Kevin Durant Makes Trustworthy Devin Booker Assertion After Suns-Jazz Recreation

The Phoenix Suns defeated the Utah Jazz 134-126 in Salt Lake Metropolis on Friday evening.

Kevin Durant returned to motion after a three-game absence.

The 2014 MVP completed the win with 30 factors, three rebounds, eight assists, a steal and a block whereas taking pictures 8/17 from the sector and a couple of/5 from three-point vary in 34 minutes of play.

Devin Booker additionally had a fantastic evening with 34 factors, two rebounds, eight assists and a steal whereas taking pictures 13/27 from the sector and 6/13 from three-point vary.

The previous Kentucky star had been experiencing a taking pictures stoop over the earlier week.

After the sport, Durant was requested about Booker (h/t Duane Rankin of azcentral).

Durant: “I am not anxious about Guide in any respect. He has 15,000 factors for a purpose. These are going to be video games the place you do not make pictures. The protection is enjoying fairly strong. You need to play towards two or three individuals the more often than not.”

When Durant is on the court docket, the Suns are the most effective groups in the complete NBA.

Through @forthefacts: “The Suns this season:

With KD:
— report 11-2
— sixth in assault
— ninth in protection

With out KD:
— report 1-9
— eleventh in assault
— thirtieth in protection

The Suns are a part of the highest 10 offense/protection with Kevin Durant. The worst protection in historical past with out him. Historic affect”

The Suns are the eighth seed within the Western Convention with a 13-11 report in 24 video games.

They’ve gone 4-6 of their final ten video games.

After the Jazz, the Suns will play their subsequent recreation on Sunday evening once they host the Portland Path Blazers.