Numbers Behind Bookers 70 Point Night

20-year-old Devin Booker scoring 70 points in 45 minuets Friday night in Boston WOULDN’T have happened if Eric Bledsoe was still playing. No chance. Booker is the only scorer for the Suns offense now that Bledsoe has been shut down for the season. Bledsoe was averaging 15.7 shots per game. Without him on the floor, Booker could just do his thing.

While Booker made 21 of 40 shots, the rest of the team went just 18-46. Only two other Suns scored in double figures. Alex Len and Leandro Barbosa each scored 11pts. Only two other Suns were able to get up double-digit shot attempts.Marquese Chriss(1-10) and Barbosa(5-12)
Booker made 24-26 free throws on the night. He added 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals and 1 block.
Boston was blowing the Suns out 66-43 at halftime, so Booker could just let it fly in the second half.

Credit needs to go to Alan WIlliams for Bookers success. He collected 14 rebounds and the Suns as a team did well in getting to the glass which gave Booker the chance at more shots. Boston barely out-boarded the Suns 50-49

Look at the last five-and-a-half minutes of the game and see how much Booker had to do to get to 70,

5:33 Official timeout 99 – 117
5:26 Devin Booker misses 25-foot three point jumper 99 – 117
5:26 Amir Johnson defensive rebound 99 – 117
5:01 Amir Johnson misses 9-foot two point shot 99 – 117
5:01 Alan Williams defensive rebound 99 – 117
4:56 Leandro Barbosa makes two point shot (Devin Booker assists) 101 – 117
4:39 Terry Rozier misses 25-foot three point jumper 101 – 117
4:37 Alan Williams defensive rebound 101 – 117
4:30 Terry Rozier personal foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) 101 – 117
4:30 Derrick Jones Jr. enters the game for Tyler Ulis 101 – 117
4:24 Alan Williams misses 5-foot hook shot 101 – 117
4:22 Alan Williams misses 101 – 117
4:22 Alan Williams offensive rebound 101 – 117
4:20 Marcus Smart defensive rebound 101 – 117
4:18 Devin Booker blocks Isaiah Thomas’s shot 101 – 117
4:18 Celtics offensive team rebound 101 – 117
4:13 Isaiah Thomas makes driving layup (Marcus Smart assists) 101 – 119
4:01 Devin Booker misses 26-foot three point jumper 101 – 119
4:01 Celtics defensive team rebound 101 – 119
4:01 Derrick Jones Jr. loose ball foul (Amir Johnson draws the foul) 101 – 119
4:01 Tyler Ulis enters the game for Derrick Jones Jr. 101 – 119
4:01 Amir Johnson misses free throw 1 of 2 101 – 119
4:01 Celtics offensive team rebound 101 – 119
4:01 Jaylen Brown enters the game for Isaiah Thomas 101 – 119
4:01 Amir Johnson misses free throw 2 of 2 101 – 119
4:01 Alan Williams defensive rebound 101 – 119
3:46 Jonas Jerebko shooting foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) 101 – 119
3:46 Devin Booker makes free throw 1 of 2 102 – 119
3:46 Devin Booker makes free throw 2 of 2 103 – 119
3:36 Devin Booker personal foul (Marcus Smart draws the foul) 103 – 119
3:36 Marcus Smart makes free throw 1 of 2 103 – 120
3:36 Marcus Smart makes free throw 2 of 2 103 – 121
3:16 Devin Booker Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover 103 – 121
3:16 Tyler Zeller enters the game for Amir Johnson 103 – 121
2:58 Marcus Smart misses Driving Floating Jump Shot 103 – 121
2:57 Alan Williams defensive rebound 103 – 121
2:51 Jared Dudley offensive foul (Marcus Smart draws the foul) 103 – 121
2:51 Jared Dudley turnover 103 – 121
2:51 Celtics Full timeout 103 – 121
2:36 Jonas Jerebko misses Driving Floating Jump Shot 103 – 121
2:35 Alan Williams defensive rebound 103 – 121
2:19 Devin Booker makes layup (Jared Dudley assists) 105 – 121
2:04 Tyler Zeller misses 16-foot jumper 105 – 121
2:03 Jared Dudley defensive rebound 105 – 121
1:58 Devin Booker makes three pointer 108 – 121
1:53 Jaylen Brown out of bounds lost ball turnover 108 – 121
1:53 Celtics delay of game violation 108 – 121
1:49 Tyler Zeller blocks Devin Booker’s layup 108 – 121
1:47 Devin Booker offensive rebound 108 – 121
1:47 Devin Booker makes two point shot 110 – 121
1:47 Celtics 20 Sec. timeout 110 – 121
1:31 Jonas Jerebko makes 25-foot three point jumper (Terry Rozier assists) 110 – 124
1:19 Devin Booker makes three point jumper (Tyler Ulis assists) 113 – 124
1:09 Jonas Jerebko misses 27-foot three point jumper 113 – 124
1:07 Leandro Barbosa defensive rebound 113 – 124
1:05 Marcus Smart personal foul (Jared Dudley draws the foul) 114 – 124
1:05 Jared Dudley makes free throw 1 of 2 114 – 124
1:05 Jared Dudley misses free throw 2 of 2 114 – 124
1:05 Jae Crowder enters the game for Marcus Smart 114 – 124
1:05 Isaiah Thomas enters the game for Jaylen Brown 114 – 124
1:04 Jae Crowder defensive rebound 114 – 124
0:45 Terry Rozier makes driving layup (Tyler Zeller assists) 114 – 126
0:45 Jae Crowder personal foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) 115 – 126
0:45 Devin Booker misses free throw 1 of 2 114 – 126
0:45 Suns offensive team rebound 114 – 126
0:45 Devin Booker makes free throw 2 of 2 115 – 126
0:44 Alan Williams personal foul (Isaiah Thomas draws the foul) 115 – 126
0:44 Isaiah Thomas makes free throw 1 of 2 115 – 127
0:44 Isaiah Thomas makes free throw 2 of 2 115 – 128
0:44 Suns 20 Sec. timeout 115 – 128
0:42 Isaiah Thomas shooting foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) 115 – 128
0:42 Devin Booker makes free throw 1 of 3 116 – 128
0:42 Devin Booker makes free throw 2 of 3 117 – 128
0:42 Devin Booker makes free throw 3 of 3 118 – 128
0:41 Tyler Ulis personal take foul (Isaiah Thomas draws the foul) 118 – 128
0:41 Isaiah Thomas makes free throw 1 of 2 118 – 129
0:41 Isaiah Thomas makes free throw 2 of 2 118 – 130
0:41 Suns Full timeout 118 – 130
0:41 Jaylen Brown enters the game for Isaiah Thomas 118 – 130
0:37 Jae Crowder shooting foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) 118 – 130
0:37 Devin Booker makes free throw 1 of 2 119 – 130
0:37 Devin Booker makes free throw 2 of 2 120 – 130
0:15 Terry Rozier misses 26-foot three point jumper 120 – 130
0:15 Devin Booker defensive rebound 120 – 130
0:06 Devin Booker misses 31-foot three point jumper 120 – 130
0:05 Leandro Barbosa offensive rebound 120 – 130
0:02 Devin Booker misses 11-foot jumper 120 – 130
0:01 Terry Rozier defensive rebound 120 – 130
0:00 End of the 4th Quarter 120 – 130