Devin Booker scored 35 points, and the Phoenix Suns beat the Portland Trail Blazers 127-121 for their fifth straight win.
Cameron Payne’s 3-pointer put the Suns ahead for good with 10:22 left in the fourth quarter.
The Trail Blazers got within 98-97 on Carmelo Anthony’s free throw with 10:07 to play, but Dario Saric answered with a free throw, and the Trail Blazers got no closer.
Payne had 13 points and 6 assists off the bench. The Suns had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
For the Trail Blazers, Damian Lillard had 30 points (15 on 5 3-pointers) and 8 assists. Enes Freedom had 16 points (14 in the paint) and 11 rebounds on 7 for 10 shooting.
The Suns shot 59.0% from the field and 54.2% from 3 to the Trail Blazers’ 45.7% and 41.9%. The Suns outscored the Trail Blazers 28-16 in 9 minutes with Crowder, Saric, Booker, Payne and Bridges on the floor together.