Devin Booker's Record-Breaking Performance Not Enough to Secure Win for Suns

Despite Booker's 62-point game, the Suns lose to the Pacers; Phoenix remains in West’s top six after winning 7 of their last 8 games.

Devin Booker of the Phoenix Suns scored a season-high 62 points in a loss on Friday, breaking the Indianapolis scoring record previously held by Jermaine O'Neal and George Gervin.
Despite Booker's performance, the Suns lost a 17-point lead and the game to the Indiana Pacers, 133-131.
Booker now holds the scoring record for four different buildings in the NBA, including Phoenix’s Footprint Center, Utah’s Delta Center, and the Celtics’ TD Garden.
Booker's 29 first-quarter points secured his place alongside Kobe Bryant as the only player since the 1996-97 season with at least three career quarters of 28 points or more.
The Suns, despite injuries and lineup changes, have won 7 of their last 8 games and 12 of their last 16, placing them back into the West’s top six.