Durant left the game with 3:51 to play in the second quarter and did not return. He headed to the locker room under his own power, and the Suns later said he hurt an ankle without providing any specifics. He finished with 13 points.
Devin Booker scored 29 points and the Phoenix Suns weathered the loss of Kevin Durant to an ankle injury to beat the San Antonio Spurs 104-93 on Tuesday night.Though Oklahoma City won West Group B in the NBA Cup, the Suns were hoping to earn a wild-card berth into the quarterfinals. But they were eliminated when Dallas beat Memphis.Booker surpassed 15,000 career points with his first basket of the night. He trails only Walter Davis on Phoenix’s scoring list.
Devin Vassell led the Spurs with 25 points off the bench. Stephon Castle scored 16.Tyus Jones scored 16 points, and Royce O’Neale and Bradley Beal had 10 each for Phoenix.Spurs: Jeremy Sochan returned after missing 13 games with a left thumb injury that required surgery. He came off the bench and contributed 14 points and 12 rebounds.Suns: Oso Ighodaro started at center for Phoenix in place of Jusuf Nurkic, who’s sidelined for at least a week with a right thigh contusion.
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