Phoenix Suns close out road trip with comeback win over red-hot New York Knicks

“We’re going to be ready.” – Devin Booker after Sunday’s loss at Brooklyn.

He was certainly ready to close out this brutal five-game road trip out East with a win after consecutive losses.

The two-time All-Star scored 33 points before 1,981 fans inside Madison Square Garden.

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Booker’s consecutive 30-point performance would’ve been all for naught had his teammates not come through down the stretch of Monday night’s 118-110 win to snap New York’s nine-game winning streak.

© Elsa, Getty Images Chris Paul, left, of the Phoenix Suns celebrates his 3-point shot with teammate Devin Booker, right, in the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game Monday, April 26, 2021, in New York. (Elsa/Pool Photo via AP).

Mikal Bridges and Cam Johnson, who had been ice cold the previous two games, scored a combined 25 points in the second half for the Suns (43-18), who trailed by as many as 15 points in the first half.

Then Chris Paul closed out the Knicks (34-28) in scoring Phoenix’s final seven points capped by a contested 3-pointer over Reggie Bullock with 14.5 seconds left.  

Going 3-2 on the road trip, the Suns look ahead to a monumental two-game homestand starting Wednesday against the Los Angeles Clippers and ending Friday against the West-leading Utah Jazz.

Phoenix went into Monday’s games trailing Utah by two games and tied with the Clippers, who own the tiebreaker over them.

Have opinion about current state of the Suns? Reach Suns Insider Duane Rankin at dmrankin@gannett.com or contact him at 480-787-1240. Follow him on Twitter at @DuaneRankin.

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This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Phoenix Suns close out road trip with comeback win over red-hot New York Knicks