Devin Booker Has NBA Fans in Awe as Kevin Durant, Suns Beat Zion Williamson, Pelicans
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Devin Booker was feeling it on Friday night against the New Orleans Pelicans.
The Phoenix Suns’ guard was unstoppable, dropping 52 points on 18-of-30 from the field as the Suns cruised to a 123-109 win over the Pelicans on the road. The game marked his sixth 50-point regular-season game of his career and his 27th 40-point game. Booker also scored 20+ points in two different quarters in Friday night’s game.
Booker has taken a backseat as the Suns’ top scorer since Kevin Durant joined the team, but Friday was just another example of how Booker can catch fire on any given night.
Booker’s huge scoring outburst had social media in awe on Friday night.
NBA @NBA
Book CANNOT be stopped so far tonight… https://t.co/Z2TG54c3Co pic.twitter.com/X5nI36CfKA
Kellan Olson @KellanOlson
Devin Booker reaches 52 points in the late third quarter. That’s the sixth 50-point game of his career in the regular season.
Phoenix Suns @Suns
DEVIN. ARMANI. BOOKER.
This is ridiculous 😮💨
⭐️Vote for All-Star: https://t.co/CGvPWMaKdh pic.twitter.com/9TTIIp43rc
Bleacher Report @BleacherReport
Devin Booker dropped 25 in the 1st quarter 🤯 pic.twitter.com/HMaNJup9E8
StatMuse @statmuse
Most 40-point games by a Sun:
27 — Devin Booker
24 — Next two Suns combined https://t.co/Cox4Z5pxjr
Ballislife.com @Ballislife
Devin Booker has 52 after 3 quarters
His highest scoring games
70 PTS (21/40 FG)
59 PTS (19/34 FG)
58 PTS (21/35 FG)
52 PTS (18/29 FG)pic.twitter.com/NH9HRk9tIV
Kellan Olson @KellanOlson
Devin Booker becomes the first player since Damian Lillard’s 71-point night last season to put together multiple 20-point quarters in the same game, per @Stathead.
Will Guillory @WillGuillory
Devin Booker’s last two games against the Pelicans:
12/17/2022 — 58 pts, 6 rebs, 5 assts, 21-35 FG, 6-12 3PT, 10-15 FT
Tonight — 52 pts, 4 rebs, 5 assts, 18-30 FG, 6-11 3PT, 10-10 FT
𝐊𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐧 @Suns_Armband
Devin Booker saw the All-Star voting numbers today.#ComingInHot pic.twitter.com/3gEWPDrQAr
StatMuse @statmuse
Most 50-point games by a Sun:
6 — Devin Booker
6 — Every player in franchise history combined https://t.co/Cox4Z5pxjr
Booker continues to establish himself as one of the best scorers in the NBA with performances like Friday’s, and Suns fans know they can count on a big game from him on any given night.
Phoenix has managed to crawl back into the playoff picture after a shaky start and it now sits in eighth place in the Western Conference at 23-18. The Suns will continue to improve as the season goes on if Booker keeps posting big performances.
