Kevin Durant made a 17-foot pull-up jumper on a pass from Jusuf Nurkić with 1.6 seconds left, and the Phoenix Suns rallied from 23 points down in the third quarter to beat the Chicago Bulls 115-113 for their sixth straight win.
The Suns trailed 66-49 at halftime and 79-56 with 8:06 left in the third quarter. They outscored the Bulls 59-34 the rest of the way.
The Bulls had the ball down 2 after a timeout, but DeMar DeRozan missed a 31-foot 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have put them ahead.
During clutch time, the Suns outscored the Bulls 13-11. Durant scored 8 of the Suns’ 13 on 3 for 5 shooting.
Durant had a season-high 43 points and 8 assists. Durant scored 17 of his 43 points in the fourth quarter.
For the Bulls, Coby White had 26 points (11 in the first quarter), 10 rebounds and 9 assists on 10 for 14 shooting, and DeRozan added 21 points. Nikola Vučević had 19 points (10 in the paint), 17 rebounds and 7 assists.
The Bulls forced 7 turnovers, about 7 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Suns’ starters were outscored 51-40 in 18 minutes together.