Devin Booker returns, helps Suns become 1st team to clinch playoff spot
Devin Booker scores 23 points with 9 assists and 8 rebounds in his 1st game since Feb. 27.
Returning from a four-game absence due to virus-related issues, Devin Booker flirted with a triple-double as the Phoenix Suns defeated the Miami Heat 111-90 on Wednesday night in a matchup of the NBA’s conference leaders.
With the win, Phoenix becomes the first team this season to clinch a playoff spot.
“I told the guys it was one of the best defensive performances I’ve ever seen,” Suns coach Monty Williams said.
Clinched. #RallyTheValley pic.twitter.com/XVly2cdNC1
— Phoenix Suns (@Suns) March 10, 2022
Booker said he was asymptomatic and didn’t have any problems.
“I felt fine,” Booker said. “I felt like I was right back into it.”
The Suns improved the NBA’s best record to 53-13, and the reigning Western Conference champs have now beaten all other 29 teams this season — the first time they’ve done that since 2006-07.
