Suns beat Knicks; win streak at 15

NEW YORK — Devin Booker scored 32 points as the Phoenix Suns beat the New York Knicks 118-97 on Friday for their 15th straight victory, matching the second-longest win streak in franchise history.

Chris Paul had 14 points and 10 assists for the Suns (16-3). The reigning Western Conference champions will try to wrap up an unbeaten four-game trip Saturday in a showdown with East-leading Brooklyn.

Phoenix also won 15 straight in 2006-07. The Suns won a franchise-best 17 in a row later that season.

Deandre Ayton finished with 14 points and 13 rebounds. Booker was 14-for-27 from the field, making four 3-pointers. He did not attempt a free throw.

■ Clippers 107, Pistons 96: At Los Angeles, Reggie Jackson scored 21 points, and Eric Bledsoe added 19 on 6 of 9 shooting for Los Angeles, which never trailed.

■ Bulls 123, Magic 88: At Orlando, Fla., Demar Derozan scored 23 points and Zach Lavine 21 for Chicago, which scored 18 straight points midway through the first half.

■ Hornets 133, Timberwolves 115: At Charlotte, N.C., Findlay Prep product Kelly Oubre Jr. matched a career high with seven 3-pointers and totaled 27 points off the bench for Charlotte in its eighth win in nine games. Minnesota had won five straight.

■ Hawks 132, Grizzlies 100: At Memphis, Tenn., Trae Young had 31 points on 12 of 16 shooting and 10 assists to lead Atlanta over Memphis, which lost star point guard Ja Morant to a left knee injury.

■ Bucks 120, Nuggets 109: At Denver, Giannis Antetokounmpo had 24 points on 10 of 13 shooting and 13 rebounds for Milwaukee, which never trailed. Pat Connaughton added 20 points off the bench.

■ Pelicans 98, Jazz 97: At Salt Lake City, Brandon Ingram had 21 points and six rebounds for New Orleans, which went ahead to stay on Devonte Graham’s 3-pointer with 1.9 seconds left.

■ Spurs 96, Celtics 88: At San Antonio, Dejounte Murray had 29 points and 11 rebounds for San Antonio, which rallied in the final minute after blowing a 24-point lead. The Spurs closed on a 15-0 run.

■ Wizards 101, Thunder 99: At Oklahoma City, Bradley Beal and Kentavious Caldwell-pope each scored 20 points for Washington, which shot 48 percent.

■ Pacers 114, Raptors 97: At Indianapolis, Domantas Sabonis had 23 points and 18 rebounds and Caris Levert 19 points for Indiana, which had seven double-digit scorers.

■ Warriors 118, Trail Blazers 103: At San Francisco, Stephen Curry had 32 points, eight assists and seven rebounds for Golden State, which won its sixth straight. The Associated Press