1月17日讯，NBA常规赛中，奇才在主场迎战太阳。奇才目前正经历7连败，以6胜32负的成绩位居东部垫底，而太阳则以19胜20负排在西部第11位。本场比赛，比尔因伤缺阵。
比赛开始后，布克和杜兰特轮番发力，为球队打出了16-2的梦幻开局，占据主动权。虽然普尔努力通过突破和外线投篮进行回应，并且阿伦也得分上双，但首节结束时，太阳依然领先13分。在第二节中，太阳一度将领先优势扩大到20分以上。然而，由于接连出现失误，让普尔带领队友们展开反击，一波11-0追至个位数差距。此后，在关键时刻杜兰特的一记中投以及布克的三分球帮助太阳稳住了14分的领先优势。
下半场开始后，杜兰特与布克再次联手，将比分差距拉大到20分以上。双方随后进入对攻模式，截至第三节结束时, 太阳已经取得21分的巨大领先。不过到了末节阶段, 太阳进攻端突然停滞，被奇才抓住机会发动10-4的小高潮缩小比分。而随着更多失误发生, 奇才能够再一次逼近，仅落后三分。但就在这个关键时候，布克挺身而出命中了关键三分快速止血。最终，全场比赛结束，通过这次较量 ，阳光以130-123战胜了奇才，从而送给对手八连败。
双方数据：
- 太阳（20-20）：
- 布克：37 分、3 篮板、5 助攻
- 杜兰特：23 分、6 篮板
- 邓恩：18 分、11 篮板
- 普拉姆利：6 分、10 篮板、4 助攻
- 阿伦：21 分、5 篮板
- 琼斯：9 分、10 助攻
- 奥尼尔 : 9 点 , 4 板
- 奇才 （6 -33 ） : < ul > ; ; \ Date: January 17th. The NBA regular season featured the Wizards hosting the Suns. Currently on a seven-game losing streak and with a record of six wins and thirty-two losses, the Wizards sit at the bottom of Eastern Conference standings while the Suns hold an eleventh place in Western Conference with nineteen wins and twenty losses. In this game Bradley Beal was not playing due to injury. The match began energetically as Devin Booker and Kevin Durant led their team into a fantastic start scoring sixteen points against only two from their opponents establishing quick control over proceedings. Despite Jordan Poole's efforts through driving layups followed by perimeter shots alongside Allen contributing double-digit scores for Washington they still found themselves trailing by thirteen points at quarter break. In Quarter Two Phoenix extended its lead above twenty but continued making turnovers allowing Poole’s squad to rally back cutting it down via eleven unanswered points bringing them within single digits once more until crucial jumpers from both Durant mid-range shot combined with Booker's three-pointer kept up fourteen point cushion heading towards halftime. As play resumed following intermission; again leading duo paired well orchestrating another surge beyond that pivotal margin now ahead greater than twenty yet soon transitioned into fast-paced exchange resulting in Sun holding commanding advantage reaching mark where they were securing victory comfortably standing tall upon conclusion third period registering score gap set firmly at twenty-one before final chapter commenced despite some challenges faced thereafter when offensive production momentarily stalled enabling Wiz kids capitalized shrinking deficit ten-four run closing ranks swiftly narrowing numbers only trail behind mere three counts later forced errors resurfaced thus providing opportunity pull closer however clutch triple delivered timely response halted any momentum built prior ultimately sealing fate confirming success for visitors who triumphed one hundred thirty-to-one hundred twentythree sending rival home having suffered eighth consecutive defeat.