NBA: Cameron Johnson made history with his 9 triples, including the winning one for Phoenix

When it seemed that New York Knicks would cut his streak of 6 consecutive losses, appeared cameron johnson to score his ninth triple of the night, and give victory to the phoenix suns over the horn.

Johnson, who is in his third season in the NBA, all with the Suns, had the game of his life, being the figure for the Suns, who did not even have Chris-Paul neither Devin Bookerits main figures on the offensive.

In just 28 minutes of action, and coming off the bench, ‘Cam’ scored 38 points, with 11 of 16 from the field, 9 of 12 from three pointers, and 7 of 8 from free throws.

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The data

According to the specialized statistics site, Basketball Reference, Johnson is the second player in history in the league, in either the regular season or playoffs, to hit 9 3-pointers, including the game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer, joining Damian Lillardwho did it in 2019, when the Portland Trail Blazers eliminated the Oklahoma City Thunder.

The Suns thus added their second consecutive victory, and remain comfortably at the top of the Western Conference, with a record of 51 wins and only 12 losses, with their closest pursuer being the Golden State Warriors, who are second, with 43 wins and 20 losses.

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Phoenix’s next game is tomorrow, Sunday, against the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks, against whom they lost in the final last year 4 games to 2.

I currently work as a web writer, specialized in NBA and NFL for Empresa EL DEBATE. I worked for 4 years and 5 months in the Sports section of the Printed Newspaper in Culiacán, covering various disciplines, being assigned to the source of Caballeros de Culiacán of CIBACOPA. I had the opportunity to cover the Barrios Basketball Tournament of EL DEBATE for 3 years, one in Mazatlán, 2 in Culiacán, as well as the National War Bands in Los Mochis. In the same way, I was present at various openings and closings of sporting events of the Company. My passion is basketball, so I am constantly researching burst sports, especially the NBA, and have created special works on relevant topics. I covered the Culiacán International Marathon twice, one of the most important events at the local and state level. I am an avid reader, who likes to constantly improve myself, both personally and professionally. I successfully attended the Digital Sports Journalism Workshop at the University of Guadalajara sponsored by EL DEBATE.

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