Devin Booker topscored the Phoenix Suns with 40 points, while Kevin Durant added 32 in the 122-101 rout of the Cleveland Cavaliers. This helped The Valley move back into the sixth spot in the West.
Book and KD combine for 72 points for the second consecutive game!
— NBA (@NBA) April 4, 2024
🔥 Book: 40 PTS, 8 AST, 5 3PM
🔥 KD: 32 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB pic.twitter.com/4BKpTU0D1b
The Suns kept going and rolled to their sixth win in the last eight games in the wild and wooly Western Conference playoff race.
Both Booker and Durant combined for 36 points in the first half alone as the Suns built a 72-47 lead by halftime.
KD IS FEELING IT! 🔥
— NBA (@NBA) April 4, 2024
He's up to 17 PTS in the 1H on ESPN pic.twitter.com/il0ls61Yfm
KD registered 19 while D-Book added 17 markers in another masterful scoring display for the Phoenix’ dynamic duo by the second half.
A reminder that basketball is fun 😁 pic.twitter.com/MKrIKLfzvs
— Phoenix Suns (@Suns) April 4, 2024
This is the only time that Durant and Booker both scored 30+ points in the same game. Royce O’Neale added 17, while Bol Bol chipped 15 off the bench.
The Suns shot the lights out at home, drilling 18 triples, led by as many as 28 points, and dished out 32 assists in a commanding home win.
On the other hand, Donovan Mitchell returned and led the way for the Cavaliers with 24 markers. Jarrett Allen and Evan Mobley had 20 points apiece. The former All-Star missed the Cavs’ last game against the Jazz.
After trailing by 25 points in the first half, Cleveland launched a 17-4 run capped off by a Mitchell triple to cut the deficit to 13 points, 77-64 with 7:43 ticks left in the third.
Donovan Mitchell drills the 3 leading the Cavs to a 17-3 run!
— NBA (@NBA) April 4, 2024
3Q is live on ESPN pic.twitter.com/Pa67OHw7pw
In a second game of a back-to-back, the Cavaliers are now 1-1 in their five-game West coast road trip with the Lakers, Clippers, and Grizzlies coming up next.
Phoenix and the New Orleans Pelicans are now tied with a 45-31 record. But the Suns hold the tiebreaker while also being just a 1.5 games back of the fifth-seed Dallas Mavericks (45-30).
The Cavaliers (46-31) still occupy the third spot in the East but are just one game ahead of the fourth-seed Orlando Magic (45-31) and fifth-ranked New York Knicks (44-31).
