On March 25, Beijing time, the NBA regular season, the Suns defeated the Nuggets 140-130, winning seven consecutive wins. Booker scored 49 points in this game, setting a number of new records. After winning this game, the Suns became the first team of the season to win 60 wins, while they led the Grizzlies by nine wins, but the Grizzlies only had 8 games left, and the Suns locked up the regular season championship ahead of schedule.
In this game, the two teams played very anxiously, and neither team could take the sweetness on the other. The Nuggets tried to pull the score gap apart several times in the third quarter, but Booker always helped the team to tighten the score through personal bravery. The two teams need to fight until the last minute to decide the winner. With the Suns' strong overall offensive and defensive strength, the team successfully played a 36-24 single-quarter score in the final quarter to suppress the Nuggets, and finally won the game.
Statistics
Suns: Booker 47 points, 4 rebounds, 10 assists and 3 steals, Bridges 22 points, Ayton 16 points and 7 rebounds, Paul 17 points, 4 rebounds and 13 assists, Crowder 12 points and 6 rebounds
Nuggets: Jokic 28 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 8 turnovers, Gordon 21 points and 6 rebounds, Barton 17 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists, Morris 15 points and 4 assists, Hyland 23 points, Jeff Green 11 points, Cousins 10 points and 6 rebounds
Booker was undoubtedly the best player of the game, and he was full of fire in the first quarter, scoring 17 points in a single quarter and hitting a difficult mid-range shot, when he was like Kobe Bryant possessed. He played an amazing offensive performance again in the third quarter, scoring 19 points alone to help the team tighten the point gap. In the final quarter, he continued to use his personal abilities to attract opponents and assist teammates to help the team open up the point gap and lay the foundation for victory in the game.
Booker set a new 7 records in this game.
First, Booker's 49 points is the highest individual score of the season, after his previous high was 48;
Second, 49 is Booker's 17th career 40+ and the 4th highest score of his career, he has previously scored 50+ 3 times;
Third, Booker surpassed Stoudemire in this game and rose to 6th place in the Suns' all-time scoring list;
Fourth, Booker's 49 points were the highest score in three years, following Jamal Crawford's 51 points in 19 years;
Fifth, Booker's 17th career 40+ and 137 30+, both are the first in team history;
Sixth, Booker's second 45+10 assists, the first person in the history of the Suns;
Seventh, Booker scored 20+ in 21 consecutive games.
After the game, basketball star Owen praised Booker directly through social media, bluntly saying that Booker was the MVP of the season. This shows how booker's performance today is worthy of recognition. In the moment of winning the game, the Suns fans chanted MVP for him.
It is worth mentioning that Booker learned a message before the game. Kobe Bryant's widow Vanessa announced that she will re-cooperate with Nike, and the two sides will continue to push Kobe's signature shoes. Booker then posted on social media accounts that today was a good day. Booker not only helped the team lock up the regular season championship today, contributing 50+ outstanding performances, but also ushered in the news of Kobe's signature shoes. It was also his 5th anniversary of 70, and as he said, today was a good day.
(Text/Yuwen Basketball)