NBA roundup: Devin Booker erupts for 58 in Suns' comeback win

Devin Booker scored a season-high 58 points and Chris Paul canned a crucial 3-pointer late as the Phoenix Suns rallied from 24 points down in the third quarter to outlast the visiting New Orleans Pelicans 118-114 on Saturday.

The Pelicans led by 17 points at the break but only by five after the third quarter when Booker and Paul engineered a 15-0 run midway through the period. Phoenix retook the lead for the first time since late in the opening quarter on Paul's 3-pointer with 5:24 to play.

Paul added 18 points for Phoenix while Mikal Bridges hit for 15 and Bismack Biyombo had 11. The Suns have won two straight after five consecutive losses.

Zion Williamson led the Pelicans with 30 points, with CJ McCollum scoring 27 (just three after halftime), Jonas Valanciunas adding 12 and Naji Marshall and Jose Alvarado tallying 11 and 10, respectively. New Orleans has dropped three straight games.

Clippers 102, Wizards 93

Kawhi Leonard scored a season-high 31 points and shot 4 of 5 from the floor in the fourth quarter to power Los Angeles' late-game push to defeat visiting Washington.

The five-time All-NBA honoree played perhaps his best game since sustaining a torn ACL in the 2021 playoffs, completing his highest-scoring effort since April 2021 with nine rebounds and three steals. Luke Kennard provided pop off the bench with 20 points, including 4-of-6 shooting from beyond the 3-point arc.

Kristaps Porzingis led the Wizards with 19 points, Deni Avdija recorded a double-double of 11 points and 10 rebounds, and Kyle Kuzma finished with 17 points.

Heat 111, Spurs 101

Jimmy Butler scored 26 points and Bam Adebayo added 22 points and 13 rebounds as Miami played its best in the fourth quarter to beat San Antonio in Mexico City in the NBA's first