<p>PHOENIX — Malcolm Brogden scored 25 points and Domantas Sabonis had a triple-double with 22 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists to lead the Indiana Pacers over the Phoenix Suns 122-111 on Saturday night.</p>
<p>Doug McDermott added 22 points for the Pacers, who improved to 17-20.</p>
<p>Caris LeVert made his much-anticipated Indiana debut following surgery to remove a mass on his kidney. He was in the starting lineup and played well, scoring 13 points in 27 minutes.</p>
<p>Devin Booker had 20 points and Dario Saric came off the bench to score 17 for the Suns, who had their five-game winning streak snapped and fell to 25-12.</p>
<p>The Suns led 33-29 after the first quarter but the Pacers opened the second with a 12-0 run, hitting five of their first six shots to take a 41-33 advantage in the first three minutes. The Pacers had a 62-57 lead at halftime. </p>
<p>Phoenix went cold in the third quarter, hitting only seven shots in 22 attempts. The Pacers capitalized, taking a 97-77 lead into the fourth.</p>
<p>In the final period, the closest the Suns got was nine points. </p>
<p>Indiana acquired LeVert on Jan. 16 as part of a four-team trade that sent James Harden to Brooklyn and Victor Oladipo to Houston. It was during the post-trade physical that a mass on LeVert’s left kidney was discovered. Tests showed it was a renal cell carcinoma and LeVert had surgery on Jan. 26 to remove the mass.</p>
<p>Prior to the trade, the 6-foot-6 LeVert averaged 18.5 points and six assists in 12 games with the Nets this season.</p>
<p>TIP-INS</p>
<p>Pacers: Improved to 10-9 on the road. … Indiana is 5-3 when playing on the second night of a back-to-back. … The last time Indiana lost in Phoenix was January 2014. The Pacers have won five straight in Arizona. … Former Suns player T.J. Warren sat out again with a left foot stress fracture. … Jeremy Lamb also missed the game with a sore left knee. </p>
<p>Suns: The game was originally scheduled for Jan. 16 but was one of three Suns games postponed due to the NBA’s health and safety protocols. … Cam Johnson sat out because of health and safety protocols. … The Suns are 12-7 at home and 13-5 on the road.</p>
<p>UP NEXT</p>
<p>Pacers: Wrap up their three-game road trip in Denver on Monday.</p>
<p>Suns: Host the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday.</p>
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