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Deandre Ayton scored a season-high 30 points and grabbed 14
rebounds for Phoenix, which led wire-to-wire and improved to
12-1 at home. Landry Shamet and Damion Lee each scored 12
points.
Chicago fell to 2-2 on its six-game road trip while shooting 4
of 25 (16 percent) from 3-point range.
DeMar DeRozan scored 29 points to lead the Bulls, while Zach
LaVine added 21 points and seven assists. Nikola Vucevic chipped
in 17 points, Alex Caruso added 14, and Ayo Dosunmu had 11.
Chicago has lost six straight meetings against Phoenix, which
led by as many as 27 early in the fourth quarter.
Booker, who scored 44 points in Monday's 122-117 victory over
the Sacramento Kings, had 25 points on 10-of-14 shooting in the
first half to help give Phoenix a 64-43 lead at the break.
Booker and Ayton combined for 41 of the Suns' 64 points in the
first half.
The Suns led 32-25 after the first quarter with Ayton leading
the way. The reigning Western Conference player of the week
scored 11 points on 5 of 7 shooting in the quarter.
Booker then took over with 16 points in the second quarter,
including his team's final 10 points of the half.
The Bulls were 1 of 14 from beyond the arc in the first half,
and their struggles continued after the break.
Booker converted a four-point play late in the third quarter,
leading to MVP chants from the home crowd. The three-time
All-Star scored 26 points in the quarter on 10 of 11 shooting.
Phoenix coach Monty Williams rested Booker for the rest of the
game after the Suns took a 106-81 lead into the final period.
Booker finished 20 of 25 shooting in 31 minutes, including 6 of
7 from 3-point range.
Chris Paul missed his 11th consecutive game with right heel
soreness for the Suns, who boast the Western Conference's best
record at 15-6.
--Field Level Media
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