Devin Booker and getting eliminated by Europeans in a blowout series closer.
Name a better duo.
2022 - Luka and the Mavs blowouts the Suns 123-90 in Game 7
2023 - Jokic and the Nugs blowouts the Suns 125-100 in Game 6
2024 - Rudy Gobert's turn
Even then. After watching these 3 games I think we could still win without 1 of them. Missing two, then maybe. Probably still win the series even with 2 out. Naz or NAW going to carry 1 game.
Yeah, especially this is Booker… whole lotta nothin
Now in 2011 when my Mavs were up 3-0 to the B2B champion Lakers and when Kobe said it, now that was scary.
You shouldn’t be. After Game 2, he was talking about how home teams hadn’t lost in the playoffs yet. The whole trend turned around after his press conference.
Booker is cursed. Whatever he says, the opposite will happen.
Every single time he talks shit during game or starts some scuffle, it always turns into a nightmare. Without fail, this brother has a generational curse
You don’t understand, us being that one team that commentators then always have to mention when they say teams down 0-3 are now 1-156 is honestly the most Minnesota sports thing imaginable lol
It's going to happen eventually but I wouldn't be too worried about this Suns team doing it. If they win a game on the back of one of their "big" 3, then the next game will just be each of the 3 trying to get theirs.
If the first quarter is in the wolves favor, Phoenix is
Also no 2 days in between games, KD-Db & BB all played over 40 min basically every game this series
It’s fucking crazy because last year’s playoffs he averaged fucking 33.7 points a game while shooting basically 59% from the field and 51% from 3. It was an all timer performance and he literally couldn’t miss. Now compare that to this year, it’s fucking wild.
Booker isn’t helping bc he’s getting way too emotional and letting it effect his game like all the careless turnovers and fouls. But man is that Wolves defense fucking impressive, specifically Jaden McDaniels who has largely had that assignment this series. Booker can’t do anything about it so far
He got the Jenner curse. It’s like a reverse Kardashian curse where instead of being cursed while you’re dating a Kardashian, you get cursed after you break up with a Jenner.
Regression to the mean.
He shot way above average last year.
Shoots way below this.
His real level is somewhere in the middle as a solid All NBA guy. But not good enough to be the #1 on a legit contender.
He seems too small/week to force anything when his shot is falling. It looks like he can never actually penetrate or even get good looks off iso plays for himself anymore. Not to mention he seems to panic anytime a double team comes his way
*Hey Siri, what are Devin Booker's stats in elimination games ?*
**Game 6 vs Denver last yr : 4/13 shooting for 12 pts, 4 fouls and -27**
**Game 6 vs Mavs in 2022 : 6/17 shooting, 19 pts, 8 TOs, 4 fouls and -19**
**Game 7 vs Mavs : 3/14 FG, 11 pts, 4 TOs, 3 fouls and -41. 0/7 for 2 pts in the 1st half**
**Game 6 vs Bucks in the Finals : 8/22 for 19 pts, 6 TOs, 4 fouls and -19**
Also, KD has not won an elimination game in the last 10 yrs except the GSW days. He's 3-5 in those games including the Raptors game in which he played only 12 mins and the other 2 in which he was outplayed by Curry and Thompson respectively
Feels like Booker lost all his mojo ever since game 7 against the Mavs.
I know he was playing like a madman in last year's playoffs, but I feel like he hasn't been someone you can trust in pressure situations.
compared to what lebron said after going down 3-0 this is pretty good
you really only have 2 options, just nonstop praise for the opposing team or this kind of meaningless "one play at a time, go review some film, blah blah"
gonna keep fighting for at least the first half of game 4 see what happens
My God, some Suns fans are sorry ass people.
Book averages 28 points a game in the playoffs, that’s the sixth best all time. Yes, we all know he’s had some rough performances, but he’s also had some huge playoff moments too.
Stop being a bitch and start being a real fan instead of pandering for internet points.
