Booker likely needs to continue scoring and creating at a high level to pressure Denver’s defense and he’ll be asked to do a lot of it against Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Bruce Brown, better defenders than anyone besides Kawhi he saw in the first round. The Suns have a stiff challenge in front of them with the Nuggets. Watch here as he casually dribbles sideways, drawing two defenders and waiting for Norman Powell to drift toward Landry Shamet at the top of the key before rifling the one-handed laser to Kevin Durant in the opposite corner.
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He was driving with much more regularity than he did during the regular season, aggressively assuming primacy and looking to create his own shot - even with Chris Paul and Kevin Durant on the floor.īut this series was also a stark reminder of just how far Booker has come as a creator for his teammates, seeing the floor and using his offensive gravity to create openings for others. Scoring has always been the most obvious part of Booker’s package of skills and he certainly delivered in this series - 37.2 points per game on 60.2/46.7/85.7 shooting splits. With his unbelievable shot-making against the Bucks, Jimmy Butler might be the frontrunner for a hypothetical “MVP of the First Round of the NBA Playoffs.” But with his 47-point, 10-assist, 8-rebound masterpiece to eliminate the Clippers, Devin Booker is proving to be as indispensable as any other star right now.
In today’s NBA news, Devin Booker makes a statement in closing out the Clippers, and some shocking behind-the-scenes details emerge on Twitter.
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