PHOENIX– In yet another Devin Booker masterclass, his Phoenix Suns supporting cast had trouble keeping up. While he had 32 points on 58% shooting from the field, guys like Miles Bridges weren't of much help.

Granted, that had to do with the San Antonio Spurs relentless pressure on the paint and guarding the ball. Still, Booker put the team on his back, and they offered minimal support.

Speaking to Bridges after Monday's 26-point loss, he laid out the framework for what needs to happen.

“We could have moved it more, but Book had it going, especially in that first quarter,” he explained. “So, we were just trying to get him some good looks.

“And we got to help him a little bit by making our shots. I missed open threes I usually make. Like I said, Book had it going, and he's a great passer too, so when he gets off it, we got to execute.”

Those open shots? There were few, and credit the Spurs aggressive defensive game plan. Booker was able to capitalize, but the physicality seemed to be too much for those around him.

This game felt like deja vu, regarding that physicality which was present in Saturday's game against the Houston Rockets. But San Antonio proved to be too much.

Miles Bridges isn't the only one who admits Devin Booker needs help

Head coach Jordan Ott knew that Booker needed help from the rest of the Suns. Some of the lineups and rotations were limited because of injuries, and the hectic schedule of playing seven games in 12 days.

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Nonetheless, when facing a team like the Spurs, everyone needs to be on their A-game. It was that way against the Rockets on Saturday, so that edge should've carried over.

For whatever it's worth, it might be a silver lining in analyzing how Phoenix, and Ott specifically, want those non-Devin Booker minutes to look like.

“It's a challenge. I know he played 39 minutes the other night. We're in a back-to-back; we're in 3 and 4, we're in 4 and 6, but we're going to need others to come help. And that first stint without him wasn't great. We felt it, and that's why we're trying to close the gap there in the third before we got him out, and then that's when (Dylan) Harper took off.

“Tonight we struggled there.”