“Should’ve been an All-Star starter” Twitter goes wild after Devin Booker seals 10th straight win for Suns with back-to-back clutch 3s

Devin Booker led the Phoenix Suns to their 9th straight win on Sunday night. The Suns beat the San Antonio Spurs 115-110 at home for their 40th win of the season. The Suns by far have the best record in the NBA of 40-9, with a win percentage of 81.9%. They are 3.5 games ahead of the next best team, the Golden State Warriors. The Spurs are now at the 11th spot in the Western Conference with a 19-31 season record.

For the Suns, Devin Booker scored the tea,-high 28 points, going 12-24 from the field and 4-9 from the three-point territory. Chris Paul had another great game with 20 points and 19 assists. Mikal Bridges was a big help to the Suns as he posted 26 points for the night while Cameron Johnson added 11 points.

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The Spurs were without their star point guard Dejounte Murray. Tre Jones instead started the game for the spurs as their PG. He had an impressive 15 points and 9 assists in the game. Keldon Johnson had 15 points and Doug McDermott had team-high 24 points for the Spurs. Lonnie Walker IV was also handy as he contributed with 22 points off the bench. Even without their star player, the Spurs had a good game as they almost beat the best team in the league, Phoenix Suns.

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Devin Booker with two Clutch Three-pointers

During the game in the clutch moment, with 1:56 remaining in the game, the Suns were trailing 106-108. Devin Booker then came off the screen and hit a clutch three to give the Suns a one-point lead. Then with 1:20 to go in the game on the next possession, Booker went for the iso. He faked the penetration and instead, he stepped back for another pump-fake to send the defender flying. Devin Booker then nailed another heroic three.

This took the Suns’ lead to four points now. The Suns were then leading 112-108. Mikal Bridges then made scored the next two points for the Suns and the Spurs could only take their tally to 110 and it ended in a loss for them.

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