Suns win back-to-back games for the first time in almost a month behind Devin Booker’s 34 points

Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Devin Booker’s 34 points leads Phoenix Suns past Utah Jazz for 2nd straight win (w/video) #Suns #Jazz azcentral.com/story/sports/n… via @azcentral – 8:16 PM

Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
“They’re mature when they’re playing basketball and then right after that, they show their true age.” Devin Booker on rooks Ryan Dunn and Oso Ighodaro.
Dunn: “He does the same thing. He thinks he’s so laid back and chill. When you get to hang out with Devin, he’s like us” #Suns pic.x.com/mOmWa8yy6c – 8:14 PM

Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
“He’s bringing energy, and that’s something that we’ve been lacking the past couple weeks.”
Devin Booker praised Oso Ighodaro’s energy, defensive versatility and willingness to learn: pic.x.com/gskWBpIupa – 8:04 PM

Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
“He’s bringing energy, something we’ve been lacking the last couple of weeks.”
Devin Booker on the play of Suns rookie Oso Ighodaro. #Suns pic.x.com/2wxj0we6EO – 7:49 PM

Ball Don’t Lie @Balldontlie
Book knocks down six triples to help lead the @Suns to the dub pic.x.com/Phgrq0CDRv – 7:25 PM

Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
Final: PHX 114, UTA 106
Booker: 34 Pts, 5 Reb, 4 Ast, 12-20 FG, 6-12 3P
Durant: 25 Pts, 7 Ast, 5 Reb, 11-19 FG
Allen: 14-4-4, 5-11 FG, 4-10 3P
Beal: 12 Pts, 4-10 FG
Markkanen: 24 Pts, 7-18 FG, 3-12 3P
First back-to-back Suns wins since Dec. 15 – 7:20 PM

StatMuse @statmuse
Devin Booker tonight:
34 PTS
5 REB
2 STL
12-20 FG
His 195th 30-point game as a Sun — nobody else has more than 90. pic.x.com/f8GzNTmG0k – 7:20 PM

Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Suns haven’t trailed, but making this one interesting.
Up 91-86 with 9:03 left in the game.
Current lineup: Booker, Beal, Jones, Allen and Ighodaro.
Thoughts? #Suns – 6:56 PM

Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
End of 3Q: PHX 87, UTA 79
Booker: 29 Pts, 5 Reb, 4 Ast, 10-15 FG, 5-10 3P
Durant: 18 Pts, 6 Ast, 4 Reb, 8-14 FG
Beal: 9 Pts, 3 Ast, 4-10 FG
Markkanen: 19 Pts, 6-16 FG, 2-10 3P – 6:48 PM

Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Dunn 3. Suns up four.
On that play, Durant dragged the high trap on him nad found Plumlee, who then kicked it to Booker.
Booker penetrated and kicked to Dunn for 3.
Now the made shot is the ultimate payoff, but how the Suns handle the high traps on screen and roll key. #Suns – 6:29 PM

Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Suns-Jazz live updates: Booker stays hot, Beal closes as Phoenix up at half (w/video) #Suns #Jazz azcentral.com/story/sports/n… via @azcentral – 6:21 PM

Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
Halftime: PHX 65, UTA 54
Booker: 22 Pts, 3 Ast, 7-8 FG, 4-5 3P
Durant: 11 Pts, 6 Ast, 5-9 FG
Beal: 9 Pts, 3 Ast, 4-8 FG
Markkanen: 12 Pts, 4-10 FG – 6:03 PM

Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Suns-Jazz live updates: Devin Booker hot start, Jusuf Nurkic doesn’t play 1st quarter (w/video) #Suns #Jazz #NBA azcentral.com/story/sports/n… via @azcentral – 5:58 PM

Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
Devin Booker finally misses his first shot of the night. He’s up to 22 first-half points on 7-of-8 from the floor, 4-of-5 from deep and 4-of-4 from the FT line – 5:52 PM

Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Booker with 22 in 14 minutes. Suns up 50-38. #Suns – 5:51 PM

Kellan Olson @KellanOlson
Devin Booker is now 6-of-6 for 20 points, including 4-of-4 from 3. – 5:51 PM

Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
Devin Booker is 5-for-5 to start today’s game, and the 3-ball is falling early on too (3-for-3) – 5:38 PM

Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
End of 1Q: PHX 31, UTA 27
Booker: 10 Pts, 4-4 FG
Durant: 7 Pts, 6 Ast, 3-7 FG
Plumlee: 5 Pts, 6 Reb, 2-2 FG
Markkanen: 7 Pts, 3-6 FG – 5:33 PM

Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Booker corner 3 off extra pass from Beal and ball movement.
Suns up 21-17 as Booker turnover leads to Jazz transition opportunity.
Timeout Suns with 3:30 left in 1st quarter. #Suns – 5:26 PM

Kellan Olson @KellanOlson
Great energy from Booker and Durant early. – 5:21 PM

Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Suns score off turnover out of timeout. Booker sprints out, receives pass from Durant.
Booker with seven early. Suns up 12-2. On 10-0 run. #Suns – 5:19 PM

Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
Suns up 12-2 early, doing a good job of turning Jazz turnovers and missed shots into opportunities to run. Kevin Durant’s found Devin Booker for back-to-back buckets on the break like that – 5:19 PM

Kellan Olson @KellanOlson
A little nugget in this one: Utah is starting forward Micah Potter, who was an extra body for Team USA in training camp before the Olympics, so that’s someone KD and Book got to be around a bit this summer. – 5:19 PM

Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
The Booker-Plumlee connection has been interesting.
Booker finds Plumlee for dunk.
Booker 3. Suns up 8-2. Timeout Jazz with 8:35 left in 1st quarter. #Suns – 5:16 PM

Nick DePaula @NickDePaula
Devin Booker debuts a new Cortez-inspired Book 1 in Suns colors: pic.x.com/itmn9FmNno – 4:44 PM

Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Suns starting lineup vs. Jazz:
Tyus Jones
Devin Booker
Ryan Dunn
Kevin Durant
Mason Plumlee #Suns #Jazz – 4:35 PM

Kellan Olson @KellanOlson
Hell of a Book club performance today in the Book 1s.
Duke freshman phenom Cooper Flagg with 42 today against Notre Dame.
Book with the shoutout: (instagram.com/stories/dbook/…) pic.x.com/BNgI9ZdHuq – 4:16 PM

Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
“Some rotations may not be ideal for certain players, but everybody has done a good job of adapting, figuring it out. Not complaining. … Just coming in and doing their job.” Kevin Durant.
1Q rotations:
Dunn/Beal
Plumlee/Ighodaro
Jones/Allen
Booker/Morris
Durant all 1Q #Suns pic.x.com/sMw2xWW0jh – 3:57 PM

Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
‘Is it really a change?’ Kevin Durant, Devin Booker discuss Bradley Beal’s bench role with Phoenix Suns (w/videos) #Suns azcentral.com/story/sports/n… via @azcentral – 10:51 AM