<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/suns-news-devin-booker-reacts-to-not-coming-back-after-51-in-3-quarters');   ga('set', 'title', 'Suns star Devin Booker reacts to not coming back after 51 in 3 quarters');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Devin-Booker-Suns-Devin-Booker-51.jpg"></figure><h1>Suns star Devin Booker reacts to not coming back after 51 in 3 quarters</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-11-30T22:09:02-08:00">November 30th, 10:09pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-11-30T22:09:02-08:00">November 30th, 10:09pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>loves movies. (top three: Saint Maud, Midsommar, The Edge of Seventeen) hopes to write feature-length films someday. fingers crossed 🤞 Florence Pugh stan for life 🌻</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Devin Booker had one of the most efficient, volume-scoring games the league has ever seen. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-devin-booker-joins-exclusive-two-man-list-with-unreal-path-to-50-burger-on-bulls" rel="noopener">Through three quarters</a>, Booker erupted for a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-phoenix-fans-going-rabid-after-devin-booker-drops-50-piece-in-3-quarters" rel="noopener">season-high 51 points</a> on a ridiculous 20-25 shooting from the field. DAs is usually the case with an offensive onslaught such as this, the Phoenix Suns ended up taking a huge, 106-81 lead over the Chicago Bulls into the fourth quarter.</p><p>However, that meant that Booker, unless the Bulls come back would remain glued for the rest of the game. And remain glued he was.</p><p>With the Suns up comfortably, Devin Booker rode the bench for the entirety of the fourth quarter. Thus, he was unable to add to what could have been an even more incredible scoring display. However, Booker knows that he and the Suns are playing the long game, and it’s not like it’s his first time to put up a 50-piece.</p><p>“It’s fine when I’m winning. I’ve been there before. I’ve had 50 before. So it’s not something I’m shooting for at all,” Booker <a href="https://twitter.com/GeraldBourguet/status/1598177869749841920" rel="noopener">replied when asked</a> after the game about not returning to the court to add to his tally, per Gerald Bourguet.</p><p>Back in March 2017, the Suns did the exact opposite as Devin Booker went off for a career-high 70 points. The Boston Celtics were blowing the Suns out despite Booker’s scoring exploits, but that did not deter the Suns from letting Booker feast as much as he wants offensively. With the Celtics up by double digits in the dying embers of the game, the Suns tried to prolong the game with intentional fouls just to allow Booker to reach the illustrious 70-point mark.</p><p>Surely enough, Booker finished with 70 points on 21-40 shooting from the field, albeit in a 130-120 loss. (For perspective, Booker only made one more field goal during his 70-point game than his most recent 51-point effort.)</p><p>Nonetheless, the Suns franchise was in a different position back then. They were still in the middle of a long rebuild, and they will definitely take moral victories as often as they could. But Phoenix now has championship aspirations, and Devin Booker, of all players, knows that nabbing the win is more important than flashy scoring outputs.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Suns star Devin Booker reacts to not coming back after 51 in 3 quarters

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/suns-news-phoenix-fans-going-rabid-after-devin-booker-drops-50-piece-in-3-quarters');   ga('set', 'title', 'Suns fans going rabid after Devin Booker drops 50-piece in 3 quarters');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Devin-Booker-Suns-1.jpg"></figure><h1>Suns fans going rabid after Devin Booker drops 50-piece in 3 quarters</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-11-30T21:12:36-08:00">November 30th, 9:12pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-11-30T21:12:36-08:00">November 30th, 9:12pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>loves movies. (top three: Saint Maud, Midsommar, The Edge of Seventeen) hopes to write feature-length films someday. fingers crossed 🤞 Florence Pugh stan for life 🌻</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker is no stranger to absurd scoring outbursts. Back when he was just a sophomore, Booker dropped 70 points, foreshadowing just how elite of a scorer he’d end up becoming. Surely enough, Booker was at it again with an eye-popping point tally after he dropped 51 points on the Chicago Bulls’ heads in only three quarters of play, thanks to a ridiculous 20-25 shooting display from the field.</p><p>One fan on Twitter put Booker’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-devin-booker-joins-exclusive-two-man-list-with-unreal-path-to-50-burger-on-bulls" rel="noopener">historic performance</a> in delightful perspective.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Devin Booker has ten times more points than he has missed shots</p><p>— 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒆 🌩 (@Three_Cone) <a href="https://twitter.com/Three_Cone/status/1598162727205490688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 1, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Unlike Devin Booker’s 70-piece in March 2017 against the Boston Celtics, the Suns now have lofty ambitions to compete for an NBA championship, which meant that Booker won’t be pressed into <a href="https://twitter.com/BenStinar/status/1598169110743232513" rel="noopener">needless minutes</a> with the Suns up big. The Suns entered the fourth quarter leading by 25 points, which prevented the 26-year old shooting guard from going for 60… or perhaps even 70 points especially with how well he was shooting the ball.