The Suns today beat the Timberwolves 125-116 on the road to six straight wins.
In this six-game winning streak, the Suns scored 140 points, 131 points, 129 points, 129 points, 127 points and 125 points respectively, and at least 125 points in six consecutive games, setting a new team record. It is worth mentioning that this is played without Paul, which shows how strong the overall strength of the Suns is.
In today's game, Ayton played 35 minutes, shooting 15-of-24, 1-of-1 from three-point range, 4-of-4 from the free throw line, and finished with 35 points, 14 rebounds and 3 assists, becoming the Second Player for the Suns to cut 30+ multiple times this season besides Booker (23 times).
It is also worth mentioning that in the match between Ayton and Downs, the Suns won 5 wins and 1 loss. In today's game, Towns was very average, playing 31 minutes, shooting 6-of-13, 0-of-3 from three-point range, 3-of-3 from the free throw line, and had 15 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 blocks.
Booker also played well today, playing 35 minutes, shooting 7-of-15 from the field, 1-of-4 from three-point range, 13-of-16 from the free throw line, and having 28 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists. In the third quarter, Booker scored 11 points in a single quarter, and in the final quarter he contributed 11 points again to help the Suns win six in a row.
In today's game, Booker (25 years old and 145 days old) also reached the 11,000-point milestone, becoming the fourth youngest player in NBA history to achieve this achievement, compared to James, Durant and Kobe Bryant.
It is worth mentioning that Booker is the 7th youngest player in NBA history to score 10,000 points, and by the time of 11,000 points, he has become the fourth youngest, leaving Anthony, Maddy, and Alphabet Brother behind.
At the age of 25, he has already scored more than 10,000 points, and is comparable to James, Bryant and Durant, which means that Booker is very likely to score more than 30,000 points in the future. James and Bryant are already Mr. 30,000 points, James still has 40,000 points, and Durant will get 30,000 points in the future is also a high probability event, Booker can play more than ten seasons, as long as he stays healthy, the possibility of becoming Mr. Thirty Thousand points is very large.
In addition, Towns in today's game also just reached the 10,000 points milestone, Towns and Booker are alumni of the University of Kentucky, the two entered the NBA in the same year, Towns is the champion, Booker is the 13th pick, the two reached the career 11,000 points milestone in the same game, it is also very fateful. However, Downs was more than a year older than Booker.
For Booker, in Paul's absence, he can still lead the Suns to win all the time, help the Suns to the top of the league, and is expected to break the record for the best record in team history, he is undoubtedly worthy of MVP. If the Suns end up with 65 wins, Booker's hopes of becoming MVP should be great.