ELITE Guard Battle 🔥 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (40 PTS) vs Devin Booker (46 PTS) | March 19, 2023

It's the second consecutive time. Paul races into the spot, didn't get it. The tip by Biambo, no good. And Shea trying to get out on the run. Hard. And how about SGA? Going right to the rack. One way to attack this Phoenix defense as Booker had it back the way. It's a three-on-one. Shea out on the race. Here, he's going to take it himself, as Paul, not much resistance there on the back line. And Waters misfires wide right on the three. So far, Booker hasn't gotten off that three, though. It's good. He just does not need very much space. That's one of the things you know you can adjust and make an adjustment on. There's Booker's game right here at mid-range. Now, he might fool you with the three. Surveys. There's no one on three. Beers back in. Cuts through. And how did he do it? Boy, SGA. About to finish out this first quarter. Most going first. Shea. Oh, he bends inside and flicks it home. Bench player for Golden State a season ago. Shea trying to back him down. Now slips inside. Nice move on the spin. And the finish. Sherman is watching his Arkansas Razorbacks yesterday. Booker did not take the shot, and he got the fly-by, and that opened up even more space for Booker. He was spotted up on the sideline. Booker. Tears back inside, hangs in the air, and then goes with the left hand. David Booker, now with 16 in the game. Knew they were one of the best three-point shooting teams in the NBA coming in. Shea. He beers back inside. Somehow finds a little space, even though... Shea not finishing the drive. ...in transition. There's a nice slip pass. This time, Shea will finish it off with the jam. Still up by 12. With 70 seconds left to go here, first half. Shea. And he takes down Booker on that shot. One Kentucky Wildcat over another. The key there, Michael, did he actually flip it? And as Booker bounces off a loo door to it's the deck. Don't see that very often. The Thunder trailing by double digits the majority of the first half. Love to play in that mid-range. Hey, SGA is another guy. Chris Ball, how about this pass? Come on, man. Boy, Josh Ginney just put it on a platter. Ginney with the size advantage. Although Phoenix switches, got the shot off before Biabo came over to help out Paul. It's a three-on-three. Booker turns the corner in the reverse. Devin Booker giving Phoenix the offense when the sun's needed. And it looks like Biabo stayed tall, according to Bill Kennedy. Booker spinning, fading. Tough shot, takes the contact, plus the foul. Devin Booker. The Thunder have been able to stay the course here in the third quarter. Booker once again, baseline, and he has had the answer all night long. Devin Booker. Brooks had an outstanding third. Even with that miss, Booker gets free. Devin Booker from the outside. He's got 31 in the game. He really is. I did not know that he was scoreless, and yet he is found away. Look at the rebounds, you look at the assists, and it's Devin Booker. That is such a high-difficulty shot. Payne knocked away, and now there's time for OKC on the turnover. Shea checks it, goes right to the cup. Banks it up. A great job of slowing down that high-powered offense while stepping up theirs. He's familiar with the Brooklyn game. SGA got to his spot below the free-throw line. He's got two more. And then the Haymakers would have come in here in this fourth quarter by the Thunder. The threes have dried up for Phoenix as well. Just two threes as Booker, hard take, right to the cup. Shea keeps possession, pulls up, right over Craig. Not a problem. 36. Forcing the ball out of his hands. The Suns haven't been able to get any kind of offensive rhythm. Booker down the lane. He's going to get the jam. He gives the game clock a little check. He bounces off of Giddey. Up top to Booker, Booker, free-throw line, off balance. Devin Booker, tough shot. All you need to do is just give a stop here. Certainly don't want to foul, as Booker has to make a decision. He wants to drive, does so, into traffic. And Devin Booker off the rack. Yeah, they played the second-fewest clutch games in the NBA on the season. No timeouts left. Booker got free, corner three. Got it to go with 7.8 seconds left. And the Suns not going away yet.