Phoenix Suns at Memphis Grizzlies
· National Basketball AssociationDevin Booker scores 36 on 16-of-24 shooting, Suns beat Grizzlies 131-105
Collin Gillespie had 11 points — all in the fourth quarter — and 10 assists for the Suns. Oso Ighodaro and Rasheer Fleming also scored 11 points.
Booker banked in a straight-away 3-pointer at the buzzer in the third quarter to give Phoenix a two-point lead. GG Jackson threw down a dunk to open the fourth that made it 91-all, but Fleming grabbed an offensive rebound and his putback with 11:14 left in the game gave Phoenix the lead for good.
Ighodaro followed with a dunk and Gillespie added a 3-pointer and a jumper before Jordan Goodwin stole a pass and fed Ryan Dunn for a fast-break dunk that capped an 11-0 run. Goodwin and Fleming made 3s 21 seconds apart that made it 108-95 with 6:59 remaining, and the Grizzlies trailed by double digits the rest of the way.
Tyler Burton led Memphis with 17 points and Cam Spencer scored 16. Jackson and Jahmai Mashack each added 14 points.
Phoenix shot 50.5% (55 of 109) and hit 17 3-pointers.
Grizzlies: Hosts New York on Wednesday.
Regular Season Series
PHX wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 131 - 105 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 131 - 105 |
| 4th 0.1 |  |
shot clock turnover | 131 - 105 |
| 4th 24.2 |  |
Jahmai Mashack makes free throw 2 of 2 | 131 - 105 |
| 4th 24.2 | |
Grizzlies offensive team rebound | 131 - 104 |
Statistics
 PHX |
 MEM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 55-109 | FG | 38-75 |
| 50 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 17-45 | 3PT | 11-30 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 37 |
| 4-8 | FT | 18-20 |
| 50 | Free Throw % | 90 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 20 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 39 | Assists | 26 |
| 13 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 23 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 4 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 28 |
| 16 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 68 | Points in Paint | 54 |
| 15 | Fouls | 13 |
| 27 | Largest Lead | 6 |
| 13 | Lead Changes | 13 |
| 66 | Percent Led | 25 |
Memphis Grizzlies Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Walter Clayton Jr., G | Out | Apr 12 |
| Adama Bal, G | Out | Apr 12 |
| Cedric Coward, F | Out | Apr 11 |
| Cam Spencer, G | Out | Apr 11 |
| GG Jackson, F | Out | Apr 11 |
Phoenix Suns Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Jordan Goodwin, G | Out | Apr 27 |
| Mark Williams, C | Out | Apr 26 |
Game Information
Location: Memphis, TN
Attendance: 14,661 · Capacity:
2025-26 Pacific Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 LA Lakers |
53 | 29 | .646 | - | W3 |
 Phoenix |
45 | 37 | .549 | 8 | W1 |
 LA Clippers |
42 | 40 | .512 | 11 | W1 |
 Golden State |
37 | 45 | .451 | 16 | L3 |
 Sacramento |
22 | 60 | .268 | 31 | L1 |
2025-26 Southwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 San Antonio |
62 | 20 | .756 | - | L1 |
 Houston |
52 | 30 | .634 | 10 | W1 |
 New Orleans |
26 | 56 | .317 | 36 | L2 |
 Dallas |
26 | 56 | .317 | 36 | W1 |
 Memphis |
25 | 57 | .305 | 37 | L8 |
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