The Suns lost all five of those without Beal and Durant, who was also in his second game back after missing seven, also with a left calf strain. He grabbed at his left ankle in the fourth quarter after Nets forward Ben Simmons stepped on it in transition, but Durant said after the game he’s fine.

Suns star Kevin Durant was honest after the game about some of the mental miscues in the loss to the Nets on Wednesday.

PHOENIX -- The Phoenix Suns failed to start a new winning streak on the second night of their back-to-back, falling to the Brooklyn Nets in 127-117 fashion. Devin Booker led all scorers with 31 points. Both teams shot over 50% from the field, though the Suns' 17 turnovers ultimately doomed them. Phoenix now drops to 10-8 on the season.