Knicks: Visit the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday night. Suns: Remain in New York and visit Brooklyn on Saturday. There is so much parity in the league right now, that you can’t walk into a game and say, ‘I got this.’ You’re going to get clipped.” But I am sure the guys do that and you naturally do it and then you focus on the next right thing that you have to do. “You understand that every NBA team can give you trouble. “You know it’s a long season,” Williams said. Suns coach Monty Williams knows his team is well aware of the marquee matchups that are coming up, but stressed the importance of focusing on the present and not looking past any opponent. Phoenix has a pair of nationally televised showdowns against the Nets and then at home against Golden State on Tuesday. … C Taj Gibson (sore groin) missed his third consecutive game. Knicks: G Derrick Rose missed his second straight game due to a sprained right ankle. The Suns are an NBA-best 8-1 on the road. The All-Star guard led an 8-2 run midway through the second quarter and capped it off by finding an open Mikal Bridges for a dunk that extended the lead to 48-34 with 4 minutes left in the second quarter.Īnd when Walker closed the deficit to 67-57 with 7:31 remaining in the third, Booker hit a 17-foot jumper and a 3-pointer in a stretch of a minute to extend the Suns’ advantage to 72-57. “Once they get confidence early, they’re going to be tough to stop.”īooker scored 21 points over the first two quarters for the Suns, who shot 24 for 45 (53%) to lead 57-44 at halftime.
“If you give them the shots that we gave them, they got a lot of confidence early,” Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau said. New York shot 9 for 18 from the floor in the first quarter, but the Suns were just a bit better, shooting 14 for 22 from the field for a 33-27 lead. Kemba Walker scored 17 points for the Knicks, who have lost seven straight games to the Phoenix since beating them twice during the 2017-18 season. They were ahead for the final three quarters and led by as much as 24 points. The Suns had to work hard to pull out victories in San Antonio and Cleveland to start the trip, but were in control most of the way at Madison Square Garden. Booker was 14 for 27 from the field, making four 3-pointers. The Suns won a franchise-best 17 in a row later that season.ĭeandre Ayton finished with 14 points and 13 rebounds. Phoenix also won 15 straight during the 2006-07 season. It’s not about winning a game in November.” "It’s good for us to go out there and compete … We’re just trying to build. “When you been in the league a long time, this ain’t a playoff game tomorrow,” Paul said. Just My Imagination Just The Way You Are Killing Me Softly Kind Of A Hush Knock Three Times Knockin On Heavens Door Last Train To Clarksville Lay Down Sally Leavin On A Jet Plane Let It Be Lets Get It On Light My Fire Like To Get To Know You Little GTO Living On A Prayer Locomotion Lodi Lonesome Lookin Out My Back Door Loui-Loui Lucy In the. The reigning Western Conference champions will try to wrap up a perfect four-game trip Saturday against the Eastern Conference leaders. Booker scored 32 points and the Suns beat the New York Knicks 118-97 on Friday night to match the second-longest winning streak in franchise history.Ĭhris Paul had 14 points and 10 assists for the Suns, who improved to 16-3.