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Kevin Durant shot 5-of-18 in scoring 16 points, but Phoenix won its third straight game Wednesday in beating Minnesota in Durant's home debut.

Towns had 20 points in the first half. He’s had issues with it for a couple of weeks. [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) or contact him at 480-787-1240. Durant is a team guy, too. And yes, Durant standing in the corner flattens out the defense, but when guys were going for theirs instead of getting an open Durant the ball, that partly led to him pressing and forcing the action. Williams played 10 guys with Durant back in the lineup. At one point in the first half, Durant was standing in the corner wide open and waving his hands but the ball never found him. Rudy Gobert was called for offensive fouls on screens late in the game that contributed to that turnover number, but Phoenix played a part in that with their defense and outhustling the T-Wolves. The Suns remain undefeated with Durant in the lineup. He appeared to be pressing in the first half and lacked rhythm. Understandable, but part of that was him being open and not getting the ball. Phoenix (41-35) stayed in that fourth playoff spot with a 107-100 victory over Minnesota that kept the Clippers (41-36) and Warriors (40-37) at bay and pushed the Timberwolves (39-38) further away in the seventh spot.

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Booker led the Suns with 12. The Suns and Wolves are in the middle of the Western Conference playoff race, fighting to stay in the top six so they don’t fall to the play-in tournament. The Timberwolves took a 51-48 halftime lead. “I think his cardio has got to get back to the level he wants it. But Phoenix managed to tread water in the standings without its newest star. The Timberwolves had a four-game winning streak snapped.

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Kevin Durant is set to return to the Phoenix Suns lineup after missing the last 10 games due to a left ankle sprain. The Suns' president of basketball.

However, since his injury, Phoenix has gone 4-6, dropping them to fourth place in the Western Conference standings with seven games left to play in the regular season. In his first three games with the team, he averaged 26.7 points, 7.3 rebounds, and 3.7 assists on 69% shooting. Follow @AZSports for the latest updates on Durant’s return and the Suns’ playoff push. Phoenix is currently fourth in the Western Conference standings with seven games left to play in the regular season. Kevin Durant is set to return to the Phoenix Suns lineup after missing the last 10 games due to a left ankle sprain. Despite being listed as questionable just hours before the game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Durant will suit up, as confirmed by Monty Williams in his pregame interview with reporters.

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- The Suns are presently in 4th place in the Western Conference. - Because of the most recent game, the T-Wolves are currently in 7th place in the Western Conference. The Suns are presently in 4th place in the Western Conference with a record of 41-35, while the Timberwolves are currently in 7th place in their conference with a 39-38 record.

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Kevin Durant had 16 points and eight rebounds in his home debut, and the Suns won their third straight game, beating the Timberwolves 107-100.

So the respect for what he's done for this game and what he's done for I know me personally is there, and you just want to perform. The group knows that Durant has the ability to take them to another level this season, and Wednesday's game offered another reminder of just how much better the group can be even when the future Hall of Famer is having an off night. "It's confidence for everybody," Booker said of having Durant back. Despite the setbacks, he laughed off the idea that he had been cursed by the injury bug given the randomness of his latest injuries. I'm sure he was [jittery], because he wants to make every shot." They have no doubt that Durant, who said his ankle "felt great," will find his rhythm in no time -- which is good news for a Suns team, now 41-35, that has just six regular-season games left and is fourth in the Western Conference standings. "It was hard for me to stop thinking about the game. [Oklahoma City Thunder](/nba/team/_/name/okc/oklahoma-city-thunder), Durant was just happy to have cleared the first hurdle of making it through pregame warmups on Wednesday night. Rehab is one of them, so I just try to do my best in that and come back and pick up where I left off." "It was hard for me to get sleep today," Durant said. They were just happy to have him out on the floor again. "You look at the shooting numbers, you're like, 'That's not Kevin,'" Suns coach Monty Williams said.

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Kevin Durant has had an injury-hit start to his Phoenix Suns career, but the superstar returned to action in a win on Wednesday.

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Booker led the Suns with 12. The Timberwolves took a 51-48 halftime lead. The Suns and Wolves are in the middle of the Western Conference playoff race, fighting to stay in the top six so they don’t fall to the play-in tournament. He was warming up for his first home game with the Suns three days later when he sprained his left ankle during pregame preparation. But Phoenix managed to tread water in the standings without its newest star. “I think his cardio has got to get back to the level he wants it.

Kevin Durant's sprained ankle, suffered March 8 during pregame warmups, interrupted his process. It showed in Wednesday's return to action.

[Clippers](https://theathletic.com/nba/team/clippers/) in the Western Conference. [Mikal Bridges](https://theathletic.com/nba/player/mikal-bridges-dmZgViDJ3He5ZrQp/) left for [Brooklyn](https://theathletic.com/nba/team/nets/) in the Durant trade, getting stops has been a problem. Minnesota’s [Karl-Anthony Towns](https://theathletic.com/nba/player/karl-anthony-towns-hLzEwRUGfKRoGAbX/) had 25 points, but only five came in the second half. “I made more shots in the second half, so I guessed it helped.” No one in the Phoenix locker room was concerned. [Deandre Ayton](https://theathletic.com/nba/player/deandre-ayton-PlF5bckQOtrRhpgu/) said. He hit two 3s in the fourth. [Minnesota Timberwolves](https://theathletic.com/nba/team/timberwolves/) came on the Suns’ first possession. Overall, Phoenix held the Timberwolves, who had won four in a row, to 16 points below their season average. Four minutes later, [Chris Paul](https://theathletic.com/nba/player/chris-paul-T2sfGOMEeDjjOrJH/) found Durant on a secondary break. It was this kind of shot-making that made Durant one of the game’s top all-time scorers, the kind that had Suns fans thinking championship. Ballers like Durant fall in love with the process.

Phoenix Suns superstar forward Kevin Durant wasn't at his best Wednesday night, but he seemed thrilled to get through a 107-100 home win over the Minnesota…

It was hard for me to stop thinking about the game. "It was hard for me to get sleep today. That included making just one of his eight shot attempts in the first half.