Let me rephrase what I said: Devin Booker's 70 points was the LEAST IMPRESSIVE 70-point game in NBA history, for three reasons:
1. Avery Bradley, the Celtics' #1 defender (at the time), did not play. He would have been guarding Devin Booker.
2. The Celtics were winning by around 30 points throughout the entire game, so they did not concern themselves with how many points Devin Booker was scoring.
3. At the end of the game, the Suns repeatedly intentionally fouled the Celtics, just so they could get the ball back and add to Booker's point total.
Remember that I am a Celtics fan, and my "saltiness" is meant to be perceived with a layer of humor.
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I was at that game. My buddies and I were having a weekend in Portland and decided on a whim to get tickets. It was really fun to see that, even though the Blazers lost.
Don't watch basketball but cannot help to be impressed with Chamberlain - 70 years of basketball (from the first 60+ game in 1949) and there have been 72 occasions were someone has scored at least 60. 32 of those occasions are from him! 11 occasions of a 70+ game and he has 6 of those (including a '100'). Wow. No-one has come close to replicating his dominance.
Good old Jumpin' Joe, one of the greatest shooters that nobody knows. He's infamously known for his jump shot ability, but nobody recognizes the points he would score on the board! 60 points in 1949 was a remarkable moment for National Basketball Association fans.
1. Avery Bradley, the Celtics' #1 defender (at the time), did not play. He would have been guarding Devin Booker.
2. The Celtics were winning by around 30 points throughout the entire game, so they did not concern themselves with how many points Devin Booker was scoring.
3. At the end of the game, the Suns repeatedly intentionally fouled the Celtics, just so they could get the ball back and add to Booker's point total.
Remember that I am a Celtics fan, and my "saltiness" is meant to be perceived with a layer of humor.
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Oh, and half those performances ended in losses.