The Phoenix Suns (15-17) play the first of a three-game road trip at the Indiana Pacers (17-18) on Saturday looking to end their losing streak.
Kevin Durant scored 25 points and Devin Booker added 20, but the Phoenix Suns (15-18) lost their fourth straight game, falling to the Indiana Pacers on the road Saturday, 126-108. This is the Suns' fourth straight loss, and the Pacers (18-18) swept the two-game season series.
Indiana jumped out to a hot start as Phoenix missed four of its first five shots, and the Pacers led by as many as seven points in the first quarter. The Suns surged back to within four points before Tyrese Haliburton blocked a layup attempt by Ryan Dunn.
The sputtering Suns are 3-7 in their last 10 matchups, and defeated just the Western Conference’s 13th and 14th seeded Trail Blazers and Jazz, respectively, before pulling out an impressive win against the Denver Nuggets on Christmas Day. Phoenix travels to Indianapolis hungry for a win to halt its startling skid in the standings.
Kevin Durant led the Suns with 25 points, seven rebounds and seven assists, while Devin Booker had 20 points in the same venue he scored an arena-record 62 in his last trip to Gainbridge Fieldhouse in January 2024. Booker also had nine rebounds and nine assists.
Tyrese Haliburton scored 27 points and Myles Turner added 20 points, six rebounds and three blocks, leading the Indiana Pacers past the Phoenix Suns 126-108 on Saturday.
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BOTTOM LINE: Indiana aims to keep its four-game win streak going when the Pacers take on Golden State. The Pacers are 10-6 in home games. Indiana ranks fourth in the Eastern Conference with 51.3 points per game in the paint led by Pascal Siakam averaging 9.2.
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The Indiana Pacers moved to 2-0 on the season against the Phoenix Suns on Saturday night, beating them 126-108. The Suns are floundering this year, but any team with Kevin Durant, Bradley Beal, and Devin Booker is a tough squad to beat. Despite the team's lackluster performance this season, those players are three of this generation's best scorers.
The Indiana Pacers defeated the Phoenix Suns 126-108 in front of a packed house at Gainbridge Fieldhouse Saturday Night. The Pacers dominated the second half after Myles Turner's vicious slam