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Booker scores 31, leads Suns to 120-112 victory over Jazz in the teams' NBA Cup opener
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Devin Booker scored 31 points and Bradley Beal added 24 to help the Phoenix Suns open NBA Cup pool play with a 120-112 victory over the Utah Jazz on Tuesday night.
Grayson Allen chipped in 15 points for the Suns. Booker, Beal and Allen combined to make 13 3-pointers. Mason Plumlee finished with 15 points and 14 rebounds while starting in place of injured center Jusuf Nurkic.
John Collins led the Jazz with 29 points and 10 rebounds. Kyle Filipowski added 18 points off the bench and Lauri Markkanen chipped in 17. Jordan Clarkson finished with 16 points and a team-high eight assists.
Utah trailed by double digits much of the game but cut the deficit to 89-83 on Filipowski’s dunk with 10:18 left. Beal countered with consecutive baskets to keep the Jazz from drawing closer. Royce O’Neale and Booker followed with back-to-back 3-pointers to extend Phoenix’s lead to 110-98 with 3:58 remaining.
Suns: Explosive and efficient offense helped Phoenix squash multiple would-be rallies. The Suns were proficient in transition, scoring 16 fast-break points, and also knocked down 18 3-pointers.
Jazz: Utah flexed its muscle around the basket, outscoring the Suns 58-34 in the paint.
After the Jazz pulled within five on back-to-back baskets from Markkanen and Filipowski, an unforced defensive error ignited the Suns. Markkanen accidentally tipped the ball into the Phoenix basket while going for a rebound. It touched off a 12-0 run that put the Suns up 49-32 midway through the second quarter.
Phoenix went 9 of 17 from 3-point range in the first half while shooting 58.5% from the field overall.
The Suns visit Sacramento on Wednesday for their second game in four days against the Kings while the Jazz host Dallas on Thursday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Mason Plumlee vs. John Collins (Tyus Jones gains possession) | ||
| 11:39 |  | Tyus Jones turnover (bad pass) (Collin Sexton steals) | ||
| 11:26 | | John Collins misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:22 | | Mason Plumlee defensive rebound | ||
| 11:11 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point stepback jump shot | 2-0 |
| 10:53 | | +2 | John Collins makes two point stepback jump shot (Lauri Markkanen assists) | 2-2 |
| 10:30 | | Ryan Dunn misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 10:28 | | John Collins defensive rebound | ||
| 10:19 | | Lauri Markkanen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:17 | | Bradley Beal defensive rebound | ||
| 10:05 | | Collin Sexton shooting foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | ||
| 10:05 | | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 3-2 |
| 10:05 | | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-2 |
| 9:54 | | Collin Sexton misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:50 | | Mason Plumlee defensive rebound | ||
| 9:44 | | Bradley Beal misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:40 | | Lauri Markkanen defensive rebound | ||
| 9:32 | | Collin Sexton turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 9:08 | | Suns turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 8:58 | | +2 | Lauri Markkanen makes two point floating jump shot (Cody Williams assists) | 4-4 |
| 8:42 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point driving layup | 6-4 |
| 8:42 | | Jazz 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:24 | | +3 | Collin Sexton makes three point jump shot (Lauri Markkanen assists) | 6-7 |
| 8:10 | | +3 | Bradley Beal makes three point jump shot (Tyus Jones assists) | 9-7 |
| 7:51 | | Collin Sexton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:45 | | Mason Plumlee defensive rebound | ||
| 7:41 | | +2 | Mason Plumlee makes two point alley-oop dunk (Bradley Beal assists) | 11-7 |
| 7:23 | | John Collins misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:22 | | Mason Plumlee defensive rebound | ||
| 7:10 | | Ryan Dunn misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 7:09 | | Mason Plumlee offensive rebound | ||
| 7:09 | | +2 | Mason Plumlee makes two point putback layup | 13-7 |
| 7:09 | | John Collins defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 6:58 | | +3 | John Collins makes three point jump shot (Lauri Markkanen assists) | 13-10 |
| 6:46 | | Tyus Jones turnover (bad pass) (John Collins steals) | ||
| 6:41 | | +2 | John Collins makes two point running reverse layup | 13-12 |
| 6:29 | | +3 | Ryan Dunn makes three point jump shot (Devin Booker assists) | 16-12 |
| 6:13 | | Devin Booker blocks Cody Williams's two point driving layup | ||
