52 points by Devin Booker destroyed the New Orleans Pelicans and led the Phoenix Suns to victory

Devin Booker broke the 50-point mark and contributed significantly to the Suns’ victory in New Orleans. It was the sixth time in his career that he surpassed the mark and ranks 17th in the history charts.

Booker scored 52 points

Devin Booker shined in the New Orleans Pelicans vs Phoenix Suns (109:123). He managed to score 52 points for New Orleans. The Phoenix team was in control of the game from the first quarter. They didn’t allow any complications during the game.

With this important victory on the opponent’s court, Phoenix improved its season record to 23-18. He leapfrogged such legends as Jerry West and George Gervin.

He also had 4 successful rebounds and 5 assists in the game. He also had 6 successful three-point attempts. He did all this in just 37 minutes on the floor. His high so far remains his scoring explosion of 70 points in 2017 to the basket of the famous Boston Celtics.

The team’s second biggest star Kevin Durant, who incidentally managed to break the 50-point mark 9 times even, contributed 26 points to the grinder. On the Pelicans’ side, Zion Williamson was again the top scorer. He scored 24 points, but no one else on the team supported him in any significant way.

Chamberlain is the record holder for 50 points

Wilt Chamberlain is the absolute record holder for the most times he has broken the 50-point mark in his NBA career. He did it in an incredible 118 games. He also holds the record for most points scored in a single game (100).

There is a huge gap behind him, as there is another huge figure in the second position. That is the legendary Michael Jordan, who has managed to break that mark on 31 occasions. In third place is Kobe Bryant, who has done it 25 times in his career.

In fourth position is the still active basketball player James Harden, who managed to break the 50 mark on 23 occasions. Fifth is another Hall of Famer, Elgin Baylor, who managed to break the mark 17 times. The sixth is Damian Lillard (15 times), the seventh is Lebron James (14 times) and the ninth is Stephen Curry (12 times).

Source: NBA