Booker, Green Set the Tone as Phoenix Blasts Toronto 120-98

Phoenix never gives Toronto a real foothold. The Suns open with an 8-0 burst, Jalen Green burying a 26-foot step-back three to get the building moving, and from there the pressure never really relents. Devin Booker is in rhythm from the start, attacking downhill and bending the defense, and Phoenix’s early shot-making turns the first quarter into a 34-20 statement. By the time the Suns hit halftime with a 66-48 lead, the game already feels like it’s tilted heavily in their favor.

Toronto does have one brief answer in the second quarter. Down 43-25, the Raptors string together a 12-point run, capped by Immanuel Quickley drilling a 25-foot three with Scottie Barnes setting the table for the assist. It trims the margin to 43-37 and gives Toronto its best look at a comeback. But Phoenix doesn’t panic. Booker keeps getting to the line, the Suns keep stacking possessions, and the Raptors never string together enough stops to force real pressure on the lead. Every time Toronto nudges closer, Phoenix responds with a clean bucket or a defensive stand.

That pattern becomes decisive in the third. The Suns come out of the break and immediately reassert control, turning an 84-62 score into a 92-62 cushion during an 8-0 run finished by Booker’s free throw, his 25th point of the night. That’s the turning point in the cleanest sense: Toronto’s brief momentum is erased, and Phoenix’s lead swells to as many as 31. The Raptors are chasing the game the rest of the way, while the Suns are able to play with pace, space the floor, and keep their primary creators comfortable in rhythm.

Booker and Green set the tone, but the win is also about how efficiently Phoenix controls the game flow. Booker finishes with 25 points, three rebounds, and six assists in 31 minutes, shooting 60% from the field. He’s the steady hand — the scorer who punishes any lapse and keeps the offense on schedule. Green adds 20 points, three rebounds, and seven assists in 30 minutes, giving Phoenix another downhill creator who can score or spray the ball out when Toronto loads up. Together, they keep the Raptors from ever keying in on just one guy.

The closing minutes are more about closing the door than drama. With Phoenix already up 114-90, J. Bouyea jumps a passing lane for a steal, R. Fleming follows with a putback layup, and the Suns keep the pressure on even as the outcome is settled. J. Battle’s alley-oop layup and C. Huntley’s dunk off a Bouyea assist underline the way Phoenix finishes the night: active, connected, and still playing with purpose deep into the fourth. Toronto gets a late G. Temple three and a T. Jackson-Davis steal, but those are cosmetic on a night the Suns dictated from the opening minutes.

For Phoenix, this is the kind of win that matters in the standings and in the tone it sets. A 22-point victory with no lead changes and a 31-point cushion at peak is a clean business trip result — the kind that reinforces momentum, keeps the offense humming, and protects legs before the schedule tightens again. Toronto, meanwhile, leaves with another reminder that when the defense leaks early, the margin for error disappears quickly against a shot-making team like Phoenix.