On April 20, Beijing time, the Phoenix Suns lost to the New Orleans Pelicans, and star Devin Booker played 17 minutes and 22 seconds in the first half, he shot 12 of 18, 7 of 10 three-pointers, and bombed 31 points and 2 rebounds. Dramatically, however, Booker missed a point in the second half and left early due to hamstring. In fact, despite this, Booker performed several miracles.
First, Booker Suns scored at least 30 points in the second half of their playoff career (including the first and second halves), the only one in team history, and Paul and Nash each had one such performance.
Second, in addition to Booker, the remaining eight Suns players who played totaled 12-of-27 shooting, 3-of-11 from three-point range and 3-of-3 from the free throw line, scoring 30 points. As a result, none of his teammates combined scored as Much as Booker alone. The highest scorer was Bridges, who scored 10 points.
Third, Booker scored 30+ and shot at least seven three-pointers in the second half of his playoff career (including the second half), the first person in NBA history.
Fourth, Booker is the first player in NBA history to score 30+ and no free throws in the playoff half( including the second half). Klay Thompson had previously been close to achieving (8 May 2013, 29 points and 0 free throws in the first half).
After Booker left, incillating Three-pointers from inline Ingram and CJ McCollum in the Pelicans eventually beat the Suns on the bottom of the game to rewrite the big score to a 1-1 draw.