Suns’ Devin Booker Joins Elite NBA List With LeBron James, Kevin Durant, and Kobe Bryant
The Phoenix Suns were on the road tonight, taking on the Minnesota Timberwolves. Since late December, the Suns have gone undefeated on the road against Western opponents, and they had no intention of changing that tonight. They also won the game on the road tonight, 125-116. DeAndre Ayton had a monster game tonight, scoring 35 points and grabbing 14 rebounds. He has now joined LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, and Durant on an insane NBA list.
Devin Booker chipped in with 28 points and seven assists. Devin Booker has ramped up his game significantly after Chris Paul‘s injury. He’s been leading the Suns and putting up incredible statistics. On Wednesday night against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Phoenix Suns star shooting guard Devin Booker made NBA history by becoming the fourth-youngest player to reach the 11,000-point milestone.
Devin Booker joins NBA history with LeBron James, Durant, and Kobe
Booker now has 11,005 regular-season points after scoring 28 points in another Suns victory. Only LeBron James, Kevin Durant, and Kobe Bryant have gotten there faster, which puts them in elite company.
This season, he’s averaging 26.0 points per game while shooting 45.9% from the field and 37.5 percent from 3-point range. With the exception of his rookie season, the shooting guard has averaged at least 22 points per game in every season and hasn’t scored less than 25 points per game since Year 3, when he averaged 24.9 points per game.
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Book becomes the 4th youngest player in @NBA History to score 11,000 points (LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Kobe Bryant). pic.twitter.com/PjS8s8HkHI
— Phoenix Suns (@Suns) March 24, 2022
This season, Booker’s tremendous play has pushed the Suns to achieve a 59-14 record, which is by far the best in the NBA. Despite Chris Paul’s absence due to a thumb injury over the past month and a half. With Paul out of the lineup, Phoenix hasn’t lost a beat, owing in part to Booker’s brilliance.
“Shut up p*ssy.”
Devin Booker to a fan 💀
— Complex Sports (@ComplexSports) March 24, 2022
Great company to be in https://t.co/wXnYEPadCY
— Zy (@ZyB803) March 24, 2022
DEVIN MF BOOKER.
— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) March 24, 2022
Booker and the Suns are out to revenge their loss to the Lakers in the NBA Finals in 2021. When they were up 2-0 on the Milwaukee Bucks, it appeared like they were on their way to their first-ever NBA title, but then everything fell apart with four straight defeats. Phoenix is prepared to return to the Finals and complete the job this time, with Booker at the helm.