Kevin Durant scored 25 points and Devin Booker added 20, but the Phoenix Suns (15-18) lost their fourth straight game, falling to the Indiana Pacers on the road Saturday, 126-108. This is the Suns' fourth straight loss, and the Pacers (18-18) swept the two-game season series.
The Phoenix Suns head to Gainbridge Fieldhouse to face the Indiana Pacers in a non-conference matchup. The Suns are 15-17, which puts them in 11th place in the Western Conference. The Pacers are 17-18, which puts them in eighth place in the Eastern Conference.
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Indiana jumped out to a hot start as Phoenix missed four of its first five shots, and the Pacers led by as many as seven points in the first quarter. The Suns surged back to within four points before Tyrese Haliburton blocked a layup attempt by Ryan Dunn.
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The Suns (15-18) had the score tied at halftime despite shooting 15% better than Indiana, a difference made up by the Pacers (18-18) taking more shots in winning the possession battle, more 3s to further emphasize winning the math battle and going +4 at the foul line to deny Phoenix any chance of making up for it elsewhere.
Senior sports photographer Walt Thomas was on the scene for the NBA game between the Phoenix Suns and the Indiana Pacers on Jan. 4., 2025.
The Indiana Pacers got a massive win over the Phoenix Suns on Saturday, bringing their record back to .500 at 18-18. It was a total team effort for Indiana and
The sputtering Suns are 3-7 in their last 10 matchups, and defeated just the Western Conference’s 13th and 14th seeded Trail Blazers and Jazz, respectively, before pulling out an impressive win against the Denver Nuggets on Christmas Day. Phoenix travels to Indianapolis hungry for a win to halt its startling skid in the standings.
“It’s not like we’re not aggressive or that we’re not physical, either,” Suns star Kevin Durant said. “We just can’t get into a shoving match because they want to get into a shoving match. Just keep playing our game.”
Only one more quarter stands between the Pacers and the victory they were favored to collect coming into this evening. They have a bit of a cushion as they currently lead the Suns 96-84. If the Pacers keep playing like this,
The Phoenix Suns and Indiana Pacers are set to battle in just a few hours, giving NBA bettors another opportunity to potentially make some solid money. Suns star Bradley Beal is questionable tonight while Devin Booker is off the injury report.