Booker scores 34, Suns never trail in defeating Jazz 114-106
PHOENIX (AP) Devin Booker scored 34 points and the Phoenix Suns never trailed in a 114-106 victory over the Utah Jazz on Saturday.
Booker had 22 points in the first half on 7-of-8 shooting, including 4 of 5 from 3-point range. He finished 12 for 20 overall and 6 for 12 from behind the arc.
Kevin Durant scored 25 points for the Suns, who led by as many as 16 points but struggled to put away the Jazz, who dropped their third in a row, until the fourth quarter. Grayson Allen had 14 points, nine in the final period.
The Suns have won three of four since coach Mike Budenholzer reorganized the Suns’ rotation with Bradley Beal coming off the bench. Ryan Dunn moved into the Suns’ lineup at forward.
Lauri Markkanen led the Jazz with 24 points and Collin Sexton had 20.
The Suns beat the Jazz for the third time this season. Walker Kessler had 16 points and 13 rebounds for Utah, and former Sun Drew Eubanks also had 11 rebounds.
Jazz: Played without regulars Jordan Clarkson, Keyonte George and John Collins, but still got contributions from reserves Svi Mykhailiuk and Cody Williams with 13 points apiece.
Suns: Beal had his lowest output since moving into a reserve role, scoring 12 points in 31 minutes. He's still averaging more than 30 minutes in the four games coming off the bench.
Allen hit his only 3-pointer of the game early in the fourth quarter to make it a six-point Suns lead and they pulled away after that.
Mason Plumlee scored the first five Suns points (six for the game) and finished with 10 rebounds, starting in place of Jusuf Nurkic, who did not play for the second straight game after serving a three-game suspension.
Both play Sunday. Utah hosts Brooklyn and Phoenix hosts Charlotte.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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12:00 | Walker Kessler vs. Mason Plumlee (Devin Booker gains possession) | |||
11:43 | Ryan Dunn misses two point pullup bank jump shot | |||
11:40 | Mason Plumlee offensive rebound | |||
11:39 | +2 | Mason Plumlee makes two point tip layup | 0-2 | |
11:28 | Lauri Markkanen misses three point jump shot | |||
11:26 | Mason Plumlee defensive rebound | |||
11:21 | Tyus Jones turnover (bad pass) (Micah Potter steals) | |||
11:11 | Isaiah Collier misses three point jump shot | |||
11:08 | Mason Plumlee defensive rebound | |||
10:44 | Ryan Dunn misses three point jump shot | |||
10:38 | Collin Sexton defensive rebound | |||
10:36 | Collin Sexton misses two point stepback jump shot | |||
10:33 | Micah Potter offensive rebound | |||
10:26 | +2 | Lauri Markkanen makes two point driving reverse layup (Collin Sexton assists) | 2-2 | |
10:14 | Kevin Durant turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
9:57 | Micah Potter misses three point jump shot | |||
9:54 | Suns defensive rebound | |||
9:40 | Kevin Durant misses two point fadeaway jump shot | |||
9:38 | Suns offensive rebound | |||
9:29 | Collin Sexton shooting foul (Mason Plumlee draws the foul) | |||
9:29 | Mason Plumlee misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
9:29 | Suns offensive rebound | |||
9:29 | +1 | Mason Plumlee makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-3 | |
9:12 | Collin Sexton misses three point jump shot | |||
9:09 | Mason Plumlee defensive rebound | |||
9:00 | +2 | Mason Plumlee makes two point cutting dunk (Devin Booker assists) | 2-5 | |
8:50 | Ryan Dunn blocks Collin Sexton's two point driving layup | |||
8:48 | Mason Plumlee defensive rebound | |||
8:46 | Micah Potter personal foul (Loose ball) (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | |||
8:35 | +3 | Devin Booker makes three point jump shot (Kevin Durant assists) | 2-8 | |
8:35 | Jazz 60 second timeout | |||
8:25 | Isaiah Collier turnover (bad pass) (Kevin Durant steals) | |||
8:20 | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point running dunk (Kevin Durant assists) | 2-10 | |
8:02 | Lauri Markkanen misses three point jump shot | |||
8:00 | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | |||
7:55 | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point running layup (Kevin Durant assists) | 2-12 | |
