Kevin Durant's 39 points leads Suns past Jazz 140-137 in double overtime
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Kevin Durant totaled 39 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds to lead the Suns to a 140-137 double overtime win over the Utah Jazz on Sunday night.
Phoenix won its third straight and beat the Jazz for the second time in three days.
Devin Booker scored 22 of his 26 points after halftime and tallied eight assists for the Suns. Eric Gordon added 20 points, Jusuf Nurkic had 18, and Grayson Allen finished with 14.
“I thought we had good momentum on the offensive side of the ball all game,” Durant said. “We stayed with that throughout the fourth quarter and the two overtimes."
Lauri Markkanen finished with 38 points and 17 rebounds to lead Utah. Talen Horton-Tucker chipped in 25 points, Jordan Clarkson added 22, Collin Sexton had 18 and John Collins had 15.
Utah lost despite a 27-18 advantage in second-chance points and 26-12 edge in fastbreak points.
“There were some moments, especially as we got late in the game, into overtime, where our execution defensively on the weak side was not what we wanted it to be,” Jazz coach Will Hardy said. “But things happen in a game, especially when you’re at that level of fatigue.”
Durant scored back-to-back baskets and knocked down three free throws to push the Suns out to a 135-130 lead in the second overtime.
The Jazz tied it again with 58.9 seconds left. Allen countered a go-ahead 3-pointer with 43 seconds remaining to keep Utah from taking its first lead after regulation.
“We welcome overtime because we feel like we’re a team that should win those games,” Suns coach Frank Vogel said. “Our guys started each overtime with confidence and did enough to hold on.”
Referee Ashley Moyer-Gieich initially whistled Durant for a foul when he blocked a shot from Markkanen with less than a second left. The call would have sent Markkanen to the free-throw line for three free throws and given him a chance to tie the game and force a third overtime.
Officials overturned the foul upon review, ruling Durant got the ball first.
“It was ridiculous to even call that,” Durant said. “I knew I blocked the shot and I knew I didn’t touch him at all. But that’s just how the game is. It was a quick play for her, so I’m sure she wanted to review it and get the right call. I’m glad they were able to call to Secaucus and get it right.”
Markkanen said he believed Durant struck him on the left arm when he made the final block and was surprised when the call was overturned.
"I thought (it was a foul),” Markkanen said. “I was getting ready to shoot three free throws.”
Utah twice rallied from an 11-point first-half deficit and trailed for the bulk of four quarters before Markkanen tied it on a putback layup with 20.3 seconds to go in regulation to force overtime.
UP NEXT
Suns: Host Portland on Tuesday in a NBA In-Season Tournament game.
Jazz: Visit the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday for a NBA In-Season Tournament game.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Jusuf Nurkic vs. Lauri Markkanen (Grayson Allen gains possession) | ||
| 11:54 |  | Grayson Allen misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:51 | | Lauri Markkanen defensive rebound | ||
| 11:39 | | +2 | Lauri Markkanen makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Keyonte George assists) | 0-2 |
| 11:21 | | Grayson Allen turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 11:04 | | Keyonte George misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 11:02 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 10:56 | | Ochai Agbaji blocks Eric Gordon's two point driving layup | ||
| 10:54 | | Jordan Clarkson defensive rebound | ||
| 10:49 | | +2 | Jordan Clarkson makes two point driving finger roll layup | 0-4 |
| 10:32 | | Lauri Markkanen blocks Jusuf Nurkic's two point jump shot | ||
| 10:29 | | Jusuf Nurkic offensive rebound | ||
| 10:25 | | +2 | Jusuf Nurkic makes two point floating jump shot | 2-4 |
| 10:17 | | Lauri Markkanen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:15 | | Ochai Agbaji offensive rebound | ||
| 10:13 | | +3 | John Collins makes three point jump shot (Keyonte George assists) | 2-7 |
| 10:10 | | Suns 60 second timeout | ||
| 10:03 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point pullup jump shot (Devin Booker assists) | 4-7 |
| 9:42 | | +2 | Lauri Markkanen makes two point driving floating jump shot | 4-9 |
| 9:33 | | Keyonte George personal foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | ||
| 9:20 | | +2 | Grayson Allen makes two point driving floating jump shot (Devin Booker assists) | 6-9 |
| 9:07 | | John Collins misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 9:05 | | Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound | ||
| 8:58 | | +3 | Eric Gordon makes three point jump shot (Devin Booker assists) | 9-9 |
| 8:41 | | Ochai Agbaji turnover (bad pass) (Kevin Durant steals) | ||
| 8:38 | | Kevin Durant turnover (bad pass) (Keyonte George steals) | ||
| 8:32 | | Jusuf Nurkic shooting foul (Lauri Markkanen draws the foul) | ||
| 8:32 | | Lauri Markkanen misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 8:32 | | Jazz offensive rebound | ||
