It took two games Luka Doncic in reaching the barrier of 40 this season. The favorite to be the best scorer and MVP candidate exploded before the Suns in a prolific match for him but not so much for his team, which fell in Arizona, 114-102 in what is the first defeat for the Texans in only two games played.
There are not many players who are capable of stealing the Slovenian’s spotlight, but without a doubt Kevin Durant is one of them. ‘Durántula’, author of 31 points against the Mavsbecame the eighth player in history to reach the 29,000 points scored in the NBA. And in the process, he led his team to victory, the first, against the Texans, allowing himself the luxury of dedicating a ‘too small’ to Doncic on a play in which he scored against his defense.
Durant and the Suns They took an advantage in the first quarter and did not relinquish control of the scoreboard. They learned from the near past, when they beat the Lakers by 22 in their debut game and they let it slip away. Phoenix won 91-80 at the beginning of the quarter and managed to maintain their lead until the end.
Durant had good help Devin Booker, author of 21 points, but above all of Ryan Dunnwho scored 13 points and two crucial three-pointers, in his first game as a starter. The rookie played for the losses of Bradley Bealdue to injury, and Grayson Allenpersonal, and showed that, elected with the number 28, he can be one of the great steals of the Draft of 2024.
Doncic He started the game at full speed and a historic night was approaching when he went to the locker room in the rest with 23 points. He came out a little colder and flawed on the restart, although he managed to finish off 40 points hitting 12 of his 25 shots, 5 of 13 in triples. Kyrie Irving contributed with 22 points and Klay Thompson he signed 19 with five triples, but the Mavs They shot with 39.8% accuracy and the bench only contributed 9 points.
