Booker’s 50 points not enough to lift Suns to victory

NEW YORK: Thomas Bryant’s three-point play with 2.8 seconds remaining lifted visiting Washington Wizards to a 124-121 win over Phoenix, spoiling a 50-point night from the Suns’ Devin Booker.

With time expiring in a tie game, Bradley Beal drove baseline and lofted an alley-oop pass to Bryant, who laid it in and added a free throw.

After a timeout, Phoenix inbounded, and Troy Daniels’ corner threepoint attempt went off the rim at the buzzer as the Suns dropped their fifth consecutive game.

Booker, who scored 59 points at Utah on Monday, became the first player in Suns history to score 50 or more points in consecutive games.

The 22-year-old is the youngest in NBA history to accomplish the feat.

Jabari Parker had 28 points and a career-high 15 rebounds for Washington, who had lost five straight, and Beal scored 28 points.

Reserve Jordan McRae contributed 21 points, and Bryant finished with 18 points and a career-high 19 rebounds.

Paul George scored 31 points and Russell Westbrook had yet another triple-double to lead Oklahoma City past visiting Indiana.

Early in the second half, the Thunder looked headed for yet another lacklustre defeat as the Pacers built an 11-point lead.

But then came a massive third-quarter push.

The Thunder scored 24 consecutive points over a stretch of nearly seven minutes to seize control.

Westbrook finished with 17 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists.

Steven Adams scored 25 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for the Thunder, his highest-scoring game since Dec 14.

Bojan Bogdanovic led the Pacers with 28 points.

Golden State needed a late surge and 28 points apiece from Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant to hold off hosts Memphis.

Curry hit six three-pointers and Durant missed just one shot for the Warriors, who moved a halfgame ahead of Denver in the race for the top seed in the Western Conference.

Jonas Valanciunas (27 points, 13 rebounds) and Bruno Caboclo (17 points, 13 rebounds) recorded double-doubles for Memphis, who lost for just the second time in their past seven home games. — Reuters