Suns, without Durant, rout Trail Blazers 109-88 for 4th straight win
PHOENIX (AP) Bradley Beal scored 21 points and the Phoenix Suns beat the Portland Trail Blazers 109-88 on Monday night for their fourth consecutive victory.
With Kevin Durant sidelined by right hamstring tightness, the Suns had seven players score in double figures. Jusuf Nurkic, playing against his former team, had 18 points. Chimezie Metu, starting for Durant, scored 14, and Grayson Allen and reserve Eric Gordon each had 12.
“He changes everything,” Nurkic said of Beal, who returned Friday from an ankle injury. “It's simple. We depend on him. When he's out there, it doesn't matter what he does, just being out there makes a big difference for our team.”
Phoenix star Devin Booker was held to 10 points on 4-of-16 shooting, but he contributed eight rebounds and six assists. Bol Bol helped make up for Durant's absence with 11 points and nine rebounds.
Durant scored 31 points in Sunday’s victory over Orlando, but coach Frank Vogel said he tweaked the hamstring late in the game.
“He was able to finish the game, but it was enough to keep him out,” Vogel said before Monday’s win. “He’s day to day.”
The Suns allowed their lowest point total of the season.
“I want to credit our bench,” Vogel said. “We were getting a lot of stops and getting out on the break, and things are a lot easier when you're not taking the ball out of your own basket and not fouling. Our bench tonight gets the game ball.”
Scoot Henderson led the Trail Blazers with 17 points. Jerami Grant scored 15 points, and Malcolm Brogdon and Jabari Walker each had 10.
Portland led 29-20 after the first quarter but was outscored 66-32 in the next two periods. Phoenix led by as many as 26 points in the game.
“I thought we had a really good first quarter,” Portland coach Chauncey Billups said. “Then we had eight turnovers in the (second) quarter. We just didn't have enough.”
Portland played without former Phoenix center Deandre Ayton, who was sidelined by right knee tendinitis. Toumani Camara also missed the game with right knee soreness.
The Blazers haven’t won on the road since Nov. 30 against Cleveland. That was their last win before a seven-game losing streak that ended when they beat the Suns 109-104 in Portland on Dec. 19.
Nurkic and Allen were acquired by Phoenix in a three-way deal with Portland and Milwaukee in September that included Ayton going from the Suns to the Trail Blazers.
NEXT
Portland: At Dallas on Wednesday.
Phoenix: Hosts Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Moses Brown vs. Jusuf Nurkic (Devin Booker gains possession) | ||
| 11:44 |  | Moses Brown shooting foul (Jusuf Nurkic draws the foul) | ||
| 11:44 | | +1 | Jusuf Nurkic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0-1 |
| 11:44 | | +1 | Jusuf Nurkic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0-2 |
| 11:24 | | +2 | Jerami Grant makes two point driving layup | 2-2 |
| 11:10 | | +2 | Bradley Beal makes two point driving floating jump shot (Jusuf Nurkic assists) | 2-4 |
| 11:01 | | Jerami Grant misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:01 | | Matisse Thybulle offensive rebound | ||
| 10:52 | | Matisse Thybulle misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:49 | | Bradley Beal defensive rebound | ||
| 10:41 | | Devin Booker misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:38 | | Devin Booker offensive rebound | ||
| 10:35 | | Bradley Beal misses two point driving bank jump shot | ||
| 10:30 | | Malcolm Brogdon defensive rebound | ||
| 10:28 | | Malcolm Brogdon misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:25 | | Devin Booker defensive rebound | ||
| 10:23 | | Moses Brown blocks Bradley Beal's two point running dunk | ||
| 10:23 | | Scoot Henderson defensive rebound | ||
| 10:16 | | +2 | Jerami Grant makes two point running jump shot (Malcolm Brogdon assists) | 4-4 |
| 10:03 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point pullup jump shot | 4-6 |
| 9:44 | | Malcolm Brogdon turnover (bad pass) (Devin Booker steals) | ||
| 9:36 | | Jusuf Nurkic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:33 | | Malcolm Brogdon defensive rebound | ||
| 9:25 | | Malcolm Brogdon misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:23 | | Devin Booker defensive rebound | ||
| 9:12 | | Devin Booker misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 9:08 | | Moses Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 9:02 | | +2 | Moses Brown makes two point running dunk (Jerami Grant assists) | 6-6 |
| 8:47 | | Moses Brown kicked ball violation | ||
| 8:37 | | Jusuf Nurkic misses two point hook shot | ||
| 8:34 | | Jerami Grant defensive rebound | ||
| 8:26 | | Matisse Thybulle misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:22 | | Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound | ||
| 8:12 | | Bradley Beal misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:09 | | Devin Booker offensive rebound | ||
| 8:06 | | Chimezie Metu misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:02 | | Moses Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 7:47 | | Chimezie Metu shooting foul (Malcolm Brogdon draws the foul) | ||
| 7:47 | | +1 | Malcolm Brogdon makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 7-6 |
