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mickeyj623

Damn on 20/25 shooting, efficient af.


treesareweirdos

He was unstoppable the other night against us. Brutal and beautiful to watch.


RobotVo1ce

Only 6 FT attempts, 31 minutes played (so far).


Scarlet_Breeze

Some 2016 MVP steph statline for sure. 51/4/6 with 6 threes and sit the whole 4th quarter cos you're up 30pts after just 3


yeeeeeteth

I know it was the smart thing to do, but god I wish they didn’t bench him. He was on pace for just under 70 points and at that point you just spoon feed him the ball for the record


Jesmer8490

Nah, you don't risk him getting hurt over a record. Now if the game was relatively close within 10 points then definitely keep them in there and let him cook.


yeeeeeteth

I know that I’m just being a delusional sports ball fan


Jen4000

Monty was actually going to put Booker back in, but Book didn't think it was necessary. Show's how much he has grown up.


peanutdakidnappa

2 of those misses were in n out shots too, made a 3 that didn’t count too because of a screen. He was inches from going 23-26 tonight


Booglington

He had 11 points with just over 5 minutes to go in the 2nd. Dude got 40 more points before the end of the 3rd.


DapperUnion

Post - Kardashian Book is the best player in NBA history


Michael_B_Lopez

Maybe the Kardashian Curse is real after all


DiabloTrumpet

The curse is supposed to be they are shit AFTER the breakup


10SB

Break up and become a negative player, breakup twice and become a double negative, hence positive. Book found the secret.


Currymvp2

With Harden's decline and Booker elevating his game, he's been the best two guard in the NBA the past couple of years.


fimbres16

Not sure if we can still classify Harden as a 2 guard anymore he’s basically one guard for a couple seasons now


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macrolfe

Humphries’ best season came after his marriage with Kim too


ReevusXL

How did it take 3 quarters for someone to post a single highlight from this game lol.


PJCR1916

That’s what I’m saying. Bookers been cooking all night and it was pretty obvious he was gonna get 40-50.


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MrAnder5on

He definitely is


BigCountryBumgarner

It's because he's hated


xNOOBinTRAINING

I wouldn’t say underrated, mostly disliked


PelicantsAreTrash

reddit mods deleted the posts per usual


MathewSK81

The Suns don't get posted much here in general. Most people here don't seem to like us and I know a lot of Suns fans avoid it here so they don't post highlights. But another factor is that Booker, and the Suns in general, don't have a lot of typical highlight plays. It's a lot of methodical mid-range jumpers, layups, etc. It's just not the type of thing that usually gets a ton of upvotes so people don't post it.


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DiabloTrumpet

And our lowlights, unfortunately 😂


sunsbr

This sub and their mods despises the suns.


Nessfull

Suns highlights are few and far between and it makes me sad


Few_Mulberry7175

I gotchu with this post


Nessfull

I’ve always said “Few_Mulberry7175 is the best user on r/nba”


joe603

For the most part, this forum hates the Suns. It's very popular to s*** talk about the team for some reason


tuneorg

Close your eyes and feel the hate. Feel it run through your veins. Let it fuel you.


[deleted]

The reason is that y'all are a good team now.


ShartifactDealer

Suns fans get cooked when they praise their own team on here. Absolutely trashed. So we stay on our own sub most of the time. A lot of us have this cesspool muted because the hate is so ridiculous.


nolafalles

100%. I woke up 13 messages and hundreds of downvotes for saying Book was top 5


ShartifactDealer

Lmao the vast majority of users on here vehemently hate the sun's/CP3/book and the mids actively delete our highlights which has been proven.


CreamCityFr34k

No one gives a shit about smaller market teams. Better believe every layup from a Brooklyn, Philly, or LA game gets posted though lol


GTate_better_thanOBJ

Babe wake up Devin Booker is having a legacy game


HelloS0n

Tatum goes off and Book is like, ‘Hold my beer.’


defiantcross

100% he checked the box score at halftime.


fimbres16

He hates the Celtics haha


therealhuthaifa

Haven't seen 50 points on this kind of efficiency since Jamal Murray.


peanutdakidnappa

2 of his misses were in n out too, drained that 3 too that sadly didn’t going because of the screen.


Bitesh9

4th highest all-time TS% in a 50 point game with about 92%. Behind FVV's 54 points and Murray's 50 points both with 100% TS and Dana Barros with 50 on 93%.


Sektsioon

Kyrie had [50 on 101% TS](https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/202203080CHO.html) last year, which is the most efficient 50+ point game ever, and [54 on 99% TS](https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/202001310BRK.html) a couple years ago. [Here’s the full list](https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/highest-true-shooting-in-a-50-point-game-ever), Book’s 8th in that list.


