{"id":292724,"date":"2023-03-02T04:01:56","date_gmt":"2023-03-02T04:01:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/03\/02\/nba-kevin-durant-impresses-on-debut-as-phoenix-suns-beat-charlotte-hornets-nba-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2023-03-02T04:01:56","modified_gmt":"2023-03-02T04:01:56","slug":"nba-kevin-durant-impresses-on-debut-as-phoenix-suns-beat-charlotte-hornets-nba-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/03\/02\/nba-kevin-durant-impresses-on-debut-as-phoenix-suns-beat-charlotte-hornets-nba-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA: Kevin Durant impresses on debut as Phoenix Suns beat Charlotte Hornets | NBA News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-98351738,imgsize-45250.cms\" \/><\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/kevin-durant\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"Click-Hyperlink|link_topic-Kevin Durant-https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/kevin-durant\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kevin Durant<\/a> made an impressive debut for the <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/phoenix-suns\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"Click-Hyperlink|link_topic-Phoenix Suns-https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/phoenix-suns\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Phoenix Suns<\/a> on Wednesday night, helping his new team to a comfortable 105-91 victory against the <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/charlotte-hornets\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"Click-Hyperlink|link_topic-Charlotte Hornets-https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/charlotte-hornets\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Charlotte Hornets<\/a>. Durant made a huge contribution in the team&#8217;s win, while teammate Devin Booker top-scored for the visitors with 37 points.<br \/>Durant missed almost two months because of ligament strain in his right knee during which time he was traded to the Western Conference contenders by <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/brooklyn-nets\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"Click-Hyperlink|link_topic-Brooklyn Nets-https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/brooklyn-nets\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brooklyn Nets<\/a>. Durant, who was in the starting lineup for his first action since January 8 with the Nets, racked up 23 points and six rebounds. <br \/>Booker was 15-for-26 from the field. Deandre Ayton supplied 16 points and 16 rebounds.<br \/>While the Suns had an addition to the lineup, the Hornets had absences two nights after point guard LaMelo Ball was lost for the rest of the season because of a fracture in his right ankle. Starting forward P.J. Washington was out again with a foot injury.<br \/>Charlotte&#8217;s season-best five-game winning streak came to an end despite Kelly Oubre Jr.&#8217;s big second half to finish with 26 points. Terry Rozier scored 20 points, Gordon Hayward added 15 points and <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/mark-williams\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"Click-Hyperlink|link_topic-Mark Williams-https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/mark-williams\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mark Williams<\/a> had 11 points and 10 rebounds.<br \/>Oubre rejoined the Charlotte starting lineup, but he went 1-for-11 from the field in the first half.<br \/>Durant&#8217;s first basket with the Suns came on a drive down the left side of the lane. He ended up 10-for-15 from the field in 27 minutes.<br \/>The Hornets closed within 69-61 in the third quarter before Booker&#8217;s three-point play and 3-point basket helped thwart that threat.<br \/>Phoenix led 79-73 after three quarters. Durant scored nine points in the first 4 1\/2 minutes of the fourth quarter as the Suns built their lead to 91-80.<br \/>Durant had 12 points by halftime, when the Suns led 57-41. He made five of eight shots, including a pair of 3-point baskets, in the first half. Ayton and Booker also scored 12 first-half points.<br \/>A 14-4 run in the second quarter helped the Suns run out to a 48-30 lead. That scoring run began with a pair of Durant jumpers.<br \/><span class=\"strong\">(With inputs from Reuters)<\/span><\/div>\n<p><script>!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n    window.TimesApps = window.TimesApps || {};\n    const { TimesApps } = window;\n    TimesApps.loadFBEvents = function() {\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        if (f.fbq) return;\n        n = f.fbq = function() {\n          n.callMethod ? n.callMethod(...arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);\n        };\n        if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n        n.push = n;\n        n.loaded = !0;\n        n.version = '2.0';\n        n.queue = [];\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, v, n, t, s);\n      fbq('init', '593671331875494');\n      fbq('track', 'PageView');\n    };\n  })(\n    window,\n    document,\n    'script',\n    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js',\n  );<\/script><script>if(typeof window !== 'undefined') {\n    window.TimesApps = window.TimesApps || {};\n    const { TimesApps } = window;\n    TimesApps.loadScriptsOnceAdsReady = () => {\n      var scripts = [\n      'https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=AW-877820074',\n      'https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=AW-658129294',\n      'https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/grxpushnotification_js\/minify-1,version-2.cms',\n      'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#version=v10.0&xfbml=true',\n      'https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/locateservice_js\/minify-1,version-14.cms'\n    ];\n      scripts.forEach(function(url) {\n        let script = document.createElement('script');\n        script.type=\"text\/javascript\";\n        if(!false && !false && !false && url.indexOf('colombia_v2')!== -1){\n          script.src = url;\n        } else if (!false && !false && !false && url.indexOf('sdkloader')!== -1) {\n          script.src = url;\n        } else if (!false && (url.indexOf('tvid.in\/sdk') !== -1 || url.indexOf('connect.facebook.net') !== -1 || url.indexOf('locateservice_js') !== -1 )) {\n          script.src = url;\n        } else if (url.indexOf('colombia_v2')== -1 && url.indexOf('sdkloader')== -1 && url.indexOf('tvid.in\/sdk')== -1 && url.indexOf('connect.facebook.net') == -1){\n          script.src = url;\n        }\n        script.async = true;\n        script.defer = true;\n        document.body.appendChild(script);\n      });\n    }\n  }\n  <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/nba\/top-stories\/nba-kevin-durant-impresses-on-debut-as-phoenix-suns-beat-charlotte-hornets\/articleshow\/98351718.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Kevin Durant made an impressive debut for the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday night, helping his new team to a comfortable 105-91 victory against the Charlotte Hornets. 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