| 6:10 | | Devin Booker defensive rebound | ||
| 6:08 | | +3 | Bradley Beal makes three point running jump shot (Devin Booker assists) | 19-12 |
| 5:39 | | +2 | Keyonte George makes two point driving layup (John Collins assists) | 19-14 |
| 5:13 | | John Collins blocks Bradley Beal's two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 5:11 | | Collin Sexton defensive rebound | ||
| 5:08 | | Ryan Dunn blocks Collin Sexton's two point running layup | ||
| 5:08 | | Jazz offensive rebound | ||
| 5:04 | | Johnny Juzang misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:00 | | Oso Ighodaro defensive rebound | ||
| 4:48 | | +2 | Tyus Jones makes two point driving layup | 21-14 |
| 4:23 | | +2 | John Collins makes two point driving floating jump shot | 21-16 |
| 4:12 | | Royce O'Neale misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:08 | | Oso Ighodaro offensive rebound | ||
| 4:02 | | +2 | Grayson Allen makes two point driving finger roll layup (Devin Booker assists) | 23-16 |
| 3:44 | | Keyonte George misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:39 | | Oso Ighodaro defensive rebound | ||
| 3:33 | | Grayson Allen misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:30 | | Keyonte George defensive rebound | ||
| 3:18 | | John Collins misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:15 | | Oso Ighodaro defensive rebound | ||
| 3:08 | | +2 | Oso Ighodaro makes two point cutting dunk (Tyus Jones assists) | 25-16 |
| 2:47 | | John Collins turnover (bad pass) (Devin Booker steals) | ||
| 2:43 | | +3 | Devin Booker makes three point running pullup jump shot | 28-16 |
| 2:24 | | Royce O'Neale blocks Keyonte George's two point driving layup | ||
| 2:24 | | Jazz offensive rebound | ||
| 2:24 | | Suns 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:19 | | Kyle Filipowski turnover (bad pass) (Royce O'Neale steals) | ||
| 2:03 | | Bradley Beal misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:02 | | Jazz defensive rebound | ||
| 1:46 | | +3 | Kyle Filipowski makes three point jump shot (Jordan Clarkson assists) | 28-19 |
| 1:34 | | Isaiah Collier personal foul (Grayson Allen draws the foul) | ||
| 1:28 | | Bradley Beal misses two point driving layup | ||
| 1:26 | | Kyle Filipowski defensive rebound | ||
| 1:21 | | Jordan Clarkson turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 1:05 | | Isaiah Collier personal foul (Royce O'Neale draws the foul) | ||
| 1:05 | | +1 | Royce O'Neale makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-19 |
| 1:05 | | +1 | Royce O'Neale makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-19 |
| 0:50 | | +2 | Kyle Filipowski makes two point cutting dunk (Jordan Clarkson assists) | 30-21 |
| 0:40 | | Royce O'Neale misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:37 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 0:33 | | +3 | Bradley Beal makes three point jump shot | 33-21 |
| 0:15 | | Lauri Markkanen misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 0:11 | | Bradley Beal defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Bradley Beal misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:42 | | +3 | Jordan Clarkson makes three point pullup jump shot (Kyle Filipowski assists) | 33-24 |
| 11:28 | | Josh Okogie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:24 | | Brice Sensabaugh defensive rebound | ||
| 11:07 | | +3 | Jordan Clarkson makes three point pullup jump shot (Kyle Filipowski assists) | 33-27 |
| 10:50 | | Bradley Beal misses two point driving layup | ||
| 10:48 | | Jordan Clarkson defensive rebound | ||
| 10:45 | | Oso Ighodaro shooting foul (Lauri Markkanen draws the foul) | ||
| 10:45 | | Lauri Markkanen misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 10:45 | | Jazz offensive rebound | ||
| 10:45 | | +1 | Lauri Markkanen makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 33-28 |
| 10:33 | | Bradley Beal turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 10:24 | | Brice Sensabaugh misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:20 | | Oso Ighodaro defensive rebound | ||
| 10:17 | | Jordan Clarkson shooting foul (Bradley Beal draws the foul) | ||
| 10:17 | | Jazz 60 second timeout | ||
| 10:17 | | +1 | Bradley Beal makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 34-28 |
| 10:17 | | +1 | Bradley Beal makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 35-28 |
| 9:55 | | +2 | Lauri Markkanen makes two point turnaround jump shot | 35-30 |
| 9:39 | | +2 | Monte Morris makes two point driving floating jump shot | 37-30 |
| 9:10 | | +2 | Kyle Filipowski makes two point layup (Lauri Markkanen assists) | 37-32 |
| 8:53 | | Monte Morris misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:49 | | Oso Ighodaro offensive rebound | ||