| 7:47 | | +1 | Malcolm Brogdon makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 8-6 |
| 7:29 | | Devin Booker misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:26 | | Scoot Henderson defensive rebound | ||
| 7:21 | | +2 | Jerami Grant makes two point running dunk (Malcolm Brogdon assists) | 10-6 |
| 7:05 | | Devin Booker misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:03 | | Trail Blazers defensive rebound | ||
| 6:47 | | Jerami Grant misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:45 | | Chimezie Metu defensive rebound | ||
| 6:37 | | Bradley Beal misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:33 | | Ibou Badji defensive rebound | ||
| 6:21 | | +3 | Scoot Henderson makes three point pullup jump shot | 13-6 |
| 6:19 | | Suns 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:02 | | +3 | Keita Bates-Diop makes three point jump shot (Bradley Beal assists) | 13-9 |
| 5:39 | | +2 | Scoot Henderson makes two point driving floating jump shot | 15-9 |
| 5:23 | | +2 | Bradley Beal makes two point driving layup | 15-11 |
| 5:23 | | Ibou Badji defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 5:05 | | Bradley Beal blocks Jerami Grant's two point driving layup | ||
| 5:03 | | Devin Booker defensive rebound | ||
| 4:59 | | +2 | Grayson Allen makes two point running layup (Devin Booker assists) | 15-13 |
| 4:39 | | +2 | Shaedon Sharpe makes two point pullup jump shot (Jerami Grant assists) | 17-13 |
| 4:26 | | Bradley Beal turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 4:13 | | +3 | Jerami Grant makes three point jump shot (Scoot Henderson assists) | 20-13 |
| 4:02 | | Devin Booker turnover (lost ball) | ||
| 4:02 | | Devin Booker personal foul (Loose ball) (Shaedon Sharpe draws the foul) | ||
| 3:49 | | Jusuf Nurkic blocks Scoot Henderson's two point driving layup | ||
| 3:46 | | Grayson Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 3:41 | | Grayson Allen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:38 | | Trail Blazers defensive rebound | ||
| 3:30 | | Shaedon Sharpe misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:27 | | Eric Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 3:22 | | Devin Booker misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:21 | | Devin Booker offensive rebound | ||
| 3:21 | | Ibou Badji shooting foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | ||
| 3:21 | | Devin Booker misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 3:21 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 3:21 | | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-14 |
| 2:59 | | +2 | Scoot Henderson makes two point stepback jump shot (Ibou Badji assists) | 22-14 |
| 2:49 | | +3 | Grayson Allen makes three point stepback jump shot (Devin Booker assists) | 22-17 |
| 2:40 | | Grayson Allen blocks Jabari Walker's two point driving layup | ||
| 2:38 | | Keita Bates-Diop defensive rebound | ||
| 2:33 | | Eric Gordon misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:28 | | Jabari Walker defensive rebound | ||
| 2:24 | | +3 | Matisse Thybulle makes three point running jump shot (Shaedon Sharpe assists) | 25-17 |
| 2:10 | | +3 | Grayson Allen makes three point jump shot (Devin Booker assists) | 25-20 |
| 1:48 | | Grayson Allen personal foul (Shaedon Sharpe draws the foul) | ||
| 1:48 | | Trail Blazers 60 second timeout | ||
| 1:35 | | Matisse Thybulle misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 1:32 | | Udoka Azubuike defensive rebound | ||
| 1:22 | | Matisse Thybulle blocks Udoka Azubuike's two point cutting layup | ||
| 1:20 | | Matisse Thybulle defensive rebound | ||
| 1:13 | | +2 | Ibou Badji makes two point running dunk (Skylar Mays assists) | 27-20 |
| 0:54 | | Ibou Badji shooting foul (Udoka Azubuike draws the foul) | ||
| 0:54 | | Udoka Azubuike misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 0:54 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 0:54 | | Udoka Azubuike misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 0:51 | | Jabari Walker defensive rebound | ||
| 0:32 | | +2 | Ibou Badji makes two point cutting layup (Malcolm Brogdon assists) | 29-20 |
| 0:10 | | Ibou Badji blocks Udoka Azubuike's two point hook shot | ||
| 0:08 | | Matisse Thybulle defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Malcolm Brogdon misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Udoka Azubuike defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:35 | | Josh Okogie blocks Moses Brown's two point cutting layup | ||
| 11:35 | | Trail Blazers offensive rebound | ||
| 11:35 | | Trail Blazers turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 11:22 | | +2 | Bradley Beal makes two point pullup jump shot (Josh Okogie assists) | 29-22 |
| 11:08 | | Skylar Mays turnover (traveling) | ||
| 10:54 | | +2 | Bradley Beal makes two point stepback jump shot (Josh Okogie assists) | 29-24 |
| 10:30 | | +2 | Skylar Mays makes two point driving floating jump shot (Kris Murray assists) | 31-24 |
| 10:13 | | Chimezie Metu offensive foul (Skylar Mays draws the foul) | ||
| 10:13 | | Chimezie Metu turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 9:59 | | Kris Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:55 | | Skylar Mays offensive rebound | ||
