Devin Booker scored 33 points, Chris Paul added 11 points and 15 assists. A pair of guards from the Phoenix Suns together led the team to a 123-110 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans.
The Suns’ starting small forward Mikal Bridges attacked the next high 23 points. Cameron Johnson scored 18 points. Both scored 5 three-pointers. Senior center Bismack Biyombo made 6 of 6 shots and scored 16 points.
The Suns have won 2 consecutive victories and have won 7 of the last 9 games once morest the Pelicans. They are closely behind the Golden State Warriors, only 0.5 games behind, and temporarily second in the league.
The Suns head coach Monty Williams, who missed 4 games due to the Covid-19 epidemic, said that veteran point guard Chris Paul was a key figure in this game. He sent 5 assists in the final 5 minutes and 56 seconds, leading the Suns to a 22: 11 offensive.
“He was looking for someone all night.” Monty Williams said: “When I gave the order, his eyes were full of that look. His rhythm is very good. He has been creating opportunities for his teammates to take shots all night. .”
Chris Paul only shot 11 shots and scored 11 points in the entire game, but he passed 15 assists, and for the 98th time in his career, he scored 15 assists in a single game, tying the Detroit Pistons “Smiling Assassin” Isiah Thomas in the 90s. Tied for 5th in NBA history.
The top four are Jazz guard John Stockton’s 293 times, Lakers Magic Johnson’s 188 times, career-transferred to the Suns, Mavericks and Lakers Nets current coach Steve Nash’s 110 times, and “Big O” Oscar Robertson 105 times. .
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