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PHOENIX — Kevin Durant scored 31 points, passing Elvin Hayes for 11th place all time, and the Phoenix Suns defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 120-107 in an In-Season Tournament game on Tuesday night. Durant, playing in his 1,000th NBA game, needed 14 points to pass Hayes, who had 27,313 in his career. He scored 14 in the first quarter on 6-of-6 shooting, including a 3-pointer and a free throw. Durant scored 39 points in 46 minutes in a double-overtime win at Utah on Sunday. He has 27,330 in his career. Devin Booker scored 28 for the Suns, who won their fourth in a row.