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Devin Booker with 51 points on 80% shooting .. and didn’t play a second in the 4Q???? Are you KIDDING ME. We could have seen one of the all time great scoring nights.</p><p>— Ben Stinar (@BenStinar) <a href="https://twitter.com/BenStinar/status/1598169110743232513?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 1, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">holy shit. Devin Booker has 51 points after 3 quarters.<a href="https://t.co/YK7M0kBlx8">https://t.co/YK7M0kBlx8</a> <a href="https://t.co/cnniMidFsr">pic.twitter.com/cnniMidFsr</a></p><p>— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) <a href="https://twitter.com/WorldWideWob/status/1598162345691607043?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 1, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Me whenever I watch Devin Booker play basketball: <a href="https://t.co/aoIKufYLXT">pic.twitter.com/aoIKufYLXT</a></p><p>— Suns Uniform Tracker (@SunsUniTracker) <a href="https://twitter.com/SunsUniTracker/status/1598150864656826369?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 1, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Back in the late 2010s, there were plenty of pundits and fans who doubted Booker’s ability to become more than an empty-stats player. Through Booker’s first five seasons, the Suns finished no higher than 10th; in fact, from 2016-17 to 2018-19, the Suns finished dead last in the Western Conference, winning a mere 64 games (out of 246). But something began to click for the Suns in the 2020 NBA Bubble, and they haven’t looked back since adding Chris Paul into the mix.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Suns fans, take your victory laps. We TOLD the world that Devin Booker would be this when he was 18,19. We got made fun of. Look at what he’s turned into. </p><p>A freaking superstar.</p><p>— andrew leezus (@AndrewLeezus) <a href="https://twitter.com/AndrewLeezus/status/1598162227395465216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 1, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>After this performance, fans argued that Devin Booker should be right up there with Jayson Tatum and Luka Doncic as the early favorites for MVP. This should especially be the case after Booker has led the Suns to a stellar 15-6 record, despite the prolonged absence of CP3.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">If Devin Booker is not your MVP so far this season, just admit you don't know basketball.</p><p>— AJ Johnson (@AJJohns00946697) <a href="https://twitter.com/AJJohns00946697/status/1598177233939857409?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 1, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Devin Booker might fuck around &amp; win the scoring title &amp; MVP at the rate he going. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NBA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NBA</a></p><p>— 🛩🎙🎧 (@_SethMade) <a href="https://twitter.com/_SethMade/status/1598176348371034113?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 1, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Tatum vs Booker gonna be the greatest 2 man MVP race we’ve ever seen</p><p>— 🥛 the milkman 🥛 (@iLowkeyB__) <a href="https://twitter.com/iLowkeyB__/status/1598175521460097025?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 1, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Devin booker is the mvp doing this with key players missing time all season.</p><p>— Joel (@Jballing3r) <a href="https://twitter.com/Jballing3r/status/1598173680680329218?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 1, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>It remains to be seen which direction the MVP winds blow as the season progresses. One thing’s for sure: Devin Booker has put awards voters on notice with this otherworldly performance.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Suns fans going rabid after Devin Booker drops 50-piece in 3 quarters

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nets-news-kevin-durant-nsfw-take-on-devin-booker-jayson-tatum-monster-games');   ga('set', 'title', 'Nets’ Kevin Durant drops NSFW take on Devin Booker, Jayson Tatum’s monster games');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/nets-news-kevin-durant-drops-nsfw-take-on-devin-bookers-wild-50-point-game.jpg"></figure><h1>Nets’ Kevin Durant drops NSFW take on Devin Booker, Jayson Tatum’s monster games</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-11-30T20:49:34-08:00">November 30th, 8:49pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-11-30T20:50:09-08:00">November 30th, 8:50pm</time><address><a>Angelo Guinhawa</a>Angelo Guinhawa is a basketball and soccer/football editor/writer. He uses his background in digital marketing to make sure you get to read his work. He has previously worked for FOX Sports PH and a number of reputable sports media outlets. If he's not writing or watching sports, he's likely scouring online for his next NBA card purchase.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Kevin Durant himself dropped 39 points on Wednesday night, but even the Brooklyn Nets star couldn’t help but be impressed with what Devin Booker and Jayson Tatum did in their respective games.</p><p>Booker exploded for 51 points to help the Phoenix Suns take down the Chicago Bulls, 132-113. And he did it in an incredibly efficient way, making 20 of his 25 attempts from the field for an 80 percent shooting clip. He missed just one of his seven attempts from deep, and the Windy City franchise just had no way to counter him.</p><p>Durant didn’t hold back in his reaction on Booker’s performance, <a href="https://twitter.com/KDTrey5/status/1598169249893470208" rel="noopener">noting that it’s “f***in ridiculous”</a> to go 20-of-25 for a 50-piece.