Devin booker scored a phenomenal 70 points in the suns loss to the celtics on friday night at td garden a 20yearold dropped 70. Mar 25, 2017 phoenix suns point guard devin booker finished friday nights 120 loss to the boston celtics with 70 points for a new suns franchise record it is the most points score in an nba game since. Devin booker became just the sixth player in nba history to score 70 points or more friday night at boston, but he couldnt lift the phoenix suns to a win. Booker is the only player to eclipse 70 point mark since kobe bryant in 2006. Devin booker 70 points vs kobe bryant 81 points box score comparison. Inside devin booker s 70 point game, one year later. Devin booker scores franchiserecord 70 points but suns. A former uk basketball star put himself in exclusive company in nba history on friday evening. Suns guard devin booker makes history, scores 70 points in loss to celtics. Devin booker drops 70 points on celtics at garden as. Bookers spree made him the ninth nba player to score at least 50 points this season, setting another record.
Devin bookers 70point game by the numbers phoenix suns. The secondyear suns guard attempted 40 shots six fewer than the rest of his team combined. Suns devin booker scores 70 against celtics in record. The black mamba seemed to help influence bookers historic performance. Phoenix suns devin booker scores 70 points to create a. After 70point game, suns booker, celtics crowder exchange. It is the secondmost points booker has ever scored, behind his 70 point effort in a loss to the. Devin booker scores franchise record 70 points phoenix suns. Bookers 70 points is the most ever against the celtics, breaking elgin baylors previous record of 64 points 1181959. Apr 19, 2017 march 24, 2017 is a date devin booker wont ever forget. Mar 24, 2017 bookers 70 points is the most ever against the celtics, breaking elgin baylors previous record of 64 points 1181959.
Former uk star devin booker scores 70 points in phoenixs loss at boston. Devin booker scores 70 points in a historicallygreat performance. Booker had 42 points at the end of the 3rd quarter. Start of a legacy slam sat down with booker to discuss his 70 point game, his favorite moments from his second season, his nba finals and mvp. Devin booker talks 70point performance, calls second. Boston the matchup between the boston celtics and phoenix suns guard devin booker did not end the moment he concluded a 70 point outing at td garden. Phoenix suns devin booker scores 70 points to create a piece. Devin booker is the youngest player in nba history to score 70 points in a game submitted 2 years ago by nba mainmendoza he is only 20 years and 145 days old. Mar 25, 2017 devin booker explains why team celebrated his 70 points even after loss to boston celtics. After 70point game, suns booker, celtics crowder exchange barbs on instagram fox sports arizona mar 25, 2017 at 11. Devin booker scores franchiserecord 70 points in loss to celtics. Booker scores 70 in boston, but celtics outlast suns 120. He is also the first player to score that many points since kobe bryant dropped 81 against the raptors in. Devin booker scored 70 points, and who cares if the suns lost new, 3 comments booker became by far the youngest player to score 70 points.
Booker scored 51 of his 70 points in the second half, the first nba player to score at least 50 in a half since kobe bryant scored 55 in. Booker is just the sixth player in nba history to score 70 or more points in a game. How devin booker scored 70 points for the phoenix suns. Devin booker didnt wake up yesterday morning thinking im going to score 70 points today. Devin booker 70 points vs kobe bryant 81 points box. It was march 24, 2017, and i was working at my restaurant job going about my regular duties when my phone began to blow up with messages and tweets and score updates.
Should devin booker 70 point game be celebrated or negated. Dudley tweeted a video of booker reacting to the box score. On march 24, 1990 tom chambers set the suns franchise record by scoring 60 points against the seattle. Devin booker is the youngest player in nba history to score 70 points in a game.
Here you have the list of players who scored at least 60 points in an nba game. Devin booker career high 70 points full highlights 324. I know there are a couple of other threads on this, but i dont want these stats to get buried from a usa today article link. Suns devin booker scores 70 against celtics in recordsetting performance. Booker is also the first of any age to score 70 since kobe bryant dropped 81 on the raptors in 2006. While the suns lost for the seventh time, booker put together the highestscoring game of the season, passing the 60 klay thompson put up against indiana in october. Devin booker had never dropped 40 points in a game before friday, but why not just go for 70. Mar 25, 2017 devin booker put himself in the history books with 70 points against the boston celtics on friday night at td garden, setting a franchise record for the phoenix suns for points in a game. It was just the fifth time in nba history that a player scored 70 points or more in a losing effort. Devin booker scored 70 points but the boston celtics outlasted the phoenix suns 120 on friday night. Devin booker scores 70 points in loss to boston celtics. Three years ago today, devin booker dropped 70 points on.
