Deandre Ayton scored 24 factors on 11-of-12 taking pictures to guide the Portland Path Blazers to a 127-108 victory over the visiting Phoenix Suns on Saturday night time within the first of two video games in three days between the groups.
Jerami Grant added 20 factors for the Path Blazers, who led by as many as 27 factors whereas successful their third straight recreation and seventh of their previous eight.
Toumani Camara recorded 18 factors, 10 rebounds and 4 steals, Anfernee Simons had 16 factors and 7 assists, and reserve Shaedon Sharpe additionally scored 16 for Portland.
Scoot Henderson registered 13 factors and 9 assists off the bench, and Deni Avdija added 10 factors for the Path Blazers.
Devin Booker scored 37 factors for his second straight 30-point outing for the Suns, who fell for simply the fourth time of their previous 13 video games. Kevin Durant had 22 factors, marking the twenty fourth time in his final 25 video games that he has scored at the least 20.
The groups play once more Monday, additionally in Portland.
The Path Blazers shot 51.7 p.c from the sphere and have been 9 of 31 from 3-point vary.
Bradley Beal scored 13 factors off the bench for the Suns, who made 45.2 p.c of their photographs and went 10 of 33 from behind the arc.
Phoenix trailed by 10 after a 3-pointer by Durant with 6:54 left within the third quarter, earlier than the Path Blazers ripped off eight straight factors.
Camara and Sharpe knocked down 3-pointers, and Camara added a fast-break dunk off his steal to make it 82-64 with 5:01 left in quarter.
The lead reached 20 when Ayton acquired the bounce on a brief jumper to make it 86-66 with 3:49 remaining.
Portland led 98-79 coming into the ultimate stanza.
Shortly after the Suns moved inside 15 factors on Durant’s basket with 6:25 remaining within the recreation, Ayton delivered the clinching salvo. He scored consecutive hoops to present the Path Blazers a 114-94 lead with 4:51 to play, and Phoenix waved the white flag, eradicating Booker and Durant.
Simons scored 14 factors within the first half because the Path Blazers led 61-46 on the break. Durant scored 13 within the half for Phoenix.
Portland led by 5 late within the half earlier than rattling off 10 straight factors.
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