Booker Scores 47, Durant Adds 39, Suns Beat Nuggets 121–114

Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker (1) looks to shoot as Denver Nuggets guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (5) defends during the first half of Game 3 of an NBA basketball Western Conference semifinal game in Phoenix on May 5, 2023. Matt York/AP Photo

PHOENIX—Devin Booker has carried a massive offensive load for the Phoenix Suns in these playoffs, averaging more than 35 points per game despite defenders draped all over him in most games.

Faced with a nearly must-win game on Friday night, he somehow did even more.