{"id":64251,"date":"2023-12-20T07:00:28","date_gmt":"2023-12-20T07:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslens.com\/?p=563939"},"modified":"2023-12-20T07:00:28","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T07:00:28","slug":"suns-blow-22-point-lead-lose-again-despite-40-from-kevin-durant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/20\/suns-blow-22-point-lead-lose-again-despite-40-from-kevin-durant\/","title":{"rendered":"Suns Blow 22-Point Lead, Lose Again Despite 40 From Kevin Durant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sportslens.com\/news\/suns-blow-22-point-lead-lose-again-despite-40-from-kevin-durant\/\">Suns Blow 22-Point Lead, Lose Again Despite 40 From Kevin Durant<\/a> &#8211; originally posted on <a href=\"https:\/\/sportslens.com\/\">Sportslens.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/sportslens.com\/news\/phoenix-suns-news-beal-in-durant-out-for-tuesdays-game-against-warriors\/\">Phoenix Suns<\/a> were projected to be one of the top teams in the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportslens.com\/nba\/\">NBA<\/a> for the 2023-24 season. They were boasting the league\u2019s newest \u201cbig 3\u201d, which gave them one of the most talented starting lineups in the Western Conference. But things haven\u2019t gone as planned over the first two months, and Phoenix is in danger of falling out of the playoff picture altogether.<\/p>\n<h2>Suns Have Now Lost 7 Of Their Last 10 Games<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Suns duo tonight:<\/p>\n<p>Durant \u2014 Booker \u2014<br \/>\n40 PTS 26 PTS<br \/>\n5 AST 7 AST<br \/>\n4 REB 3 REB<\/p>\n<p>Heartbreaker. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YJRtTOZkTq\">pic.twitter.com\/YJRtTOZkTq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Booker Muse (@DevinBookerMuse) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DevinBookerMuse\/status\/1737344351775363550?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 20, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The big three for the Suns hasn\u2019t been much of either in the way of \u201cbig\u201d or \u201cthree\u201d. The newly acquired Bradley Beal has only appeared in 6 contests while dealing with various injuries, and Kevin Durant and Devin Booker have combined to miss 13 games themselves. Things weren\u2019t too bad for the team until Thanksgiving rolled around, as they went 11-6 in their first 17.<\/p>\n<p>But things have gone downhill since. Entering Tuesday\u2019s game against the Trail Blazers, the Suns had lost six of their last nine games to drop all the way to 10th place in the West, two games ahead of the Warriors, who are currently the first team out.<\/p>\n<p>Their \u201clead\u201d is now one game. The Suns blew a 22-point second quarter lead to the second-worst team in the West, and wound up losing by a final score of 109\u2013104. Durant dropped 40 and Booker added 26, but it wasn\u2019t enough to defeat Portland\u2019s balanced attack that featured 42 points off the bench. Beal missed the game with an ankle injury.<\/p>\n<h2>Warriors Threatening The 10th And Final Spot<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">DUBS WIN <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DL4la1CEM8\">pic.twitter.com\/DL4la1CEM8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Golden State Warriors (@warriors) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/warriors\/status\/1737345374858482109?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 20, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>To add salt to the wound, the Warriors made up ground in the standings by overcoming a big Celtics lead and a 5.5 point underdog status to win in overtime. They are still a full game behind the Suns for the 10th spot, but that could change before Christmas if Phoenix doesn\u2019t start stringing together some victories.<\/p>\n<p>Things won\u2019t get any easier for the Suns over the next week, as their next three games are against teams that are currently ahead of them in the standings in the West. They\u2019ll play against the Kings on Friday night in their next contest.