- ABC News
- April 2, 2024
NEW ORLEANS -- More than an hour after Monday's game ended, Devin Booker's night still wasn't done. With more than 40 friends and family on hand from Booker's hometown of Moss Point, Mississippi, less than a two-hour drive from New Orleans, Booker stood near the baseline of the Smoothie King Center taking pictures. The Phoenix Suns star was coming off another standout performance against the New Orleans Pelicans in a 124-111 victory. With 52 points, Booker joined Wilt Chamberlain as the only players in NBA history to have three consecutive games with at least 50 points against a single opponent. "Anytime you get named with Wilt, and it's happened a few times in my career," Booker said, "but you know you did something special." Booker also had 52 points in the teams' previous matchup Jan. 19 in New Orleans. When the teams squared off Dec. 17, 2022, in Phoenix, Booker had 58. That gives Booker 162 points in his past three games against...