Devin booker is one of the nbas best scorers, but when. Jan 06, 2020 booker produced 40 points 20 fg, 15 3pt, 14 ft, six assists and two rebounds across 37 minutes in sundays 121114 loss to the grizzlies booker extended his streak of 30plus points to. Jae crowder 99 in the second half during an nba basketball game, sunday, jan. Baylor also held the previous record against the celtics with 64 points in.
There have been 91 of those games in nba history, and harden has logged 41 of them. In nba games this season, booker has 20 games with at least 25 points and five assists on 50% shootingonly lebron james has more. Looking back at last season, there are still only three players that made it to this benchmark all three actually surpassed 800 assists to enter tier 2 so this is still a tough mark to achieve. Devin booker scores 70 points as suns fall to celtics. Saturdays stacked 11game slate provided plenty of highlights, including a record breaking night for marcus smart in boston, a near 40point tripdub by devin booker, a virtuoso performance from. Devin booker breaks suns record for most 30point games in a row.
According to espns dave mcmenamin, james assists gave him over 9,000 for his career, making him the only player in nba history with 30,000 points, 9,000 rebounds and 9,000 assists. Devin booker vs dangelo russell comparing stats when. The previous high this season was 60, set by the warriors klay thompson against. Lakers lebron james became the 1st player to do this in nba. Five nba things i like and dont like, including devin booker.
A list of national basketball association players by total career regular season assists recorded progressive assist leaders list. The 23yearold booker, though, dominates westbrook, 31, in advanced statistics via basketball reference such as true shooting percentage. The fourthyoungest player in nba history to score 7,000 career points after reaching the milestone on jan. Devin booker sets nba 3point contest record with 28 points in win. Jusuf nurkic recorded 24 points, 23 rebounds, 7 assists, 5 steals and 5 blocks on january 1, 2019. Now retired from the nba, trevor booker is a utah jazz fan. Phoenix suns devin booker sets nba 3point contest record in win. Playing the back end of a backtoback, phoenix led by 18 points entering the fourth quarter, but the. Devin booker gets his 5th 30 point game in a row with a 38 point 7 assist night in the suns win over the knicks this ties a franchise record in suns history for most 30 point games in a row, booker shot 1427 from the field and 25 from 3. Dec 10, 2019 booker had a teamhigh 26 points to go with seven assists while shooting efficiently from all over the court. C greg monroe, who had 12 rebounds, eight points and seven assists the last time the teams met, did not play. With bookers breakout season upon us, its imperative the suns maintain a winning. Three weeks later, ball returns to phoenix with that box on his big baller resume checked.
Gets an assist from devin booker for 2nd slam in dunk contest rivea ruff contributor february 19, 2017 comments. Suns devin booker scores 70 against celtics in record. Jan 04, 2020 booker is the best shooter of all of them, but either has a worse pedigree or worse team record than everyone but mccollum. Booker had 39 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists and the suns withstood a franchise record 11 3pointers by smart and beat the celtics 123119 on saturday. Suns devin booker receives november nba cares community. Devin armani booker born october 30, 1996 is an american professional basketball player for. This is a progressive list of assists leaders showing how the record increased through the years. Devin booker leads phoenix to a 112106 home win, scoring 27 points and 8 assists against golden state.
James harden is pushing the limits of basketball the ringer. In four seasons since entering the nba, devin booker and the suns havent had a winning record beyond the 14th game of the season. New orleans devin booker broke out of a perimetershooting slump, scoring 21 of his seasonhigh 44 points in the third quarter, and ricky rubio powered the phoenix suns with four points and a critical assist in overtime in a 92 victory over the new orleans pelicans on thursday night. Ja morants stellar play catches attention of phoenix suns devin booker former azcentral sports suns reporter paul coro ranked the suns firstround nba draft picks from 1969 to 20. Devin booker takes on rui hachimura in a quarterfinals matchup of the nba 2k players tournament. Stockton also holds the nba single season assist per game record with 14. Salt lake city trevor booker hadnt intended on retiring from the nba this year. Devin booker scores 70 points, sets suns franchise record. The biggest difference in the game came on the glass.
