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#has averaged 32.8 points in five games with Durant. The duo combined for 57 points Friday night against the Denver Nuggets
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Book & KD combined for the most points by a duo in their first 5 games as Teammates since 1962-63!
#IT HAS FINALLY HAPPENED! 2023#NBA24Highlights#Book & KD combined for the most points by a duo in their first 5 games as Teammates since 1962-63!#Devin Booker#Kevin Durant have combined for most points as a duo in first five games as teammates since 1962-63#Durant#who was traded to the Suns Feb. 9 for forwards Mikal Bridges#Cam Johnson#Jae Crowder#four unprotected first-round picks and a pick swap in 2028#has averaged 25.2 points in five games with the Suns. Phoenix has won each of those games.#Booker#who is averaging a career-best 28.1 points per game this season#has averaged 32.8 points in five games with Durant. The duo combined for 57 points Friday night against the Denver Nuggets#a win that helped the Suns keep the No. 4 seed in the Western Conference.#who had 30 points in the game on 11-of-15 shooting Friday#said he had a better rhythm of the game than his first home contest with the team Wednesday against the Minnesota Timberwolves#when he had just 16 points on 5-of-18 shooting. Durant missed his first six shots in that game.#“It felt like I was the rookie last game#” Durant said. “I started off 0-for-4 and then after every shot#I kept trying to get back to 50 percent. So I’m rushing shots#taking uncharacteristic looks and it lead to a night like that. So just being patient#letting the game come to me. That’s how I’ve always been playing.”#Booker has played incredibly of late#especially after he returned from a groin strain Feb. 7. He has averaged 31.2 points on 53.6 percent shooting (37 percent from 3-point rang#5.2 rebounds and 4.5 rebounds since Feb. 24.#It has arguably been the best basketball of his career and is much-needed with Durant now available after he missed three weeks due to a sp#booker#durant#kevindurant
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