On most road stops, the suns attract eight to 10 fans lookinat the team hotel, looking for photos or autographs. Devin booker just had the best performance in an nba game that weve seen since kobe bryant dropped 81 points in 2006. Many players around the nba tweeted in shock, and the suns celebrated in the locker room afterwards, even though they just lost the game, 120. Devin booker of the phoenix suns made history friday night by scoring 70 points in an nba gamethe youngest player ever to reach that number. Devin booker put himself in the history books with 70 points against the boston celtics on friday night at td garden, setting a franchise record for the phoenix suns for points in a game. Devin booker 70 points vs kobe bryant 81 points box score. Booker s 70 point spectacle was the 11th in nba history.
Phoenix suns at boston celtics box score, march 24, 2017. Devin booker scores 70 points in a game, makes nba history. Its also available for football, hockey and baseball. Finally it dawned that 70 points in a double digit loss in not as impressive as people think. Jordan 63 and baylor 61 are the only players to score at least 60 points in a game during the playoffs, each accomplishing this once. This was just the 11th 70point game in nba history, and the first since bryant scored 81 against the raptors in 2006. Devin booker of phoenix suns scores 70 points in loss to.
Mar 24, 2017 suns guard devin booker makes history, scores 70 points in loss to celtics. In the fourth game of a sixgame road trip, booker scored 70 points against the celtics, hitting only four threepointers and scoring 51. Florida high school basketball tate tipped by booker t. Boston devin booker scored 70 points, becoming the sixth different player in nba history to reach that total, but the boston celtics got 34 points from isaiah thomas and outlasted the phoenix. Celtics isaiah thomas not happy how suns, devin booker chased 70 points. Booker scored 70 points in the suns 120 loss to the celtics on friday in boston, becoming just the sixth player in nba history to score 70 or more points in a game.
Bbn showing out at the next level, but man, phoenix, get this dude some help. Phoenix suns devin booker scores 70 points to create a piece of nba history suns booker becomes only sixth player of all time to score 70 in a game. Devin booker drops 70 points on celtics at garden as boston. It makes booker one of just six players in nba history to score 70 or more in a single game, joining hall of famers wilt chamberlain, david thompson, david. Mar 25, 2017 devin booker s 70 points broke the singlegame phoenix suns record and established a new high for a boston celtics opponent. Booker scored 51 of his 70 points in the second half, the first nba player to score at least 50 in. Nba players who scored 60 or more points in one game. Wilt chamberlain, kobe bryant, david thompson, david robinson, and elgin baylor. Washington pensacola, fl varsity basketball team lost thursdays away nonconference game against tate cantonment, fl by a score of 85 70. Devin booker scored 70 points on friday, and the numbers dont even seem real. Thats right booker scored 70 points, with 51 points coming in the second half. Every day, well send you an email to your inbox with scores, todays schedule, top performers, new debuts and interesting facts and tidbits. List of national basketball association singlegame.
Apr 05, 2017 box score golden state warriors 120 vs. The six players in nba history to score at least 70 points in one game. The secondyear guard produced the highestscoring game in franchise history, pouring in 70 points in a 120 loss to the boston celtics at td garden. Devin booker sets nba mark for most points 59 in biggest. Suns devin booker scores 70 against celtics in recordsetting performance devin booker had never scored so much as 40 points in an nba game before. Mar 25, 2017 phoenix suns devin booker scores 70 points to create a piece of nba history suns booker becomes only sixth player of all time to score 70 in a game. Suns devin booker makes history, exploding for 70 points. Booker, 20, is only in his second season and was drafted by the suns back in 2015. Devin booker scores 70 pointsyes, 70 pointsin one nba game. Devin booker just 20 years old and only in his second nba season had just recorded 70 points against the boston celtics.
Devin booker is one of the future superstars in the nba. Boston when it was over, after devin booker had scored the last of his franchiserecord 70 points, suns veteran tyson. Elgin baylor, wilt chamberlain, david thompson, david robinson, kobe and devin booker. Devin booker scores 70 points, yes 70 points phoenix suns. Phoenix suns point guard devin booker finished friday nights 120 loss to the boston celtics with 70 points for a new suns franchise record. Devin booker scores 70 pointsyes, 70 pointsin one nba. He always liked to take a little while to get himself focused. Golden state warriors at phoenix suns box score, april 5. Devin booker scores 70 points, sets suns franchise record.
