PHOENIX SUNS

Devin Booker scores 18 points in 1st quarter of Game 5 vs. Lakers

Jun 1, 2021, 7:53 PM | Updated: 11:58 pm

Devin Booker #1 of the Phoenix Suns handles the ball against the Los Angeles Lakers during the seco...

Devin Booker #1 of the Phoenix Suns handles the ball against the Los Angeles Lakers during the second half of Game Two of the Western Conference first-round playoff series at Phoenix Suns Arena on May 25, 2021 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

(Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker came out on fire in Game 5 of the first-round opening series against the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday.

He would finish with 30 points, seven rebounds and five assists in the 115-85 Suns win to take a 3-2 lead in the series.

The All-Star scored 10 of his team’s first 19 points halfway through the first quarter with the Suns up 19-10.

Booker got six of his points the old-fashioned way on a pair of acrobatic and-ones.

He finished the opening frame with 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting and 2-of-2 from three-point range.

By halftime, the Suns had blown the game wide open to lead 66-36. Booker had 22 points, while Cam Payne scored 14 off the bench.

The Lakers, without All-Star forward Anthony Davis, got just seven points from LeBron James, who went 3-of-10 for seven points, three turnovers and five assists.

Phoenix fell behind early in Game 5 but went on an 11-0 run to eventually take a 34-26 lead into the second quarter. The Suns outscored the Lakers 32-10 in the second quarter, holding Los Angeles to 31% shooting by the end of the first half.

Los Angeles was without Davis due to a grade-one groin strain.

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