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National Basketball Association
Phoenix 117, Indiana 110
When: 8:00 PM ET, Sunday, January 21, 2024
Where: Footprint Center, Phoenix, Arizona
Officials: #35 Jason Goldenberg, #26 Pat Fraher, #61 Courtney Kirkland
Attendance: 17071

Kevin Durant scored 13 of his 40 points in the fourth quarter and the Phoenix Suns recovered after squandering a double-digit lead to hold off the visiting Indiana Pacers 117-110 on Sunday.

Phoenix, which won its fifth in a row, pounced on an Indiana team playing the last date of a six-game road swing. The Pacers were also without standout guard Tyrese Haliburton, who missed five games due to a hamstring injury before returning to the lineup on Friday. He was a late scratch on Sunday due to maintenance.

The Suns built a 14-point lead just past the midpoint of the first quarter and kept the Pacers at arm's length much of the night until an 11-0 Indiana run in the fourth.

Buddy Hield bookended the run with two of his five 3-pointers on the night. Hield led six Pacers scorers in double figures with 18 points.

Phoenix answered Indiana's surge with a game-closing 14-5 run, ignited when Durant made the last of his four treys. He shot 18 of 25 from the floor overall, grabbed nine rebounds and blocked three shots.

Bradley Beal highlighted the Suns' decisive run with a trio of baskets, part of his 25-point effort. He scored six of Phoenix's eight points in a span of 1:26 late in the fourth.

Devin Booker added 26 points despite shooting 1-for-7 from 3-point range. He also dished out a game-high eight assists.

Grayson Allen shot 3-for-4 from beyond the arc and chipped in 13 points for Phoenix, while Jusuf Nurkic grabbed a game-high 13 rebounds.

Pascal Siakam finished with 15 points and a team-high seven assists in his second game with Indiana since a trade from Toronto. Jalen Smith added 15 points off the bench, while fellow Pacers reserves Jarace Walker and Obi Toppin added 10 points and nine rebounds and 13 points with six rebounds, respectively.

The Suns led 65-61 at the break behind stellar 60.5 percent shooting from the floor and 20 points from Durant.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Indiana   Phoenix
Buddy Hield 18 Scoring Kevin Durant 40
Pascal Siakam 7 Assists Devin Booker 8
Jarace Walker 9 Rebounds Jusuf Nurkic 13
Andrew Nembhard 3 Free Throws Made Devin Booker 7
T.J. McConnell 2 Steals Devin Booker 2
Jalen Smith 2 Blocks Kevin Durant 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Indiana 110 43.6 14-31 14-23 28 40 4 9 11
Phoenix 117 57.3 8-25 15-18 25 44 5 7 17
Upcoming Games
  • Phoenix will play their next game at home against Chicago. The Suns have a W/L % of .625 after a win and .500 after a loss.
  • Indiana will play their next game at home against Denver. The Pacers have a W/L % of .542 after a win and .579 after a loss.