</p><p>For his part, Tatum <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-twitter-goes-bananas-as-celtics-star-jayson-tatum-drops-49-in-another-mvp-esque-performance-vs-heat" rel="noopener">destroyed the Miami Heat with his 49-point outburst</a>. He was all over the court on the night, adding 11 rebounds, three assists and two steals to his tally. He also committed just one turnover in the contest.</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/KDTrey5/status/1598169871539470337" rel="noopener">What impressed Durant more</a>, however, was Tatum’s insane 8-of-12 shooting from deep that propelled the Boston Celtics to the 134-121 victory.</p><p>“49, 8-12 from Tracy is ridiculous Jayson Tatum. It’s a lot of cookin goin on in this league man,” the Nets superstar wrote on Twitter.</p><p>Sure enough, everyone NBA fan was like Kevin Durant after the Suns and Celtics matches. Big performances such as what Devin Booker and Jayson Tatum had are not new in the NBA, but it’s pretty rare to see it happen on the same day. With that said, it’s such a treat whenever fans get to witness those displays of greatness.</p><p>Luckily for KD and the fans, Wednesday was that kind of day.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Nets’ Kevin Durant drops NSFW take on Devin Booker, Jayson Tatum’s monster games

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/suns-news-devin-booker-joins-exclusive-two-man-list-with-unreal-path-to-50-burger-on-bulls');   ga('set', 'title', 'Suns star Devin Booker joins exclusive two-man list with unreal path to 50-burger on Bulls');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Devin-Booker-James-Harden-Suns-Rockets.jpg"></figure><h1>Suns star Devin Booker joins exclusive two-man list with unreal path to 50-burger on Bulls</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-11-30T20:31:52-08:00">November 30th, 8:31pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-11-30T20:31:52-08:00">November 30th, 8:31pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>loves movies. (top three: Saint Maud, Midsommar, The Edge of Seventeen) hopes to write feature-length films someday. fingers crossed 🤞 Florence Pugh stan for life 🌻</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Devin Booker entered the Phoenix Suns’ Wednesday night battle against the Chicago Bulls coming off a 44-point explosion against the Sacramento Kings on Monday. However, Booker even managed to one-up himself in an even more incredible performance against the Bulls.</p><p>In 31 minutes across only three quarters of play, Devin Booker put the Bulls to the sword after he dropped a season-high 51 points on a ridiculous 20-25 shooting from the field (6-7 from deep, 5-6 from the foul line). In the process, Booker joined James Harden as the <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNStatsInfo/status/1598163256752967680" rel="noopener">only two players</a> in NBA history to score 50-plus points on 80 percent shooting or greater through three quarters, per ESPN Stats &amp; Info.</p><p>Harden accomplished the feat on <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/201711050HOU.html" rel="noopener">November 5, 2017</a>, when he torched the Utah Jazz to the tune of 54 points on 18-21 shooting (85.7 percent) through three periods. The Beard ended up going 1-4 for two points in a brief five-minute cameo in the fourth quarter. This “dropped” his efficiency to a mere 76 percent, as he finished with 56 points on 19-25 shooting. The Rockets blew out the Jazz, 137-110, which sent Harden to the bench in garbage time, preventing him from scoring 60.</p><p>Devin Booker “suffered” a similar fourth-quarter fate to that of James Harden. The Suns led the Bulls by 25 points, 106-81, to start the fourth, which glued Booker to the bench until the final buzzer. Phoenix was able to finish the game without any hiccups, as they claimed their 15th win of the season with a 132-113 victory.</p><p>It’s worth mentioning that Harden won the MVP in the same season he pulled off the aforementioned feat. That should bode well for Booker, who, despite leading the Suns to one of the best records in the NBA, has mostly gone under the radar.</p><p>Nevertheless, Devin Booker will have stiff competition for the MVP, with Jayson Tatum and Luka Doncic playing <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-twitter-goes-bananas-as-celtics-star-jayson-tatum-drops-49-in-another-mvp-esque-performance-vs-heat" rel="noopener">out of their minds</a> to begin the season. But this kind of performance should put awards voters on notice.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Suns star Devin Booker joins exclusive two-man list with unreal path to 50-burger on Bulls

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/suns-news-devin-bookers-mvp-claim-gets-glowing-endorsement-from-phoenix-gm');   ga('set', 'title', 'Suns star Devin Booker’s MVP claim gets glowing endorsement from Phoenix GM');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Suns-news-Devin-Booker_s-MVP-claim-gets-glowing-endorsement-from-Phoenix-GM.jpg"></figure><h1>Suns star Devin Booker’s MVP claim gets glowing endorsement from Phoenix GM</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-11-30T17:53:21-08:00">November 30th, 5:53pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-11-30T17:53:21-08:00">November 30th, 5:53pm</time><address><a>Paolo Songco</a>A father of two over-energetic boys, Pao has been a writer for ClutchPoints for many years. His passion lies in all things NBA and he has a knack for speaking his mind in his articles -- even when at times it gets him into trouble with the fans. Controversial? Maybe. Excellent writer? Definitely.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Devin Booker has been so good this season that he’s forced his way into the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-devin-booker-hints-at-favoritism-among-voters-in-nba-mvp-race">MVP conversation</a> early in the campaign. This man is currently averaging career-high marks across the board with <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/bookede01.html#all_per_game-playoffs_per_game">27.9 points</a> on 47.0- percent shooting, 5.4 rebounds, 5.8 assists, and 1.2 steals, while also connecting on 2.3 triples per contest. If you ask Phoenix Suns general manager James Jones, however, the high-ranking team executive believes that what Booker does for his team goes far beyond the box score.