Devin Booker scored 52 points against the New Orleans Pelicans for the second time this season and the visiting Phoenix Suns tightened the Western Conference playoff race with a 124-111 victory on Monday night.
Kevin Durant added 20 points, Jusuf Nurkic had 19 points and 19 rebounds and Bradley Beal scored 13 points as the Suns pulled within one game of the Pelicans for sixth place in the Western Conference.The Suns, who defeated the host Pelicans 123-109 back when Booker first dropped 52 points on Jan. 19, clinched the season series with one game remaining. The teams will meet on Sunday in Phoenix.Zion Williamson scored 30 points, Trey Murphy III had 21 and CJ McCollum had 15 for New Orleans.
New Orleans climbed within 115-108 on McCollum's 3-pointer, but Booker answered with a layup for his first points of the fourth quarter with 2:00 remaining.In the first meeting between the teams, Booker scored 25 of his points in the first quarter as the Suns took a 41-28 lead.On Monday, Booker scored 14 points, Durant had 11 and Williamson didn't score as the Suns raced out to a 28-15 lead with 5:17 remaining in the first quarter.
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