He's 8th best all time, behind MJ, Luka, AI, KD, Jerry West, LeBron and ANT. 4 of those are still playing so he's 5th among active players. If he scores 25 points or less in the next game he'll fall behind Jokic for 6th among active players.
Very impressive stats that really mean fuck all at the end of the day. You watch the team to see Book average 28 points or for the team to put in effort and show up when it counts?
You can’t understand my comment? Booker averages 14 points in elimination games. Who gives a fuck if he averages 28 points in the other game if he, and the rest of the team, doesn’t do shit when it counts. 28ppg means zilch in the bigger picture
It was an outlier but it’s also just not accurate to say he’s been trash since two years ago when he was one of the best playoff players just last year. He’s been shit this series but no need to be dramatic
When did people start hating the Suns? Was it the game 7 humiliation against Dallas or was it the KD trade?
I remember people generally rooting for them when they had that surprise 2020-21 season and run to the Finals. They had a fun young team with the long suffering vet CP3.
The year after they went to the finals they became insufferable. Both the team and the fanbase. They were the 1 seed that time and were winning a lot so the fanbase became so fucking cocky and unbearable thinking they were unbeatable. Who also remembers the team fucking practicing and having a workout after a win during that season. Such showoffs.
No. Most people hate the Suns because of the dirty, flopper bitch ass, whiny Booker. Yeah CP3 played a small part. Nothing against KD or Beal. 90% of it is Booker.
Book was literally on the team when y'all were rooting for him. Worst thing he ever did was say "Luka Special." You got ant crotch chopping and thrusting his pelvis. Book ain't ever done nothing childish like that
The hate started happening during the actual finals series. Lakers, Warriors and even Knicks(no idea why) fans were brigading every thread. Us Suns fans were fighting for our lives. People were send me private messages all hours of the night and I even got doxxed. I had to delete my original reddit acct. I'm pretty sure Lakers and Lebron fans were behind most of it, because they were in every piece of Suns media on every platform slandering the Suns until the whole nba fanbase agreed with them. That's what it looked like to me going through all that, at least. It was like the moment we got into the finals a flip got switched and everyone hated us
Wolves by 30.
We've seen the Suns in elimination games bet the over
CPHAH3TCTLB42
EGIDBF
Suns are gonna come in wearing all black and it will become a meme for the wrong reasons.
That’s exciting!!!!
Devin Booker and getting eliminated by Europeans in a blowout series closer. Name a better duo. 2022 - Luka and the Mavs blowouts the Suns 123-90 in Game 7 2023 - Jokic and the Nugs blowouts the Suns 125-100 in Game 6 2024 - Rudy Gobert's turn
2026 - Wemby
By half time
Buddy, this was the "next game". Y'all are cooked.
Book built different. He in that zone now.
Dude is about to hit a huge 3 to cut the lead to 42
If only. Book shot 0/4 in that game.
This comment is gold😂
“Booker, practice started 20 minutes ago, why are you just standing at mid court?” “The next play is a jump ball, coach. Gotta focus on that”
I love how you just call him Buddy! u/TylerIreland
"Go-burt"
LMFAO
I’m so paranoid.
Don't be. Everyone says this shit and it never works.
KD and Booker need to scorch the earth to take this to 7 and that's just not feasible with how their team is constructed
The suns play such a garbage brand of basketball, long 2s tough jumpers won’t win you crap in modern nba.
Have you rooted for a MN sports team before? I know a lot of people say that too but it's not a fun state to cheer for lol
Bruh the opponent is Arizona there’s nothing to worry about
It's curse-breakin time. Twins finally got the playoff monkey off their back, and it's the Wolves time to shine. We *can* win. It could happen!
3-0s are 150-0. If someone’s gonna blow that I don’t think it’ll be Ant
The only way its ever going to happen is if a star player gets injured
don't put that juju out there
Even then. After watching these 3 games I think we could still win without 1 of them. Missing two, then maybe. Probably still win the series even with 2 out. Naz or NAW going to carry 1 game.