</p><p>Jones recently spoke about Booker’s remarkable NBA journey. From being a highly-touted youngster in the league to emerging as a bona fide superstar, Jones credits Booker’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-devin-booker-gets-100-real-on-the-1-thing-that-keeps-me-going" rel="noopener">elite mindset</a> for all the success that this young man has achieved thus far:</p><p>“When I came in, he was a really talented young player who was just dying to win,” Jones said, via Duane Rankin of azcentral. “Dying to contribute to any way possible to winning and now I see a young man who understands he’s the key to an extended run of winning. He’s able to do it from so many different ways. Rebounding the ball, defending, shooting, playmaking. Inside and on the post, midrange, from 3, off the dribble. He’s become a complete player.”</p><p>Despite all the improvements Booker has made this season, Jones believes that what stands out the most is how the three-time All-Star has “upped his game” defensively which has placed him in contention for this season’s Most Valuable Player title:</p><p>“I think that’s why he’s rightfully in the <a href="https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/nba/suns/2022/11/30/hed-help-any-team-phoenix-suns-gm-james-jones-on-moving-jae-crowder/69689350007/">conversation for MVP</a>,” Jones said. “Without him, we’re nowhere near where we are today.”</p><p>Could this finally be <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-devin-booker-true-feelings-on-2022-mvp-snub">Devin Booker’s year</a>? More importantly, will his strong play propel the Suns to finally getting their hands on the championship? They’ve come extremely close in the past, and it seems like Booker is willing to do everything he can to take his team to glory.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Suns star Devin Booker’s MVP claim gets glowing endorsement from Phoenix GM

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/suns-news-phoenix-gm-gets-brutally-honest-on-still-paying-jae-crowder-amid-holdout');   ga('set', 'title', 'Suns GM gets brutally honest on still paying Jae Crowder amid holdout');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Phoenix-GM-gets-brutally-honest-on-still-paying-Jae-Crowder-amid-holdout.jpg"></figure><h1>Suns GM gets brutally honest on still paying Jae Crowder amid holdout</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-11-30T15:25:00-08:00">November 30th, 3:25pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-11-30T15:49:33-08:00">November 30th, 3:49pm</time><address><a>Paolo Songco</a>A father of two over-energetic boys, Pao has been a writer for ClutchPoints for many years. His passion lies in all things NBA and he has a knack for speaking his mind in his articles -- even when at times it gets him into trouble with the fans. Controversial? Maybe. Excellent writer? Definitely.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Despite <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-rumors-miamis-level-of-interest-in-jae-crowder-trade-as-warriors-bucks-mavs-all-close-in-on-suns-vet" rel="noopener">a whole lot of interest</a> from around the league in Jae Crowder, the Phoenix Suns have yet to pull the trigger on a trade deal for the 32-year-old veteran. Crowder clearly wants out and he has refused to play a single minute for the Suns until this issue is resolved.</p><p>Despite this fact, the Suns still have Crowder on their payroll. For his part, Phoenix general manager James Jones had nothing bad to say about the 6-foot-6 forward amid his holdout with the team. The high-ranking team executive was recently asked about still having to pay Crowder his salary in spite of him not being around. Jones was defiant in his response, saying that it’s not as if Crowder is holding them hostage at this point:</p><p>“No, that’s not what this is,” Jones said, via Suns reporter Duane Rankin. “<a href="https://twitter.com/DuaneRankin/status/1597717096972312578?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1597717096972312578%7Ctwgr%5E299d1a9236a7a42c0178ef8b1a8da8863058db56%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.azcentral.com%2Fstory%2Fsports%2Fnba%2Fsuns%2F2022%2F11%2F30%2Fhed-help-any-team-phoenix-suns-gm-james-jones-on-moving-jae-crowder%2F69689350007%2F">This is a mutual understanding agreement</a> (that) we’ve said since Day 1, and those factors haven’t changed. That dynamic still exists.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Q: You're still paying him?</p><p>A: "Yeah."<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Suns?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Suns</a> GM and president of basketball operations James Jones on Jae Crowder.</p><p>"Jae is a good player and he can help any team and teams know that." <a href="https://t.co/7h8da6tNOE">pic.twitter.com/7h8da6tNOE</a></p><p>— Duane Rankin (@DuaneRankin) <a href="https://twitter.com/DuaneRankin/status/1597717096972312578?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 29, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Suns clearly want to trade Crowder, with teams such as the Golden State Warriors, Milwaukee Bucks, and Dallas Mavericks — to name a few — all reportedly <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/3-biggest-obstacles-to-the-warriors-trading-for-jae-crowder">showing interest</a> in the veteran swingman. It seems, however, that the front office is more than happy to bide their time on the Jae Crowder front as they look for the perfect deal that will be beneficial for the squad:</p><p>“It’s the NBA,” Jones said. “Timing. There aren’t any perfect times. There’s no window where they say, hey, all deals are done here. We have natural deadlines like the trade deadline where we usually have a flurry of deals, but other than that, it’s just finding the right fit and we just haven’t been able to find that yet.”</p><p>It should only be a matter of time before the Suns find a new home for Crowder. After all, the February trade deadline is fast approaching. Until then, however, Phoenix will have to cover part of the $10.2 million he’s owed this season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Suns GM gets brutally honest on still paying Jae Crowder amid holdout

