KYRIE Irving had 34 points with 12 assists and Kevin Durant scored 33 points after a brief time away as the Brooklyn Nets earned a 128-119 victory over the visiting Phoenix Suns on Sunday (Monday in Manila) in a showdown between two of the top teams in the NBA.
Blake Griffin scored 16 points, as the Nets backed up their standing as the top team in the Eastern Conference.
Devin Booker scored 36 for Phoenix while Deandre Ayton scored 20 with 13 rebounds as the Suns dropped consecutive games for the first time since January. Phoenix, which entered as the No. 2 team in the Western Conference, is 2-2 on a five-game East Coast trip with a final game at the New York Knicks.
Durant, who entered as a substitute with eight minutes remaining in the first half, showed little rust after missing the last three games with a thigh contusion. He was 12 of 21 from the field in 28 minutes of action.
In other games, it was the Hawks 111, Bucks 104; Hornets 125, Celtics 104; Warriors 117, Kings 113; Grizzlies 120, Blazers 113; Wizards 119, Cavs 110; and Pacers 131, Magic 112.
Hawks 111, Bucks 104
Bogdan Bogdanovic matched his season high with 32 points and Lou Williams scored all of his 15 points in the fourth quarter to spark Atlanta to a come-from-behind win over visiting Milwaukee.
Bogdanovic and Williams each had three treys during a 19-6 fourth-quarter run that allowed Atlanta to snap its six-game losing streak against Milwaukee. The Hawks were playing without leading scorer Trae Young for the second straight night with a left ankle sprain.
Milwaukee got 31 points, 14 rebounds and two blocks from Giannis Antetokounmpo and 23 points from Khris Middleton.
