The Phoenix Suns stifled the Brooklyn Nets in the 4th quarter, after a game runs that saw the score as close as 95-92. But then Phoenix did its thing. They upped the energy, applied the clamps on one end and moved the ball to perfection for open scores on the other.
By mid-fourth, the Suns were up 105-96 and the game was in hand even before the clutch began.
Devin Booker had 35 big points, while Chris Paul had another double-double (20 points, 14 rebounds). Deandre Ayton and Jae Crowder returned a bit rusty, but their slack was more than picked up by Mikal Bridges having possibly his best game of the year with 27 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and a block.