Instant takeaway: Phoenix wasted a season-high performance from 3 with another poor defensive effort. The Suns shot 53.5% from the field, going 21-of-37 from 3 (56.8%), but still lost because of their inability to contain the dribble and defend the 3.

Tuesday could have been the night the Suns' season turned around. Instead, the game, like their hopes of contending, slipped away.

In an overtime rock fight, Kevin Durant missed a game-tying 3-pointer as the Phoenix Suns ran out of gas in a backbreaking 151-148 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies.