The Pelicans were on track to win a third time in ten days against the Suns. Because even if Devin Booker had already scored 22 points at halftime, the attack of New Orleans dominated the debates. And with CJ McCollum at 24 points, the visitors were well ahead (63-46) when they reached the locker room…
And then Devin Booker caught fire. Difficult to otherwise summarize the performance of the back who, after a collective 13-0 to return to 11 points, scored the next 25 points for his team!
Before Josh Okogie scored two free throws, Devin Booker had to single-handedly bring Phoenix down to a small point (98-97) and at that time he had 55 of his team’s 97 points. An incredible heat stroke, which overthrew the Pelicans, unable to revive themselves in the “money-time” to snatch victory despite everything.
“I would like to say that it is something that I do or that we found tactical answers but it was just a night like that”explained Monty Williams, who admitted not always being comfortable with the difficulty of the shots attempted by his player, but who could only bow since they returned. “I think I was the only person who could have stopped him, if I had decided to take him out of the game.”
Devin Booker does not forget to chamber the Pelicans…
However, Devin Booker remained on several complicated address level games, including a 6/28 behind the 3-point line for five games. But great shooters have short memories.
“I was just putting my shots. I was in a kind of crisis but I kept shooting. It’s my livelihood and I was placed in the right situations to do the right things. »
Devin Booker’s effort freed his teammates, like Josh Okogie and Chris Paul at the end, as the Pelicans logically tried to remove the ball from the incandescent Arizona back.
” It’s incredible “commented Chris Paul. “I got to play with a lot of great players, like Blake Griffin, James Harden and now Book. Damn, you have to try not to be just a spectator.
With 58 points, Devin Booker also became the sixth-youngest player to pass 12,000 career points, behind LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Kobe Bryant, Carmelo Anthony and Tracy McGrady. And he further fueled the budding rivalry between the Suns and Pelicans, as he didn’t shy away from chambering opponents, using Zion Williamson’s swollen bicep celebration, mocking Jose Alvarado’s height or attempting a final field goal. at the buzzer, against custom, in reference to Zion Williamson’s recent dunk…
| Devin Booker | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2015-16 | PHX | 76 | 28 | 42.3 | 34.3 | 84.0 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 13.8 |
| 2016-17 | PHX | 78 | 35 | 42.3 | 36.3 | 83.2 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 3.1 | 0.3 | 22.1 |
| 2017-18 | PHX | 54 | 35 | 43.2 | 38.3 | 87.8 | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 3.6 | 0.3 | 24.9 |
| 2018-19 | PHX | 64 | 35 | 46.7 | 32.6 | 86.6 | 0.6 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 6.8 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 4.1 | 0.2 | 26.6 |
| 2019-20 | PHX | 70 | 36 | 48.9 | 35.4 | 91.9 | 0.4 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 6.5 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 3.8 | 0.3 | 26.6 |
| 2020-21 | PHX | 67 | 34 | 48.4 | 34.0 | 86.7 | 0.5 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 0.2 | 25.6 |
| 2021-22 | PHX | 68 | 35 | 46.6 | 38.3 | 86.8 | 0.7 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 26.8 |
| 2022-23 | PHX | 27 | 35 | 46.9 | 36.1 | 86.7 | 0.8 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 5.8 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 26.9 |
| Total | 504 | 34 | 45.7 | 35.7 | 87.0 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 0.3 | 23.7 | |