| 8:49 | | +2 | Oso Ighodaro makes two point tip layup | 39-32 |
| 8:31 | | Oso Ighodaro blocks Lauri Markkanen's two point cutting layup | ||
| 8:27 | | Lauri Markkanen offensive rebound | ||
| 8:26 | | Lauri Markkanen turnover (lost ball) (Bradley Beal steals) | ||
| 8:20 | | +3 | Grayson Allen makes three point stepback jump shot (Bradley Beal assists) | 42-32 |
| 8:01 | | Jordan Clarkson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:59 | | Oso Ighodaro defensive rebound | ||
| 7:47 | | +3 | Grayson Allen makes three point jump shot (Bradley Beal assists) | 45-32 |
| 7:32 | | Lauri Markkanen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:28 | | Brice Sensabaugh offensive rebound | ||
| 7:24 | | Brice Sensabaugh turnover (bad pass) (Josh Okogie steals) | ||
| 7:18 | | +2 | Bradley Beal makes two point running layup | 47-32 |
| 7:01 | | Kyle Filipowski misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:59 | | Josh Okogie defensive rebound | ||
| 6:50 | | +2 | Josh Okogie makes two point driving layup (Monte Morris assists) | 49-32 |
| 6:50 | | Jazz 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:37 | | +2 | John Collins makes two point turnaround hook shot (Collin Sexton assists) | 49-34 |
| 6:21 | | Collin Sexton personal foul (Oso Ighodaro draws the foul) | ||
| 6:07 | | Josh Okogie misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:07 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 6:07 | | Suns turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 5:57 | | Oso Ighodaro blocks John Collins's two point cutting layup | ||
| 5:54 | | Collin Sexton offensive rebound | ||
| 5:54 | | +2 | Collin Sexton makes two point putback layup | 49-36 |
| 5:44 | | Grayson Allen turnover (bad pass) (Cody Williams steals) | ||
| 5:38 | | Devin Booker blocks Cody Williams's two point running layup | ||
| 5:35 | | Oso Ighodaro defensive rebound | ||
| 5:34 | | Oso Ighodaro turnover (lost ball) (John Collins steals) | ||
| 5:15 | | Keyonte George misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:12 | | Ryan Dunn defensive rebound | ||
| 4:59 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point pullup jump shot | 51-36 |
| 4:35 | | +2 | Keyonte George makes two point layup | 51-38 |
| 4:35 | | Ryan Dunn shooting foul (Keyonte George draws the foul) | ||
| 4:35 | | Keyonte George misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 4:34 | | Mason Plumlee defensive rebound | ||
| 4:23 | | +2 | Mason Plumlee makes two point alley-oop layup (Tyus Jones assists) | 53-38 |
| 4:03 | | Royce O'Neale blocks Keyonte George's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 4:00 | | Ryan Dunn defensive rebound | ||
| 3:59 | | +2 | Ryan Dunn makes two point running finger roll layup | 55-38 |
| 3:42 | | +2 | Jordan Clarkson makes two point pullup jump shot (Collin Sexton assists) | 55-40 |
| 3:28 | | Devin Booker misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 3:26 | | Keyonte George defensive rebound | ||
| 3:26 | | Mason Plumlee personal foul (Keyonte George draws the foul) | ||
| 3:11 | | Keyonte George misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 3:07 | | John Collins offensive rebound | ||
| 3:07 | | John Collins misses two point tip dunk | ||
| 3:07 | | John Collins offensive rebound | ||
| 3:04 | | +2 | John Collins makes two point tip layup | 55-42 |
| 2:51 | | Tyus Jones misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 2:49 | | Jordan Clarkson defensive rebound | ||
| 2:36 | | Jordan Clarkson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:32 | | Mason Plumlee defensive rebound | ||
| 2:28 | | +3 | Royce O'Neale makes three point running jump shot (Mason Plumlee assists) | 58-42 |
| 2:11 | | Tyus Jones personal foul (Drew Eubanks draws the foul) | ||
| 2:01 | | Bradley Beal blocks Collin Sexton's two point layup | ||
| 1:58 | | Collin Sexton offensive rebound | ||
| 1:55 | | Collin Sexton misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 1:52 | | Royce O'Neale defensive rebound | ||
| 1:51 | | Keyonte George shooting foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | ||
| 1:51 | | Devin Booker misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 1:51 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 1:51 | | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 59-42 |
| 1:32 | | Jordan Clarkson misses two point layup | ||
| 1:32 | | Drew Eubanks offensive rebound | ||
| 1:30 | | +2 | Drew Eubanks makes two point tip layup | 59-44 |
| 1:22 | | +3 | Tyus Jones makes three point jump shot (Royce O'Neale assists) | 62-44 |
| 1:02 | | +2 | Drew Eubanks makes two point driving floating jump shot (Keyonte George assists) | 62-46 |
| 0:51 | |