On January 18, the NBA regular season ended a focus battle, and the Suns defeated the Spurs in the final quarter to win four consecutive wins. In this game, Booker performed eye-catchingly, he scored 18 points in the first quarter, 18 of 33 in the whole game, cut 48 points, 5 boards, 6 assists and 3 breaks, including 18 points in the first quarter, and the performance has been very strong.
This game Booker brushed the record:
48 points is also Booker's new high for scoring this season;
Scored 40+ for the first time this season;
Scoring 40+ on his 15th career, he tied Stoudemire for the first place in Suns history, and it is worth mentioning that Booker played 71 fewer games than Jr.
At the same time, Booker has just been elected the NBA's best player in the East last week, which can be said to be a double happiness.
Booker blasted 18 points in the first quarter, hitting a series of jump shots as soon as the game started, hitting a three-pointer after one of two free throws, and Booker took care of the first 10 points of the Suns' opening, until McGee scored. Soon Booker used cover to shoot straight out three-point shots. When the opponent's Murray scored 2+1, Booker immediately returned a three-pointer. Receiving a pass from Bridges, Booker scored on the empty line. In addition to scoring, Booker also steals Diop and then turns around to assist Bridges' easy layup. Led by Booker, the Suns led by three points in the first quarter.
In the middle of the second quarter, Booker appeared, although the single Peltel was hated by the opponent, but then Booker stopped and leaned back to score from mid-range. Booker then assisted Crowder in succession, who also hit a three-pointer that lived up to expectations. After a steal, Billyon passed the ball and Booker counter-attacked. Booker and Payne connected, he shot a three-pointer and then hit, in the first half Booker 16 of 10, including 7 of 4 three-pointers, 25 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal, performed well.
In the third quarter, Booker broke through and caused a foul on White's thugs, who hit both free throws. Booker assisted paul's jump shot, and then he used the cover to stop and shoot to make a 2+1. When the Spurs were about to pull back the score and pull the gap apart, Booker hit consecutive jump shots. At one point, he was 12 points behind, but Booker quickly countered the goal and free throws, and a wave of streams led the team to achieve a rebound. Booker singled Vassell and he scored with a throw. By the end of the third quarter, Booker had already scored 41 points, but unfortunately the Suns were four points behind.
Booker hit another three-pointer in the final quarter, and the Suns rebounded by 5 points in a wave, and also directly stopped the Spurs. Crowder steals and Booker counter-attacks and hits, directly widening the gap to 13 points. Booker accelerated McDermott with a 15-point difference. The Suns then kept the lead and managed to win.
It can be seen that Today's Booker ushered in a big explosion, 18 points in a single quarter, while sparing no effort on the defensive end, and the cooperation with teammates is also in place. Such a Booker is really impressive, and when his girlfriend Jenna helped to canvass for votes in the All-Star, Booker had such a wonderful performance, and the hope of impacting the All-Star was very large.
Also looking forward to the next performance of Booker, his team has the first record in the league, the pressure on the Warriors, and the individual also has a good performance, trying to continue the strong performance, enter the All-Star, and lead the Suns to success this season.