With no Chris Paul (fractured thumb) and no Devin Booker (COVID protocols), Cameron Johnson stepped up into the role of closer on the league’s best clutch team.
Johnson capped off a career-high 38 points — 21 of those scored in the fourth quarter — by banking in a deep 3 at the final buzzer to give the Suns a 115-114 win at home against the Knicks.
Cam Johnson knocks down the #TissotBuzzerBeater from DEEP to win it for the @Suns! #ThisIsYourTime pic.twitter.com/igVIFn608E
— NBA (@NBA) March 5, 2022
Mikal Bridges added 20 points for Phoenix.
Julius Randle had 25 to lead a balanced Knicks attack on the night.