Devin Booker becomes the 6th player ever to score 70 in a game
Booker finished with 70 points in loss to Celtics
Devin Booker is only 20 and already has a place alongside Wilt Chamberlain, Kobe Bryant and just a few others in NBA history.An historic night in @NBAHistory as Devin Booker becomes the 6th player EVER to score 70 in a game. #SAPStatLineOfTheNight pic.twitter.com/AWydEaevga
— NBA.com/Stats (@nbastats) 25 marzo 2017
Booker scored 70 points , becoming the sixth different player to reach that total, but the Boston Celtics outlasted the Phoenix Suns 130-120 on Friday night.
Booker then scored 51 after halftime , including 28 in the final period as his teammates fed him almost every time down the floor.
Booker said he'll always remember the cheers he got from Boston's fans down the stretch.
"That meant a lot, especially here in Boston. I know how rowdy they can be on opponents sometimes. I respect that. That's how it should be," he said. "It's a night I'm going to remember the rest of my life."