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/suns-news-devin-booker-reveals-his-lebron-james-stephen-curry-mindset-when-dealing-with-haters');   ga('set', 'title', 'Suns star Devin Booker reveals his LeBron James/Stephen Curry mindset when dealing with haters');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Suns-news-Devin-Booker-reveals-his-LeBron-James-Stephen-Curry-mindset-when-dealing-with-haters.jpg"></figure><h1>Suns star Devin Booker reveals his LeBron James/Stephen Curry mindset when dealing with haters</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-11-30T14:53:17-08:00">November 30th, 2:53pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-11-30T14:53:17-08:00">November 30th, 2:53pm</time><address><a>Paolo Songco</a>A father of two over-energetic boys, Pao has been a writer for ClutchPoints for many years. His passion lies in all things NBA and he has a knack for speaking his mind in his articles -- even when at times it gets him into trouble with the fans. Controversial? Maybe. Excellent writer? Definitely.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Devin Booker has emerged as <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-news-devin-booker-was-kicking-his-a-charles-barkley-drops-truth-bomb-on-klay-thompsons-beef-with-suns">one of the top young superstars</a> in the NBA today. Along with this is the fact that he’s gained more than a few naysayers along the way. The Phoenix Suns guard is taking this all in stride, though.</p><p>Booker is well aware of all the noise and negativity. He’s not ignoring it. As a matter of fact, he’s just learned how to live it with. According to the Suns star, he’s taking a page out of the book of LeBron James and Stephen Curry:</p><p>“I just realized the situation,” Booker said. “Now, I’m more on the bigger stage, where people know about me, so <a href="https://theathletic.com/3951777/2022/11/30/devin-booker-suns-interview/?source=nbatw&amp;redirected=1">there’s gonna be more haters</a>. That’s life. There’s people that hate on LeBron James and Steph Curry — still, to this day. So once you embrace that (reality) and just realize that there’s different types of people, you get it. There’s haters, and there’s supporters.</p><p>There are probably no better role models to look to than Steph and LeBron. King James, in particular, has amassed an enormous amount of haters through the years, so he clearly knows a thing or two about silencing the naysayers.</p><p>Before, the narrative was that Booker wasn’t good enough to carry the Suns to the playoffs. Now that they’ve been to the NBA Finals, the haters are saying that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-devin-booker-drops-bottom-line-on-skeptics-of-last-season-nba-finals-run">Phoenix isn’t doing anything in the postseason</a>. At this point, however, Book is just looking at the silver lining:</p><p>“One out of 30 (teams) is tough,” he said. “And for everyone saying we don’t do anything in the playoffs, well that’s (better than) ‘This kid can’t make the playoffs.’ I’m on the right track here.”</p><p>Booker is just having fun with it. He knows what he is capable of and he is fully aware of what the Suns has achieved under his watch. He’s by no means resting on his laurels, though. Booker isn’t settling for a Finals appearance. He’s had a slice, so to speak, and he now wants the whole pie.</p><p>When asked if all the negativity is helping to fuel the motivation inside him, however, Devin Booker claims that it simply does not:</p><p>“Nah, that s**t stayed the same all the way through,” Booker said.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Suns star Devin Booker reveals his LeBron James/Stephen Curry mindset when dealing with haters

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-odds-bulls-vs-suns-prediction-odds-and-pick-11-30-2022');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA Odds: Bulls vs. Suns prediction, odds and pick – 11/30/2022');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/NBA-Odds-Bulls-vs-Suns-prediction-odds-and-pick.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA Odds: Bulls vs. Suns prediction, odds and pick – 11/30/2022</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-11-30T12:41:55-08:00">November 30th, 12:41pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-11-30T12:44:13-08:00">November 30th, 12:44pm</time><address><a>Aidan Cotter</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Chicago Bulls (9-11) face the Phoenix Suns (14-6) on Wednesday. Tipoff is scheduled for 9:10 pm ET. Below we continue our NBA odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/betting">series</a> with a Bulls-Suns prediction and pick.</p><p>Chicago has won three of their last four games to vault them into 11th place in the Eastern Conference. The Bulls are 10-9-1 against the spread while 60% of their games have gone under. Phoenix has won five straight games and sits in first place in the Western Conference. The Suns are 12-8 against the spread while 58%% of their games have gone under. This will be the first of two games between the teams this season. Phoenix won both matchups last season.