![]() I had asked Devin Booker about Matisse Thybulle last night, so I followed up wondering how much matchups against elite defenders heighten his focus. However, as dominant as Book was in their latest clash, finishing with 35 points on 11-of-23 shooting, this showdown between two of the top teams in their respective conferences also featured a fascinating individual battle - one that’s built on mutual respect and is increasingly becoming appointment viewing with each new rendition. Tuesday’s impressive win in Philly moved Booker to 7-6 all-time against the 76ers, including 5-0 over the last three seasons.įor all intents and purposes, Devin Booker lives up to his trademark billing as a baby-faced assassin whenever he sees the Sixers’ red, white and blue. He’s shot 48.5 percent from the field in those 13 meetings, nailed 45.1 percent of his triples and chipped in 4.6 assists and 4.2 rebounds per game for good measure. During his seven years in the league, Booker’s career average of 29.3 points per game against the Sixers is higher than his scoring mark against any other NBA franchise. Iron sharpens iron.Over the last few seasons, Devin Booker has done everything but complete the paperwork for his part-ownership stake of the Philadelphia 76ers. "So to even be sitting up here with him right now is kind of surreal, but just competing at the highest level. is someone that I followed for a very long time before we developed a personal relationship," Booker said. The Suns' two stars combined for a whopping 328 points in the five games, becoming the first teammates since Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant in 2003 to each score at least 25 points in five straight games to start a postseason.īooker and Durant also became the second duo in NBA history to each score 25 points in every game of a best-of-seven series, according to the Elias Sports Bureau they joined Hall of Famers Elgin Baylor and Jerry West, who did it for the Lakers in a four-game sweep of the Warriors in the 1968 Western Division finals. ![]() Russell Westbrook and Norman Powell, pressed into being the catalysts of the Clippers' offense, missed 10 straight shots. "When he's going like that, we're not calling any plays," Suns coach Monty Williams said of Booker. "I felt the energy, and I know everybody in our crowd felt it. "I don't scream too much in the games no more as I got older," Durant said. Durant made 4-of-6 as the Suns dropped 50 points in the quarter. Booker made 10 of 11 shots in the stretch, outscoring the Clippers 25-24 by himself. The Booker-Durant apex came in a fearsome third quarter when they put up 38 combined points in a relentless transition attack as the Clippers went cold shooting and were overwhelmed. ![]() Keep playing all the way until the whistle blows." "I think it's a good lesson for us moving forward," Booker said. ![]() The Clippers, playing without stars Kawhi Leonard and Paul George, erased a 20-point Suns lead down to two with a 31-14 run in the fourth quarter, but as has been the story of their season, they didn't have enough. Booker averaged 40 points on 62% shooting in the Suns' four straight victories after the Clippers took Game 1, just the third player in history to do so along with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1977) and Bernard King (1984), according to ESPN Stats & Information.
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