Devin Booker and Kevin Durant both just had huge games to help the Suns win game 3 over the Nuggets.
Devin Booker:
Devin Booker just matched his playoff career-high, on very efficient shooting along with an overall amazing game.
In game 3 Booker scored:
47 Points
9 Assists
6 Rebounds
3 Steals
1 Block
80% of shots made
This makes him the 2nd player ever to score 45+ points while making at least 80% of their shots in a playoff game.
Devin Booker has arguably been the best player in the playoffs so far. He has scored 295 points in the playoffs so far this season, which is the most points scored by a player through the first eight games of the postseason since Michael Jordan in 1990.
So far in the Playoffs Booker is averaging a very impressive:
36.8 Points
6.9 Assists
5 Rebounds
2 Steals
1 Block
60.2% of shots made
Kevin Durant:
Kevin Durant also had a strong game 3.
He scored:
39 Points
9 Rebounds
8 Assists
2 Blocks
38.7% of shots made
In the playoffs so far he is averaging a very solid:
29.3 Points
8.6 Rebounds
5.4 Assists
1.5 Blocks
48% of shots made
This Suns' win gives them their first win of the series, with the Nuggets still leading 2-1.
The winner of this series will face the winner of the Warriors vs. Lakers series in the Conference Finals.