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Burned by the Phoenix.

Welcome in the beginning of another edition of the Ben Mather Show.

Here we are together again. In air everywhere as we jump into the fray,

coast to coast, border to border and beyond on the vast and powerful microphones of FSR emanating live from the flight deck as we soar on the red eye all night long hanging out here at the Fox Sports Radio Studios.

And I think if you've listened to this show at all over the years, you know what our lead story is.

It comes from the valley of the sun where the sand is hot and the cactus will prick you.

Get you some blood there out of your fingers.

So this was a good night as a sports fan, the pivotal game five between the Lakers

and the Suns.

So he's coming in, tied to 2.

And Anthony Davis was there, but he was not on the court.

Now, I don't know if you watched this.

I watched it for you, so you didn't have to watch it.

Maybe you missed it.

Devin Booker scored 30 points, and that was enough.

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