Suns down short-handed Nuggets, seal No. 4 in West

Kevin Durant scored 12 of his 29 points in the fourth quarter and the Phoenix Suns stretched their winning streak to a season-best seven games with a 119-115 home victory over the short-handed Denver Nuggets on Thursday night.

Chris Paul added 25 points and made a career-best seven 3-pointers while Durant sank six treys as Phoenix (45-35) wrapped up the No. 4 seed in the Western Conference. Deandre Ayton scored 16 points