On March 25, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA regular season is in full swing. In today's Battle of Western Focus, the No. 1 Suns of the West challenged the Nuggets of no. 6 in the West, and after 48 minutes of fierce competition, the Suns finally won 140:130 against the Nuggets.
After today's win, the Suns have their 60th win of the season, and their record is 60 wins and 14 losses, locking up the first place in the regular season league eight games ahead of schedule! If they can win three more games in the next game, they will break the team's all-time regular season win record (62 wins, 20 losses)!
The Suns were able to win today, and Booker was instrumental. Throughout the game, Booker played 39 minutes and shot 16-of-25, including 2-of-5 from three-point range and 15-of-17 from the free throw line, for a total of 49 points, 4 rebounds and 10 assists!
It is worth mentioning that on this day, exactly 5 years ago, Booker frantically cut 70 points, setting a career scoring record. In addition, Booker has cut 48+ 4 times before, but lost all of them. The game was the second time in Booker's career that he scored at least 45 points and provided at least 10 assists in a single game, the most in The Suns' history. Booker's 49 points today are the highest points in a single game since Crawford scored 51 points in 19 years. Booker's 137 career 30+, 17 40+, and 3 50+ times are the most in The Suns' history. In addition, Booker tied for first place in team history with Tom Chambers 60+ in one time, and 70 points in a single game is the only one in team history!
After Booker played such a horrible performance, Nets star Irving tweeted: Booker MVP!
Grizzlies star Morant said, "All of you have to respect Booker! ”
Suns coach Monty Williams said: "It was stupid to get 49+10 in back-to-back games and he didn't appear in the MVP discussions. ”
In the last MVP list officially released by the NBA, Booker only ranked 9th. It is believed that with the recent excellent performance, Booker's ranking can be improved.