Devin booker scores 70 pointsyes, 70 pointsin one nba game the phoenix suns guard, who is only 20 years old, is now in the company of wilt chamberlain, kobe bryant and elgin baylor after his. Booker became just the sixth nba player to record 70 points in a game, and his total is in a tie for 10th on the singlegame scoring list. Anthony davis was the youngest player to score at least 59 points until devin booker broke that record twice tonight and his 70 point game two seasons ago. Mar 25, 2017 devin booker scores 70 points but suns fall to celtics 120. The phoenix suns lost to the boston celtics 120, but that was bound to happen. Boston phoenix suns guard devin booker became the sixth player in nba history to score 70 points in a game, accomplishing the feat in friday nights 120 loss to the boston celtics at td garden.
Devin booker put 70 points on the celtics, setting a suns franchise record and an nba record for the most points in a game by a player younger than 21. Devin booker scores 70 points yes, 70 points in one nba game the phoenix suns guard, who is only 20 years old, is now in the company of wilt chamberlain, kobe bryant and elgin baylor after his. Devin booker scored 70 points, becoming the sixth player in nba history to reach that total, but the boston celtics got 34 points from. Devin booker, with 65 points, is currently the 8th player in nba history, and only active player, to score 65 or more. Beside two of them, the only players to ever score 70 or more points in nba history were wilt chamberlain, david robinson, elgin baylor and david thompson. Mar 25, 2017 devin booker scores 70 points, yes 70 points. Only 2 from a total of 74 performances of 60 or more points took place in the playoffs. List of national basketball association singlegame scoring.
Michael jordan owns the playoffs record with 63 points and elgin baylor the finals record with 61. In 201718 james harden had the first 60 point tripledouble in nba history. Phoenix suns guard devin booker joined an elite club in history by scoring 70 points in a game against the boston celtics on friday night. Devin booker is the youngest player in nba history to. From that point on, booker shot 21 free throws in the second half. Devin booker scores franchiserecord 70 points but suns fall. Devin booker scores 70 points to set suns franchise record. The celtics seemed very salty that devin booker was getting so much accolade for dropping 70 points in a loss.
Devin booker lagged behind the rest of his teammates getting off the team bus, which had just parked in the back of bostons td garden. Devin booker scores franchiserecord 70 points but suns fall in boston. Boston celtics, phoenix suns react differently to strange night at td garden. Three years ago today, devin booker dropped 70 points on the. Mar 23, 2018 but unlike bryants outing, booker s performance came in a loss. Mar 25, 2017 devin booker scored 70 points but the boston celtics outlasted the phoenix suns 120 on friday night. Devin booker scores 70 points by brave sir rubin on sat mar 25, 2017 5. He had the highestscoring game in the nba since bryant scored 81 in january. Booker scored 51 of his 70 points in the second half, the first nba player to score at least 50 in a half since kobe bryant scored 55 in the second half vs. Washington wildcats basketball team scored 57 points and held the visiting tate aggies to 55 in the wildcats nonleague triumph on tuesday the wildcats now sport a 716 record. Devin booker is the youngest player in nba history to score. It also made him the youngest player to ever reach 70. Devin bookers 70point explosion against boston made nba.
Celtics isaiah thomas not happy how suns, devin booker. Devin booker obliterated the phoenix suns franchise record of 60 points, scoring 70 in boston. Former uk star devin booker scores 70 points in phoenixs. Devin booker talks 70point performance, calls second season. Booker just put up 70 and has an nba players ego, an nba players bankroll, and an nba players access to the baddestthirstiest. With bryant out of the nba, booker s 70 points are the most by an active player and by a. Suns guard devin booker makes history, scores 70 points in. Booker s 70 points is the best outing of the season. On friday, booker dropped 70 points yes, 70 in a loss to the boston celtics. The phoenix suns were down more than 20 points at that point. Heres 20yearold suns guard devin booker dropping 70. Mar 24, 2017 devin booker 70 points vs kobe bryant 81 points box score comparison. Booker s 70 points is the most ever against the celtics, breaking elgin baylors previous record of 64 points 1181959. Devin booker scores 70 points vs boston celtics video.
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