NBA
Booker and Pacquiats give Sun victory in Utah
With Devin Booker on 24 points and the Suns substitutes adding another 57 points, Phoenix overtook Utah to win 103-117 over the Jazz to push even more firmly into 4th place in the West.
The Suns are looking for wins to stay in 4th place in the West. So they had no place in Utah and thanks to a breakout that started at the end of the third period, they won 103-117 and retained their place.
Devin Booker led with 24 points, DeAndre Ayton added 14 points on a night where Phoenix got 57 points from the bench to 25 for the Jazz.
For Utah, Lauri Markkanen had 25 points (but 6/22 shooting), Walker Kessler had 18 points, and Tylen Horton-Tucker had 16 points (but also 7/18 shooting).
THE DODECALPTA: 26-37, 52-57, 81-84, 103-117
JAZZ: Olinix 10 (7 rebounds, 7 assists), Markkanen 25 (6/22 shots, 2/10 3-pointers, 11/12 field goals, 9 rebounds), Kessler 18 (8 rebounds, 7 blocks), Horton-Tucker 16 (7/18 shots, 2/7 3s, 8 rebs, 8 assists), Agbaji 9 (3/7 3s), Bradley 2, Toscano-Anderson 6, Jones 3 (1 3s, 5 rebs), Dunn 9 (5 assists ), Juzang 5 (2/7 shots, 1/5 threesomes)
CHANCE: Craig 4, Okojie 9 (1), Ayton 14 (8 rebounds), Paul 9 (4/12 shooting, 1 three-pointer, 10 assists), Booker 24 (7/19 shooting, 2/6 three-pointers, 7 rebounds, 5 assists ), Wainwright 9 (3/5 threes, 7 rebounds), Warren 9, Bigiobo 11 (5 rebounds), Payne 12 (1 threes, 5 assists), Lee 3 (1), Shamet, Ross 13 (5/14 shooting, 2/9 3-pointers, 5 rebounds)
Source: sport 24
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