Career best

Booker’s 70 is the best game of his career

Devin Booker had 70 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals on 21 for 40 shooting in 45 minutes, but the Suns lost to the Celtics 130-⁠120.

His Performance Score of +25.3 is the best of his 147 games, better than 99.9% of all player games since 2015-⁠16. It is the fourth-best game in the NBA this season, behind Jimmy Butler III’s 52 points on Jan. 2, Damian Lillard’s 59 on April 8 and Stephen Curry’s 39 on Feb. 1. His 70 points are also the most points he has scored in a game, 31 more than his 39 at the Lakers on Nov. 6.

He scored 28 of his 70 in the fourth quarter. He went 5 for 9 at the rim, 5 for 6 in the paint and 7 for 14 from mid-range. His 46 points from the field came on 40 shots, 7.1 more than the league scores from the same zones. Jared Dudley set up 4 of his 21 baskets. He scored 69 of his 70 after the game was decided.

His old best, +10.0, was 36 points on 12 for 20 shooting in 35 minutes, a 100-⁠98 win at Dallas on March 11.

The game

Suns 120, Celtics 130Away, March 24, 2017Box score and story ›

Devin Booker

24-26 FT44:58 min

Points1st 102nd 93rd 234th 28

His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.

Booker’s player page

Season high in points (70; his best before, 39). Tied his season high in steals (3). Before this game he averaged 20.9 points, 3.1 rebounds and 3.1 assists in 70 regular-season games.

Shot making: 46 points from the field on 40 shots7.1 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a floater1st quarter, 3:04 leftchance to win 5.5% to 15%
On the move: 3.10 miles4.14 mph on average98 touches
Hustle: 3 deflections11 shots contested1 loose ball1 screen assist
Rating: Performance Score +25.368.0% true shooting47.4% usage

His best games

Rank	Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
1	March 24, 2017at BOS	L 120-130	45	70	8	6	3	1	21-40	4-11	24-26	5	−6	+25.3
2	March 11, 2017at DAL	W 100-98	35	36	5	2	0	0	12-20	2-5	10-10	1	+15	+10.0
3	Jan. 14, 2017vs SAS	W 108-105	37	39	2	2	0	0	12-22	3-5	12-12	3	+10	+9.0
4	Feb. 10, 2017vs CHI	W 115-97	33	27	5	4	0	0	10-19	2-4	5-6	1	+19	+7.7
5	Jan. 12, 2017vs DAL	L 108-113	37	39	1	3	1	0	14-20	6-7	5-7	7	−3	+6.2

By Performance Score, his whole career, regular season and playoffs.

His old best

Suns 100, Mavericks 98Away, March 11, 2017Box score and story ›

Devin Booker

10-10 FT34:30 min

Points1st 72nd 43rd 114th 14

His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.

Booker’s player page

Before this game he averaged 20.8 points, 3.0 rebounds and 3.2 assists in 64 regular-season games.

Shot making: 26 points from the field on 20 shots7.5 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a 19-foot fadeaway4th quarter, 1.4s leftchance to win 47% to 92%
On the move: 2.24 miles3.91 mph on average47 touches
Hustle: 1 deflection4 shots contested3 screen assists
Rating: Performance Score +10.073.8% true shooting32.4% usage