Kevin Durant scored 28 points, and the Phoenix Suns rallied from 16 points down in the second quarter to beat the Washington Wizards 112-108.
The Suns trailed 53-37 with 2:55 left in the second quarter and 58-46 at halftime. They outscored the Wizards 75-55 the rest of the way.
Durant’s driving dunk with 27.8 seconds left made it 109-106, and Eric Gordon’s free throw with 8.3 seconds left put it away at 112-108.
During clutch time, the Suns outscored the Wizards 14-8. Grayson Allen scored 5 of the Suns’ 14 on 1 for 1 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line. In the fourth quarter, Tyus Jones had 2 of his 6 steals, both with the game within five points, and the Wizards scored 2 points off them.
Devin Booker had 27 points (11 in the fourth quarter) and 8 assists. Drew Eubanks added 12 points (10 in the paint) off the bench, and Jordan Goodwin had 6 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists off the bench.
For the Wizards, Daniel Gafford had a career-high 26 points and 17 rebounds on 10 for 13 shooting, and Jones added 22 points, 11 assists and 6 steals.
The Suns grabbed 13 offensive rebounds to the Wizards’ 10. The Suns’ starters were outscored 46-31 in 14 minutes together. Kyle Kuzma fouled out.