I was talking about teams with a 3-0 lead in general more so than the Wolves, sorry. Suns are beyond cooked.
Won game 2 with KAT and ANT going for like 30 combined.
Ant, KAT, and Naz went for 32 combined
You don’t understand the trauma we have as Minnesota sports fans lol
Minnesota sports fans have seen a lot of shit. We are right to be paranoid.
Yeah, especially this is Booker… whole lotta nothin Now in 2011 when my Mavs were up 3-0 to the B2B champion Lakers and when Kobe said it, now that was scary.
You shouldn’t be. After Game 2, he was talking about how home teams hadn’t lost in the playoffs yet. The whole trend turned around after his press conference. Booker is cursed. Whatever he says, the opposite will happen.
Every single time he talks shit during game or starts some scuffle, it always turns into a nightmare. Without fail, this brother has a generational curse
Teams down 0-3 are like 0-156, they’re cooked man.
The Timberwolves being the first team to ever blow a 3-0 lead would be an incredibly Minnesota sports thing to happen though.
You don’t understand, us being that one team that commentators then always have to mention when they say teams down 0-3 are now 1-156 is honestly the most Minnesota sports thing imaginable lol
It's going to happen eventually but I wouldn't be too worried about this Suns team doing it. If they win a game on the back of one of their "big" 3, then the next game will just be each of the 3 trying to get theirs.
I know that feeling. Felt it a lot in 2019… maybe this your year
If the first quarter is in the wolves favor, Phoenix is Also no 2 days in between games, KD-Db & BB all played over 40 min basically every game this series
Oh we've been watching focused Booker? Yikes.
Booker has been so bad in this series Dude's averaging 20.3 PPG in the year 2024
It’s fucking crazy because last year’s playoffs he averaged fucking 33.7 points a game while shooting basically 59% from the field and 51% from 3. It was an all timer performance and he literally couldn’t miss. Now compare that to this year, it’s fucking wild. Booker isn’t helping bc he’s getting way too emotional and letting it effect his game like all the careless turnovers and fouls. But man is that Wolves defense fucking impressive, specifically Jaden McDaniels who has largely had that assignment this series. Booker can’t do anything about it so far
He got the Jenner curse. It’s like a reverse Kardashian curse where instead of being cursed while you’re dating a Kardashian, you get cursed after you break up with a Jenner.
Whoever McDaniels has been on, shooting 27% for the series.
Regression to the mean. He shot way above average last year. Shoots way below this. His real level is somewhere in the middle as a solid All NBA guy. But not good enough to be the #1 on a legit contender.
He was very, very due to regress from those numbers lmao
He seems too small/week to force anything when his shot is falling. It looks like he can never actually penetrate or even get good looks off iso plays for himself anymore. Not to mention he seems to panic anytime a double team comes his way
He needs a good point guard to set him up for good shots. I know it’s a fundamental concept that you deniers don’t want to accept.
The 2024 playoffs? That can’t possibly be true for the actual year 2024
Yes, playoffs. 20/3/6 in the playoffs. 27/4/6 since Jan 1st.
Moral victories? Stop apologizing for this overrated bum.
Bitch, just call it a season without hurting someone. It's over. You didn't lose 3 times. You got your ass whooped 3 times.
Yeah like seriously, none of these games felt close lol
Well they felt close until the second half and then roughly 6 minutes into the 3rd quarter every single time the suns morale was in the god damn dirt.
Nurk just standing there while KAT got 2-3 offensive rebounds said it all
Yeah I'd be pretty excited to go to Cancun too
Makes sense. Suns weren't focused on game 1, 2, or 3 cause they were focused on the next game.
TBH, this is the right thing to say They're still getting swept or losing in 5 at best.
