Brandon Knight spent the entire evening in fifth gear, scoring 26 points and collecting seven rebounds. His effort was not enough for the Suns, who sit at 8-10 after a 94-91 loss to the Brooklyn Nets.
If one was to define this game in a short phrase, “closer than it should have been” would be a good way to go. The Nets are 5-13 after this game, are 29th in the league in scoring, and at face value are a demonstrably worse team than the Suns. That did not stop Phoenix from keeping it interesting. The Suns allowed Brooklyn to shoot 56 percent in the first half, and 69 percent if Thaddeus Young’s 2-12 first half is removed.