“Which 3 NBA Players, Featuring Devin Booker, Have Scored 60+ Points in Multiple Losses?”
On the same night when Luka Doncic defeated the Atlanta Hawks with a career-high 73 points, NBA star Devin Booker made a lasting impression with 62 points against the Indiana Pacers. Even with Booker’s incredible performance, the Phoenix Suns were defeated by just two points.
The two divergent achievements serve as a reminder to fans that basketball is a team sport and that scoring is not the only thing that counts in the NBA.NBA history demonstrates that a player’s team is not necessarily guaranteed to win if they score 60 points or more.
Three NBA players who scored 60 points or more yet lost their games In the NBA’s history, 21 games featuring 60 or more points have ended in losses. Although surpassing 60 points is a unique achievement, there were some players that achieved it and yet failed to win multiple times.
Along with Devin Booker, these three NBA players have suffered multiple losses following 60 points or more scored: #1. Eleven times, Wilt ChamberlainEven though Wilt Chamberlain was a fantastic scorer during his NBA career, his team’s lack of success prevents him from being ranked among the finest players in league history. Between 1961 to 1964, Chamberlain played with the Philadelphia Warriors, where he lost despite scoring 60 points or more 11 times. This featured two games against the Los Angeles Lakers and one against the Syracuse Nationals where he scored seventy points.
#3. Twice, Devin BookerAs the third player to score more than 60 points and lose, Devin Booker moved up the list. The Phoenix Suns were unable to defeat the Indiana Pacers on the road, despite scoring 62 points.
The first occurred on March 24, 2017, at the TD Garden, when Devin Booker scored 70 points against the Boston Celtics. Along with Wilt Chamberlain and David Thompson, he is one of the three players who have lost games in spite of scoring 70 points or more.
