With little than a minute remaining in the game last night, the Phoenix Suns led the Houston Rockets 106-100, and Devin Booker had the ball where he wanted it to seal the victory.
The sole issue? Before this, Booker had made six threes. He attempted a 3-pointer, but it was unsuccessful. After six made 3-pointers during the regular season, Booker’s career deep shooting percentage is an incredible 0-for behind Booker’s 35 points and seven rebounds, but this stat is mind boggling. Booker finished the game tying his career high in 3-pointers with six for the 25th time of his career and fourth this season.
Booker is very aware of this.
“I did know that,” Booker said postgame last night. “That’s why I put up that last one.”
Booker finished shooting 6-for-11 from deep after going 5-for-6 from 3-point range in the first half.
This stat does not translate to the playoffs, as Booker has three games of seven or more 3s in the postseason. His career high in the playoffs is eight in the Suns’ Game 6 closeout victory in the first round over the Lakers during Phoenix’s 2021 NBA Finals run. Booker had 47 points in this game.
