Chris Paul had 15 points (8 on mid-range shots), 12 assists and 5 steals, and the Phoenix Suns beat the Toronto Raptors 99-95.
Devin Booker’s 19-foot jumper answered OG Anunoby’s 2 free throws and put the Suns back ahead for good with 1:02 left in the fourth quarter.
Paul’s 16-foot pull-up jumper with 32.5 seconds left made it 93-90, and Deandre Ayton’s 2 free throws with 2.8 seconds left put it away at 99-95.
During clutch time, the Suns outscored the Raptors 12-10. Booker scored 4 of the Suns’ 12 on 1 for 3 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line. In the fourth quarter, Paul had 4 of his 12 assists, 1 of them on a basket by Booker that put the Suns ahead.
For the Raptors, Anunoby scored 25 points, and Pascal Siakam added 22 points (16 in the paint), 7 assists and 3 steals. Fred VanVleet scored 21 points. The Raptors had 3 20-point scorers.
The Suns shot 47.3% from the field and 34.4% from 3 to the Raptors’ 40.4% and 21.6%. The Raptors turned it over 16 times, about 4 more than usual for this many possessions. Booker fouled out for the Suns, and Siakam for the Raptors.