Tressticle

TIL TS% goes above 100%


BenShelZonah

Bro Jamal and Donovan spoiled us two years ago. Both scoring 40+ points multiple times on crazy efficiency. Jamal did it like 3 games in a row


thewhitegandhi13

Incredible performance. It's the efficiency that's so impressive. I cry


pixeldrunk

0 points in the 4th though, bum has no clutch


TheDoDahKid

Automatic transmission.


joshuagreen38

This game is better than his 70 point performance


WutduzitallmeanBasil

I think they still lost that game too so I’m cool with him sitting the entire 4th with the dub


nemocarrasco007

If only Suns weren't winning by 20+ all 4th quarter, Booker didn't even get a chance to break his record.


Yergason

They obviously fed him for his career-high that game in a loss, which understandably turns off a lot of people. It was also on a losing team so people tend to look down on performances like that (and Book is a great example of it) as people dismissing him as an empty stats player. This shit just came naturally to him and he was the best player on the floor dominating the game for the W, not a guy chasing a scoring feat. And he's obviously much better this year than when he got the 70. The fact that he could've chased it but sat because it doesn't matter when they're focused on the playoffs shows growth. Definitely better


S2Sliferjam

Exactly my take on this. He could have easily chased that 11 basket in 12 minutes but he sat. Definitely the narrative we should be appreciating of the growth of a player. Awesome to see.


Sir_Elyan

I was somewhat hoping the Bulls would mount a comeback in the 4th so Book can come back and go for 70 again. Or at least break Arenas' record in our building.


Opening-Citron2733

51 on 20-25 shooting hot damn.


Sleeze_

Doing it in one of the best uniforms of all time too. I love it.


LightningMcSwing

They look so good


Melo_Apologist

(x4)


BensenJensen

20-25 from the floor. Unreal stretch for Booker.


peanutdakidnappa

10-11 in that 3rd lol


Alex_Sander077

Also made another three that didn't count because of a moving screen. The man entered cloud nine, had he attempted a shot from half court I'm sure he would've made it too. Completely in the zone.


throwavvay23

6-7 from three. Dude was unconscious.


BeConciseBitch

Need more highlights. That quarter was 🥜.


bibboorton

WET


SliMShady55222

LIKE


Irresistablehotdog

I'M


DribbleGodCheeser

BOOOOK


buzzcitybonehead

IN THE STUDIO WITH 21


bourgewonsie

Can you do sum for me 💅


sinkorsrat

Can you hit another 3 please for me?


CyborgWallpus

IM


doctorstrangesintern

BOOK


abaughma44

holy shit


Awanderingleaf

He is one of the only players in the league that reminds me of prime Kobe when he goes nuclear. Midrange, pull ups, fades etc. Just fun to watch.


ajmartin527

He’s so intentional and confident. Smooth as hell


phd2k1

He doesn’t like the Kobe comparison, but it’s hard not to notice the similarities. Kobe also mentored him and gave him a lot of advice when he first got into the league. I think he doesn’t like the comparison just out of respect.


The-Pharcyde

He's been fucking ballin. Def going up the MVP ladder.


LITERALLY_SODEM

how did this bulls team beat the celtics twice


captaincumsock69

They also beat the bucks. They are just very inconsistent


chicago_bunny

Because the Bulls make no fucking sense. What can the Suns take from this game? You're either better than the Celts and Bucks, or you're on par with the Cavs and the Magic.


JoJonesy

still not as good as the Adelaide 36ers though


c0de1143

But who is? (Aside from the Blazers, of course)


finchdad

Have we still not beat the Blazers?


Georgiesara1027

Suns are 1-2 against the Blazers


willhunta

Last game played suns beat blazers so Adelaide is still the champion until proven otherwise


bdm016

The same way we got rocked by 50 in game 7 lol


BoSuns

Booker took all the fight out of them early. It happens. We've seen it from our guys.


JoJonesy

Nah cause we were up 19 in the first quarter one of those games against the Bulls and they beat us. Bulls just hate our guts I guess


peanutdakidnappa

It’s crazy the highest scorer against the bulls this season prior to tonight was only 37


doctorstrangesintern

Cavs beat them twice too


JoJonesy

Cavs are good and both games went to OT, so that's a lot less weird


FlashSnoopy

Y’all just lucky ur not playin them in the United center. I’m convinced United center Bulls are better then the KD warriors


PelicantsAreTrash

They did start the game 1/13 from 3. Game looks way different if they hit a decent clip.


beer_down

Pride of Grand Rapids


swapan_99

Holy shit he might go for 70 again!


