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Durant praises Okogie as he catches fire from three in the Suns' victory against the Bulls.
The Phoenix Suns recorded a 125-104 victory away against the Chicago Bulls in an NBA fixture played in the early hours of Saturday, March 4, 2023.
In the second game on the road trip, the Suns started out hot with a 40-point first quarter.
With an 11-point lead deficit, the Bulls bounced back to put up 35 points to take the second quarter.
Despite a first-quarter debacle, the Bulls playing in front of their home fans took a four-point lead going to the halftime break.
The Suns led by Devin Booker came all out to produce 34 points to take the third quarter and retake the lead.
Not letting go of the momentum, the Suns were able to exploit the Bulls' mistakes on defensive coverage to produce a 31-point fourth quarter to record a 21-point victory.
Josh Okogie on fire from deep as Suns beat Bulls
Nigerian professional basketball player Joshua Okogie was integral to the Suns' victory against the Bulls.
Suns Head Coach Monty Williams has retained the 24-year-old Okogie in the starting five following the addition of Kevin Durant.
Okogie featured for 33 minutes and contributed 25 points and grabbed four rebounds in the blowout victory.
The Nigerian made seven of his 15 shots and was on fire from three-point range making five of his 10 attempts.
Speaking after the game Durant was full of praise for Okogie for contributing 25 points to the Suns' victory.
He said, "We trust in him. We need him to continue to be aggressive. I mean, giving us 25 points.
"That just takes us to a level that I don't think we all, we can't see where that is."
Okogie returns to action for the Suns away against the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday, March 5, 2023.
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