Hispanic guard Devin Booker had 24 points, including three triples, as the leading scorer for the Phoenix Suns, who got back on the winning track after beating the undervalued Toronto Raptors 123-115.
The Suns (6-2) had 21 triples en route to victory and it was the fourth time they had at least 20 baskets from outside the perimeter in a game in franchise history.
The Phoenix team stayed consistent with triples throughout the game, hitting nine in the first half and another 12 in the second.
Forward Jae Crowder led the way with six 3s, while guard-forward Cameron Johnson added another four.
Crowder finished the game with 21 points as the second leading scorer, while Johnson reached 16 as a reserve, one more than the Croatian power forward Dario Saric, who also came off the bench.
Bahamian center Deandre Ayton with a double-double of 11 points and 16 rebounds, including 14 defenders, finished as the Suns leader in the inside game.
The Suns won five of their last six games and improved to 6-2, tied at the top of the Western Conference with the Los Angeles Lakers, who this Wednesday had a rest day after winning the last one against the Grizzlies in Memphis and achieving the fourth victory in a row.
Phoenix has continued the winning momentum from the end of last season, when it achieved victory in all eight games it played in the Orlando bubble, which the NBA mounted in Florida to resume competition during the coronavirus pandemic, and stayed behind the gates of qualifying for the playoffs.
The Cameroonian power forward Pascal Siakam had 19 points that left him in front of the attack of the Raptors (1-6), who lost the fourth consecutive game away from their field (0-4)
The point guard Kyle Lowry added 24 points and the English forward Og Anunoby scored another 20 points, which also did not prevent the defeat of the Raptors.
The Toronto team finished the game with 50 percent shooting from the field, but in the end they couldn’t keep up with the Suns’ best scoring pace.
