Devin Booker scores 25, Suns cruise past the Raptors 120-98 to end a 5-game skid

PHOENIX (AP) — Devin Booker scored 25 points, Jalen Green added 20 and the Phoenix Suns snapped a five-game losing streak by beating the Toronto Raptors 120-98 on Sunday night.

Phoenix won its 40th game of the season, which is already a four-win improvement over last year with 10 games to play.

The Suns never trailed and took an 18-point lead into halftime. They extended the advantage to 92-62 late in the third when Booker got fouled while making a driving layup, adding the free throw to convert the three-point play.

Booker shot 9 of 15 from the field, including 3 of 6 from 3-point range. Collin Gillespie added 16 points. The Suns' second unit played well with Ryan Dunn scoring 12 and rookie Rasheer Fleming adding 11.

Toronto lost its second straight. The Raptors are still No. 5 in the Eastern Conference playoff race, but fell to 39-31, which is just a half-game ahead of the Atlanta Hawks and Philadelphia 76ers. The top six teams automatically make the playoffs in each conference.

Scottie Barnes led the Raptors with 17 points. RJ Barrett and Ja'Kobe Walter both added 13.

Phoenix jumped out to a 34-20 after one quarter after shooting 8 of 12 from 3-point range and extended the advantage to 66-48 by halftime. Booker led the Suns with 12 points before the break, while Barnes had 13 for the Raptors.

The banged-up Suns won despite missing a big chunk of their playing rotation, including Royce O'Neale (knee), Grayson Allen (knee), Dillon Brooks (hand) and Mark Williams (foot).

Raptors: At Utah on Monday.

Suns: Host Denver on Tuesday.

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Phoenix Suns guard Jalen Green (4) drives past Toronto Raptors center Jakob Poeltl during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, March 23, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

Phoenix Suns forward Ryan Dunn dunks against the Toronto Raptors during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, March 23, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

Toronto Raptors center Jakob Poeltl (19) knocks the ball away from Phoenix Suns guard Collin Gillespie during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, March 23, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

Phoenix Suns guard Jalen Green (4) drives past Toronto Raptors guard Ja'kobe Walter during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, March 23, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker shields the ball from Toronto Raptors forward Jamison Battle (77) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, March 23, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Troy Terry scored on a breakaway 1:29 into overtime for his second goal of the game after Mikael Granlund tied it late in regulation and the Anaheim Ducks rallied to defeat the Buffalo Sabres 6-5 on Sunday night.

Anaheim ended Buffalo's seven-game road winning streak when Tage Thompson couldn't keep in the puck in the Ducks' zone and Terry held on a 2-on-0 break to score on a backhander.

Granlund tied the game at 5 with 1:44 remaining in the third period on a power play with Ville Husso pulled for an extra attacker.

Chris Kreider and Jackson LaCombe had power-play goals in the first period, Beckett Sennecke also scored, Husso made 24 saves and the Ducks have won consecutive games as part of a four-game points streak.

Alex Lyon had his 10-game road winning streak — tied for the third-longest by a goaltender in NHL history — snapped after allowing six goals on 33 shots. That included giving up goals to Sennecke and Terry on two of the Ducks’ four shots in the second period.

Alex Tuch, Josh Doan, Jack Quinn, Owen Power and Zach Benson scored for the Sabres, who extended their franchise-record road points streak to 14 games. It was their second loss in the last 14 games overall.

Lyon hadn’t lost a road start since Dec. 8, when Buffalo was last in the Eastern Conference with a 2-9-2 record outside of upstate New York. The Sabres had since won 20 of 24 road games as part of an astonishing turnaround that has them set to end the longest playoff drought in the NHL and on track to claim a first division title since 2009-10.

A victory for Lyon would have tied San Jose’s Evgeni Nabokov in 2009-10 and Minnesota’s Devan Dubnyk in 2014-15 for the longest undefeated road run in league history.

Sabres: Host Boston on Wednesday night.

Ducks: Visit Vancouver on Tuesday night.

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Buffalo Sabres right wing Alex Tuch (89) reacts after scoring against the Anaheim Ducks during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Sunday, March 22, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)

Anaheim Ducks defenseman Jackson LaCombe (2) is cheered by teammates after scoring against the Buffalo Sabres during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Sunday, March 22, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)

Buffalo Sabres right wing Josh Doan (91) controls the puck against the Anaheim Ducks during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Sunday, March 22, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)

Anaheim Ducks defenseman Jackson LaCombe (not shown) scores against Buffalo Sabres goaltender Alex Lyon, right, during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Sunday, March 22, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)

Anaheim Ducks right wing Troy Terry (19) celebrates after scoring against the Buffalo Sabres during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Sunday, March 22, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)