Suns Down Bulls 125-104 in Friday Night Win

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The Phoenix Suns went to the United Center looking for a win over the Chicago Bulls, and that's exactly what they got in a 125-104 victory on Friday night. First time scoring 125+ since Jan. 28.
The Suns now improve to 35-29 on the year and have won their last five-of-seven.
Devin Booker (35 points, five rebounds and six assists) led the Suns in scoring and has now hit the fourth time he's scored 30+ points in back-to-back games this season.
Kevin Durant (20 points, nine rebounds and six assists) was on a minutes restriction on Wednesday but managed to play over 31 minutes in the win.
The Suns saw three players with 20+ points, the last of which was Josh Okogie (25 points) tied a career high with six three-pointers made tonight. This was also the fifth time Okogie hit 20+ points this season.
As for the Bulls, DeMar DeRozan (31) and Zach LaVine (27) combined for 58 points in the loss. Chicago shot just 30% from downtown and made 76% of their free throws.
Phoenix climbed up by as much as 13 points in the first two quarters before the Bulls eventually took a 64-60 lead at the half. Things looked to be tight heading down the stretch before Booker's 13 points in the third quarter pushed Phoenix ahead 94-85 with one to play.
Chicago would threaten a time or two in the fourth quarter but the Suns eventually pulled away with under seven minutes to play.
The Suns won the rebound battle 41-34 and shot 50% from the field. Phoenix also protected the rim with seven blocked shots on the night.
Phoenix returns to action Sunday afternoon against the Dallas Mavericks.

Donnie Druin is the Publisher for Arizona Cardinals and Phoenix Suns On SI. Donnie moved to Arizona in 2012 and has been with the company since 2018. In college he won "Best Sports Column" in the state of Arizona for his section and has previously provided coverage for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Arizona State Sun Devils. Follow Donnie on Twitter @DonnieDruin for more news, updates, analysis and more!