Devin Booker Makes History By 3 Points leading The Phoenix Suns To Win Over The Oklahoma City Thunder.

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The Phoenix Suns defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 124-115 on Friday night, led by Devin Booker's 25 points. Chris Paul and Josh Okogie had standout outings as the Suns extended their winning run to 12 in 16 games while scoring 16 and 15 points, respectively. In addition to Cameron Payne's 14 points, Deandre Ayton had a double-double of 14 points and 11 rebounds to help the team win. Isaiah Joe led the Thunder with 28 points, while youngster Jalen Williams chipped in with 22, but the club fell for the second straight night. Tre Mann and Jaylin Williams each scored 17 and 11 points, while Luguentz Dort added another 10.Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, an All-Star guard for Oklahoma City, missed the game because of ailments to his left hip and right ankle. On his 1,052nd 3-pointer of his career, Booker surpassed Steve Nash (1,051) to become the Suns' all-time 3-point leader.Kevin Durant, who sat on the Phoenix bench for the next game, might make his Suns debut on Sunday against Milwaukee or on Wednesday against Charlotte. Payne made three 3-pointers to contribute to the team's victory after missing the previous 21 games because of a foot ailment. Overall, the Suns made 14 of 38 (36.6%) 3-point tries and 46.7% of their basket attempts, while the Thunder made 43.6% of their attempts and were 15 of 37 (40.5%) from long range. With Okogie scoring 15 points in the first half and Joe Harris scoring 21 points on 8 of 11 shooting for Oklahoma City, the Phoenix lead 65-60 at the break. The Suns scored the following 11 points in the third quarter, with Ayton scoring four of them with 4:34 remaining, the final five to build an 85-78 edge. Prior to Booker's put-back and game-changing 3-pointer with 2:08 left in the contest, the Thunder had managed to cut the lead to six points later in the quarter.

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