Suns beat Blazers in preseason game 122-111

PORTLAND — Eric Gordon scored 20 points on 8-for-10 shooting in 18 minutes, Devin Booker had 17 points and visiting Phoenix beat Portland 122-111 in a matchup Thursday night that featured two of three teams in a recent blockbuster trade.

Phoenix center Jusuf Nurkic scored 17 points against his former team, besting former Suns center DeAndre Ayton, who had seven points. Kevin Durant added 16 points for Phoenix.

Scoot Henderson led Portland with 22 points.

The Blazers next preseason game is Saturday at Utah.

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SUNS 122, BLAZERS 111

PHOENIX (122) — Durant 6-15 2-2 16, Little 2-5 0-0 5, Nurkic 6-8 4-5 17, Booker 7-15 1-1 18, Gordon 8-10 1-1 20, Bates-Diop 2-6 1-1 5, Azubuike 2-2 1-2 5, Bol 0-0 0-0 0, Metu 1-3 1-2 3, Watanabe 4-6 1-2 10, Goodwin 4-6 0-0 9, Johnson 2-6 3-3 7, S.Lee 2-5 3-4 7. Totals 46-87 18-23 122.

PORTLAND (111) — Grant 6-11 0-1 13, Sharpe 5-15 1-1 12, Ayton 3-6 1-2 7, Henderson 8-14 4-4 22, Simons 4-11 4-4 15, Camara 0-1 0-0 0, Murray 1-4 0-0 2, Walker 2-3 0-0 5, Thybulle 2-2 0-0 6, Brown 3-5 2-2 8, Reath 1-2 0-0 3, Brogdon 5-7 1-2 13, Mays 1-5 0-0 2, Rupert 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 42-88 13-16 111.

Phoenix 37 39 15 31—122

Portland 40 15 33 23—111

3-Point Goals—Phoenix 12-31 (Gordon 3-5, Booker 3-6, Durant 2-4, Nurkic 1-1, Goodwin 1-2, Watanabe 1-3, Little 1-4, Bates-Diop 0-1, S.Lee 0-1, Johnson 0-2, Metu 0-2), Portland 14-35 (Simons 3-6, Thybulle 2-2, Brogdon 2-4, Henderson 2-5, Rupert 1-1, Reath 1-2, Walker 1-2, Grant 1-3, Sharpe 1-7, Mays 0-1, Murray 0-2). Fouled Out—Henderson. Rebounds—Phoenix 44 (Azubuike 9), Portland 35 (Ayton, Walker 6). Assists—Phoenix 27 (Durant 6), Portland 28 (Mays 5). Total Fouls—Phoenix 16, Portland 19. A—17,713 (19,393)