Devin Booker broke his own Suns’ franchise record for most points in a quarter with 29 in the first quarter tonight against the Pacers.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!His 29 points tie Joel Embiid for the most points in any quarter by any player this season. Booker made 10 of his 14 shots en route to a 40-31 first quarter lead for Phoenix. All of this comes after he scored 22 of his 46 points in the third quarter during the Suns’ blowout victory over the Dallas Mavericks Wednesday.
FRANCHISE RECORD 29 POINTS IN A QUARTER 🗣️
(He broke his own record by the way) pic.twitter.com/UzDFMDqEr3
— Phoenix Suns (@Suns) January 27, 2024
Indiana decided not to double-team Booker, so he didn’t even look to pass, he was just backing down everyone matched up against him.
The Suns went down 8-2 early in the game, but Booker responded with 15 straight points for the Suns, highlighting a 18-2 run early in the first.
D-BOOK WAS SCORCHING IN THE 1Q.
29 PTS
10/14 FGM
4 3PMOnly the 12th player in the play-by-play era (since 1997-98) to score 29+ PTS in a quarter. pic.twitter.com/DUGWExgwqH
— NBA (@NBA) January 27, 2024
Booker is looking to show everyone he should be in the NBA All-Star game, as the reserves will be announced next Thursday.
One of Booker or Kevin Durant has scored 40 or more points in the last four contests, and it looks like this trend will continue tonight. The Suns are going for their season-high eighth straight win tonight.
Devin Booker’s massive 3rd quarter leads Suns to 7th straight win
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Brendan Mau is a senior writer covering the Phoenix Suns and more for Burn City Sports. You can follow him on X via @Brendan_Mau
