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Suns take down Blazers in Portland’s preseason finale 117-106

By The Associated Press
Published: October 16, 2023, 9:59pm
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Phoenix Suns' Josh Okogie (2) guards against Portland Trail Blazers' Scoot Henderson (00) during the first half of a preseason NBA basketball game, Monday, Oct. 16, 2023, in Phoenix.
Phoenix Suns' Josh Okogie (2) guards against Portland Trail Blazers' Scoot Henderson (00) during the first half of a preseason NBA basketball game, Monday, Oct. 16, 2023, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Darryl Webb) Photo Gallery

PHOENIX — Kevin Durant and Devin Booker scored 19 points apiece and the Phoenix Suns cruised past the visiting Portland Trail Blazers 117-106 on Monday in what was the Blazers’ preseason finale.

Durant hit 6 of 10 shots with a 3-pointer and 6 of 7 at the free-throw line for the Suns (3-1). He added four assists and three rebounds, playing 15 minutes.

Booker played three more minutes than Durant, sinking 6 of 11 shots with four 3s and four assists. Grayson Allen had 13 points and Bradley Beal scored 11.

Shaedon Sharpe had 19 points and Skylar Mays scored 18 to lead the Blazers (1-3).

Scoot Henderson, the third overall pick this year, had eight points on 3-for-11 shooting with five assists in a start. First-rounder Kris Murray contributed 12 points, four rebounds and four steals. Murray missed all eight of his 3-pointers but made 6 of 7 from inside the arc.

Toumani Camara, a second-round selection by Phoenix who was acquired as part of the three-team trade that sent Damian Lillard to the Milwaukee Bucks, started and hit 1 of 2 foul shots. He missed all three of his shots but added three assists, a steal and a block in 13 minutes.

SUNS 117, BLAZERS 106

PORTLAND (106) — Camara 0-3 1-2 1, Walker 5-7 2-2 13, Reath 4-6 4-7 13, Henderson 3-11 2-2 8, Sharpe 9-18 0-0 19, Conditt IV 1-2 0-0 2, Knox II 5-9 1-2 12, Minaya 2-5 0-0 5, Murray 6-15 0-1 12, Brown 0-0 0-2 0, Mays 5-7 6-8 18, Rupert 1-6 1-2 3. Totals 41-89 17-28 106.

PHOENIX (117) — Allen 5-9 1-1 13, Durant 6-10 6-7 19, Eubanks 2-4 2-2 6, Beal 2-7 7-9 11, Booker 6-11 3-3 19, Bates-Diop 1-3 3-4 6, Azubuike 1-1 2-2 4, Bol 1-1 0-0 2, Metu 3-8 0-0 7, Little 2-4 1-2 5, Goodwin 2-6 0-0 4, Johnson 1-7 0-0 2, Okogie 4-8 0-0 8, S.Lee 3-9 5-5 11. Totals 39-88 30-35 117.

Portland 23 31 25 27 106
Phoenix 36 40 23 18 117

3-Point Goals—Portland 7-37 (Mays 2-3, Walker 1-1, Knox II 1-3, Reath 1-3, Minaya 1-4, Sharpe 1-7, Camara 0-2, Henderson 0-3, Rupert 0-3, Murray 0-8), Phoenix 9-26 (Booker 4-6, Allen 2-6, Bates-Diop 1-1, Metu 1-3, Durant 1-4, Beal 0-1, Johnson 0-1, Little 0-1, Okogie 0-1, Goodwin 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Portland 45 (Walker 9), Phoenix 47 (Goodwin 8). Assists—Portland 23 (Henderson 5), Phoenix 25 (Booker, Durant 4). Total Fouls—Portland 28, Phoenix 22. A—17,071 (18,422)

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