Suns to 125-104 romp over Bulls

Suns to 125-104 romp over Bulls

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Suns to 125-104 romp over Bulls

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Devin Booker scored 35 points and matched his career high with six 3s, Kevin Durant added 20 points in his second game with Phoenix and the Suns beat the Chicago Bulls 125-104 on Friday night.

Josh Okogie scored 25 and made five 3-pointers and the Suns withstood big efforts by DeMar DeRozan and Zach LaVine to win for the eighth time in 11 games.

Phoenix regrouped after Chicago used a big second quarter to grab a four-point lead. The Suns outscored the Bulls 34-21 in the third and scored 10 straight midway through the fourth to bump their lead to 17.

Booker made 6 of 10 3-pointers, and Okogie hit 5 of 10.

Durant continued to make a seamless transition following the trade from Brooklyn and once again showed no lingering issues from a sprained right knee that sidelined him for seven weeks. The 34-year-old star took just 10 shots. Hr he had nine rebounds and six assists, helping the Suns win their seventh in a row against Chicago.

Chicago scored the final 10 points. DeRozan put the Bulls on top when he hit a 20-footer with just over a minute left, and LaVine brought the lively crowd to its feet when he nailed a step-back 3 with 0.2 seconds remaining.

Booker and Okogie each scored 18 in the half for Phoenix. Okogie made four 3-pointers and Booker hit three.