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5 best performances of the 2016-17 NBA season

By Kareem Gantt

Jan 2, 2017; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago Bulls forward Jimmy Butler (21) drives to the basket against Charlotte Hornets guard Jeremy Lamb (3) during the second half at the United Center. Chicago won 118-111. Mandatory Credit: Dennis Wierzbicki-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 2, 2017; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago Bulls forward Jimmy Butler (21) drives to the basket against Charlotte Hornets guard Jeremy Lamb (3) during the second half at the United Center. Chicago won 118-111. Mandatory Credit: Dennis Wierzbicki-USA TODAY Sports /
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Mar 24, 2017; Boston, MA, USA; Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker (1) drives to the basket while Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown (7) defends during the second half at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 24, 2017; Boston, MA, USA; Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker (1) drives to the basket while Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown (7) defends during the second half at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports /

1. Devin Booker — 70 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals, 1 block vs. BOS

Come on, Devin Booker’s record performance had to land him on top of this list.

Something positive has to happen to the lowly Suns, right? Well, here’s there one rare bright spot to an otherwise dark season.

It was a performance that nobody saw coming, an offensive onslaught by a player who has been growing leaps and bounds within the Suns’ system (whatever it is). Devin Booker is one of the league’s up-and-coming guards, and in Boston on Mar. 24, he showed the basketball world what he was capable of.

Booker went off for 70 points, becoming the youngest player ever to score that many points in a game and pointing up the highest point total since a dude named Kobe Bryant went off for 81 points on the Raptors many moons ago. Yes, the Suns were ridiculed for celebrating Booker’s achievement in a loss, but nothing has been going right for the Suns all year, so they had to celebrate something.

Next: 5 biggest surprises of the 2016-17 NBA season

Booker’s performance is quite simply the best the NBA had to offer in a season full of them. Let’s hope that the playoffs prove to be as exciting as this regular season has been.

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