Durant and Booker Combine for 73 Points in Suns Win Over the Mavericks

Durant and Booker Combine for 73 Points in Suns Win

It would be fair to say that since leaving the Brooklyn Nets for the Phoenix Suns, Kevin Durant has very much hit the ground running. The 34-year-old two-time NBA champion has also formed a very healthy partnership with Devin Booker in the process, the pair combining for a mammoth 73-point haul in their recent 110-106 win over the Dallas Mavericks.

The two hit 27 out of 42 shots, and the pairing looks very much in the zone and showing great promise for Phoenix as they push for the top spot in the Pacific Division while holding firm to the fourth spot in the Western Conference.

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Monty Williams has seen his team pick up the pace in March, winning three on the bounce, and he will be keen to see Durant’s experience push the Suns deep into the play-off picture this season.

Durant has only played for the Suns on the road thus far and can’t wait to show what he is capable of when he has the home-court advantage;

“I’m glad I was able to get a couple on the road to get my feet wet 'cause I know it’s going to be loud in there,”

“Looking forward to our fans. I know they can’t wait to see us out on the floor.” Durant added.

After some tough times at the Nets, Durant looks visibly happier at Phoenix, and he feels that everyone connected with the team has done their best to help him fit in;

"I feel like I fit in pretty well. Everybody out there was trying to make me as comfortable as possible,"

"I just got to keep grinding, man, and this jersey on me will look normal as games go on. New environment, new situation, new teammates, I mean I always feel I got to prove myself to my teammates and my coaches every single day no matter what I've done in the league. So I feel like there's pressure to be who I am every day."

Williams, understandably, is happy with the calculated risk that the Suns made to bring in such a big-money addition;

"It's just pretty cool to be able to give the guy the ball and he could get to his spot and get a really good shot,"

"I thought the team fed off of him just being himself tonight. I told him, I'm not looking for you to lead. We just want you to be yourself and hoop.”

The cutting edge that Kevin Durant offers could well be the difference between an NBA title and another ultimately unsuccessful run at the play-offs, as experienced in 2020-21 (when they lost in the finals to the Milwaukee Bucks) and 2021-22 (when they were eliminated by the Mavericks in game seven of the Conference Semifinals).

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