56%+43% and averaging 30+ per game! Booker achieved a miracle that only Curry has accomplished in the NBA
6686 Sports, November 6, Suns star Devin Booker has performed very efficiently this season.
In yesterday's game against the Warriors, Booker scored 38 points on 13 of 24 shots. Statistics show that Booker averaged 31.0 points and 7.0 assists in the first 8 games of the season, with a comprehensive shooting percentage of 52%, a two-point shooting rate of 56%, a three-point shooting rate of 43%, and a free throw shooting rate of 86%.
With the above data, Booker became the second player in NBA history to average 30+ points per game in the first 8 games of the season, while shooting at least 55% on two-pointers and 43% on three-pointers.
Curry is the first player in NBA history to achieve the above-mentioned data, and he has done it three times, in 2015, 2018, and 2023.