</p><p><i><b>Here are the Bulls-Suns <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/nba">NBA odds</a>, courtesy of FanDuel</b></i></p><h2><b>NBA Odds: Bulls-Suns Odds</b></h2><p>Chicago Bulls: +5.5 (-110)</p><p>Phoenix Suns: -5.5 (-110)</p><p>Over: 227 (-110)</p><p>Under: 227 (-110)</p><h2><b>Why The Bulls Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p>Chicago has thus far continued the up-and-down play that plagued their second half of last season. The Bulls feature an average offense that ranks 17th in scoring and 18th in efficiency. They’re slightly better on defense where they rank 13th in points allowed and 11th in defense. Chicago holds up well on the glass where they rank 11th in rebounding differential and 14th in rebound rate.</p><p>Chicago has a simplistic yet effective offense that runs first and foremost through their dynamic duo of DeMar DeRozan and Zach LaVine. DeRozan paces the team in scoring with 26.2 PPG. He’s accomplished that while shooting an efficient 51.4% from the field. DeMar has been lethal around the rim where he draws fouls at will. He averages nearly eight free-throw attempts per game and knocks them down at an 88% clip. DeRozan has continued to be an underrated distributor this season as well. His 4.6 APG leads the Bulls as he’s acted as the primary shot creator for himself and the team at large.</p><p>Zach LaVine has been nearly as effective as DeRozan despite continuing to shake off injury rust. LaVine averages 20.9 PPG but has yet to find his jump shot. Both his field goal percentage and three-point percentage are down this season from last year and his career average. That being said, LaVine has found other ways to contribute to Chicago’s cause. His 4.3 APG is second on the team and he’s chipped in 4.3 RPG and 1.1 SPG as well. LaVine did have a 32-point, eight-assist performance against Phoenix last season – something to keep in mind when making a Bulls Suns prediction.</p><h2><b>Why The Suns Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p>Phoenix is once again at the top of the Western Conference thanks in large part to their elite two-way play. The Suns rank 11th in points per game but second in offensive efficiency. Their defense is just as good as they rank sixth in points allowed and fifth in efficiency. Phoenix is also a stellar rebounding team as they rank ninth in rebound differential and seventh in rebound rate. The Suns will notably be without point guard Chris Paul as he nurses an injury.</p><p>Phoenix has maintained the best record in the West yet again thanks to the play of star Devin Booker. Booker has been sensational yet again this season. He leads the team and is top ten in the league in scoring with 27.9 PPG. Despite struggling from beyond the arc thus far, Booker still maintains a 47% field goal percentage. He’s taken another step forward in his playmaking by averaging 5.8 APG. Booker is coming off his best game of the season. He scored 44 points on 61% shooting in their win over Sacramento. In two games against the Bulls last season, Booker averaged 33 PPG on 59% shooting. His strong play of late and track record against Chicago is worth keeping in mind when making a Bulls Suns prediction.</p><p>If Phoenix is going to cover without Chris Paul, they are going to need a big game out of center Deandre Ayton. Ayton ranks second on the team in scoring with 16.3 PPG on 63% shooting. He leads the team in rebounds by pulling down 9.6 RPG. Ayton has come into his own as of late after a slow, injury-riddled start. Over his last three games, the center has averaged 24.7 points, 15 rebounds, and 1.3 blocks. The Bulls are a solid rebounding team which only adds to the importance of Ayton having a big game. Chicago has been tormented by opposing bigs as they’ve allowed 20+ points to six different centers already.</p><h2><b>Final Bulls-Suns Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>While Chicago has played better of late, Phoenix is firing on all cylinders right now. Even without Chris Paul, the Suns should be able to take care of a perfectly average Bulls team.</p><p><b>Final Bulls-Suns Prediction &amp; Pick: Phoenix Suns -5.5 (-110)</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA Odds: Bulls vs. Suns prediction, odds and pick – 11/30/2022

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/1-suns-player-who-must-traded-soon');   ga('set', 'title', '1 Suns player who must be traded soon');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/1-suns-player-who-must-be-traded-soon.jpg"></figure><h1>1 Suns player who must be traded soon</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-11-30T11:43:06-08:00">November 30th, 11:43am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-11-30T11:43:06-08:00">November 30th, 11:43am</time><address><a>Owen Crisafulli</a>My name is Owen Crisafulli, and I recently received my Masters in Business Administration from Nichols College. Previously, I obtained my Bachelor's degree in Sport Management, and for awhile I ran my own sports website. Sports are my passion, and I thoroughly enjoy writing about my thoughts and opinions that are related to the game. I have been a lifelong fan of the major professional teams in Boston, and love discussing all topics surrounding those teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Phoenix Suns have emerged as the top team in a Western Conference that hasn’t seen many teams look interested in winning this season. It’s no surprise that once again, Phoenix’s top-end talent and strong depth have allowed them to emerge as a title contender, and they should continue to contend as the season progresses.</p><p>Despite all the off-court drama, whether it be team owner Robert Sarver being accused of creating a toxic work environment and working on <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-the-reason-phoenixs-sale-will-be-record-breaking-despite-robert-sarver-controversy" rel="noopener">selling the team</a> or Deandre Ayton’s tension-filled relationship with head coach Monty Williams, the Suns haven’t let it affect them on the court. As a result, the Suns have quietly sauntered into first place in the West through the first quarter of the season.