Kevin Durant finished the loss with 25 points, seven rebounds, seven assists and one block while shooting 9/14 from the field and 1/3 from the three-point range in 38 minutes. Despite his good game, many fans were calling him out on social media.
The Phoenix Suns (15-17) play the first of a three-game road trip at the Indiana Pacers (17-18) on Saturday looking to end their losing streak.
There was a stoppage in play as Lee was fouled by Pacers backup big Thomas Bryant with 2.9 seconds left. On the Suns broadcast, Grayson Allen and Booker are both standing up talking to each other with Mason Plumlee sitting on the bench between the two.
The Indiana Pacers moved to 2-0 on the season against the Phoenix Suns on Saturday night, beating them 126-108. The Suns are floundering this year, but any team with Kevin Durant, Bradley Beal, and Devin Booker is a tough squad to beat. Despite the team's lackluster performance this season, those players are three of this generation's best scorers.
The sputtering Suns are 3-7 in their last 10 matchups, and defeated just the Western Conference’s 13th and 14th seeded Trail Blazers and Jazz, respectively, before pulling out an impressive win against the Denver Nuggets on Christmas Day. Phoenix travels to Indianapolis hungry for a win to halt its startling skid in the standings.
Kevin Durant led the Suns with 25 points, seven rebounds and seven assists, while Devin Booker had 20 points in the same venue he scored an arena-record 62 in his last trip to Gainbridge Fieldhouse in January 2024. Booker also had nine rebounds and nine assists.
Senior sports photographer Walt Thomas was on the scene for the NBA game between the Phoenix Suns and the Indiana Pacers on Jan. 4., 2025.
After the Phoenix Suns faced the Indiana Pacers, NBA superstars and other basketball legends took the time to meet the UCLA Bruins.
Tyrese Haliburton scored 27 points and Myles Turner added 20 points, six rebounds and three blocks, leading the Indiana Pacers past the Phoenix Suns 126-108.
Indiana jumped out to a hot start as Phoenix missed four of its first five shots, and the Pacers led by as many as seven points in the first quarter. The Suns surged back to within four points before Tyrese Haliburton blocked a layup attempt by Ryan Dunn.