7:37 | Mason Plumlee shooting foul (Walker Kessler draws the foul) | |||
7:37 | Walker Kessler misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
7:37 | Jazz offensive rebound | |||
7:37 | +1 | Walker Kessler makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 3-12 | |
7:24 | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point stepback jump shot | 3-14 | |
7:10 | Kyle Filipowski misses three point jump shot | |||
7:07 | Mason Plumlee defensive rebound | |||
7:02 | Kevin Durant misses three point running jump shot | |||
6:58 | Devin Booker offensive rebound | |||
6:56 | Kevin Durant misses three point jump shot | |||
6:54 | Isaiah Collier defensive rebound | |||
6:35 | +2 | Walker Kessler makes two point reverse layup (Collin Sexton assists) | 5-14 | |
6:35 | Mason Plumlee shooting foul (Walker Kessler draws the foul) | |||
6:35 | +1 | Walker Kessler makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 6-14 | |
6:20 | Kevin Durant misses two point fadeaway jump shot | |||
6:18 | Walker Kessler defensive rebound | |||
6:04 | Kyle Filipowski misses three point jump shot | |||
6:02 | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | |||
5:59 | +2 | Ryan Dunn makes two point running dunk (Kevin Durant assists) | 6-16 | |
5:40 | +3 | Lauri Markkanen makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Collier assists) | 9-16 | |
5:27 | Kevin Durant turnover (bad pass) (Kyle Filipowski steals) | |||
5:23 | +2 | Kyle Filipowski makes two point running dunk | 11-16 | |
5:01 | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point driving layup | 11-18 | |
4:44 | Lauri Markkanen misses three point jump shot | |||
4:42 | Walker Kessler offensive rebound | |||
4:38 | +2 | Lauri Markkanen makes two point alley-oop layup (Svi Mykhailiuk assists) | 13-18 | |
4:17 | +3 | Devin Booker makes three point jump shot (Bradley Beal assists) | 13-21 | |
3:51 | +2 | Cody Williams makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 15-21 | |
3:35 | Devin Booker turnover (bad pass) (Kyle Filipowski steals) | |||
3:30 | +2 | Kyle Filipowski makes two point running layup | 17-21 | |
3:30 | Suns 60 second timeout | |||
3:15 | Bradley Beal misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
3:13 | Drew Eubanks defensive rebound | |||
3:05 | +3 | Svi Mykhailiuk makes three point jump shot (Patty Mills assists) | 20-21 | |
2:48 | +2 | Oso Ighodaro makes two point cutting dunk (Kevin Durant assists) | 20-23 | |
2:25 | Svi Mykhailiuk misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
2:22 | Cody Williams offensive rebound | |||
2:15 | +2 | Svi Mykhailiuk makes two point driving reverse layup (Cody Williams assists) | 22-23 | |
2:04 | +3 | Grayson Allen makes three point jump shot (Kevin Durant assists) | 22-26 | |
1:47 | +3 | Cody Williams makes three point jump shot (Kyle Filipowski assists) | 25-26 | |
1:29 | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point pullup jump shot | 25-28 | |
1:12 | +2 | Patty Mills makes two point driving layup | 27-28 | |
0:54 | Patty Mills shooting foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | |||
0:54 | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-29 | |
0:54 | Kevin Durant misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
0:53 | Drew Eubanks defensive rebound | |||
0:36 | Svi Mykhailiuk misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
0:33 | Svi Mykhailiuk offensive rebound | |||
0:30 | Svi Mykhailiuk turnover (bad pass) (Grayson Allen steals) | |||
0:24 | +2 | Monte Morris makes two point running layup (Bradley Beal assists) | 27-31 | |
0:04 | Svi Mykhailiuk misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | |||
0:01 | Patty Mills offensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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11:48 | +2 | Svi Mykhailiuk makes two point cutting layup (Drew Eubanks assists) | 29-31 | |
11:40 | Grayson Allen turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | |||
11:39 | +2 | Svi Mykhailiuk makes two point driving layup (Drew Eubanks assists) | 29-31 | |
11:29 | Svi Mykhailiuk turnover (traveling) | |||
11:19 | Bradley Beal misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
11:16 | Elijah Harkless defensive rebound | |||
