After entering the game on a two-game losing streak, the Phoenix Suns were able to get back in the win column as they narrowly beat the short-handed New York Knicks 106-99 at the Garden on Saturday night.
I would not label any game in mid January as a must-win, especially given what the Suns have already done to put themselves in this position. But in the context of this road trip, part of a six-game stretch that started 0-2, a win in New York at Madison Square Garden was badly needed.
Devin Booker came back from a one-game absence to score 27 points on Saturday night for the visiting Phoenix Suns, who mounted the final surge in a back-and-forth contest to defeat the reeling New York Knicks 106-99.
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The Phoenix Suns’ willpower has been tested this month. This isn’t their first bit of adversity they’ve faced. They’ve been down at least one key contributor, most of the time two or more, throughout the season.
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It’s becoming very apparent that Dillon Brooks is a positive influence for any team he plays for. It’s no coincidence that the Memphis Grizzlies fell off after Brooks was let go in free agency in 2023, and the Houston Rockets credited Brooks time and time again for setting a defensive-minded culture and a winning atmosphere.
All season long, the Phoenix Suns have been playing way above expectations, and that continued on Thursday night in a huge clash against the Detroit Pistons.
Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker has had a career to remember thus far in the NBA. Playing in his 11th season in the league, Booker has averaged 24.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game in his career.
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For a player who has helped the Suns so much with his 21.3 points per game and tough defense, Brooks has managed to hurt his team at the worst possible moments.
Jalen Green‘s first season with the Suns has been a washout due to a right hamstring strain. That could soon change. Suns coach Jordan Ott said of Green “he’s there” in terms of returning from the injury that has limited him to two games this season, Duane Rankin of the Arizona Republic reports.