CLEVELAND: Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue played 11 years in the NBA, including three seasons with the “Showtime” Lakers.
But even Lue was amazed that Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker scored 70 points Friday night in a 130-120 loss to the Boston Celtics at TD Garden.
According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Booker became the youngest player in NBA history to score 60 points or more, breaking Jerry West’s record from the 1961-62 season when West was 23.
The 13th overall pick out of Kentucky in 2015, Booker had never hit the 40-point mark in a game.