The shorthanded Phoenix Suns are going to be stuck in the mud until Devin Booker can lift them out of it and he wasn't capable of doing so in Friday's 99-83 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Devin Booker looked better in leading the Phoenix Suns past the Utah Jazz, 120-112, in NBA Cup West Group B play at Delta Center. Scoring a game-high 31 points, Booker may just be over his illness that left him battling fatigue in Sunday’s overtime loss to the Sacramento Kings. He went 5-of-9 from 3.

PHOENIX -- The Phoenix Suns moved to 9-2 on the season with a victory over the Utah Jazz in the opening game of group play in NBA Cup action. A massive part of the 120-112 victory was star SG Devin Booker finding his groove once again after spending the beginning of the month in something of a slump.

The Suns are one of the NBA's best teams early on because of how well Tyus Jones has fit in next to Kevin Durant and Devin Booker.

Devin Booker scored 31 points and Bradley Beal added 24 to help the Phoenix Suns open NBA Cup pool play with a 120-112 victory over the Utah Jazz on Tuesday night

The Phoenix Suns opened up a four-game road trip, as well as their NBA Cup schedule, on Tuesday night against the Utah Jazz. It was a 120-112 win for Phoenix, who now moves to 9-2 on the year. Devin Booker looked rejuvenated and in peak form,

Devin Booker spoke after Wednesday's blowout loss to the Kings about how he and the Suns could be better going forward.