BOSTON -- Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker produced the highest-scoring game in the NBA this season on Friday night with 70 points in his team's 130-120 loss to the Boston Celtics at TD Garden.
Booker finished 21-of-40 shooting overall. He made 4 of 11 3-pointers and 24 of 26 free throws. He added eight rebounds and six assists over 45 minutes.
Booker, 20, topped Klay Thompson's 60-point effort from December while scoring 51 second-half points, including 28 in the final frame when the Suns intentionally fouled and use their timeouts to help Booker run up his point total.