Devin Booker needs to star for the Suns to advance, and he didn’t do it in Game 1

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Even with Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal aligned beside him, Devin Booker needs to be the alpha. It’s his time. His team.

MINNEAPOLIS — lost his dribble on the baseline, but the guard recovered and dribbled to the corner. big man smothered him, trapping Booker in the corner. It appeared he had nowhere to go. But in a flash Booker reversed, dribbling behind his back to the baseline, giving him a step on the 7-foot-1 Gobert. Booker kept the ball in his right hand, using the rim as protection from the trailing Gobert and banked home a nifty reverse layup. He fell to the Target Center court.

Free, daily sports updates direct to your inbox. The physicality was clear. Not long after the reverse layup, Booker drove through the lane against McDaniels. At 6-9, McDaniels is among the league’s top defenders, someone who takes the court with the mindset that he is the top defender. Against Booker, McDaniels kept his arms up, but Booker thought he lowered them, making contact. He didn’t get the call. Advertisement Booker pleaded to official Marc Davis.

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