The Phoenix Suns will shoot for their eighth consecutive victory on Wednesday when they complete a three-game road trip with a matchup against the Toronto Raptors.
The Suns kept their streak alive Sunday when Devin Booker sank a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 1.7 seconds left to defeat the New York Knicks 116-113.
The Suns will be catching the Raptors on the second half of back-to-back games. Toronto lost 115-103 to the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday in New York to finish their NBA in-season tournament schedule at 1-3.
Phoenix went 3-1 in tournament group play, advancing to a quarterfinal game against the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday.
With Suns forward Kevin Durant (sore right foot) not playing on Sunday, the onus was on Booker at crunch time in New York.
Suns coach Frank Vogel added, “It’s Devin Booker, man. The guy is coldblooded. I know he’s one of the best clutch players in the world, so it’s fun to be on the right side of that.”
The Suns took Monday off and practiced Tuesday in New York.
Phoenix is 7-0 since Booker returned after he was sidelined for five games due to a right calf strain.
Toronto’s time ran out in the fourth quarter on Tuesday, when the Nets outscored the Raptors 39-28. Scottie Barnes finished with 17 points and 11 rebounds for the Raptors in the defeat, while Pascal Siakam scored 17 points and added 10 rebounds.
Toronto’s Gary Trent Jr. tied the game at 94 on a jumper with 4:30 remaining, but the Nets gradually pulled away.
Durant and teammate Grayson Allen (illness) are listed as questionable for the Wednesday game. Nassir Little will miss the contest, as he returned to Phoenix for the birth of his first child.
The teams split two-game series each of the past two seasons.
