Booker Scores 38 Points, Suns Beat Clippers to Even Series

Booker Scores 38 Points, Suns Beat Clippers to Even Series
Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker (1) drives on Los Angeles Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard (2) during the second half of Game 2 of a first-round NBA basketball playoff series in Phoenix on April 18, 2023. Matt York/AP Photo
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PHOENIX—Kevin Durant is the shiny new toy for the Phoenix Suns. Devin Booker is still the team’s heart and soul.

Booker—the three-time All-Star who has spent all eight of his NBA seasons in Phoenix—scored 38 points, Durant added 25 and the Suns beat the Los Angeles Clippers 123-109 on Tuesday night, April 18, in Game 2 to tie the Western Conference first-round series.