We’ve seen this movie before, haven't we?
Kevin Durant drilled the clutch go-ahead basket and finished with 35 points, and the Suns rolled into their fifth-straight after spoiling Paul George’s Sixers debut, 118-116.
NEVER QUIT.#SunsUp pic.twitter.com/dStU41SJl2
— Phoenix Suns (@Suns) November 5, 2024
Durant, who had 15 alone in the final frame, hit a clutch elbow jumper to put the Suns ahead, 116-115, with a minute left to play.
KD pulls up for the lead!@sixers 115@Suns 116
— NBA (@NBA) November 5, 2024
Final minute on NBA TV: https://t.co/vFbZ2MXvph pic.twitter.com/4YxIINNsQh
After a Tyrese Maxey split from the charity stripe that tied the game at 116, the veteran drove past Guerschon Yabusele before scoring the eventual game-winning basket over George with 24 seconds left.
KD FOR THE LEAD.
— NBA (@NBA) November 5, 2024
SUNS HOLD ON.
35 for Durant (15 in the 4Q) as the @Suns win their 5th in a row! pic.twitter.com/MT2OsETouZ
Philadelphia did not use any timeout and rolled with the final play of the game as PG’s potential game-tying jumper rattled out.
PAUL GEORGE MISSES AFTER A CLUTCH KD BUCKET. SUNS WIN 🔥😳 pic.twitter.com/FsClTLZ57A
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) November 5, 2024
Bradley Beal added 17 markers while Jusuf Nurkic had a 15-point, 15-rebound double-double while Royce O’Neal also chipped in 15 markers.
It was the fifth straight win for the Suns, who now improved to 6-1 and are in joint-second with the Golden State Warriors in the West behind leaders OKC Thunder (7-0)
Phoenix jumped out the gates and built an early 11-point lead but saw their lead evaporate in a game that featured 13 ties and 19 lead changes.
KEEP THE BALL MOVING 👏 pic.twitter.com/JEqL4iuC0H
— Phoenix Suns (@Suns) November 5, 2024
Meanwhile, Maxey topscored the Sixers (1-5) with 32 points spiked on six threes on his 24th birthday and the night he also reached 5,000 career points. Yabusele had a career-night of 19 markers and five triples.
George had 15 points in his Sixer debut but struggled all-game long shooting just 4-of-15. He missed his first five shots before hitting a corner triple to start things going in the second frame.
— NBA (@NBA) November 5, 2024
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He added eight more in the period to finish with 10 markers at halftime despite collecting three fouls early.
PG starting to heat up...
— NBA (@NBA) November 5, 2024
This tough And-1 brings him to 10 in the 2Q on NBA TV 🔥 pic.twitter.com/wUvLP8vg9p
The multi-time All-Star was the Sixers’ biggest offseason acquisition in hopes of adding another star to their superstar tandem of Joel Embiid and Maxey. But a bone bruise in his left knee stalled George’s debut for the Sixers as the 34-year-old missed the team’s first five games.
Earlier, with the game tied at 104, Maxey and Yabusele connected on three straight triples for a 113-104 Sixers advantage with 5:16 ticks left.
Maxey drills the 3 for 31 and the lead 🎯
— NBA (@NBA) November 5, 2024
Sixers-Suns 4Q on NBA TV
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yahoo Yabu! @yabusele28 is up to 14 points! pic.twitter.com/J9s7cPgF5O
— Philadelphia 76ers (@sixers) November 5, 2024
Philadelphia, who are still without Embiid, stumbled to their third straight setback with the loss.
