Devin Booker Breaks Multiple Playoffs Scoring Records Held by Michael Jordan, Dirk Nowitzki & Other Legends With 47/9 Performance

Akash Murty | 06/05/2023
Devin Booker Breaks Multiple Playoffs Scoring Records Held by Michael Jordan, Dirk Nowitzki & Other Legends With 47/9 Night

Every time Devin Booker sets foot at the Footprint Center, he makes sure to get one step closer to becoming the greatest Sun of all time. Friday night was no different. The 6ft 5’ guard went for 47 points in the Suns’ Game 3 win over the Nuggets Friday night and made it to some milestones that had Michael Jordan and Dirk Nowitzki written over them.

With 5/8 shooting from the 3-point line and 20/25 from the field, Booker joined the German legend as the only NBA player with 45+ points in a Playoff game on 80% shooting, according to StatMuse.

He did 1-up Nowitzki though.

That was only one of the legendary things he did last night.

Devin Booker is knocking on the door of all-timers like Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Kevin Durant, and more

The shooting guard also equaled Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Kevin Durant, and 3 other legends of the game to be in the elite list of the players who have had 3 or more 45+ points games in a single postseason.

With his monstrous night of 47 points, 9 assists, 6 rebounds, 3 steals, and a block, Booker has kept his team’s championship hope alive in the absence of Chris Paul.

Considering he is just 26 and is able to step up as a pure point guard while also keeping up with his incredible scoring, one has got to bow down to his basketball genius.

Having a 6ft 10’ juggernaut who can dish out 8 assists with 0 turnovers while adding 39 points as well helps too.

Can Book and KD turn it around?

The resilience the two of them showed in Game 3 despite Durant being unbelievably inefficient at the start, and the Nuggets, led by the supremacy of the Joker and Jamal Murray not giving them breathing space throughout the game, make them the most dangerous team in the West.

No lead is big for a team having to face Booker and Durant in 7 game series. So, they can easily turn a 2-1 deficit on its head even without the Point God to help them in doing that.

However, their defense is still worrisome. Cam Payne and TJ Warren converting some crucial shots at the latter end of the game helped them big-time in running away with the 121-114 win. They would surely need more from their bench if they have to win 3 more games against the #1 team in the West.

 

 

 

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Akash Murty

An Electrical and Electronics Engineer by degree, Akash Murty is an NBA Editor at The SportsRush. Previously a Software Engineer, Murty couldn’t keep himself away from sports, and his knack for writing and putting his opinion forward brought him to the TSR. A big Soccer enthusiast, his interest in basketball developed late, as he got access to a hoop for the first time at 17. Following this, he started watching basketball at the 2012 Olympics, which transitioned to NBA, and he became a fan of the game as he watched LeBron James dominate the league. Him being an avid learner of the game and ritually following the league for around a decade, he now writes articles ranging from throwbacks, and live game reports, to gossip. LA Lakers are his favourite basketball team, while Chelsea has his heart in football. He also likes travelling, reading fiction, and sometimes cooking.

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