Phoenix Suns shooting guard Devin Booker hit a game-winning 3-pointer against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden to give the Suns a 116-113 victory.
After the game, Booker talked about his clutch shot.
“For a game-winner, I’m feeling I’m taking that shot unless they super blitz me to where I can’t even see the hoop,” Booker told ESPN. “But any soft pressure like that, I feel like if I raise up and I have it on my right side that nobody can really get to it. I know it sounds crazy, but it feels like an open shot and when you let it go, it’s good.”
Booker finished with 28 points and 11 assists against the Knicks while shooting 10-of-25 from the field, 1-of-4 from beyond the arc and 7-of-8 from the free-throw line.
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“I’m a part of history now, it feels like,” Booker said. “It means a lot. If you’re a fan of the game and you’re a fan of history, you should feel that upon arrival, right? When we touch down in New York City, even when I’m here in the summer and I get the chance to drive by MSG, it just gives you a certain feeling.”
The Suns improved to 11-6 on the season after beating the Knicks. They have won seven games in a row and Phoenix head coach Frank Vogel showered Booker with praise after the New York game.
“It’s Devin Booker, man,” Vogel said. “The guy hit a cold-blooded, big-time shot. He’s our leader. There was a lot of talk when Chris [Paul] left about what the leadership structure was going to look like, and he’s really taken that thing and run. It’s been really natural to him. Hasn’t been forced, hasn’t been anything other than, ‘It’s my time.'”
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Booker is averaging 29.4 points, 5.4 rebounds and 8.9 assists on the season.
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