Devin Booker scored 25 points and Jalen Green added 20 as the Phoenix Suns snapped a season-worst five-game losing streak with a 120-98 victory over the visiting Toronto Raptors on Sunday.
Collin Gillespie had 16 points for Phoenix (40-32), which led wire-to-wire and avenged a 122-115 road loss to the Raptors on March 13. Jordan Goodwin scored 14 points, Ryan Dunn added 12, and Rasheer Fleming chipped in 11.
Scottie Barnes led Toronto (39-31) with 17 points. RJ Barrett and Ja’Kobe Walter added 13 apiece, Immanuel Quickley had 11, and Gradey Dick scored 10.
Raptors forward Brandon Ingram was held to six points on 3-of-10 shooting after averaging 25.8 points over his last five games. Toronto trailed by as many as 31 and lost its second straight following a three-game winning streak.
Phoenix sprinted to a 28-12 lead and held a 34-20 advantage at the end of the opening quarter.
Green drilled a 3-pointer to extend the Suns’ lead to 43-25 with 9:52 left in the second quarter before the Raptors responded with a 12-0 run over the next 1:45.
Booker scored 12 points in the first half for Phoenix, which regained control to lead 66-48 at intermission. Barnes had 12 points for the Raptors.
The Suns maintained a double-digit lead throughout the second half and took a commanding 87-62 lead on Booker’s 3-pointer with 4:12 left in the third quarter.
Phoenix outscored Toronto 31-21 in the third quarter to lead 97-69 at the end of the period.
Both teams rested their starters for much of the fourth quarter. Gillespie made one of his four 3-pointers to put the Suns ahead 114-87 with 5:46 remaining.
Playing the second night of a back-to-back, Phoenix shot 51.7% from the field and 45% (18 of 40) from 3-point range.
Toronto committed 20 turnovers and shot 50% from the field, including 33.3% (9 of 27) from beyond the arc.
The Suns played without several regulars, including Grayson Allen (left knee injury management), Amir Coffey (left ankle sprain), and Royce O’Neale (left knee soreness).
–Field Level Media
