At 8:00 on January 27th, Beijing time, the NBA East and West ushered in a key battle, and the Suns played against the Pacers with good strength! At present, the Suns are in good shape to win 7 consecutive wins, and the Pacers have reached a higher level after Siakam joined! The two teams beat the Pacers 117-110 at home in the first game of the season last week! In this game, even if Booker went wild, the Suns were reversed by the Pacers 131-133 away and missed 8 consecutive wins, 6th in the West!!
In the first quarter, Booker was in a burst of state, he played 12 minutes, 10 of 14 shots, including 4 of 6 three-pointers, and scored 29 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist!
The 29 points in a single quarter also set a personal record for Booker's single-quarter scores, the previous record was 28 points (2 times), and Booker has scored 20+ in a single quarter 24 times in his career so far.
It also set a record for the highest scoring in the first quarter of the NBA this season. The previous record was 26 points, achieved by Mikal Bridges in the first quarter against the Magic on December 3, 2023.
Another game that has attracted much attention today is the Mavericks' away game against the Hawks. In the whole game, Doncic played 45 minutes, shooting 25 of 33, 8 of 13 three-pointers, and 15 of 16 free throws, scoring 73 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists and 1 steal. Helped the Mavericks narrow 148-143 over the Hawks.
73 points is a new single-game scoring record for an active player!
In the first half of the game, Doncic was in excellent shape and scored 41 points, and according to statistics, 41 points also set a half-court scoring record in the history of the Mavericks (including the first and second halves), the previous record was 34 points held by Nowitzki.
By the end of the third quarter, Doncic had 55 points, eight rebounds and five assists on 20-of-25 shooting. According to statistics, Doncic has scored 50+ 7 times before the age of 25 (24 years and 333 days), the fifth most in NBA history, behind Chamberlain (13 times), Jordan (9 times), Abdul-Jabbar and James (8 times).
Warriors player Dream Green tweeted: "Luka is so unreal!!!They (the Hawks) traded him, right?" Brad Rowland tweeted during the game, saying, "I have to say, I've seen a lot of games, and I've never seen a solo performance like this. ”
I have to say that today the NBA is really an explosive day, Booker's only German flaw is that he did not lead the team to victory, 62 points became an empty cut, the performance of the two of them is really incredible, Doncic is a rising superstar, blessings!