</p><p>Not everything is perfect in Phoenix right now, though, and it’s clear they have to figure out how to execute a trade involving one of their key players from their last two deep playoff runs. Let’s take a look at who that player is and see why it would be better for the Suns to unload him sooner rather than later.</p><h2><b>Suns player who must be traded: Jae Crowder</b></h2><p>You thought we forgot about the Jae Crowder drama too? Of course not! Crowder has quickly become one of the most <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-rumors-miamis-level-of-interest-in-jae-crowder-trade-as-warriors-bucks-mavs-all-close-in-on-suns-vet" rel="noopener">popular trade targets</a> on the market early on this season, and it’s been strange to see the Suns not find a deal for him yet. That should change soon, though, as Phoenix could use the reinforcements that would come over from trading Crowder.</p><p>By now, the story with Crowder should be common knowledge. Crowder wanted a new deal that Phoenix wasn’t interested in giving him, so he has refused to suit up for them this season. The Suns have been exploring trades for Crowder while they handed the starting power forward role over to Cameron Johnson.</p><p>Even with Johnson dealing with a <a href="https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/nba/suns/2022/11/25/phoenix-cam-johnson-looks-to-return-from-knee-injury-within-two-months/69675972007/" rel="noopener">meniscus injury</a>, Crowder hasn’t returned, showing that it’s only a matter of time until he will get traded. The Suns have reportedly been close to pulling off a deal involving Crowder on a couple of occasions now, but have still not found a deal that they are willing to pull the trigger on.</p><p>It’s not hard to see why Crowder is such a desired asset on the trade market. He’s a strong three-and-d player on the wing, and that type of player is tough to come by nowadays. Crowder isn’t the most reliable player on both sides of the ball, but he plays hard, and that usually results in good things for whichever team he finds himself with.</p><p>Considering how the Suns have dealt with injuries to key players like Johnson and Chris Paul in the early going, it would make sense for their front office to have a sense of urgency to get a deal done for Crowder. Their team could certainly benefit from bringing in some more talent, but as of right now, there doesn’t seem to be a deal imminent for Crowder.</p><p>There certainly aren’t a lack of teams interested in Crowder, as there have been several different teams who made their interest for Crowder known. The Suns may be playing it smart by allowing opposing teams to become more desperate, but at this point, it wouldn’t hurt to add some talent to their roster, and there’s no sense dragging the situation out when you don’t really have to.</p><p>The Suns have already replaced Crowder, even with Johnson out for the time being, so now all that’s left is they have to move him. Phoenix clearly has a need for some added frontcourt depth, and maybe even another guard to shore up their backcourt, or if they don’t land a player, draft assets don’t hurt either.</p><p>Whatever the return may be, the Suns need to unload Crowder, and soon. They aren’t really losing value, but considering the state of their roster currently, and the strange build of the Western Conference, the Suns need to capitalize on the rest of their conference’s slow start to take control of things while they already have the lead.</p><p>Holding onto Crowder in an effort to extract more trade value out of him could end up inadvertently tanking Phoenix this season. The Suns need to acquire some more talent and integrate them into their system throughout the remainder of the regular season. And while they are in a good spot right now, they will need to pull the trigger at some point. And that point should come as soon as possible.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

1 Suns player who must be traded soon

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Despite an injury to Chris Paul and an offseason full of turmoil — from the Robert Sarver investigation to the Deandre Ayton contract situation to Jae Crowder taking a leave of absence from the team — Devin Booker and the squad are thriving so far this season.</p><p>Booker told <a href="https://theathletic.com/3951777/2022/11/30/devin-booker-suns-interview/">Sam Amick of The Athletic</a> that all the offseason drama wasn’t enough to shake him or the team. He explained that, even with the Sarver situation, the Suns kept their discussions within the team and stayed ready for the season.</p><p>“I don’t think it’s fair to think that that would come in between what we have going on in this locker room. There’s too many level-headed guys,” Devin Booker said, via The Athletic. “We have too many conversations that we keep in house between the team. Like, we have a lot of educated people on this team. We’re pretty close, and we talk about everything. Our group chat is going. And we keep everything in (house) and talk about it here. And, you know, a decision was made (regarding Sarver), so there’s really nothing else we can do or say about it. Media day was tough, and that was it.”</p><p>Booker and Ayton are leading the way for the Suns. The former averages 27.9 points, 5.8 assists and 5.4 rebounds per game while the ladder is posting per-game averages of 16.3 points and 9.6 rebounds. Mikal Brides is also stepping up, averaging 16.1 points per game, as well as Cameron Payne, Cam Johnson, Torrey Craig and Damion Lee.</p><p>With Paul <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-hes-close-chris-pauls-injury-status-gets-encouraging-update-from-gm">making progress with his heel injury rehab</a>, the Suns should continue to roll. They have to prove they are a true contender after last season’s playoff humiliation but they have the talent and resiliency to do so.