Durant shot 11 of 19 from the field, but it was Allen who sparked the Suns’ offense as he set a franchise record of seven 3-pointers in the first quarter. His 21 points helped push the Suns to a 39-25 lead.The Raptors put up a fight on the road but the Suns prove to be too much. ?? pic.twitter.com/uwTGpeNgzM
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Bradley Beal had 20 points and eight assists for the Suns, who never trailed the Raptors. Other big contributors for Phoenix were Jusuf Nurkic with a game-high 14 rebounds, seven points, and five assists, plus Bol Bol's 11 points and eight rebounds off the bench.Grayson Allen set a Suns franchise record with 7 THREES in the 1st quarter 🤯 pic.twitter.com/CkfmdpSVFT
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The Suns were without their injured All-star guard Devin Booker, but they still managed to build a 14-point lead at halftime.
The Raptors cut the deficit to 89-82 entering the fourth and pulled within three with 7:59 left, but the Suns responded and pushed their lead back to up to 13 as it went on a 14-4 run in the last minutes of the match. Toronto wasn’t able to overcome the gap in the rest of the game.
Gary Trent Jr. led Toronto with 30 points. Immanuel Quickley added 21 points, and a game-high 18 assists.
RJ Barrett scored 23 for the Raptors while All-star Scottie Barnes was out as he recently had surgery on his fractured hand.Immanuel Quickley dishes to RJ Barrett and is now up to 16 assists on the night, a new career high 👏👏
— NBA (@NBA) March 8, 2024
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Currently, the Suns are the No. 6 team in the West, and are fighting to stay out of the play-in tournament. Meanwhile, the Raptors are 12th in the Eastern Conference standings, about three games away from the play-in area.
