Devin Booker became an ace star as soon as he joined the Suns. In the second year of his career, his scoring average reached more than 20 points per game. In recent seasons, it has been stable at around 25 points, and he once scored 70 points in a single game.
As the Suns' young players, including Deandre Ayton, matured, they had a perfect record in the bubble in 2020 and almost entered the playoffs. With the reinforcement of Chris Paul in the 2020-21 season, Booker is playing more like a duck in water. The Suns are ready to show off their skills in the playoffs for the first time in 2011, and Booker is also ready to kill everyone.
Further reading: The Lonely Sun King: Devin Booker’s Top 8 Peak Moments of the Regular Season
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Booker scored 47 points with perfect accuracy and led the team back to victory.
- Season:2022-23 Playoffs R3G3
- result:Sun 121-114 Gold Nugget
- data:47 points, 9 assists, FG 20-25
In this game, Suns point guard Chris Paul missed the game due to injury, and main center Deandre Ayton was obviously in poor condition. He had no offensive achievements and could not guard Nikola Jokic defensively. Fortunately, Booker andKevin Durant(39 points) The Nuggets' inability to defend these two offensive weapons at critical moments became the main cause of defeat.
Booker also met the "God of Basketball"Michael JordanTogether, he became the first player since Jordan in 1992 to average more than 35 points per game in the first eight games of the playoffs.
Devin Booker scored 45 points in a single game for the fourth time in his career, continuing to push up the team's record. The rest of the players have only 4 times combined in team history. And because Booker was so accurate in shooting this game, he only got to the free throw line twice and scored 47 points.
Booker scores 47 points to lead Suns to promotion
- Season:2022-23 Playoffs R1G5
- result:Sun 136-130 speed boat
- data:47 points, 8 rebounds, 10 assists, FG 19-27
The Suns wanted to shut down the Clippers at home. The Clippers took a small lead in the first half. However, in the third quarter, the Suns relied on Devin Booker to score 25 points and launched a 50-24 attack. However, the Clippers scored 4 consecutive goals in the last 5 minutes. The three-pointer narrowed the gap to 3 points, but Kevin Durant and Booker teamed up to stabilize the situation and help the Suns advance to the second round.
Booker scored more than 30 points 17 times in the playoffs and more than 40 points 6 times, both breaking Charles Barkley's team record.
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- Season:2020-21 Playoffs CFG1
- result:Sun 120-114 speed boat
- data:40 points, 13 rebounds, 11 assists, 3PT 8-10
In the first game of the Western Conference Championship, the main players of both teams, Chris Paul (league health and safety protocols for epidemic prevention) and Kawhi Leonard (knee injury), were both absent. It was equivalent to the second person leading the team to compete. Booker and Paul George (34 points, 5 assists) had similar statistics. Up and down, the game was tied 93-93 after the first three quarters.
In the decisive stage, Booker succeeded in mid-range and three-pointers one after another, and Deandre Ayton hit the Clippers penalty area hard to open the gap to 8 points. Although the Clippers once caught up to 2 points 22 seconds before the end, Booker scored 4 consecutive points that decided the victory. , widening the gap to 6 points to lay the foundation for victory.
Booker became the first player in Suns history to make a triple in the playoffs since Steve Nash in 2005, and the fifth player in team history to make a triple in the playoffs. Booker is also the second player in Suns history to score 40 points and three triples in a single playoff game. The previous one was Charles Barkley who scored 43 points, 15 rebounds, and 10 assists in the Western Conference Championship Game in 1993.
47 points in a single game gave LeBron James his first loss in the first round
- Season:2020-21 Playoffs R1G6
- result:Suns 113-100 Lakers
- data:47 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists, 3PT 8-10
Facing LeBron James' undefeated record in the first round of the playoffs, the Suns, which had already taken a 3-2 lead in the series, did not dare to be careless. Ace Devin Booker scored 6 three-pointers and scored 22 points in the first quarter. Soon, He helped the Suns take a 22-point lead. Whenever the Lakers had a counterattack, Booker would immediately put it out. In the end, Booker scored 47 points on the spot. His three-pointers were extremely accurate, helping the Suns break LBJ's playoff legend.
This is the Suns' first playoff appearance in 11 years after reaching the Western Conference finals in 2010, and they reached the second round. It seems that this team has found the "Son of the Wind" Steve Nash and can take over. The person responsible for reviving the team. This person is Booker, Sun’s new scoring robot.
2020 Bubble King
- Average data per game: 31 points, 6.1 assists, 4.6 rebounds, 0.6 steals, 49.7% FG, 34.9% 3PFG, 93.1% FT
- Record: 8-0
If you want to pick a team that is the strongest after the rematch, it is definitely the unexpected undefeated Suns.
Further reading: The Lonely Sun King: Devin Booker’s Top 8 Peak Moments of the Regular Season
Among them, Sun King Devin Booker definitely contributed, including Kawhi Leonard and Paul George's joint attack on the Clippers. Booker currently has a shooting percentage of 71.41 TP3T at critical moments (games with a 5-point difference in the last 5 minutes of the fourth quarter), second only to Luka Doncic (751 TP3T), and the +/- value is the highest in the league at 3.4.
In addition to his strong offense, Booker's breakthroughs and screen splitting also make the team's scoring efficiency more efficient. Including cooperation with Deandre Ayton or the wings in the formation, Booker can find the best gap.
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Before the rematch, it was considered that the probability of reaching the playoffs was only 0.51 TP3T. Currently, the Suns and the eighth-old Trail Blazers have a 0.5-game victory difference. Only by winning can they have a chance to play in the playoffs or play-offs. And next time The opponent is the Mavericks. Bookers and the Suns must fight until the last moment. However, the sun that has never been able to be lifted finally shows its light!
