Devin Booker totals 30 points as Suns defeat Rockets

Devin Booker scored a game-high 30 points on his 26th birthday to help the Phoenix Suns fend off the visiting Houston Rockets 124-109 on Sunday.

Booker shot 14 of 24 overall despite missing 6 of 7 3-pointers to pace seven Suns in double figures. Phoenix led by as many as 12 points in the first half but repeatedly had to stave off spurts from the Rockets, who have dropped the first three games of their four-game road trip