Los Angeles: Devin Booker’s 25 points help the Phoenix Suns post a 124-115 victory over the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday night.
Booker buried his 1,052nd career three-pointer late in the contest to pass legendary Steve Nash (1,051) as the Suns’ all-time leader.
The Suns extended their winning streak to 12 in 16 games, with notable performances from Chris Paul and Josh Okogie who added 16 and 15 points, respectively.
Despite Isaiah Joe scoring 28 points and rookie Jalen Williams adding 22 points for the Thunder, the team lost for the second consecutive night. Luguentz Dort and Tre Mann scored 17 and 11 points respectively, and Jaylin Williams scored 10 points.
The Suns’ next game may feature Kevin Durant, who watched from the Phoenix bench, as he may make his Suns debut on Sunday at Milwaukee or on Wednesday at Charlotte. Payne, who had missed the previous 21 games due to a foot injury, made three 3-pointers to help secure the team’s win.
Overall, the Suns connected on 46.7% of their basket attempts and 14 of 38 (36.8%) from 3-point range, while the Thunder made 43.6% of their shots and were 15 of 37 (40.5%) from behind the arc.
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