| 8:32 | | +1 | Lauri Markkanen makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 9-10 |
| 8:21 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point layup (Eric Gordon assists) | 11-10 |
| 8:21 | | Lauri Markkanen shooting foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 8:21 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 12-10 |
| 8:11 | | Jordan Clarkson misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:08 | | Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound | ||
| 7:57 | | Eric Gordon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:53 | | John Collins defensive rebound | ||
| 7:47 | | Keyonte George turnover (bad pass) (Grayson Allen steals) | ||
| 7:43 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point running dunk (Grayson Allen assists) | 14-10 |
| 7:23 | | Keyonte George misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:20 | | Grayson Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 7:17 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point running dunk (Kevin Durant assists) | 16-10 |
| 7:02 | | John Collins misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:00 | | Keyonte George offensive rebound | ||
| 6:58 | | +3 | Ochai Agbaji makes three point jump shot (Keyonte George assists) | 16-13 |
| 6:43 | | Ochai Agbaji personal foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | ||
| 6:41 | | +3 | Nassir Little makes three point jump shot (Kevin Durant assists) | 19-13 |
| 6:23 | | John Collins turnover (lost ball) (Jusuf Nurkic steals) | ||
| 6:19 | | +2 | Nassir Little makes two point running dunk | 21-13 |
| 6:18 | | Jazz 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:05 | | Jordan Clarkson misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:01 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 5:46 | | Eric Gordon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:44 | | Josh Okogie offensive rebound | ||
| 5:33 | | Kevin Durant misses two point jump shot | ||
| 5:28 | | Nassir Little offensive rebound | ||
| 5:21 | | Kevin Durant misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:18 | | Eric Gordon offensive rebound | ||
| 5:10 | | +3 | Josh Okogie makes three point jump shot (Nassir Little assists) | 24-13 |
| 4:54 | | +2 | John Collins makes two point hook shot (Jordan Clarkson assists) | 24-15 |
| 4:36 | | Jusuf Nurkic turnover (back court violation) | ||
| 4:26 | | Collin Sexton turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 4:10 | | Kevin Durant turnover (lost ball) (Talen Horton-Tucker steals) | ||
| 3:53 | | Jordan Clarkson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:49 | | Suns defensive rebound | ||
| 3:36 | | Kevin Durant turnover (bad pass) (Lauri Markkanen steals) | ||
| 3:31 | | Nassir Little blocks Lauri Markkanen's two point running layup | ||
| 3:29 | | Jordan Clarkson offensive rebound | ||
| 3:28 | | Jordan Clarkson misses two point putback layup | ||
| 3:26 | | Lauri Markkanen offensive rebound | ||
| 3:26 | | +2 | Lauri Markkanen makes two point tip dunk | 24-17 |
| 3:12 | | +2 | Jusuf Nurkic makes two point cutting dunk (Kevin Durant assists) | 26-17 |
| 2:59 | | +2 | Talen Horton-Tucker makes two point turnaround bank jump shot | 26-19 |
| 2:41 | | Kelly Olynyk shooting foul (Jusuf Nurkic draws the foul) | ||
| 2:41 | | +1 | Jusuf Nurkic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-19 |
| 2:41 | | +1 | Jusuf Nurkic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-19 |
| 2:30 | | +2 | Collin Sexton makes two point driving layup | 28-21 |
| 2:30 | | Grayson Allen shooting foul (Collin Sexton draws the foul) | ||
| 2:30 | | +1 | Collin Sexton makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 28-22 |
| 2:23 | | Grayson Allen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:19 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 2:09 | | Josh Okogie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:05 | | Lauri Markkanen defensive rebound | ||
| 2:01 | | +3 | Talen Horton-Tucker makes three point running pullup jump shot | 28-25 |
| 1:46 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point driving floating jump shot | 30-25 |
| 1:31 | | Kelly Olynyk turnover (traveling) | ||
| 1:20 | | Keita Bates-Diop misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:18 | | Josh Okogie offensive rebound | ||
| 1:15 | | Josh Okogie turnover (bad pass) (Talen Horton-Tucker steals) | ||
| 1:08 | | Talen Horton-Tucker turnover (bad pass) (Keita Bates-Diop steals) | ||
| 0:53 | | Lauri Markkanen blocks Drew Eubanks's two point dunk | ||
| 0:49 | | Kelly Olynyk defensive rebound | ||
| 0:46 | | Devin Booker blocks Collin Sexton's two point running layup | ||
| 0:43 | | Collin Sexton offensive rebound | ||
| 0:43 | | +3 | Talen Horton-Tucker makes three point jump shot (Collin Sexton assists) | 30-28 |
| 0:35 | | Devin Booker misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:31 | | Jazz defensive rebound | ||
| 0:14 | | Devin Booker personal foul (Lauri Markkanen draws the foul) | ||
| 0:06 | | Collin Sexton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:04 | | Kelly Olynyk offensive rebound | ||
