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Kevin Durant scored 23 points as he made his debut for the Phoenix Suns in a 105-91 win at the Charlotte Hornets.<\/span><\/p>\n Durant played restricted minutes as he continues towards full fitness and new team-mate Devin Booker hit 37 points.<\/span><\/p>\n “I’ve played in almost a thousand basketball games, but today I was nervous,” said Durant, 34.<\/span><\/p>\n “But once the ball was tipped my team-mates were incredible in making me feel comfortable and I just tried to go out there and play my game.<\/span><\/p>\n “Man, I missed the game. I’m glad my knee’s back right, I’m glad I’m on the road to playing more and more minutes each game.<\/span><\/p>\n “I’m looking forward to what we can build from this.”<\/span><\/p>\n Durant scored 12 points as Phoenix took a 16-point lead in the first half and although Charlotte got within six going into the final quarter, Durant helped the Suns pull away.<\/span><\/p>\n Phoenix are looking to climb the table in the Western Conference and are fourth, 10 games behind conference leaders the Denver Nuggets.<\/span><\/p>\n As Durant made his Suns bow, the <\/span>Milwaukee Bucks<\/strong> and <\/span>Boston Celtics<\/strong> continued to jockey for dominance in the Eastern Conference.<\/span><\/p>\n Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 31 points as the Bucks beat the Orlando Magic 139-117 for their 16th consecutive victory.<\/span><\/p>\n That kept the Bucks top of the conference, half a game ahead of Boston, for who a resurgent Jayson Tatum scored 41 points in a 117-113 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers.<\/span><\/p>\n