Devin Booker has nothing but praises for his Phoenix Suns teammate Deandre Ayton, who stepped up big time for the team in their Game 4 victory against the Los Angeles Clippers in the Western Conference Finals.

Ayton put up 19 points and 22 boards in the contest, all while recording three assists, one steal and four blocks. He was a huge factor for the Suns, who stopped the Clippers' late comeback to win 84-80.

With Ayton's dominant performance, Booker couldn't help but be impressed with his teammate. In fact, he also shared the nickname they call him in recent weeks amid Ayton's sensational playoff performance.

“That’s his nickname, Dominayton. He definitely earned that tonight in many ways,” Booker said after their win on Saturday, per SB Nation.

“I heard Chris tell you guys about shootaround, just how animated he was saying ‘this is my paint, I’m protecting it tonight’. And doing that on both ends. I know how it makes a team feel when you give up offensive rebounds. I think we gave up seven in the first quarter. Those aren’t easy plays for a team when you guard a whole possession and a team gets a second-chance basket. It’s hard to keep him off there. His stature, his build, his motor. He works. I think he’s finally realizing how big and strong and how agile he can move and it’s paid off big for him. And us.”

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Devin Booker is right. With the way Deandre Ayton is playing and based on what he has shown so far, “Dominayton” seems just fitting–perfect, in fact.

The Suns are just one win away from making it to the NBA Finals, and they will certainly need Dominayton to show up once again to get the job done and close out the Clippers in Game 5.

While Book and Chris Paul continue to get the spotlight for the Suns, it looks like another star is rising and getting out of their shadows.