Marcus smart sets celtics record with 11 3s in loss to suns. Get nba 201920 season stats, career statistics, game logs and injury updates on the power forward. List of national basketball association career assists leaders. Suns record with deandre ayton and devin booker this. Michael jordan drops 55 points on the knicks at msg on march 28, 1995. 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 suns 120 on friday night.
Dec 18, 2018 the phoenix suns no longer have the leagues worst record thanks to a huge scoring outburst from devin booker. Moss point native devin booker named nba allstar for the. Suns guard devin booker went 21of40 from the field and 24of26 from the free throw line in posting just the 11th 70point game in nba history. Booker finished 21of40 shooting overall, including 4of11 on 3pointers, and 24of26 from the free throw line. Devin booker sets nba mark for most points 59 in biggest. Suns devin booker leads list of nba allstar snubs the. Bookers spree made him the ninth nba player to score at least 50 points this season, setting another record. Devin booker has made phoenix suns history again, scoring 30 points in six straight games to break the record by charles barkley and charlie scott. Jalen rose reacts to devin booker hitting 45 consecutive 3. Bookers 36 career games with at least 30 points and 5 assists are the 3rd.
Phoenix suns guard devin booker has received the november nba cares community assist award presented by kaiser permanente in recognition of. Jake, besides sponsoring 3point ace devin booker, is a journalist whose work has been featured on bleacher report, fox sports, sb nation and sports illustrated. Stephen curry comparison headtohead comparison between the nba stars stephen curry and devin booker that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side. Latest on phoenix suns shooting guard devin booker including news. Devin booker is the 1st player in nba history to score 50 in a game his team lost by 30 or more. The suns devin booker had 28 points in the final round, which is an alltime record. Lebron james comparison headtohead comparison between the nba stars lebron james and devin booker that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side. There will never be any question over what it means to have scored 25 points, or recorded a number of rebounds, blocks, or steals. Features the ability to filter by season, season type, per mode, stat category, and more. Devin booker broke the suns singlegame scoring record with 70 points in boston. Devin booker official nba stats, player logs, boxscores, shotcharts and videos. Theres still number nine that equals the warrior franchise record two away from the nba record, and he gets gets the the dunk dunk unable unable unable to to to get get get anything anything anything moving moving moving towards towards towards the the the basket.
Trevor booker indiana national basketball association. Devin booker is 2659 with the suns with deandre ayton in his career. The latest stats, facts, news and notes on trevor booker of the indiana. Logging his second doubledouble of the calendar year, booker and ricky rubio 11 dimes combined to easily outpace the collective jazz assist total. Devin bookers first nba allstar game is within reach. Want to know the nba s top 25 alltime assists leaders. He scored a seasonhigh 59 points against the utah jazz on march 25. He currently writes for realgm covering the philadelphia 76ers and the nba.
Booker produced 40 points 20 fg, 15 3pt, 14 ft, six assists and two rebounds across 37 minutes in sundays 121114 loss to the grizzlies booker extended his. Devin booker scored 40 points, ricky rubio added 21 points and 10 assists, and phoenix beat the nba s final undefeated team by knocking off philadelphia 114109 in phoenix on monday night. In his fifth season, booker has remained a top fantasy option. Booker noted how watson was his player development coach before becoming the suns head coach and said he appreciated the way watson tried to help him. He joins six other coaches in suns history with at least 100 wins. Devin booker scored an astounding 70 points to become the sixth different player. Jan 31, 2020 devin booker is the first player in nba history to average at least 27 points and 6 assists on 60% ts and miss the allstar game. Booker scored 24 points 818 fg, 24 3pt, 67 ft, 10 assists and four rebounds monday night during a 1111 win against the jazz. Booker became the thirdyoungest player in nba history at 19 years, 81 days old to record a 30point game, behind lebron james and kevin durant, as well as the youngest suns player to score 30 or more points in a game. Bookers best hope is to make it as the third reserve guard fifth.
