The Phoenix Suns look to complete a perfect five-game road trip when they visit the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night.
Phoenix captured the past three games by an average of 19.7 points, including a 121-107 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Monday.
Star guard Devin Booker poured in a season-best 48 points against the Spurs and averaged 37.7 over the past three contests.
Booker is the biggest reason why the defending Western Conference champions possess a league-best 34-9 record and are 7-1 in their past eight games.
“I did the points with losses, and that’s not it,” Booker said. “I just try to win basketball games. That trumps everything.”
Booker made five 3-pointers as part of an 18-of-33 shooting performance at San Antonio while falling just shy of his fourth career 50-point outing. He also had six assists, five rebounds and three steals.
It was the 12th time this season Booker scored at least 30 points.
Phoenix point guard Chris Paul isn’t the least bit surprised at Booker’s frequent…