Devin Booker signed 35 points this Friday and Kevin Durant surpassed Oscar Robertson in the table of top scorers in the NBA with his twenty points, in the comfortable victory of the Phoenix Suns by 125-104 in the field of the Chicago Bulls.

In his second game with the Suns jersey, after being incorporated in February from the Brooklyn Nets, Durant contributed twenty points, nine rebounds and six assists, shooting seven of ten and a resounding 24 plus-minus. which sums up his impact on the match.

Durant, who continues to manage minutes after completing his recovery from a sprain in the tibial collateral ligament of his right knee suffered on January 9, increased his time on the court, with almost 31 minutes for the 26 of his debut in the Charlotte field Hornets, when he scored 23 points.

The scoring leader of the Suns, fourth in the West (35-29), was again a Booker in tremendous shape. He contributed 35 points, with six triples, five rebounds and six assists.

The constant threat that he represents together with Durant takes pressure off a Chris Paul who signed a double double of eleven points and ten assists, without ever having to force his shots and with the freedom to give rhythm to his teammates.

Also, with the Chicago defense focused on Durant and Booker, Josh Okogie sealed 25 points, thirteen of them in the first six minutes, with five triples.

The Bulls held out for a while. They led 64-60 at halftime after a 16-1 finish in the second period, but they had no resources to maintain that pace throughout the game.

DeMar DeRozan was the best with 31 points and Zach LaVine supported him with 27 points. The team is eleventh (29-35), with the Washington Wizards tenth (30-32).

His ambitions to qualify for the ‘play-in’ do not go through duels against the ‘big’, but through appointments like the next one, also at the United Center, against the Indiana Pacers.

With Durant on the track, the Suns didn’t take long to reactivate and sealed a 34-21 lead in the third period, lit up by fourteen points from Booker that put the two teams back nine points.

Three early three-pointers from Booker and another from Durant opened a gap in the light and the Bulls failed to maintain the percentages seen in the first half.

Booker dug into the wound of some Bulls who ran out of gas and Durant got three free kicks on a foul by Williams to make it 105-93. It was Paul, who until then had dedicated himself to assisting, to virtually sentence the clash with the three-pointer from 117-100 with 2.44 minutes to go.