Devin Booker Has NBA Fans in Awe as Kevin Durant, Suns Beat Zion Williamson, Pelicans

Andrew PetersJanuary 20, 2024

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Devin Booker was feeling it on Friday night against the New Orleans Pelicans.

The Phoenix Suns’ guard was unstoppable, dropping 52 points on 18-of-30 from the field as the Suns cruised to a 123-109 win over the Pelicans on the road. The game marked his sixth 50-point regular-season game of his career and his 27th 40-point game. Booker also scored 20+ points in two different quarters in Friday night’s game.

Booker has taken a backseat as the Suns’ top scorer since Kevin Durant joined the team, but Friday was just another example of how Booker can catch fire on any given night.

Booker’s huge scoring outburst had social media in awe on Friday night.

NBA @NBABook CANNOT be stopped so far tonight… https://t.co/Z2TG54c3Co pic.twitter.com/X5nI36CfKA

Kellan Olson @KellanOlsonDevin Booker reaches 52 points in the late third quarter. That’s the sixth 50-point game of his career in the regular season.

Phoenix Suns @SunsDEVIN. ARMANI. BOOKER.

This is ridiculous 😮‍💨

⭐️Vote for All-Star: https://t.co/CGvPWMaKdh pic.twitter.com/9TTIIp43rc

RB (sunsrtrash) @RyB_311DEVIN BOOKER WITH 52 AND HIS 2ND 20+ POINT QUARTER OF THE GAME

Bleacher Report @BleacherReportDevin Booker dropped 25 in the 1st quarter 🤯 pic.twitter.com/HMaNJup9E8

StatMuse @statmuseMost 40-point games by a Sun:

27 — Devin Booker
24 — Next two Suns combined https://t.co/Cox4Z5pxjr

Ballislife.com @BallislifeDevin Booker has 52 after 3 quarters

His highest scoring games
70 PTS (21/40 FG)
59 PTS (19/34 FG)
58 PTS (21/35 FG)
52 PTS (18/29 FG)pic.twitter.com/NH9HRk9tIV

Kellan Olson @KellanOlsonDevin Booker becomes the first player since Damian Lillard’s 71-point night last season to put together multiple 20-point quarters in the same game, per @Stathead.

Will Guillory @WillGuilloryDevin Booker’s last two games against the Pelicans:

12/17/2022 — 58 pts, 6 rebs, 5 assts, 21-35 FG, 6-12 3PT, 10-15 FT

Tonight — 52 pts, 4 rebs, 5 assts, 18-30 FG, 6-11 3PT, 10-10 FT

𝐊𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐧 @Suns_ArmbandDevin Booker saw the All-Star voting numbers today.#ComingInHot pic.twitter.com/3gEWPDrQAr

StatMuse @statmuseMost 50-point games by a Sun:

6 — Devin Booker
6 — Every player in franchise history combined https://t.co/Cox4Z5pxjr

Booker continues to establish himself as one of the best scorers in the NBA with performances like Friday’s, and Suns fans know they can count on a big game from him on any given night.

Phoenix has managed to crawl back into the playoff picture after a shaky start and it now sits in eighth place in the Western Conference at 23-18. The Suns will continue to improve as the season goes on if Booker keeps posting big performances.