The Phoenix Suns have had to bench a starter from earlier in the season, and he's had a strong reaction to the change.

Kevin Durant scored 30 of his 36 points in the second half and the Phoenix Suns defeated the Detroit Pistons 125-121.

Anthony Edwards scored 33 points, Julius Randle added 28 and the Minnesota Timberwolves won their fourth straight game by beating the Phoenix Suns 121-113 on Wednesday night.

but the Suns are opting to keep their starting five the same. Dunn had started 12 straight games prior to the injury. Phoenix's starting five consists of Tyus Jones, Devin Booker, Royce O'Neale ...

PHOENIX -- Saturday night was an eventful one ... Both can be true. Both Tyus Jones and Bradley Beal looked more comfortable in their respective roles. Jones and Beal have both enjoyed variyng ...

Devin Booker led the Suns' with 18 points, Kevin Durant and Tyus Jones had 17 points each. Devin Booker scored eight of his game-high 13 points in the second quarter, helping pace Phoenix to a 60 ...

Tyus Jones and Allen each logged 28 minutes. It goes against the whole preseason theme of Phoenix having a deep bench, but Budenholzer is more comfortable playing fewer players. Since the Suns won ...

The Suns have produced a plus-8 point differential, and are outscoring opponents 2.6 points per 100 possessions. Those numbers are since Beal and Jusuf Nurkic were removed from the starting lineup entering their 109-99 win at Philadelphia on Jan. 6.

The Phoenix Suns (22-21) begin their three-game homestand against the lowly Washington Wizards (6-37) on Saturday.

The Phoenix Suns (22-21) begin their three-game homestand against the lowly Washington Wizards (6-37) on Saturday.

HIS INSTAGRAM HANDLE, @easymoneysniper, sums up the essence of Kevin Durant 's scoring ability. His teammates, even the fellow future Hall of Famers, have always been in awe of how uniquely smooth, simple and pure Durant makes getting buckets look.