Devin Booker was the story of the NBA Friday night.
The 20-year-old Suns’ guard — who never scored more than 19 points in a game at Kentucky in college — dropped 70 on the Boston Celtics in a losing effort. He becomes only the sixth player in NBA history to score at least 70 in a game. At the end the Suns were fouling and calling time outs to stop the clock and get the ball back to Booker, but as Phoenix coach Earl Watson said to those who complained, “You got a problem with that? Do something. Simple as that.”
NBA Twitter exploded at what Booker did.
#BookEm #70
— Kobe Bryant (@kobebryant) March 25, 2017
That boy D Booker just got 70 😳... 👏🏽👏🏽
— Damian Lillard (@Dame_Lillard) March 25, 2017
Wait...70!!! 👀👀👀👀👀👀
— Kevin Love (@kevinlove) March 25, 2017
SHEESH
My young brother @DevinBook just got crazy, 70 points!!! 😱😱😱 #Onfireee 🔥🔥🔥🔥
— Leandro Barbosa (@TheBlurBarbosa) March 25, 2017
Go to my app #Blurbosa and check out the video of it!!! pic.twitter.com/0PqV8zrp4N
That bull got game @DevinBook . A light 70 piece mcnugget with sweet and spicy sauce
— CJ McCollum (@CJMcCollum) March 25, 2017
All u ppl hating can't even score 70 on 2k. Let's appreciate that we were all able to witness that! @DevinBook
— Marquese Chriss (@quese) March 25, 2017
Ok Dbook!🔥🔥
— Jamal Murray (@BeMore27) March 25, 2017
WTF?? #70
— Evan Fournier (@EvanFourmizz) March 25, 2017
Devin booker just went HAM...and cheese
— Evan Turner (@thekidet) March 25, 2017
I don't really tweet much...let alone about an opposing player.....but 70 points...smh crazy... @DevinBook props bro!
— Austin Rivers (@AustinRivers25) March 25, 2017
Sheeeesh 70 clip! 🔥🔥 https://t.co/bYGQSQ5Fij
— SLOWMO (@KyleAnderson5) March 25, 2017
Booker himself responded this way.
Be Legendary #70 🙏🏼 pic.twitter.com/IID56dyXA3
— Book (@DevinBook) March 25, 2017