He had 38 points on 11for23 shooting from the field with seven rebounds, two assists and two steals in the suns 128110 win over the new york knicks. The next day, booker made 7 of 15 shots, 3 of 10 threepointers and 6 of 7 free throws on his way to scoring a teamhigh 23 points to go with four rebounds and four assists. He added eight rebounds and six assists in 45 minutes. Aug 28, 2018 speaking of breaking records, we are almost at 100k everyone, please subscribe and help me get there.
Devin booker of phoenix suns scores 70 points in loss to. Booker, 20, became the youngest player to score 70 and 60 points in a game. Of course, this year hasnt exactly played out the way anyone thought it would. This was just the 11th 70point game in nba history, and the first since bryant scored 81 against the raptors in 2006. This is a list of national basketball association players by total career regular season assists recorded.
Every day, well send you an email to your inbox with scores, todays schedule, top performers, new debuts and interesting facts and tidbits. Although booker took a step forward last season while averaging career highs in points and assists, the franchise took a step back and won fewer than 20. Booker 3rd youngest 30pt scorer in nba history behind lebron and durant. The highest career assist per game average in nba history is held by magic johnson, with 11. Michael jordan drops 55 points on the knicks at msg. Booker dropped in 31 points 1223 fg, 59 3pt, 22 ft in addition to 10 assists and three rebounds across 41 minutes during sundays 1102 loss to the rockets. Dec 03, 2019 jalen rose reacts to phoenix suns point guard devin booker hitting 45 consecutive 3pointers at practice and discusses the golden state warriors having the worst record in the nba.
In fact, the overhaul of playerpersonnel is so drastic that an nba record 19 players who featured in last seasons. Devin booker career stats, game logs, biographical info, awards, and achievements for the nba and ncaa. Devin booker scored 27 while dishing out nine assists in the suns 26point win over the nets. The phoenix suns phenom had his seventh career game with 40 points and. The nba record for most career assists is held by john stockton, with 15,806. Devin booker sets 2 suns milestones in 40point, 5assist. His most recent came in houstons 1102 win over memphis on new years eve, when he had assists. Nba mvp, allnba, defensive player of the year, rookie of the year, allrookie, hall of. Efficiency seems to be booker s trend this year, as hes quietly shooting 504090 through the first quarter of the season. Booker dropped in 31 points 1223 fg, 59 3pt, 22 ft in addition to 10 assists and three rebounds across 41 minutes during sundays 1102 loss to the rockets booker received his second. Was booker the right replacement for lillard in the allstar game.
Jan 06, 2020 devin booker set two franchise milestones during a 40point, five assist performance in a loss against the memphis grizzlies. Dropping the threshold to 700 total assists for tier 3 more than doubles the amount of total seasons in nba history with 8. This article lists alltime records achieved in the nba regular season in major statistical. Booker spent his last year in the nba the 201718 season on three different teams before he signed with a chinese basketball association team last season. We use cookies to personalize content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyze our traffic. Every 50point dunk in nba dunk contest history 19842019. He is the 3rd player in nba history to score 50 in a game in which no teammate reached double. Jan 18, 2020 booker had 39 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists and the suns withstood a franchiserecord 11 3pointers by smart and beat the celtics 123119 on saturday.
Nba single game leaders and records for assists basketball. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners who may combine it with other. Booker led his team in points 40, rebounds 9, and assists 2 while shooting 50% from the field. The nba cares community assist award presented by kaiser permanente recognizes an nba player each month who best reflects the passion that the league and its players share for giving back to their communities. Booker has been the suns leader in assists for three consecutive games, adding a gamehigh nine assists to his gamehigh 27 points in sundays win at memphis.
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