11:09 | +2 | Svi Mykhailiuk makes two point pullup jump shot | 31-31 | |
10:51 | +3 | Devin Booker makes three point jump shot (Grayson Allen assists) | 31-34 | |
10:28 | Patty Mills misses two point turnaround jump shot | |||
10:26 | Drew Eubanks offensive rebound | |||
10:26 | Drew Eubanks misses two point tip layup | |||
10:24 | Elijah Harkless offensive rebound | |||
10:21 | Josh Okogie blocks Drew Eubanks's two point dunk | |||
10:20 | Suns defensive rebound | |||
10:20 | Suns 60 second timeout | |||
10:04 | +2 | Bradley Beal makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Devin Booker assists) | 31-36 | |
9:48 | +3 | Micah Potter makes three point jump shot (Svi Mykhailiuk assists) | 34-36 | |
9:36 | Oso Ighodaro misses two point turnaround hook shot | |||
9:34 | Elijah Harkless defensive rebound | |||
9:28 | Svi Mykhailiuk misses three point running pullup jump shot | |||
9:26 | Josh Okogie defensive rebound | |||
9:12 | +2 | Josh Okogie makes two point cutting layup (Devin Booker assists) | 34-38 | |
8:58 | Elijah Harkless misses three point jump shot | |||
8:56 | Suns defensive rebound | |||
8:46 | +3 | Bradley Beal makes three point pullup jump shot | 34-41 | |
8:44 | Jazz 60 second timeout | |||
8:29 | Svi Mykhailiuk misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
8:28 | Grayson Allen defensive rebound | |||
8:18 | Grayson Allen misses three point jump shot | |||
8:15 | Elijah Harkless defensive rebound | |||
8:09 | +2 | Micah Potter makes two point cutting dunk (Svi Mykhailiuk assists) | 36-41 | |
7:41 | Elijah Harkless shooting foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | |||
7:41 | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 36-42 | |
7:41 | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 36-43 | |
7:23 | Kyle Filipowski turnover (bad pass) (Josh Okogie steals) | |||
7:18 | Patty Mills shooting foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | |||
7:18 | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 36-44 | |
7:18 | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 36-45 | |
7:10 | Lauri Markkanen misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | |||
7:08 | Walker Kessler offensive rebound | |||
7:08 | +2 | Walker Kessler makes two point tip dunk | 38-45 | |
6:57 | +3 | Devin Booker makes three point pullup jump shot | 38-48 | |
6:40 | Collin Sexton misses three point jump shot | |||
6:38 | Grayson Allen defensive rebound | |||
6:27 | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point stepback jump shot | 38-50 | |
6:07 | Kyle Filipowski turnover (bad pass) (Mason Plumlee steals) | |||
6:00 | Devin Booker misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
5:58 | Josh Okogie offensive rebound | |||
5:58 | Josh Okogie misses two point tip layup | |||
5:56 | Patty Mills defensive rebound | |||
5:49 | Kyle Filipowski misses three point running pullup jump shot | |||
5:46 | Walker Kessler offensive rebound | |||
5:42 | Collin Sexton misses three point jump shot | |||
5:36 | Devin Booker defensive rebound | |||
5:36 | Grayson Allen misses three point running jump shot | |||
5:34 | Mason Plumlee offensive rebound | |||
5:24 | +2 | Grayson Allen makes two point driving reverse layup (Tyus Jones assists) | 38-52 | |
5:09 | Tyus Jones personal foul (Lauri Markkanen draws the foul) | |||
4:59 | Collin Sexton misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
4:56 | Devin Booker defensive rebound | |||
4:42 | Lauri Markkanen personal foul (Ryan Dunn draws the foul) | |||
4:32 | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 38-54 | |
4:14 | +2 | Collin Sexton makes two point turnaround hook shot | 40-54 | |
4:00 | Tyus Jones misses three point jump shot | |||
3:58 | Collin Sexton defensive rebound | |||
3:54 | Devin Booker personal foul (Collin Sexton draws the foul) | |||
3:45 | +2 | Walker Kessler makes two point cutting dunk (Isaiah Collier assists) | 42-54 | |
3:27 | Walker Kessler blocks Ryan Dunn's two point cutting layup | |||
3:26 | Walker Kessler defensive rebound | |||
3:20 | Lauri Markkanen misses three point jump shot | |||
3:17 | Walker Kessler offensive rebound | |||
3:16 | Walker Kessler misses two point putback layup | |||
3:15 | Kyle Filipowski offensive rebound | |||
3:15 |