| 0:04 | | +2 | Kelly Olynyk makes two point tip layup | 30-30 |
| 0:00 | | Devin Booker misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:48 | | +2 | Lauri Markkanen makes two point cutting dunk (Kelly Olynyk assists) | 30-32 |
| 11:33 | | Devin Booker turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 11:14 | | Collin Sexton misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:10 | | Simone Fontecchio offensive rebound | ||
| 11:09 | | Keita Bates-Diop blocks Simone Fontecchio's two point putback layup | ||
| 11:06 | | Devin Booker defensive rebound | ||
| 10:55 | | +2 | Grayson Allen makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 32-32 |
| 10:41 | | Talen Horton-Tucker misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:39 | | Suns defensive rebound | ||
| 10:28 | | +3 | Keita Bates-Diop makes three point jump shot (Devin Booker assists) | 35-32 |
| 10:14 | | +2 | Lauri Markkanen makes two point cutting dunk (Kelly Olynyk assists) | 35-34 |
| 10:04 | | Talen Horton-Tucker personal foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | ||
| 9:56 | | Devin Booker turnover (bad pass) (Lauri Markkanen steals) | ||
| 9:53 | | Keita Bates-Diop blocks Lauri Markkanen's two point running layup | ||
| 9:53 | | Jazz offensive rebound | ||
| 9:51 | | Kelly Olynyk misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:47 | | Eric Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 9:45 | | +3 | Grayson Allen makes three point running pullup jump shot (Eric Gordon assists) | 38-34 |
| 9:23 | | Talen Horton-Tucker misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 9:19 | | Jordan Goodwin defensive rebound | ||
| 9:10 | | +2 | Eric Gordon makes two point driving floating jump shot (Jordan Goodwin assists) | 40-34 |
| 8:58 | | +2 | Talen Horton-Tucker makes two point driving layup (Kelly Olynyk assists) | 40-36 |
| 8:58 | | Keita Bates-Diop shooting foul (Talen Horton-Tucker draws the foul) | ||
| 8:58 | | +1 | Talen Horton-Tucker makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 40-37 |
| 8:40 | | +2 | Keita Bates-Diop makes two point driving floating jump shot (Eric Gordon assists) | 42-37 |
| 8:40 | | Lauri Markkanen shooting foul (Keita Bates-Diop draws the foul) | ||
| 8:40 | | +1 | Keita Bates-Diop makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 43-37 |
| 8:30 | | Eric Gordon personal foul (Kelly Olynyk draws the foul) | ||
| 8:15 | | Talen Horton-Tucker misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 8:12 | | Lauri Markkanen offensive rebound | ||
| 8:12 | | +2 | Lauri Markkanen makes two point tip layup | 43-39 |
| 8:02 | | +2 | Drew Eubanks makes two point dunk (Jordan Goodwin assists) | 45-39 |
| 7:50 | | Collin Sexton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:46 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 7:34 | | Kevin Durant misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:31 | | Lauri Markkanen defensive rebound | ||
| 7:29 | | Lauri Markkanen turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Goodwin steals) | ||
| 7:27 | | Talen Horton-Tucker kicked ball violation | ||
| 7:16 | | +2 | Drew Eubanks makes two point turnaround hook shot | 47-39 |
| 6:59 | | Simone Fontecchio misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:56 | | Jordan Goodwin defensive rebound | ||
| 6:46 | | Nassir Little misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:43 | | Keyonte George defensive rebound | ||
| 6:28 | | +2 | Talen Horton-Tucker makes two point driving reverse layup | 47-41 |
| 6:16 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point jump shot (Jordan Goodwin assists) | 49-41 |
| 6:16 | | Jazz 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:04 | | Keyonte George misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 6:01 | | Jordan Goodwin defensive rebound | ||
| 5:56 | | Kevin Durant turnover (bad pass) (John Collins steals) | ||
| 5:48 | | +2 | Talen Horton-Tucker makes two point driving finger roll layup | 49-43 |
| 5:31 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point turnaround jump shot (Eric Gordon assists) | 51-43 |
| 5:04 | | Talen Horton-Tucker misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:01 | | Lauri Markkanen offensive rebound | ||
| 5:00 | | +2 | Lauri Markkanen makes two point putback layup | 51-45 |
| 4:48 | | Lauri Markkanen personal foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 4:43 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Jusuf Nurkic assists) | 53-45 |
| 4:30 | | Keyonte George turnover (bad pass) (Eric Gordon steals) | ||
| 4:25 | | +2 | Nassir Little makes two point running layup (Kevin Durant assists) | 55-45 |
| 4:25 | | Talen Horton-Tucker shooting foul (Nassir Little draws the foul) | ||
| 4:25 | | Nassir Little misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 4:23 | | John Collins defensive rebound | ||
| 4:02 | | Talen Horton-Tucker misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:58 | | Eric Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 3:51 | | Eric Gordon misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 3:49 | | John Collins defensive rebound | ||
| 3:45 | | Jusuf Nurkic blocks John Collins's two point driving layup | ||