The Phoenix Suns have had to bench a starter from earlier in the season, and he's had a strong reaction to the change.

Led by Kevin Durant and Devin Booker, the Western Conference's eighth-place Suns have played well in January, winning seven of their last nine, and are 8-4 overall this month. The Clippers are sixth in the West standings, led by veteran stars James Harden and Kawhi Leonard, plus their top scorer this season Norman Powell.

Kevin Durant scored 30 of his 36 points in the second half and the Phoenix Suns defeated the Detroit Pistons 125-121.

Tyus Jones and Allen each logged 28 minutes. It goes against the whole preseason theme of Phoenix having a deep bench, but Budenholzer is more comfortable playing fewer players. Since the Suns won ...

but the Suns are opting to keep their starting five the same. Dunn had started 12 straight games prior to the injury. Phoenix's starting five consists of Tyus Jones, Devin Booker, Royce O'Neale ...

Devin Booker led the Suns' with 18 points, Kevin Durant and Tyus Jones had 17 points each. Devin Booker scored eight of his game-high 13 points in the second quarter, helping pace Phoenix to a 60 ...

Check azcentral for live updates of scores, highlights, and statistics during the Suns-Clippers game. Kevin Durant started the game with 10 points, and Tyus Jones had nine, which drove Phoenix to ...

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The Phoenix Suns lost to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday, and there were several reasons behind it. Minnesota simply outplayed Phoenix in the second half. They hustled harder, swarmed on defense,

Though the strength of schedule over this span hasn’t necessarily been impressive, Phoenix has been better recently, winning nine of its last 13 games. So, as the team continues its pursuit of Jimmy Butler, the Suns (24-22) are moving their way up the standings.

The Phoenix Suns (24-21) play the final of their homestand against the Minnesota Timberwolves (25-21) on Wednesday.