The Utah Jazz and the Phoenix Suns tipped off the in-season tournament and the Suns raced past the Jazz to a 120-112 win.
Both teams were without important players with the Suns missing Kevin Durant and the Jazz missing Walker Kessler. For the Suns it didn’t matter as Devin Booker had a monster night with 31 points and 4 assists. He shot 11/20 from the field and 5/9 from three for a dominant night. The Suns also got a nice night from Bradley Beal who scored 24 with 4 assists. The Suns are a much better team than last year and should definitely be considered a dark horse contender come playoff time.