Brooklyn Nets vs Phoenix Suns Box Score on Nov 06, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Nov 7, 2017

PHOENIX -- D'Angelo Russell scored 14 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter, and the Brooklyn Nets earned their first road win of the year, beating the Phoenix Suns 98-92 on Monday night.

Joe Harris had 18 points, Allen Crabbe added 15 and DeMarre Carroll scored 14, including five in the final two minutes, for Brooklyn.

The Nets (4-6) snapped a four-game losing streak overall and won for the first time in five tries on the road. They also avenged a 122-114 home loss to the Suns on Oct. 31.

The Nets have won three straight games in Phoenix, matching their longest road run against the Suns.

Phoenix's TJ Warren finished with 20 points and Devin Booker had 18 points before fouling out with 2:37 left. Mike James scored 16 points and Tyler Ulis added 11 for the Suns (4-7), who have lost three straight and fell to 4-4 under interim coach Jay Triano.

Brooklyn played without forward Trevor Booker (back) and lost forward Rondae Hollis-Jefferson to a hip injury in the first half when he collided with Phoenix's Alex Len. However, the rest of the Nets were able to persevere.

Down 74-68 a minute into the fourth quarter, the Suns ran off seven straight points and took a 75-74 lead on a Jared Dudley layup with 9:18 to play.

Russell answered for the Nets. He scored six straight points on a layup, a pull-up 17-footer and a 9-foot hook to restore the lead to 86-79 for Brooklyn.

Booker had nine of his 11 first-quarter points early, and his 19-foot jumper gave the Suns a 16-12 lead.

The Nets reeled off the next 16 straight points. Harris had five of his eight points in the quarter during the run, and his three-point play with 33.8 seconds left stretched the Brooklyn lead to 28-16.

The Nets pushed their lead to as many as 15 in the second quarter before the Suns roared back with a 13-1 run and got as close as 39-38 on a James basket with 3:58 left.

However, Brooklyn didn't give up the lead and ended the half with five consecutive points, including a Carroll 3-pointer with 1:03 left, to take a 47-41 halftime lead.

Harris had 14 points in 14 first-half minutes off the bench.

NOTES: Brooklyn F Trevor Booker missed the game with a sore lower back. ... Nets F Quincy Acy (left groin strain) returned after missing the previous three games. ... Suns G Devin Booker reached 3,000 points in his NBA career on a jumper in the first quarter. At 21 years and seven days, he is the fourth-youngest player in NBA history to hit that number. Only LeBron James (20 years, 62 days), Kevin Durant (20 years, 144 days) and Carmelo Anthony (20 years, 307 days) were younger. ... The game featured the two fastest-paced teams in the NBA. The Nets were averaging a league-best 109.2 possessions per game, and the Suns were second at 105.8.