NBA Twitter reacts to Devin Booker’s 58-point game against New Orleans: ‘MVP candidate’
Devin Booker exploded for a season-high 58 points Saturday night in a 114-118 win against the New Orleans Pelicans. The Suns were down by 24 points, but Booker put his team on his back to will them back to an incredible victory.
Booker shot 21-35 from the field and 6-12 from downtown on his way to a scoring outburst.
Here’s how NBA Twitter reacted to Book’s performance.
Devin Booker launches a 3 at the buzzer to give New Orleans a dose of their own medicine. See you in May!https://t.co/bg7OHU7zNw pic.twitter.com/Y8qPiqoDIb
— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) December 18, 2022
Devin Booker dropped his second 50+ point game of the season tonight 🔥
58 PTS
6 REB
5 AST
6 3PMSo tough. pic.twitter.com/FcqYRSkoTZ
— NBA (@NBA) December 18, 2022
Devin Booker was asked about taking that last shot at the buzzer after Zion Williamson's last-second dunk a few games ago. With a straight face, he said:
"Just playing til the end."
— Gerald Bourguet (@GeraldBourguet) December 18, 2022
What a game. After a week from hell and getting embarrassed in NOLA twice, Suns trailed the Pelicans 83-59 with 7:14 left in the 3Q tonight. Devin Booker drops 58 points, Phoenix comes back to win 118-114, and ties the season series 2-2. Favorite rivalry in the league right now.
— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) December 18, 2022
Booker tonight:
58 PTS
5 REB
5 AST
21-34 FG
6-12 3PFirst Sun ever with five 50-point games. pic.twitter.com/Y2VjS61jIK
— StatMuse (@statmuse) December 18, 2022
Devin Booker is the greatest Sun of all-time.
— Espo (@Espo) December 18, 2022
Devin Booker now has the arena scoring record in three different arenas in the NBA.
— Cody Hunt (@co_dhunt) December 18, 2022
58 points for Devin Booker as Phoenix overcomes a 24-point deficit to rally past New Orleans. Seventh 50-point game of the NBA season … two each for Booker and Joel Embiid.
— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) December 18, 2022
Book going NUTSO right now!!! Sheesh
— LeBron James (@KingJames) December 18, 2022
Book goin 💡
— TJ Warren (@TonyWarrenJr) December 18, 2022
With his 57th point tonight, Devin Booker has now reached a career-high 12,000 points!
Book is the 6th-youngest player in NBA history to 12,000 career points, trailing only LeBron, Durant, Kobe, Carmelo and McGrady. pic.twitter.com/M9scnBshrq
— Phoenix Suns (@Suns) December 18, 2022
ELITE company for Devin Booker.
Book has reached 12,000 career points, becoming the sixth-youngest player in NBA history to do so, joining:
◻️ LeBron James
◻️ Kevin Durant
◻️ Kobe Bryant
◻️ Carmelo Anthony
◻️ Tracy McGradyH/T @Suns | @DevinBook pic.twitter.com/lkwHUbz9k3
— The Athletic (@TheAthletic) December 18, 2022
“To be down 24 and comeback and win, it takes a whole collective group.”
🗣 @DevinBook credits those around him in completing tonight’s comeback win. pic.twitter.com/FxObiFchpY
— Phoenix Suns (@Suns) December 18, 2022
Devin Booker on not scoring over 60 points because he didn't hit his free throws (10-of-15): "My dad's probably waiting for me in the hallway right now …. (reporters laugh) I'm serious."
— DANA (@iam_DanaScott) December 18, 2022
I love Devin Booker, man. He really gave them 58 to take home. Lmao.
— andrew leezus (@AndrewLeezus) December 18, 2022
Suns were down by 24 against a Pelicans team that's had their number and Devin Booker carried them to a win with a 58-5-5 stat line to split the season series. Incredible stuff
— Gerald Bourguet (@GeraldBourguet) December 18, 2022
Suns Damion Lee pours water on Booker to cool him down after a 58-point outing in a comeback win against the Pelicans. pic.twitter.com/ChUOfE9wRI
— Patrick Breen 🌵 (@pjbreenphoto) December 18, 2022
Down by 24 points, Devin Booker put the entire arena on his back and scored 58 points to win. An absurd performance and possibly the best of his career. pic.twitter.com/NdswyDhoPy
— Mike Vigil (@protectedpick) December 18, 2022
Devin Booker shoulda dunked the ball to end the game 😭😭😭😭😭
— Brandon Awadis (@brawadis) December 18, 2022
Booker tonight pic.twitter.com/Wlat32whXi
— MOC 🏜 (@moc_dude) December 18, 2022
Devin Booker shooting a “fuck you” 3 at the end of the game to send a message. So badass. I love it.
— andrew leezus (@AndrewLeezus) December 18, 2022
Lolololol Devin Booker takes a 3 right at the buzzer just so the obnoxious "unwritten rules" discourse lives on forever
— Gerald Bourguet (@GeraldBourguet) December 18, 2022
BOOKER HAS HOW MANY?
— Rusty Buckets (@RustyBUCKETS321) December 18, 2022
Devin Booker: good stats/bad team player? 🤣🤣🤣 https://t.co/63FRaSEigc
— Kevin O'Connor (@KevinOConnorNBA) December 18, 2022
Devin Booker doesn’t get talked about enough. The Suns are such a different team when he’s on the court man
— Brandon Awadis (@brawadis) December 18, 2022
Booker, Randle, Okogie big 3. 74-8. Trust me.
— Sam Cooper (@scooperhoops) December 18, 2022
DBook
— Bradley Beal (@RealDealBeal23) December 18, 2022
58 of them thangs!! Sheeeeessshhh
— Jayson Tatum (@jaytatum0) December 18, 2022
Booooooook @DevinBook
— kuz (@kylekuzma) December 18, 2022
D Book going crazy!! 🤯😤💯
— Kentavious C.P (@CaldwellPope) December 18, 2022
