Devin Booker scores 70 points in Suns loss, Twitter can’t believe it
Phoenix Suns second-year guard Devin Booker dropped 70 points on Friday night and left the Twitter world in awe
The majority of the sports world, basketball fans in particular, have their attention set on March Madness this weekend. After all, the Sweet 16 is underway, so what could possibly be better than that? Phoenix Suns second-year guard Devin Booker offered up a pretty solid counter-point in their Friday night matchup with the Boston Celtics.
In the first half, the Celtics absolutely put a hurting on the Suns. Boston led by 23 points going into the locker room at home. Then Devin Booker decided to turn into a white-hot supernova and things got just a bit crazy.
Having just turned 20 years old at the end of October, Booker was lights-out in the second half. He couldn’t miss, was getting to the line, and was doing everything else as well. He pushed his total to 52 points with six minutes left on the clock, an impressive feat. But then he really took it up a notch.
Admittedly thanks to some late-game antics to try and get him to more opportunities, Booker put up 18 points in the final six minutes of play to finish with 70 points in the game. Even more impressive, he added six assists, eight rebounds and three steals as well. And still the tank remained strong with the Suns as the still won by 10 points.
Needless to say, the majority of people couldn’t believe the events that transpired. Subsequently, the collective whole of Twitter stood in awe of what the 20-year-old did on Friday night. Here’s what they had to say in 140 characters or less:
.@Suns please get devin booker some help soon
— Victor Poundbanyama (@NotoriousAura) March 25, 2017
Yo @DevinBook just dropped 70 points lmao. Nobody has had 70+ since Kobe dropped 81
— ✩ SC ♔ (@MoreLifee) March 25, 2017
Kentuckyweather: Devin Booker now has 70 points... and he's not old enough to buy a beer.
— MK Woods (@mkwoods) March 25, 2017
Good thing the Magic didn't draft Devin Booker....
— Jacob Rawlins (@JacobRawlins) March 25, 2017
I'd respect Devin Booker for dropping 70 on the Celts... if his middle name wasn't Armani
— Stuart Thornton (@ThorntonStuart) March 25, 2017
Devin Booker has 70 points tonight. He was a teenager about a month ago.
— The Bright Side (@BrightSideSun) March 25, 2017
This is the 5,551st game in Boston Celtics history.
— Sean Grande (@SeanGrandePBP) March 25, 2017
No one had ever scored more than 64 against them.
Devin Booker, age 20, goes for 70.
This man Devin Booker dropped 70 and they still lost
— That White Kid Josh (@crayboy3000) March 25, 2017
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While we've all been busy watching March Madness, Devin Booker casually just dropped 70 on the Celtics. Wow.
— Zach Parker (@zparker1030) March 25, 2017
Once again, we just need to appreciate how incredible it is that this young man put up 70 points and his team still lost by double-digits. Simply unbelievable.
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With that said, the Suns’ future is looking up. They have a core of great young pieces and room to grow. And it would also appear that they also have a Devin Booker shaped cornerstone to build around.