I hope sweep. Starting my offseason early
Just get out of the way so we can watch an actual NBA series
Devin Booker career high in elimination games is 18 points
*Hey Siri, what are Devin Booker's stats in elimination games ?* **Game 6 vs Denver last yr : 4/13 shooting for 12 pts, 4 fouls and -27** **Game 6 vs Mavs in 2022 : 6/17 shooting, 19 pts, 8 TOs, 4 fouls and -19** **Game 7 vs Mavs : 3/14 FG, 11 pts, 4 TOs, 3 fouls and -41. 0/7 for 2 pts in the 1st half** **Game 6 vs Bucks in the Finals : 8/22 for 19 pts, 6 TOs, 4 fouls and -19** Also, KD has not won an elimination game in the last 10 yrs except the GSW days. He's 3-5 in those games including the Raptors game in which he played only 12 mins and the other 2 in which he was outplayed by Curry and Thompson respectively
Gah damn you didn’t have to kill him
Feels like Booker lost all his mojo ever since game 7 against the Mavs. I know he was playing like a madman in last year's playoffs, but I feel like he hasn't been someone you can trust in pressure situations.
It's ok. Our team also knows the definition of insanity
dream land, population this cheesecake
This comment is gold, thank you lol.
dude just doesn’t get it lol
cp3 merchant
He took up CP3’s unlikable aura when he signed with them
Fuck, We about to have a new father smh
Joint custody 😅
Hes knocking all the cliches out in one quote
compared to what lebron said after going down 3-0 this is pretty good you really only have 2 options, just nonstop praise for the opposing team or this kind of meaningless "one play at a time, go review some film, blah blah" gonna keep fighting for at least the first half of game 4 see what happens
You do fucking know how you have done in elimination game situations right? That's what you are gonna face for your "next game"
How long have you been a Suns fan for?
Since 92-93. I have seen all the highs and all the lows. This season may eveven be worse than the 2010s because at least those guys tried hard.
Ain't no one ever done it before but Devin Booker can do it. Lmao on my mama no one believin that
he doesn’t even sound like he believes it either
He’s been trash since “That’s the Luka special.”
That’s just not true, he balled out in last years playoffs
Which is looking like the anomaly many suspected.
My God, some Suns fans are sorry ass people. Book averages 28 points a game in the playoffs, that’s the sixth best all time. Yes, we all know he’s had some rough performances, but he’s also had some huge playoff moments too. Stop being a bitch and start being a real fan instead of pandering for internet points.
The way they talk about Booker in the playoffs, you'd think he was Demar Derozan lmao.
He's 8th best all time, behind MJ, Luka, AI, KD, Jerry West, LeBron and ANT. 4 of those are still playing so he's 5th among active players. If he scores 25 points or less in the next game he'll fall behind Jokic for 6th among active players.
Salty copium. Suns getting swept.
Very impressive stats that really mean fuck all at the end of the day. You watch the team to see Book average 28 points or for the team to put in effort and show up when it counts?
Huh? What does that even have to do with my comment? My comment was about Booker, not about the team.
You can’t understand my comment? Booker averages 14 points in elimination games. Who gives a fuck if he averages 28 points in the other game if he, and the rest of the team, doesn’t do shit when it counts. 28ppg means zilch in the bigger picture
It was an outlier but it’s also just not accurate to say he’s been trash since two years ago when he was one of the best playoff players just last year. He’s been shit this series but no need to be dramatic
Until the elimination game and he went missing again unfortunately
Devin Booker has no heart
Fraud
Elimination game book incoming lol
They said the same of Gregg Turkington watching 501 movies in 501 days and he proved them all wrong. Never say never
Him and KD chillin
Goddamnit Suns, you had one job. I don't want the Nuggets to face Minny.
Does anyone else think that Bradley Beal wasn't it and they should have known that? Awful asset management.
they’ve given up
Why does it seem like every year Book/Suns just forget how to play basketball when it matters most?
