Kevin Durant scored 29 points, Nick Richards added 20 points along with a career-high 19 rebounds and the Phoenix Suns held off the Washington Wizards 119-109 on Saturday night
Phoenix Suns guard Bradley Beal and big Jusuf Nurkic practiced Friday heading into Saturday’s rematch against the Washington Wizards at Footprint Center to begin a three-game homestand.
Saturday night was an eventful one for the Phoenix Suns. The Suns did indeed manage to move to 23-21 on the season after a 119-109 victory over the
Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker says Nick Richards has been doing "great" since the trade with Charlotte on Jan. 15.
The Phoenix Suns (22-21) begin their three-game homestand against the lowly Washington Wizards (6-37) on Saturday.
Speaking of the game, Kevin Durant made headlines on social media was his unique interaction with the Wizards bench. A video went viral where KD had an NSFW roast directed at the Wizards bench while his teammate Nick Richards was shooting free throws.
Things are looking up for the Phoenix Suns on the basketball court these days. The same can't be said for Jusuf Nurkic.
The Suns have won eight of their last 11 games, a figure that is some type of tangible progress, but not as much as it should be after Saturday's win over the Wizards.
Upon hearing trash talking from Washington’s bench, Kevin Durant was quick to fire back and shut down the trash talk with a sharp retort.
The Phoenix Suns have four bigs on the roster, including newly acquired 7-footer Nick Richards. Nurkic was moved to the bench earlier this month.
Though the strength of schedule over this span hasn’t necessarily been impressive, Phoenix has been better recently, winning nine of its last 13 games. So, as the team continues its pursuit of Jimmy Butler, the Suns (24-22) are moving their way up the standings.