The Suns traded Josh Okogie and three future second-round picks Wednesday for Richards and a second-round selection. Wearing No. 2, Richards joined the Suns (20-20) Friday in Detroit and was ready to make his debut Saturday against the Pistons (21-20) at Little Caesars Arena.
Tobias Harris led the Pistons with 21 points, while Cade Cunningham added 20 points and 11 assists. Cunningham, Detroit's All-Star candidate, shot 7 for 26 from the field. Jalen Duren finished with 15 points and 10 rebounds, Malik Beasley scored 14 points, Tim Hardaway Jr. and Marcus Sasser each had 11.
The Pistons will be in front of their home fans on Saturday, but a look at the spread shows they might need that home-court advantage. They will host the Phoenix Suns at 4:00 p.m. ET at Little Caesars Arena.
The Detroit Pistons vs. Phoenix Suns game has been moved up to accommodate for the Lions-Commanders playoff game at Ford Field later that night.
Devin Booker and Kevin Durant plan to attend Saturday's playoff game between Washington Commanders and Detroit Lions at Ford Field.
Suns 125, Pistons 121. Kevin Durant (36 points) got going in the second half, and he and Devin Booker (35 points) iced the game late in the 4th. Pistons fall to 21-21
Durant, who is quite active on X, formerly known as Twitter, responded to Gibbs' celebration dance pretty shortly after it happened. Of course, Durant is from Washington, D.C., and isn't too fond of Gibbs scoring on his hometown team:
Phoenix Suns are above .500 for first time since Christmas after win over Detroit Pistons in third game of five-game road trip.
Kevin Durant scored 30 of his 36 points in the second half and the Phoenix Suns defeated the Detroit Pistons 125-121 on Saturday.
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