I’ve never been too swayed by the people who claim that we live in a simulation. But tonight, I started to wonder because Kevin Durant’s performance was like something out of NBA 2k. He finished with 38 points on 22 shots, with only two of those coming from free throws. He and the Phoenix Suns came out swinging and caught the Utah Jazz on their back foot with a 131-128 win.
Initially, Devin Booker and Grayson Allen did most of the work, helping Phoenix surge to a 13-4 lead. Ysus Nurkic bullied smaller defenders inside, got a couple of easy buckets, and Kevin Durant nailed a 3 to put the Suns up 19-6.