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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His passion lies in all things NBA and he has a knack for speaking his mind in his articles -- even when at times it gets him into trouble with the fans. Controversial? Maybe. Excellent writer? Definitely.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Chris Paul has been out of action for the Phoenix Suns for 10 games now. The 37-year-old has been dealing with a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-chris-paul-extended-injury-absence-draws-telling-update">lingering heel injury</a>, and it’s kept him sidelined for half of his team’s games so far this season.</p><p>At this point, however, it seems that Chris Paul is finally <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-chris-paul-gets-optimistic-injury-update-from-phoenix-gm">closing in</a> on his much-awaited return. Suns general manager James Jones recently provided another timely update on the status of their star point guard, and while the high-ranking team executive refused to pinpoint an exact target return date for CP3, what is clear is that he’s very close now:</p><p>“Chris, <a href="https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/nba/suns/2022/11/30/phoenix-suns-gm-james-jones-addresses-chris-paul-sore-heel/69687440007/">he’s close</a>,” Jones said, via Duane Rankin of azcentral. “He’s coming back. He’ll be back. I can’t tell you he’ll be back (Wednesday). He’s been looking good and we’re still taking the long view with him. From Day 1, we’ve said that when our guys are eligible to play, when they’re available, they’re completely available. No restrictions. Nothing mentally, physically, to hold them back. So he’s getting there. And once he gets there, you’ll know.”</p><p>As Jones implied in his statement here, they don’t want to bring Paul back unless he’s a hundred percent. CP3 is no spring chicken, and the Suns are being understandably cautious with their approach to the 17-year veteran.</p><p>When asked to provide more details on Chris Paul’s injury, Jones stated that it was nothing more than a sore heel:</p><p>“That’s it,” he said. “I always try to be honest and direct. If it was something more, we would tell you. It’s just a sore heel.”</p><p>James Jones did hint that Paul could be back on Wednesday against the Chicago Bulls. If he misses that one, Paul’s next chance to return would be on Friday against the Houston Rockets.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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His passion lies in all things NBA and he has a knack for speaking his mind in his articles -- even when at times it gets him into trouble with the fans. Controversial? Maybe. Excellent writer? Definitely.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Patrick Beverley served the third and final game of his <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-devin-booker-reacts-to-patrick-beverley-3-game-suspension">league-mandated suspension</a> on Monday as the Los Angeles Lakers suffered a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-anthony-davis-reacts-to-darvin-ham-taking-full-blame-for-stunning-collapse-vs-pacers" rel="noopener">deflating loss</a> at the hands of the Indiana Pacers. That’s now three games spent on the sidelines for Pat Bev after shoving Phoenix Suns big man Deandre Ayton to the ground in a heated altercation between the pair last week.</p><p>Speaking on a recent episode of his own <a href="https://twitter.com/PatBevPod/status/1597406022465097728?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1597406022465097728%7Ctwgr%5Ed62a0b60eb2c01954e9a76328de200da9eda9ff0%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Flakersnation.com%2Flakers-video-patrick-beverley-wouldnt-change-way-he-handled-deandre-ayton-incident-if-he-could-do-it-again%2F2022%2F11%2F29%2F">podcast</a>, the Lakers veteran revealed how he may have seen the incident involving Ayton coming. According to Beverley, it all started when the Suns center — for some reason — refused to shake his hand before the game even started:</p><p>“It kicked off when we do the tip-off,” Beverley said. “I shake everybody hand. I put my hand on Deandre Ayton’s hand, and he don’t shake my hand. So, something was brewing there from the beginning.”</p><p>This obviously stuck with Pat Bev and this was likely on his mind when he saw Ayton standing over Austin Reaves after the Lakers guard took a hard foul. Beverley did not appreciate Ayton’s antics and he did not hesitate to give the Suns star a forceful body check that sent him sprawling to the ground.</p><p>“F**ked up, f**k him, we’re not going for that s**t,” Beverley said.</p><p>Despite losing money during his time away from the team, it is clear that Beverley has no regrets about the incident. As a matter of fact, the 34-year-old admits that he would do it all over again if given the opportunity:</p><p>“Ask people that’s played with me, ask superstars that’s played with me,” Pat Bev said. “That’s the reason why guys want me on their team. … Very unfortunate situation, and if I could play it back again, I would do the exact same thing.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">EMERGENCY MEETING</p><p>Ep. 7 out TOMORROW <a href="https://t.co/Ji8PjnNuDV">pic.twitter.com/Ji8PjnNuDV</a></p><p>— Pat Bev Pod (@PatBevPod) <a href="https://twitter.com/PatBevPod/status/1597406022465097728?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 29, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>As he said, it is this no-nonsense attitude that makes Patrick Beverley a valuable asset to his team. What he brings to the table goes far beyond the box score, and this is exactly why both his teammates and Lakers fans love this man.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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