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Devin Booker scored 40 points and Kevin Durant added 18 to lead the Phoenix Suns to a 125-119 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday night.

Phoenix Suns @Sun

ORDER IT.
33rd career 40+ point regular season game
PLAYER ONLY @NBA with 30+ points in each current arena
FIFTH arena scoring record pic.twitter.com/L34aeMQWFZ

Royce O’Neale scored 21 points off the bench for the 4-1 Suns, who allowed 70 points in the first half and were down by as many as 21 before mounting a successful comeback.

O’Neale hit the biggest shot of the game, knocking down a three with 45 seconds left for a 118-112 lead.

NBA @NBA

Royce O’Neale knocks down the big 3!
His fifth of the game puts the Suns up 6 with under a minute left on NBA TV pic.twitter.com/gHbl95Ejcn

Rookie Ryan Dunn scored 16 points and veteran point guard Tyus Jones added 11 assists for Phoenix, which was without guard Bradley Beal (right elbow sprain).

Phoenix’s hot shooting got the job done, with the Suns making 51.2 percent of their shots and 18-of-39 threes. Notably, Phoenix made its first 15 field goal attempts in the third quarter.

NBA @NBA

3Q DRIVE THAT GOT IT DONE.
8 twos
7 threes
37 points in an 8-minute stretch
The @Suns hit 15 (!) shots in a row to erase a 21 point deficit before pulling out the W pic.twitter.com/p8WSLg4cBH

Clippers point guard James Harden led LA with a 25-point, 13-assist, 10-rebound triple-double. Norman Powell scored 23 points and Ivica Zubac added a double-double with 22 points and 12 rebounds.

The Suns ultimately won a tough battle, moving into a second place tie in the West with the Golden State Warriors.

Fans and analysts recognized their impressive effort, led by Booker, who shot 11-of-18 (5-of-9 from three) and added eight assists and three steals.

Shane Young @YoungNBA

Devin Booker had 40 points on 81.3% true shooting tonight.
He made this list of guys with at least 10 career games over the 40-point, 80% TS mark: pic.twitter.com/VzTUQTiwVv

Mike Vigil @protected pick

Absurdly good Devin Booker game.

Booker Muse @DevinBookerMuse

Devin Booker holds the arena scoring records at:
TD Garden (70)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse (62)
Delta Center (59)
Footprint Center (58)
Intuit Dome (40)
Elite. pic.twitter.com/peincxtIfF

The ball doesn’t stop @balldont stop

Devin Booker game so clean.

E @ea_az7

Devin Booker really needs a tougher league

Jackson Lloyd @JacksonLloydNBA

Devin Booker is a great watch.

LEEZUS @AndrewLeezus

Kevin Durant is the greatest scorer of all time, so it’s easy to forget that he’s one of the most underrated defenders the game has seen.

Sun’s report @The Sun’s Report

Kevin Durant’s defensive skills are not talked about enough. Consecutive blocks at the rim during coupling time

Sole is better @SunsAreBetter

Running out of words to describe Ryan Dunn other than…
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR. pic.twitter.com/XLIj0JT3eb

Shane Young @YoungNBA

Not to be dramatic, but I would vote Ryan Dunn for president next week

Coldest @DColdest

The Phoenix Suns have the best wing rotation in the league.

Zone @AZSportsZone

Royce O’Neale is the team’s unsung hero.
There wasn’t enough talk about extending him.

乇尺ﾑ @TheWestbrookEra

Royce O’Neale might be a top 5 role player in the league

Isak (4-4)(4-1) @mikalbridge

Royce O’Neale has been absolutely incredible to start the season

FLEX from Jersey @FlexFromJersey

Royce O’Neale and Ryan Dunn were fantastic tonight

Phoenix now heads home for a three-game stretch that begins Saturday night against the Portland Trail Blazers.