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Suns make clutch shots late to finish off Bulls
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Devin Booker scored 30 points, Jalen Green added 25 and Dillon Brooks sank a pair of clutch baskets down the stretch to help the Phoenix Suns past the host Chicago Bulls 120-110 on Sunday.

Phoenix (43-35) held a 13-point lead in the third quarter but saw it whittled down to a single point late in the fourth before Brooks connected on a fadeaway just before the shot clock expired with 3:03 remaining.

After the Suns drew an offensive foul on Isaac Okoro to regain possession, Brooks struck again with a 3-pointer to cap his 15-point performance.

Brooks' five quick points powered a 10-0 Phoenix run, effectively putting the game away.

Booker added another 3-point bucket during the decisive spurt to punctuate his game-high scoring effort. All five Phoenix starters scored in double figures, as Mark Williams shot 6-of-8 from the floor on the way to 14 points and grabbed eight rebounds, while Jordan Goodwin added 12 points on 5-of-5 shooting and seven boards.

Collin Gillespie came off the bench to score all nine of his points on 3-of-8 shooting from beyond the 3-point arc. Gillespie buoyed Phoenix early, scoring all of his points in the first half, wrapped up with a sequence in the second quarter when he followed up his third made triple with a pair of assists to set up Oso Ighodaro dunks.

This stretch was part of a 17-9 Phoenix run that gave the Suns the advantage for the remainder of the game -- though the Bulls remained in striking distance until the closing minutes.

Tre Jones scored 29 points on 12-of-20 shooting from the floor to lead Chicago (29-49). Collin Sexton posted a double-double, scoring 18 points and matching Leonard Miller's game-high 10 rebounds.

Miller shot 7-of-14 from the field on the way to 17 points. In a late possession with the Bulls trying to mount a last-ditch comeback, Miller followed up his misses at the rim but could not score, blocked by Brooks on his final attempt.

This article first appeared on Field Level Media and was syndicated with permission.

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