Booker scores 32 as Suns win 118-116 after Pelicans’ rally falls short |

PHOENIX (AP) — Devin Booker scored 18 of his 32 points in the third quarter, and the Phoenix Suns held off the New Orleans Pelicans 118-116 on Friday night.

Jalen Green had 25 for the Suns, who led by 14 in the second half before the Pelicans trimmed the lead to one point.

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