UNDATED (AP) — The Phoenix Suns have extended their latest winning streak.
Devin Booker had 25 points, 12 assists and a career-high six steals to help the NBA leaders beat the Thunder 124-104. Booker played point guard with All-Star Chris Paul out with a fractured right thumb. Booker finished with a season-high assist total.
Cameron Johnson and Mikal Bridges each added 21 points for the Suns, who have won eight straight and 19 of 20 to improve to 49-10.
Checking out Thursday’s other NBA games:
— The Warriors clobbered the Trail Blazers, 132-95 as Stephen Curry had 18 points and 14 assists. Klay Thompson also had 18 points for Golden State, which dropped four of five just before the All-Star break. The Warriors led by 37 points in the second half and rested their starters in the fourth quarter.
— Nikola Jokic had 25 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists for the Nuggets in a 128-110 victory against the Kings. Jokic had eight points in the fourth quarter and fed Monte Morris for a layup that extended Denver’s lead to 116-100. Will Barton dropped in 31 points in the Nuggets’ fourth win in a row.
— DeMar DeRozan scored 37 points and the Eastern Conference-leading Bulls squeezed by the Hawks, 112-108. DeRozan pushed his league-record of scoring at least 35 points while shooting 50% or better to eight consecutive games. The five-time All-Star made 15 of 21 shots and had five points in the final minute, helping the Bulls pull out their sixth straight victory.
— D’Angelo Russell had 23 of his 37 points in the fourth quarter, including a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 1:23 left in the Timberwolves’ 119-114 victory against the Grizzlies. Karl-Anthony Towns added 22 points and 11 rebounds and Malik Beasley had 17 points on 5-for-7 shooting from 3-point range for Minnesota. Memphis All-Star Ja Morant was not at full strength after getting hurt in the third quarter, finishing with 20 points despite shooting 7 for 25.
— Cade Cunningham hit four free throws in the final 46 seconds to lead the Pistons to a 106-103 victory over the Cavaliers. Lauri Markkanen split two free throws to put the Cavaliers up 103-102 with 1:01 to play before Cunningham made a pair to put Detroit back in front. Hamidou Diallo led Detroit with 21 points and Cunningham added 17.
— Jayson Tatum dropped in 30 points and the Celtics routed the Nets for the second time this month, 129-106. Jaylen Brown added 18 points and Marcus Smart had 15 in Boston’s 10th win in 11 games. Seth Curry scored 22 points and Bruce Brown had 15 as Brooklyn lost for the 13th time in 15 games.
