On December 30, Beijing time, the Phoenix Suns defeated the Oklahoma Thunder 115-97 at home to avoid a three-game losing streak. In this game, the Suns led the Thunder by 11 points in the first quarter, but in the second and third quarters, the Thunder narrowed the point difference to 5 points, and in the final quarter, the point difference was widened to more than 10 points under the joint play of Paul and Booker, and finally the Suns defeated the Thunder.
This game was a milestone night for both Booker and Mikael Bridges, with Bridges scoring his 1,000th career rebound, Booker breaking 10,000 career points, and Booker breaking the 10,000-point mark after scoring the seventh point in his career to become the seventh youngest star in NBA history to do so.
The six people in NBA history who scored 10,000 points younger than Booker were: Anthony, Maddy, James, Kobe, Durant, and Alphabet Brother. Booker had a strong desire to attack this night, with 20 out of 10 in the first quarter, 2 of 4 from three-point range, 12 points, 2 assists and 1 rebound, 2 of 3 points in 6 minutes in the second quarter, 2 of 2 of 3 points in the second quarter, 11 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist on 2 of 6 free throws, and 23 points at halftime.
After completing the record, the Sun gave a pause, and Booker pointed his finger toward the sky, muttering something in his mouth, seemingly in homage to Kobe Bryant. Booker is a fan of Kobe Bryant, and Booker is also a 13-pick in the first round and a shooting guard, and he has always respected Kobe.
In the third quarter, Booker's feel somewhat fell by 11 minutes, 6 of 2, three points of 3 of 3, only 6 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, his touch slippage is also the key to the Thunder's imminent score, but fortunately, in the last quarter Booker's feel recovered, he rested for about 6 minutes before returning to the court, immediately pulled out three-point shots, 5 minutes to take 9 points to pull the point difference to more than 15 points, the Thunder can only sound the gold to close the army.
In the end, Booker scored 36 minutes, 12 of 24, 6 of 12 from three-point range, 8 of 10 from the free throw line, and scored 38 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 blocks, shooting 50% from the field, 50% from three-point range, and the highest season with 38 points. His teammate Claude also broke 10,000 on Twitter injury, and Crowder was at home because of a health and safety agreement.
Text/Yan Xiaobai