Booker, Paul take charge as Suns roll over Jazz

LOS ANGELES – Devin Booker scored 33 points and Chris Paul did well to adjust on the fly for his 27 points and 14 assists as the Phoenix Suns won their seventh straight game with a 115-109 victory over the Utah Jazz on Monday (Tuesday, Manila time).

Paul scored 15 of his season-high 27 in the fourth quarter after making adjustments to his playing style.

"In the first half, we had too many turnovers. I was trying to pass too much so I just started being aggressive," the 36-year-old guard said. 

Paul made his first five shots of the fourth quarter, including two baskets from beyond the arc on Monday night in Phoenix.

"Our staff always says to us 'Let it fly. If you are open and got a shot, let it fly," Paul said.

The Suns seized control with a 14-2 final quarter run after the short-handed Jazz grabbed a 95-91 lead early in the quarter.

Utah was missing all-stars Donovan Mitchell, Rudy Gobert and  Mike Conley Jr. The Jazz lost for the eighth time in 11 games.

Jordan Clarkson led the Jazz with 22 points, including three straight 3s in the final quarter.

In Oklahoma City, Nicola Vucevic had 26 points and 15 rebounds as the Chicago Bulls withstood a late comeback by the Oklahoma City Thunder to win, 111-110.

The Bulls led by 28 points in the third quarter, but the Thunder engineered a fierce comeback and had a chance to tie it in the closing seconds. 

Oklahoma City's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who led his team with 31 points, missed a 3-pointer that would have evened the score with two seconds to play.

Rookie Ayo Dosunmu scored a season-high 24 points and Zach LaVine added 23 for the Bulls.