At age 36, Kevin Durant is a bucket. Even with Evan Mobley — the betting favorite for Defensive Player of the Year — as the primary defender, Durant dropped 42 on the Cavaliers giving the Suns a critical win and the Cavaliers their fourth straight loss.

Kevin Durant scored 42 points, including a clutch 3-pointer that helped snuff out a late Cleveland rally, as the host Phoenix Suns scored their third straight win with a 123-112 defeat of the Cavaliers on Friday.

Kevin Durant scored 42 points and the Phoenix Suns defeated the suddenly struggling Cleveland Cavaliers 123-112 on Friday night.

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The Suns just haven’t found their chemistry all season. Kevin Durant and Devin Booker have been fine when getting buckets, but the effort on the other end of the floor has been costly. Phoenix enters this game ranked 25th in defensive rating since the All-Star break and has been burned by the 3-ball.

Don’t let the Phoenix Suns fool you. They have not flipped the proverbial switch and magically addressed their chemistry and dysfunction. As the great philosopher Bill Parcells once said, “You are what your record says you are.