| 1:27 | | +2 | Cameron Payne makes two point driving floating jump shot (Tyrese Maxey assists) | 19-17 |
| 1:11 | | Royce O'Neale misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:07 | | KJ Martin defensive rebound | ||
| 0:50 | | +2 | KJ Martin makes two point alley-oop dunk (Paul Reed assists) | 21-17 |
| 0:34 | | +2 | Drew Eubanks makes two point cutting dunk (Devin Booker assists) | 21-19 |
| 0:30 | | +2 | Tyrese Maxey makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 23-19 |
| 0:08 | | Royce O'Neale turnover (lost ball) (Paul Reed steals) | ||
| 0:06 | | Paul Reed turnover (lost ball) (Drew Eubanks steals) | ||
| 0:03 | | Drew Eubanks misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 0:03 | | Royce O'Neale offensive rebound | ||
| 0:03 | | +2 | Royce O'Neale makes two point tip layup | 23-21 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:37 | | Bradley Beal misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:32 | | Drew Eubanks offensive rebound | ||
| 11:32 | | +2 | Drew Eubanks makes two point tip dunk | 23-23 |
| 11:25 | | +3 | Buddy Hield makes three point pullup jump shot (Cameron Payne assists) | 26-23 |
| 10:56 | | +2 | Bol Bol makes two point jump shot | 26-25 |
| 10:39 | | Bol Bol blocks KJ Martin's two point cutting layup | ||
| 10:36 | | Buddy Hield offensive rebound | ||
| 10:34 | | Buddy Hield misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 10:30 | | Drew Eubanks defensive rebound | ||
| 10:26 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point running layup | 26-27 |
| 10:04 | | +3 | Cameron Payne makes three point stepback jump shot (KJ Martin assists) | 29-27 |
| 9:38 | | Bol Bol misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:34 | | Paul Reed defensive rebound | ||
| 9:28 | | Buddy Hield misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:25 | | Bradley Beal defensive rebound | ||
| 9:15 | | Kevin Durant misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:14 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 9:14 | | Paul Reed personal foul (Loose ball) (Drew Eubanks draws the foul) | ||
| 9:10 | | Kevin Durant misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:06 | | Cameron Payne defensive rebound | ||
| 9:00 | | +3 | Cameron Payne makes three point jump shot (Kyle Lowry assists) | 32-27 |
| 8:46 | | +3 | Bol Bol makes three point jump shot (Bradley Beal assists) | 32-30 |
| 8:32 | | Cameron Payne misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 8:30 | | Bol Bol defensive rebound | ||
| 8:19 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point driving finger roll layup | 32-32 |
| 7:58 | | Buddy Hield misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:55 | | 76ers offensive rebound | ||
| 7:45 | | Cameron Payne misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:42 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 7:34 | | Mo Bamba blocks Jusuf Nurkic's two point driving layup | ||
| 7:31 | | Mo Bamba defensive rebound | ||
| 7:23 | | Kyle Lowry misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:21 | | Bradley Beal defensive rebound | ||
| 7:14 | | +3 | Bol Bol makes three point jump shot (Bradley Beal assists) | 32-35 |
| 7:04 | | Cameron Payne misses two point driving layup | ||
| 7:01 | | Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound | ||
| 6:56 | | Kevin Durant turnover (bad pass) (Nicolas Batum steals) | ||
| 6:53 | | +2 | Buddy Hield makes two point running dunk (Cameron Payne assists) | 34-35 |
| 6:52 | | Suns 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:29 | | +3 | Grayson Allen makes three point jump shot (Devin Booker assists) | 34-38 |
| 6:14 | | Tyrese Maxey misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:08 | | Bol Bol defensive rebound | ||
| 6:08 | | Devin Booker turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 5:49 | | +2 | Mo Bamba makes two point alley-oop dunk (Kelly Oubre Jr. assists) | 36-38 |
| 5:30 | | Kevin Durant turnover (lost ball) (Cameron Payne steals) | ||
| 5:21 | | Mo Bamba misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:17 | | Nicolas Batum offensive rebound | ||
| 5:16 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:13 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 5:10 | | +3 | Devin Booker makes three point running pullup jump shot (Kevin Durant assists) | 36-41 |
| 4:58 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Devin Booker steals) | ||
| 4:58 | | Cameron Payne personal foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | ||
| 4:58 | | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 36-42 |
| 4:38 | | +2 | Jusuf Nurkic makes two point turnaround hook shot (Grayson Allen assists) | 36-44 |
| 4:24 | | +2 | Cameron Payne makes two point driving layup (Tyrese Maxey assists) | 38-44 |
| 4:09 | | +3 | Grayson Allen makes three point jump shot (Devin Booker assists) | 38-47 |
| 3:53 | | Tyrese Maxey misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 3:51 |