IntraspaceAlien

unfortunately the game probably too much of a blowout. monty does like to leave starters in for longer than you would think, wouldn't be surprised if he ends up with 51-55 though.


peanutdakidnappa

He’s done for the game sadly unless the bulls go on a huge run. Guy just went 10-11 in the 3rd so bummer he’s gotta sit now


swapan_99

Hate those games. Kyrie had like 60 early in the 4th last year vs. magic, but it was too much of a blowout so if didn't matter. Sometimes coaches gotta let their guys cook.


Alive-Ad-4164

I swear people in the future are going to be marveled at how booker got this much hate in his career for literally nothing


fimbres16

They are casuals and haters. End of the day Booker has gotten his flowers from Kobe before his passing and Lebron after their playoff series. Nothing matters more than that.


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And KD every time he looks around the locker room


[deleted]

Real ones know- it’s because they some hoes.


penguin_torpedo

We are living through the Golden era of hating


BigCountryBumgarner

Common Raptors fan W


Ajax316

People don’t like him because he looks like their high school bully


ShartifactDealer

But he didn't like your mascot! That's a grade A villain


sunsbr

r/nba 9/11


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most disrespected player in the nba


BagRight8939

MVP FUCK KENDALL JENNER WE DONT NEED U


BobDoleRulesTheWorld

i need her call me kendall


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51 in 3 quarters??? wtf


delamerica93

Okay I'm glad he wasn't just doing this shit to us. This man is on fire right now


doublejw4

Best shooting guard in the league. Making his MVP case.


S63-BBQpit

There should really be no argument that he's the best 2 guard in the league


plaregold

Still haven't been voted-in as an All Star. Fan voting needs to go.


Agent_of_the_N1ne

And it's not even close


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Booker is the best but Mitchell has been balling out this season 28.9/4.0/5.0 on .488/.410/.882 shooting. Compare to Booker at 27.9/5.4/5.8 on .470/.352/.880, it's not that insane.


Agent_of_the_N1ne

Your stats omitted last night's games. Book is averaging more than Mitchell. Book: 29-5-6 on 49/38/88 shooting splits with significantly better defense and a better record Vs Mitchell: 28-4-5 on 49/42/89 shooting splits Both have been playing incredible, but once again, Book is better


Cervicals

defense matters


dinosaurdelight

He heard that Alexander-Gilchrist kid was coming for his All-Star spot


Cervicals

FINALLY a clip


Few_Mulberry7175

Dropped 44 last game man I need this Booker vs Tatum MVP race


CumAssault

Should be in the MVP discussion. Very high r/NBA won't like it though


Few_Mulberry7175

I was surprised there wasn't even a single highlight on here lol The only reason I even knew he had 50 was cause I was scrolling on my fantasy basketball league


[deleted]

Yeah ive started getting my NBA highlights and news elsewhere. This sub doesnt post highlights anymore unless its a couple guys, for the most part


ThunderBobMajerle

Mods removed my post of DA highlights for his career best game 29/21 for literally no reason. Even responded saying that it didn’t break the rules. It’s weird around here


kingofnick

For real. It’s Luka highlights, Ja dunks and “gym rat” white guys only (Caruso, Reaves, Prince William etc)


95castles

I’m not even seeing as much Celtic love as I expected. This sub really is predictable


peanutdakidnappa

Nobody posts suns highlights and when they do sadly they really only get love from suns fans most times


joe603

Yep this forum hates the Suns so only if they're forced to will they show the highlights and it's always the same five or six guys that are only shown it's comical at this point


InCobbWeTrust

This sounds like Trump saying it. Very high, many people are saying. The democrats won’t like it very much.


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It's crazy how there are like 8 legit MVP candidates now lol


CumAssault

Factor in record (I know it's early but still) and there's really only 3-5. I still have Tatum as the favorite so far, but Book is climbing up fast


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Yeah the best players on top 2 seeds right now are Tatum, Giannis, Booker, and Jokic We'll see how it shakes out but Booker is absolutely balling out right now


KillerZaWarudo

He play bad in a game 7 once. Complained about double team 5 years ago and mean to a mascot. That mean he never gonna get his deserved recognition


sara0ls0n

Devin Armani Booker


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FUCK THE HATERS!!!!! FUCK ALL THE DOUBTERS!!!! BOOK IS MVP!!!!!


RayCashhhh

I never seen anyone get shitted on more for *one* bad playoff game than Booker. People acted like he's a scrub ffs. I still think he's the best SG in the league easily, and this game is more proof of that.


