Oftentimes with the Phoenix Suns this season, you can tell what kind of game it’ll be after the first 12 minutes in a game. That’s never more true than when star guard Devin Booker is preying on defenses early and often.
Looking at Booker’s best first quarters through 39 games, the Suns are 9-2 when he scores at least eight points in the opening frame and 4-0 when he scores at least 10. Furthermore, the Suns are 6-1 when he makes at least four shots, and in each of those games 50%.
Though most of us could agree that Booker’s playmaking has been solid as he’s taken on most of the point guard duties at a career-high 7.