As Devin Booker hit his sixth 3-pointer of the evening to eclipse the 50-point plateau, he turned and seemed up about 15 rows behind the Phoenix Suns‘ bench, the place his father and grandfather had been sitting.
Booker scored a season-high 52 factors in 37 minutes on the courtroom – his second straight 50-point sport in opposition to New Orleans – and the Phoenix Suns beat the Pelicans 123-109 on Friday evening for his or her fourth straight victory.
“I obtained 50 people on the market and I am about to go see them,” stated Booker, who performed in highschool on the Mississippi coast. “That is the place my predominant motivation comes, from all my household that is right here. They drive over each time I play right here and I wish to put no a present for them.”
The final time Booker – who had 25 factors within the first quarter – was within the Suns’ lineup in opposition to New Orleans he scored 58 factors in a victory in Phoenix on Dec. 17, 2022. On Friday, he was 18 of 30 from the sphere, 6 of 11 on 3s and made 10 free throws with no miss.
Booker reached 50 factors for the sixth time in his profession. He had a career-high 70 at Boston on March 24, 2017.
“The man’s simply obtained an unbelievable killer intuition,” Suns coach Frank Vogel stated. “He had that look in his eyes tonight.
“It was an ideal crew win, however E book was spectacular,” Vogel added. “He was in a position to torch these guys, however when the double-teams got here, he shared it.”
Kevin Durant added 26 factors and Jusuf Nurkic grabbed 15 rebounds for Phoenix. The Suns shot 49.5% (46 of 93) and led by 30 factors within the second half.