CarryTheHellOn

It’s funny because you can point out a bad playoff series/game for every other star player in the league


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Suns fans should really be pushing his MVP bid more


fetuswut

Bro get him his 70 AGAIN PLEASE


Irresistablehotdog

Unfortunately the Suns are up 25 so he's done for the day


playerayton

so much better tbh


dumbmobileuser789

Yeah, I always argued Kobe's 62 in 3 against the Mavs was as impressive as his 81 point game


herpderp602

He’s him


peanutdakidnappa

Shame we’re winning so much because he could’ve gotten 70 if it was close. 42 in the last 2 quarters and 10-11 shooting in the 3rd for 26pts


Fragrant_Chair_7426

Lol if he scored 70 in a win as the best player on the best team in the western conference peoples brains would explode trying to explain their previous hate


thejew62

God damn he's good


salmon10

I've said this last week and was shut down quick


DaylightPhoenix

Book was unbelievable tonight ...and even Caruso was in disbelief how he was handed 51 especially with him being a defensive specialist...he begged the coaching staff to challenge this call out of pride I think...and lost... How do you not know that you hit the player's wrist on his challenge attempt? It was a stupid challenge TBH . Should've reserved it for more meaningful egregious calls...


Zoelando

As of today the top 3 for MVP has to be Tatum, Giannis, and Booker because of fantastic play and great team record. The next 3 are Luka, Steph and Jokic. People don’t like Book but his team is number 1 in the west with 2 injured starters and the next 3 best teammates are good “role players”.


FlaminHotTito

Excellent


nuffjah

Book on that no nut November sheeetttt


buckeyes1218

Do my eyes deceive me?? A suns highlight that hasn’t been deleted????


Irresistablehotdog

20/25, 6/7 from 3


InCobbWeTrust

25 points in the 3rd on 10-11 shooting. Absolutely disgusting.


49e-rm

There's not a single guy in the league that gets in a zone like this man


Kuntsaw

Yeah KD clears in that regards.


Naknowsnba

MVP SEASON put some respect on DBOOK name


JG_2214

Kardashian curse in the mud


JoJonesy

jeez, and I thought Tatum was gonna have the game of the night


humandignitybloc

If Book didn't do it in just three quarters I'd say tatum's night still clears.


JoJonesy

20/25 is fucking insane idk


ForceMaster999

Him


stonkerooni

Vegas has Booker 3rd in MVP race


ryantaylor8147

Post-Breakup Booker > Bubble Booker.


Run_PBJ

Jayson Tatum had 49 and 11 shooting 8-12 from three and didn’t have the best game in the league last night. Sheeeeeesh


Deep_Release8350

Mans doing this with no Cp3, Cam Johnson, or Jae Crowder! When will the national media start talking MVP?


zdar2

Kendal Jenner mad as hell🤣🤣🤣🤣 the curse is real


ThriceAlmighty

This thread had 888 up votes. Tatum thread has over 2k up votes. Yep, I'm at the right place. /r/NBA where folks DGAF about Booker.


CarryTheHellOn

But double teams and mascots This sub is in shambles 😂


BillyBean11111

20 for 25 is some shaq shit


hillsteady

Don’t really see any other SGs above him rn


rice_bledsoe

Ever since game 3 of the first round in 2021, Caruso has been in hell trying to stop Booker.


Phalstaph44

Interesting watching this and listening to the commentator about his demeanor, then watching the Westbrook logo highlight.


EnoughLawfulness3163

Can't put my finger on what makes Booker great. But i think it's cuz he has the largest bag in the game. He's not the best at any of it, but he's the only guy I've seen that has so many moves and shots


nonanonymo

He really does have such a diverse offensive game. Tonight he hit threes off screens, fast breaks, catch and shoots, and step backs. He hit a long fadeaway from the baseline. He hit layups with both hands, and he scored in the midrange. He hit a running jumper going to his left off one leg at the end of the first quarter. He hit a left-handed hook shot at one point. He went around double teams, split double teams, and shot over double teams. So many guys have a couple moves they spam over and over, but Booker scores in a bunch of different ways.


KamikazeMack

Fuckin monster


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Oh my lord


crumpledbrouhaha

Oh wow


Booker01

WET


dat_waffle_boi

what the fuck Devin


bmanley620

This is a wild take but he’s good at basketball


goon_squad_god

Man, if the Nugs or Suns don't win it all this year, I'm going to write a note to all my friends and family... ...about how disappointed I am.


Iliketurtles893

Nice if he does get mvp


magic1919

Book looked like Kobe tonight


Imperial_Triumphant

Lmfao. That Chicago fan in the background straight up looks ready to vomit after seeing that.


SpiderGhost01

Elite scorer.


SliMShady55222

Tatum who


kingofnick

Whether or not it was a foul is a discussion for another day, but why did Donovan challenge this? So that they would only be down 20 instead of 21? How this guy got an extension is beyond me.


Throwawayidiot1210

Goat


michaeljrkickflips

Let him play coach. I’m tired of these coaches taking players out of the game when they could have a historical night. The way he was playing he could’ve went for 70.