The Suns certainly have something special in Devin Booker.
The star guard went off Wednesday against the Wizards, dropping 50 points for the second straight game in Phoenix’s 124-121 loss.
Booker, 22, becomes the youngest player in NBA history to register consecutive 50-point games after totaling 59 in the team’s 125-92 loss to the Jazz on Monday.
The youngest to ever do it! ✊#BeLegendary pic.twitter.com/OPDteyHiuP
— Phoenix Suns (@Suns) March 28, 2019
Seven of the NBA’s top 10 all-time leading scorers never had back-to-back 50-point games.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Karl Malone
LeBron James
Dirk Nowitzki
Shaquille O’Neal
Moses Malone
Elvin HayesDevin Booker has done it at age 22.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) March 28, 2019
Booker also set a personal and franchise record in the process.
Book with a new career-high at home with 44 points! 🔥🔥
He joins Tom Chambers as the only Suns with back-to-back 40+ point games! pic.twitter.com/UtzejauaBF
— Phoenix Suns (@Suns) March 28, 2019
What’s even crazier? Booker hinted at the historic number earlier in the game.
“I’m going for 50.”@DevinBook letting us know 👀 pic.twitter.com/0WsKih07nL
— ESPN (@espn) March 28, 2019
The saddest part? Phoenix has gone 0-3 in each of Booker’s career 50-point games, making him the first player in NBA history to lose the first three games in which he scored 50 points.
The Suns own the second-worst record in the league behind only the Knicks at 17-59 and have six regular-season games remaining.
Meanwhile, Booker has 109 points in his last two outings.
