Devin Booker scores 30 points, Jalen Green adds 25 as Suns hold off Bulls 120-110
CHICAGO (AP) — Devin Booker scored 30 points, Jalen Green added 25 and the Phoenix Suns ended the game on an 11-2 run to top the Chicago Bulls 120-110 on Sunday. Dillon Brooks scored 15, and the Suns shook off back-to-back losses at Orlando and Charlotte. The Suns led by 13 late in the third quarter before the Bulls went on an 11-0 run.
They were clinging to a 109-108 advantage with about three minutes remaining when Brooks hit a turnaround jumper to start the decisive run and added a 3-pointer. The Bulls missed four shots on their next possession, including three straight at point-blank range by Leonard Miller, before Booker made a 3 to make 117-108 with 1:33 remaining. Chicago’s Josh Giddey (strained left hamstring) and Matas Buzelis (illness) missed the game.
And with their two best players out, the Bulls lost their seventh in a row. Tre Jones scored 29 for Chicago. Collin Sexton had 18 points and nine rebounds, and Miller scored 17.
The Suns led 84-71 late in the third quarter when Chicago's Rob Dillingham drove for a reverse layup to spark an 11-0 run. He also hit a 3 and made 1 of 2 free throws with a minute remaining to pull the Bulls within two. Up next Suns: Host Houston on Tuesday.
Bulls: Visit Washington on Tuesday and Thursday. ___ AP NBA: https://apnews. com/hub/nba