Devin Booker Steers Suns Past Relentless Kings on Historic Night

The Phoenix Suns just came off an unbelievable loss against the Golden State Warriors. The Suns had confirmed their victory when, out of nowhere, Stephen Curry just made a clutch shot that helped pull the Dubs ahead. And Kevin Durant was left mesmerized as the ‘Baby Faced Assassin’ showed why he’s one of the greats in the league.

Phoenix managed to stay on course as they finished 130-125 to take home the win against the Kings. But it was Devin Booker who stole the spotlight. With 13,912 points, Booker moved to the second position in the All-Time points list in Suns’ franchise history!

Sacramento, for their part, is fresh off a loss against the high-flying OKC Thunder. They also had a horrible loss against the bottom-ranked Detroit Pistons on February 7th. So, there was no doubt that they would look to get back on top. Unfortunately, that did not happen.

But Domantas Sabonis was on a fiery streak. He got his 17th triple-double of the season with 35 points, 12 assists, and 18 rebounds – a game-high, as well. Except for De’Aaron Fox, who landed 40 points, there was no one tonight who came close to Sabonis’ numbers on either team.

On the 9th, the Lithuanian-American had notched his 16th triple-double vs the Nuggets in a dominant 135-106 win. Clearly, he was a man with a mission. Yet, his dominance couldn’t help pull the Kings over the edge.

The Kings vs Suns

KD and Booker took the lead for the Suns’ win as they scored 28 and 25, respectively. Durant finished with a double-double of his own (28-11). It wasn’t until the game moved to the second half that the Suns started heating up. They managed to get over an 11-point deficit to take a 94-92 lead moving to the fourth quarter.

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Phoenix‘s recent acquisition, Royce O’Neal hit back-to-back 3-pointers in the fourth to push them 103-94 early. But Sabonis was at hand to tie the game at 108 with 5 minutes left on the clock. It was from this point that the matchup became a tight-knit game. Another O’Neal three-pointer saw the Suns at 122-118 with 47 seconds left.

Fox was right behind with his own three to cut the gap to 122-121 (41 secs). Booker came along with a jumper after a timeout to push the lead again to 124-121 and from thereon, the Suns did not relinquish control. Including tonight’s game, Phoenix and Sacramento are on par this season with the wins.

In the games played in December, the Kings secured both victories. But January 16th and tonight saw the Suns with the win. In 249 games played by both teams, the “Valley” holds the most wins at 145 to the Kings’ 104. Sacramento still has a long way to go.

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