As he walked into the tunnel moments after posting his first career triple-double for the Phoenix Suns, with big man Deandre Ayton walking alongside, Devin Booker grabbed his phone to make a FaceTime call.
"You seen them 11 assists, right?" Ayton said into the phone. "You seen him throw out 11 dimes, right?"
On the other end of the call was Chris Paul, who missed Game 1 of the Western Conference finals against the LA Clippers due to being in the league's health and safety protocols. But behind an electrifying performance from Booker, who finished with 40 points on 15-29 shooting, plus 13 rebounds and the 11 assists Ayton was referencing, the Suns held off the Clippers 120-114 to a take a 1-0 series lead.