The Jazz took down the Suns, 119-105, in the teams’ first preseason game of the year.
The obvious thing about this game right away was that Devin Booker was taking the opportunity seriously to get back out on the court and prep himself for the regular season. I wouldn’t be surprised if he also saw his serious approach as a means of leading by example after Monty Williams and his players talked all week about treating this game as a way to keep momentum from the Bubble.
No matter what the reason was exactly, Booker fired on all cylinders to start, scoring 12 points in the first quarter and doing it in a variety of ways.