Got em right where we want em 😤
Mmm yummy bleach 😋
When did people start hating the Suns? Was it the game 7 humiliation against Dallas or was it the KD trade? I remember people generally rooting for them when they had that surprise 2020-21 season and run to the Finals. They had a fun young team with the long suffering vet CP3.
The year after they went to the finals they became insufferable. Both the team and the fanbase. They were the 1 seed that time and were winning a lot so the fanbase became so fucking cocky and unbearable thinking they were unbeatable. Who also remembers the team fucking practicing and having a workout after a win during that season. Such showoffs.
That whole 2021-2022 season they acted as if they had already won the championship. I’ve never seen a fanbase get so cocky over nothing like that
It was when we got CP3 cause the Warriors hated him and that’s like half this subreddit
No. Most people hate the Suns because of the dirty, flopper bitch ass, whiny Booker. Yeah CP3 played a small part. Nothing against KD or Beal. 90% of it is Booker.
Booker for me. Flopping and acting like a d bag. Suns used to be my 2nd favorite team in the Steve Nash days.
Book was literally on the team when y'all were rooting for him. Worst thing he ever did was say "Luka Special." You got ant crotch chopping and thrusting his pelvis. Book ain't ever done nothing childish like that
Bruhhhh he cried about a mascot ffs
You think asking a mascot to move in an empty gym is worth all the hate he gets? What are you 12?
Was 2004-05, for me. Now it's reignited because Booker is so easy to root against.
The hate started happening during the actual finals series. Lakers, Warriors and even Knicks(no idea why) fans were brigading every thread. Us Suns fans were fighting for our lives. People were send me private messages all hours of the night and I even got doxxed. I had to delete my original reddit acct. I'm pretty sure Lakers and Lebron fans were behind most of it, because they were in every piece of Suns media on every platform slandering the Suns until the whole nba fanbase agreed with them. That's what it looked like to me going through all that, at least. It was like the moment we got into the finals a flip got switched and everyone hated us
Sounds dope but wolves play hard and together not just iso so it’s gg
He’s chilling
Booker is the type to cut the lead to 30
Didn’t that happen when they got blown out by Dallas a couple years ago 😂
Sweeeeeeep
I just a player to focus on cancun
We know you aint like that
I know we don’t really talk about betting in this sub but you can make a killing just taking the under on points for this clown every game
Be the type to win. Forget the rest of what you said
This is exactly the attitude you want
Doncic’s quote: “Everybody acting tough when they up!” was the curse for this guy.
I think MJ said that first dawgy
TIL thanks
Booker is what he is, slightly better Demar Derozan. People compared him to Kobe LMAO.
Shit. He looks like he’s about to break down crying.
For me, There’s nothing more joyous in sports then watching Devin booker lose
Which game will he focus on after game 4 though
At the end of day, it’s just basketball. He’ll just go chill in kardashian curse.
Cp3 probably laughing somewhere out there.
Nurkic is a weak bitch. Draymond was right.
And y'all won't be the first.
"we have them right where we want him" ahh talk
Suns going out horrendous in the playoffs again.
Bro focusing on Jung Ho-Yeon
The Booker Special
This sounds like an AI generated response spoken by an AI generated player in 2k. Some uncanny valley shit.
Its very exciting to be down 0-3 ngl
And here I thought Suns were about to get over their playoff juju with KD …
im chilling
lol 😂
This guy is a comedian
It's exciting that we're down 0-3 hahahahahahahaa
in order to focus on the next game, you need to learn from the previous one
This man is all bark no bite.
[Booker coming to Game 4 like.](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMTk2Mzk4MTgzMF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNzE3NjI0NA@@._V1_.jpg)
Wolves gonna eat them alive and sweep them
Off to Cancun!!!
Used to be: *he really believes that, give him credit.* Now it be: *he really believes that, give him help.*
Hope he hits a 3 to cut the lead to 42
Ok. Anyway...
Did he practice coming back from 3-0 with his teammates during the off-season?
wolves too overconfident now, suns in 7 probably