Overview
- The second-year center logged a +52 in 26 minutes off the bench against Indiana, finishing with 17 points, seven rebounds, three assists and three steals.
- The figure ties for the third-best single-game plus-minus in the NBA’s play-by-play era; Luc Richard Mbah a Moute holds the top mark at +57 from 2017.
- Phoenix moved to 8-5 as Devin Booker recorded his seventh 30-point game during a stretch of 13 games in 23 days.
- Coach Jordan Ott said he initially thought the number was a typo, calling it the highest single-game plus-minus in Suns history.
- Analysts connect the performance to Phoenix’s defensive rise from No. 28 to No. 12, crediting personnel changes such as Dillon Brooks and Mark Williams while noting single-game plus-minus can be volatile.