AP Colorado By Associated Press New Published April 1, 2023 5:02 AM Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linkedin Durant has 30 points, Suns beat Nuggets for 4th straight win KRDO By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Kevin Durant scored 30 points, Devin Booker added 27 and the Phoenix Suns won their fourth straight game by beating the short-handed Denver Nuggets 100-93 on Friday night. The Suns are 5-0 with Durant in the lineup. Phoenix traded for the 13-time All-Star in a deadline deal back in February. The Nuggets rested a big chunk of their starting lineup, including reigning MVP Nikola Jokic, guards Jamal Murray and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and forward Michael Porter Jr.
Phoenix Suns (42-35, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (38-40, 10th in the Western Conference) Oklahoma City; Sunday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Phoenix seeks to extend its four-game win streak with a victory against Oklahoma City. The Thunder are 23-25 in conference matchups. Oklahoma City ranks eighth in the league with 14.9 fast break points per game led by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander averaging 4.0. The Suns have gone 27-20 against Western Conference opponents. Phoenix is last in the league scoring 10.5 fast break points per game. The teams meet for the fourth time this season. In the last matchup on March 19 the Thunder won 124-120 led by 40 points from Gilgeous-Alexander,
Golden State Warriors (41-37, sixth in the Western Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets (51-26, first in the Western Conference) Denver; Sunday, 8:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: The Denver Nuggets host the Golden State Warriors in Western Conference play Sunday. The Nuggets have gone 32-15 against Western Conference opponents. Denver scores 116.1 points and has outscored opponents by 3.7 points per game. The Warriors are 27-21 in Western Conference play. Golden State is 13-11 when it turns the ball over less than its opponents and averages 15.6 turnovers per game. The teams square off for the third time this season. The Nuggets won the last meeting 134-117 on Feb. 3. Jamal Murray scored 33 points to help
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