{"id":470100,"date":"2023-11-18T04:09:04","date_gmt":"2023-11-18T08:09:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=470100"},"modified":"2023-11-18T04:09:04","modified_gmt":"2023-11-18T08:09:04","slug":"durants-38-points-inspire-suns-for-131-128-victory-over-jazz","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/durants-38-points-inspire-suns-for-131-128-victory-over-jazz\/","title":{"rendered":"Durant&#8217;s 38 points inspire Suns for 131-128 victory over Jazz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Phoenix Suns emerged victorious against the <a href=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/nba\/team\/utah-jazz\/\">Utah Jazz<\/a> 131-128 in a hard-fought match on Friday night.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In-Season Tourney DUB! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Pz8uZ0V8La\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/Pz8uZ0V8La<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Phoenix Suns (@Suns) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Suns\/status\/1725752416212304114?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 18, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>It was a brilliant performance from Phoenix star duo Kevin Durant and Devin Booker, whose heroics proved sufficient for the team&#8217;s success.<\/p>\n<p>Durant finished off with 38 points, while Booker notched 24 points and a career-high 15 assists.<\/p>\n<p>The Jazz were breathing down Suns neck as late rally put them only a point behind, but a critical 3-pointer from Durant, his 6th of the match, put the game to bed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe hit a bomb and won the game. It was a big-time shot by a big-time player but he was really terrific the whole night,\u201d Phoenix coach Frank Vogel said.<\/p>\n<p>Jordan Clarkson led the way for Utah with a career-high 37 points. Lauri Markkanen added another 21, while John Collins notched 15 points with 14 rebounds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt hurts to lose the game especially when you give yourself an opportunity to win,\u201d Markkanen said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  id=\"_ytid_87715\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"  data-origwidth=\"800\" data-origheight=\"450\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yRkTutV6kLg?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;controls=1&#038;color=red&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;rel=1&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"YouTube player\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/yRkTutV6kLg\/maxresdefault.jpg\" title=\"\"><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Phoenix Suns emerged victorious against the Utah Jazz 131-128 in a hard-fought match on Friday night. 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