Phoenix does not stop his run at Madison Square Garden, they win again and thus equals the second longest streak in the history of the franchise (15 wins), bringing the team record to 16-3 in a match never questioned despite the 17 Kemba Walker points and Immanuel Quickley’s 16 points coming off the bench. The Knicks thus collect the seventh defeat in a row in the head-to-head clashes against the Suns, which they fail to beat in 2018.
The protagonist of the Suns victory is Devin Booker, inspired and increasingly at the level of the best All-Stars in the league – not so much and not only in terms of realization: for him it is 32 points with 14/27 shooting and 4/9 from ‘bow, closing with an eloquent +15 plus / minus and dominating shooting despite not making any travel to the line. The entire Phoenix quintet closed in double figures, with Chris Paul with 14 points and 10 assists and Deandre Ayton with 14 points and 13 rebounds: a group that is serious again this year.