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Jazz dim Suns despite Booker’s 59

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Jazz dim Suns despite Booker�s 59
Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert dunks against Phoenix Suns forward Richaun Holmes during the first half in Salt Lake City.
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MANILA, Philippines — Rudy Gobert scored a season-high 27 points and collected 10 rebounds to lead the Utah Jazz to a 125-92 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Monday night.

Devin Booker scored a season-high 59 points for the Suns.

Gobert broke the NBA single-season dunk record with 274 while picking up his 59th double-double of the season. The old dunk mark of 269 was set by Dwight Howard in 2007-08. Dunks have been an official stat only since 2000.

In Portland, Jusuf Nurkic scored 32 points and had a game-high 16 rebounds to lead Portland to a double-overtime 148-144 victory against visiting Brooklyn.

But Nurkic suffered a serious left leg injury with 2:22 left in the second overtime when fouled while going for an offensive rebound. He was taken off on a stretcher and then to a local hospital.

Damian Lillard added 31 points and a game-leading 12 assists for the Blazers, who clinched an NBA playoff spot for the sixth year in a row.

In Orlando, Nikola Vucevic had 28 points and 11 rebounds, and Orlando took a major step in its push toward the playoffs with a 119-98 home win over Philadelphia.

The Magic went undefeated during their five-game homestand and are now just a half-game behind the Miami Heat for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

Evan Fournier chipped in 24 points and seven assists for Orlando. Joel Embiid had 20 points and 10 rebounds for the 76ers.

In  Memphis, Bruno Caboclo scored a career-high 24 points to lift Memphis past visiting Oklahoma City 115-103.

Caboclo hadn’t scored more than 16 points in any of his 60 previous NBA games over five seasons. He also tied his career high with 11 rebounds. 

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