Some Phoenix Suns team game notes, as they face the Lakers tonight:
At 22-11, the Suns have their best 33-game start to a season since 2007-08 as they face the reigning champs for the first time in the regular season.
The Suns have won 4 straight on the road, the team’s longest road winning streak since December 2014.
The Suns have won 11 of their last 13 games overall, and they have won 13 straight when allowing fewer than 120 points.
Devin Booker was named the Western Conference Player of the Week for Feb. 22-28, his 2nd career P.O.W. honor with both coming in the last 3 weeks. He is the first Suns player to win Player of the Week twice in a 3-week span since Steve Nash in January 2007.
Booker scored a season-high 43 points on Sunday at Minnesota, his 99th career 30-point game as he closes in on No. 100.
Chris Paul has 15 assists in 2 straight, a first for him since March 2016.