----- Devin Booker scored a game-high 34 points and Bradley Beal added 23 points and five assists as the Phoenix Suns defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 127-116 Sunday night at Moda Center in Portland, Oregon.
Short-handed Trail Blazers come up short against the Suns!
Coming off a long seven-game road trip, the Portland Trail Blazers were short-handed with just eight-players available against the Suns with Deandre Ayton, Jerami Grant, Malcolm Brogdon, Ibou Badji, and Matisse Thybulle all unavailable.
Devin Booker scored a game-high 34 points and Bradley Beal added 23 points and five assists as the Phoenix Suns defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 127-116 Sunday night at Moda Center.
Scoot Henderson scored a career-high and team-high 33 points on 11-of-31 shooting including 4-of-9 from three-point range. He added 9 assists and seven rebounds. Anfernee Simons scored 28 points on 6-of-12 shooting from beyond-the-arc.
Kris Murray and Rayan Rupert joined Henderson to provide a strong-showing for the Blazers' rookies. Murray finished with 13 points and three assists on 5-of-9 shooting while Rupert finished with 11 points and five rebounds on 4-of-5 shooting.
Portland (10-29) opened the fourth quarter on a 15-5 run to cut the deficit to four-points at 111-107 with 6:33 remaining. An 8-2 Suns run pushed their advantage back to double-digits at 119-109 with 3:10 remaining ending the Blazers threat.
Up Next- The Trail Blazers will host the Brooklyn Nets Wednesday night at Moda Center. The game is scheduled to tip off at 7:00 PM.
Chad's Take- Good effort from the Trail Blazers. Great showing by the rookies.