Deandre Ayton scored 25 factors and picked up a file of 20 finest rebounds in opposition to his former crew to assist the Portland Path Blazers to win a prolongation of 121-119 in opposition to the Phoenix Suns on Monday night.
Deni Avdija recorded 24 factors, eight rebounds and 5 assists earlier than getting worse whereas Portland completed a two -game scan of the Suns. Toumani Camara added 17 factors whereas the Path Blazers gained their fourth consecutive match and improved at 8-1 of their final 9.
Devin Booker scored 34 factors and have become the highest scorer of all time within the historical past of the franchise for the Suns, however he missed a franc launch which might have equaled the match with 4.4 seconds on the OT. It was the one frank throw that Booker missed in 14 makes an attempt.
Booker, 28, has turn out to be the membership’s prime scorer when he overthrew a 3-point pointer with 7:34 to do within the third quarter to present the Suns an advance of 65-58.
The Trey gave Booker 24 factors for the match and 15,668 for his profession, two greater than the temple of famend basketball naismith Walter Davis scored for Phoenix between 1977 and 1988. Booker completed the competitors with 15,678 factors.
Booker, a Quadruple All-Star, has launched into members of the family on the subsequent step and has acquired a robust ovation from Portland followers.
Booker reached the milestone of his tenth season and 642nd match for the Suns.
Davis performed 766 video games (359 departures) for Phoenix from 1977 to 1988. He was an All-Star six occasions for the Suns and in addition performed for the Denver Nuggets and Path Blazers. Davis died in 2023 at 69 years previous.