<\/p>\n<p>From <a href=\"https:\/\/sportslens.com\/\">Sportslens.com &#8211; NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB News, Rumors &amp; Betting Picks<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sportslens.com\/news\/suns-blow-22-point-lead-lose-again-despite-40-from-kevin-durant\/\">Suns Blow 22-Point Lead, Lose Again Despite 40 From Kevin Durant<\/a> &#8211; originally posted on <a href=\"https:\/\/sportslens.com\/\">Sportslens.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Phoenix Suns were projected to be one of the top teams in the NBA for the 2023-24 season. They were boasting the league\u2019s newest \u201cbig 3\u201d, which gave them&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>From <a href=\"https:\/\/sportslens.com\/\">Sportslens.com &#8211; NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB News, Rumors &amp; Betting Picks<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-container-style":"default","site-container-layout":"default","site-sidebar-layout":"default","disable-article-header":"default","disable-site-header":"default","disable-site-footer":"default","disable-content-area-spacing":"default","footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[61,122,127,129,124,128,125,132,131,133,126,130,123,66,94,88,97,56,64,65,60,112,40,75,95,104,33,120,105,101,98,115,30,29,41,86,70,69,68,72,71,26,118,108,87,46,55,48,52,54,51,50,83,62,58,57,109,35,59,63,85,79,82,96,80,27,81,114,44,42,43,45,38,39,110,117,100,111,116,73,89,90,92,91,93,84,78,37,102,34,36,77,67,74,99,113,119,28,121,32,47,49,53,103,31,76],"class_list":["post-64251","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-football","tag-airpods","tag-anime","tag-anime-characters","tag-anime-cosplay","tag-anime-edits","tag-anime-merchandise","tag-anime-movies","tag-anime-news","tag-anime-recommendations","tag-anime-reviews","tag-anime-series","tag-anime-streaming","tag-animes","tag-app-store","tag-app-store-samsung","tag-appgallery","tag-appgallery-oneplus","tag-apple","tag-apple-music","tag-apple-tv","tag-apple-watch","tag-bbc-sport","tag-best-mobile-games","tag-bixby","tag-bixby-xiaomi","tag-champions-league","tag-cyberpunk","tag-cyberpunk-2077","tag-fantasy-football","tag-fifa","tag-football","tag-formula-1","tag-fortnite","tag-free-fire","tag-free-mobile-games","tag-freebuds-pro","tag-galaxy-a52","tag-galaxy-note-20","tag-galaxy-s21","tag-galaxy-watch-4","tag-galaxy-z-fold-3","tag-game","tag-games","tag-golf","tag-harmonyos","tag-how-to-backup-iphone","tag-how-to-factory-reset-iphone","tag-how-to-reset-iphone","tag-how-to-restore-iphone","tag-how-to-unlock-iphone","tag-how-to-unlock-iphone-5","tag-how-to-unlock-iphone-6","tag-huawei","tag-ios","tag-ipad","tag-iphone","tag-live-soccer","tag-lol","tag-macbook","tag-macos","tag-mate-40-pro","tag-mi-11-lite","tag-mi-home-security-camera-basic-1080p","tag-mi-home-security-camera-basic-1080p-huawei","tag-mi-smart-band-6","tag-minecraft","tag-miui","tag-mlb-scores","tag-mobile-game-design","tag-mobile-game-development","tag-mobile-game-marketing","tag-mobile-game-monetization","tag-mobile-games","tag-mobile-gaming","tag-nba-scores","tag-nba-standings","tag-nfl","tag-nfl-scores","tag-nhl-scores","tag-one-ui","tag-oneplus","tag-oneplus-9-pro","tag-oneplus-buds-pro","tag-oneplus-nord-ce-5g","tag-oxygenos","tag-p40-pro-plus","tag-poco-x3-pro","tag-pokemon","tag-premier-league","tag-pubg","tag-pubg-mobile","tag-redmi-note-10-pro","tag-samsung","tag-samsung-pay","tag-soccer","tag-sports","tag-steam","tag-steeam","tag-top-10-anime","tag-valorant","tag-when-do-the-iphone-7-come-out","tag-when-does-the-iphone-7-come-out","tag-when-is-the-iphone-7-coming-out","tag-world-cup","tag-xbox-series-x","tag-xiaomi"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64251","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64251"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64251\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64251"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64251"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64251"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}