National Basketball Association
Phoenix 118, New York 97
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, November 26, 2021
Where: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
Officials:
#71 Rodney Mott, #18 Matt Boland, #72 JT Orr
Attendance:
19812
By Field Level Media
Devin Booker's 3-pointer eight minutes into the game gave Phoenix the lead for good on Friday, and the visiting Suns gradually pulled away from the New York Knicks for a 118-97 victory.
Booker finished with a game-high 32 points for the Suns, who picked up their 15th victory in a row to equal the second-longest winning streak in franchise history.
The franchise record of 17 straight was set during the 2006-07 season.
Phoenix will go for a 16th straight win on the second night of a road back-to-back Saturday against the Brooklyn Nets.
The Knicks played the Suns on even terms into the eighth minute before Booker's 3-pointer, his first of four on the night, put Phoenix up 24-21.
The Suns went on to lead by as many as eight later in the quarter, 17 in the second and 24 early in the fourth before getting an opportunity to rest key players for the showdown with the Nets.
Booker shot 14-for-27 en route to his fourth 30-point performance of the season. His season-high of 38 came in the fourth game of the winning streak against the Atlanta Hawks on Nov. 6.
All five Suns starters scored in double figures, with Deandre Ayton (14 points, game-high 13 rebounds) and Chris Paul (14 points, game-high 10 assists) logging double-doubles. Jae Crowder chipped in with 11 points and Mikal Bridges 10.
Reserves Cameron Payne (13 points) and Cam Johnson (10) also reached double figures off the bench.
Crowder hit four of his five shots and Ayton seven of his nine, helping the Suns shoot 55.7 percent as a team. Three of Crowder's hoops were 3-pointers for Phoenix, which made 13 of 28 from beyond the arc.
Kemba Walker had 17 points and Immanuel Quickley 16 for the Knicks, who have alternated losses and wins over their last seven games.
Evan Fournier added 11 points and RJ Barrett 10 for New York, while Mitchell Robinson pulled a team-high eight rebounds to go with seven points.
The Knicks shot just 37.0 percent from the floor.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Phoenix |
|
New York |
Devin Booker 32 |
Scoring |
Kemba Walker 17 |
Chris Paul 10 |
Assists |
Immanuel Quickley 4 |
Deandre Ayton 13 |
Rebounds |
Mitchell Robinson 8 |
Chris Paul 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Kemba Walker 4 |
Mikal Bridges 3 |
Steals |
Julius Randle 2 |
Devin Booker 1 |
Blocks |
Julius Randle 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Phoenix
|
118 |
55.7 |
13-28 |
17-21 |
28 |
35 |
2 |
10 |
11 |
New York
|
97 |
37.0 |
12-39 |
17-22 |
13 |
51 |
1 |
7 |
16 |
Upcoming Games
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New York will play their next game on the road against Atlanta. The Knicks have a W/L % of .364 after a win and .750 after a loss.
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Phoenix will play their next game on the road against Brooklyn. The Suns have a W/L % of .875 after a win and .667 after a loss.