Twitter Reaction: Suns’ Devin Booker scores 70 points

The Suns lost 130-120 but it didn’t matter. Devin Booker scored 70 points in the loss, making him the youngest player to score at least 60 in one game.

Sportsnet Staff March 24, 2017, 11:40 PM

Devin Booker was something else on Friday.

The Phoenix Suns guard scored 70 points, albeit in a loss to the Celtics, earning himself a standing ovation from the TD Garden crowd in Boston.

Here’s how the NBA world reacted to the 20-year-old’s historic achievement.

Devin Booker joins this list of players to score 70 points in an NBA game & suffer the loss pic.twitter.com/1jTuMkmxlQ

— Sportsnet Stats (@SNstats) March 25, 2017

I tried to tell you all about Devin Booker.

— J.E. Skeets (@jeskeets) March 25, 2017

#BookEm #70

— Kobe Bryant (@kobebryant) March 25, 2017

51 points in the second half… that was legendary

— Tyson Chandler (@tysonchandler) March 25, 2017

#Suns Devin Booker (20 years, 145 days) is the youngest player in NBA history to score 60 points in game

— Sportsnet Stats (@SNstats) March 25, 2017

Inside scene of the moment when @DevinBook got the stat sheet and game ball for 70 pts! pic.twitter.com/ObCebZFHwt

— Jared Dudley (@JaredDudley619) March 25, 2017

https://twitter.com/wilsonchandler/status/845459655463710721

70. pic.twitter.com/jrh07WeyOF

— NBA (@NBA) March 25, 2017

Yo @DevinBook what did you eat today?

— Emmanuel Mudiay (@emmanuelmudiay) March 25, 2017

Devin Booker 70 pts!!!! Wow!!! I guess he's letting us know who's next!!!!

— Chauncey Billups (@1MrBigShot) March 25, 2017

S/O @DevinBook wit the family Piece special! #70plzzz #Sheeesh

— The Jonathon Simmons (@ThaRealJsimms) March 25, 2017

Devin Booker is the 3rd different player in NBA history to score 70 points in a losing effort, joining David Thompson & Wilt Chamberlain

— Sportsnet Stats (@SNstats) March 25, 2017

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