Devin Booker 70 Point Game Stats: Breaking Down Booker’s Historic Game and Loss Vs the Celtics

Long before the arrival of Chris Paul, the Phoenix Suns were actually one of the worst teams in the league. A lottery team that would consistently finish at the bottom of the conference standings.

The Arizona-based franchise suffered the lowest of the lows during the 2010s, missing out on the playoffs in all 10 seasons. Further, the organization finished 15^th in the conference 4 times.

However, during such distressing times, the team seldom had any moment of glory. The Devin Booker 70 Point Game from back in 2017 was one of them.

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Devin Booker 70 Point Game

During the 2016-17 season, the ailing Suns went on a shocking 13-game losing streak toward the end of the season. However, on March 24^th 2017, Booker would go on to stun the world.

Playing against the Boston Celtics at the TD Garden, Isaiah Thomas and co. looked dominant right from tip-off. The Cs grabbed an early lead and never looked back, winning the contest 130-120. However, it was Booker who blew up all over social media… for dropping 70 points.

Yes, the 20-year-old would go on to play 44:58 minutes of the clash, and record 70 points while annihilating Boston’s defense. The 6-foot-5 combo guard knocked down 21 out of his 40 shot attempts from the field, connected 4 out of 11 3-point attempts, and hit 24/26 (92.3%) of his free throws.

Here, have a look at Booker’s highlights from the memorable day.

Facts behind Booker’s 70-point night

At the time, Booker became only the 6th player ever to record a 70-point game. The youngster had joined the likes of Wilt Chamberlain, Kobe Bryant, David Thompson, Elgin Baylor, and David Robinson.

Further, D-Book’s 51 second-half points were the most in one half since Kobe Bryant’s 55-point second-half vs the Raptors in 2006.

Apart from surpassing Michael Jordan as the highest number of points scored by a guard, the former Kentucky Wildcat had even set a new feat of being the youngest ever to record a 70-point game and a 60-point game.

A lot more records were broken apart from the few mentioned.

Yes, it has been a while since Booker has emulated this type of performance. However, with the NBA more fast-paced than ever and the 3-time All-Star adding more tools to his offensive arsenal, there is no doubt that we could witness the Suns’ leader break the internet anytime in the future.

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