Kelly Oubre Jr. scored 29 points (21 on 7 3-pointers), and the Phoenix Suns rallied from 19 points down in the first quarter to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 122-116.
The Suns trailed 38-19 with 22 seconds left in the first quarter. They outscored the Trail Blazers 103-78 the rest of the way.
Devin Booker’s driving layup with 1:00 left made it 117-113, and his 2 free throws with 15.7 seconds left put it away at 122-116.
During clutch time, the Suns outscored the Trail Blazers 20-8. Booker (No. 7 in clutch wins added, 2019-20) scored 8 of the Suns’ 20 on 3 for 4 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line. In the fourth quarter, Ricky Rubio had 6 of his 13 assists, 5 with the game within 5 points.
Booker had 33 points and 7 assists, making all 15 of his free throws. Booker and Rubio set each other up for 5 baskets and 11 points, 3 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Trail Blazers, Damian Lillard had 33 points (16 in the first quarter) and 7 assists, and CJ McCollum added 25 points and 6 assists. Hassan Whiteside had 16 points, 22 rebounds and 3 blocks.
The Suns went 21 for 22 at the line to the Trail Blazers’ 14 for 18 and outscored them 19-5 on the fast break. The Suns outscored the Trail Blazers 24-12 in 6 minutes with Rubio, Oubre, Booker, Bridges and Ayton on the floor together.