| 9:55 | | Bol Bol personal foul (Skylar Mays draws the foul) | ||
| 9:44 | | Skylar Mays misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:41 | | Kris Murray offensive rebound | ||
| 9:39 | | +2 | Kris Murray makes two point putback layup | 33-24 |
| 9:24 | | +2 | Eric Gordon makes two point layup | 33-26 |
| 9:15 | | Bol Bol personal foul (Malcolm Brogdon draws the foul) | ||
| 9:06 | | Malcolm Brogdon turnover (bad pass) (Chimezie Metu steals) | ||
| 9:02 | | +2 | Chimezie Metu makes two point running dunk | 33-28 |
| 8:49 | | Skylar Mays misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:46 | | Bradley Beal defensive rebound | ||
| 8:42 | | +2 | Bol Bol makes two point running dunk | 33-30 |
| 8:42 | | Trail Blazers 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:27 | | Scoot Henderson turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 8:07 | | Skylar Mays blocks Chimezie Metu's two point driving layup | ||
| 8:07 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 8:05 | | Kris Murray shooting foul (Bradley Beal draws the foul) | ||
| 8:05 | | +1 | Bradley Beal makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 33-31 |
| 8:05 | | +1 | Bradley Beal makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 33-32 |
| 7:55 | | Jerami Grant misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:52 | | Bol Bol defensive rebound | ||
| 7:41 | | Bradley Beal offensive foul (Charge) (Kris Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 7:41 | | Bradley Beal turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 7:26 | | Scoot Henderson misses two point driving layup | ||
| 7:23 | | Bol Bol defensive rebound | ||
| 7:19 | | +2 | Eric Gordon makes two point running layup | 33-34 |
| 6:55 | | Kris Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:53 | | Trail Blazers offensive rebound | ||
| 6:49 | | Jerami Grant misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 6:46 | | Bol Bol defensive rebound | ||
| 6:43 | | +2 | Josh Okogie makes two point running layup (Bol Bol assists) | 33-36 |
| 6:29 | | Shaedon Sharpe turnover (lost ball) (Eric Gordon steals) | ||
| 6:25 | | +2 | Chimezie Metu makes two point running alley-oop dunk (Eric Gordon assists) | 33-38 |
| 6:25 | | Trail Blazers 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:13 | | +2 | Shaedon Sharpe makes two point pullup jump shot (Scoot Henderson assists) | 35-38 |
| 5:48 | | Eric Gordon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:45 | | Chimezie Metu offensive rebound | ||
| 5:43 | | +3 | Bol Bol makes three point jump shot (Chimezie Metu assists) | 35-41 |
| 5:31 | | Josh Okogie personal foul (Jerami Grant draws the foul) | ||
| 5:26 | | Ibou Badji turnover (offensive goaltending) | ||
| 5:15 | | Grayson Allen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:13 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 5:04 | | Devin Booker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:02 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 5:02 | | Matisse Thybulle personal foul (Loose ball) (Chimezie Metu draws the foul) | ||
| 4:52 | | Jerami Grant blocks Devin Booker's two point driving layup | ||
| 4:49 | | Bol Bol offensive rebound | ||
| 4:46 | | Bol Bol turnover (bad pass) (Jerami Grant steals) | ||
| 4:42 | | +2 | Scoot Henderson makes two point running layup | 37-41 |
| 4:42 | | Bol Bol defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 4:24 | | +3 | Chimezie Metu makes three point jump shot (Josh Okogie assists) | 37-44 |
| 4:06 | | Bol Bol shooting foul (Scoot Henderson draws the foul) | ||
| 4:06 | | +1 | Scoot Henderson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 38-44 |
| 4:06 | | +1 | Scoot Henderson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 39-44 |
| 3:48 | | Jerami Grant shooting foul (Jusuf Nurkic draws the foul) | ||
| 3:48 | | +1 | Jusuf Nurkic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 39-45 |
| 3:48 | | Jusuf Nurkic misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 3:46 | | Matisse Thybulle defensive rebound | ||
| 3:25 | | +2 | Scoot Henderson makes two point driving floating jump shot (Malcolm Brogdon assists) | 41-45 |
| 3:08 | | Grayson Allen turnover (lost ball) (Scoot Henderson steals) | ||
| 3:01 | | Jusuf Nurkic blocks Scoot Henderson's two point running layup | ||
| 3:01 | | Suns defensive rebound | ||
| 2:48 | | +2 | Jusuf Nurkic makes two point cutting layup (Devin Booker assists) | 41-47 |
| 2:34 | | Malcolm Brogdon misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 2:30 | | Devin Booker defensive rebound | ||
| 2:23 | | Devin Booker misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:20 | | Ibou Badji defensive rebound | ||
| 2:17 | | Scoot Henderson turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 2:02 | | +2 | Jusuf Nurkic makes two point layup | 41-49 |
| 1:40 | | Scoot Henderson misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:37 | | Keita Bates-Diop defensive rebound | ||
| 1:30 | | +2 | Grayson Allen makes two point cutting layup (Jusuf Nurkic assists) | 41-51 |
| 1:12 | | +3 | Malcolm Brogdon makes three point jump shot (Jerami Grant assists) | 44-51 |
| 0:59 | | Ibou Badji shooting foul (Jusuf Nurkic draws the foul) |