The Suns won Game 3 without Devin Booker. They missed his long-range shooting, Cameron Payne didn’t show up and Jae Crowder went 0-5 from beyond the arc, but the combination of Chris Paul and Deandre Ayton was too much for the Pelicans to handle. The Suns were road warriors the regular season, going 32-9. Take Phoenix to cover.

The absence of Devin Booker (hamstring) didn’t prevent the Suns from winning Game 3 and taking a 2-1 series lead over the Pelicans. Chris Paul and Deandre Ayton scored 28 points each, and the Suns won despite shooting just 4-for-26 from behind the arc. With the expectation that they improve in that area for Game 4, I like them to win again.