By Joël Pütz | Sports journalist
2024 got off to a flying start in terms of big scoring performances, Luka Doncic and Joel Embiid having been the perfect example in recent weeks. Devin Booker actually addressed the subject recently… and coming from him, it’s quite ironic.
It’s an obvious fact, the NBA is more attack-oriented than ever. This can be seen in particular in the regulations, with referees also protecting attackers more when they are near the circle or in contact with a direct defender. Besides that, the evolution of the game is pushing franchises to focus more and more on the three-point shot with a fairly astonishing emergence of elite shooters across the league.
It is therefore completely logical that this favors the production of big offensive cards, especially since the pace of play is also very high. Proof by being the masterclasses signed Joel Embiid et Luka Doncic, respectively authors of 70 and 73 points in a single match during January. Add to that those of Damian Lillard and Donovan Mitchell in 2022-23 and that makes four in the space of a year…
Devin Booker cash on the evolution of the game and scoring in the NBA
For comparison, there had only been one player in the 2010 decade to cross the 70-point barrier and he was only the second to achieve this during the 21st century, after Kobe Bryant. This scorer is obviously Devin Booker and we also questioned him on the subject during All-Star Weekend. The opportunity for the back to launch into an analysis of the evolution of the game over the past decade.
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It was more difficult to score 70 points in my era. Today, anyone can score 70 points in a game. It’s crazy. The guys are capable of scoring at a high level. Talent has never been greater and more widespread in the league. You see the evolution of the game. Players keep improving – 80 points, 90 points, yes, 100 points, it’s possible.
It’s a fact, the NBA is full of offensive talent in a way that has probably never been the case before. On the other hand, D-Book should be reminded that its own scoring record only dates back to 2017. The three-point shot had then already taken a prominent place in the game and the latter is not that different from today Today… suffice to say that some people made fun of his speech, and rightly so.
Talking about back in my day like it was the 90s. ????
— blandpancakes (@blandpancakes) February 19, 2024
The guy says “in my time” like he’s talking about the 90s. ????
Devin Booker is not wrong on one point: it seems that these days, players have no trouble scoring 70 points in a single game. On the other hand, we can’t really talk about different eras given that his own card only dates back a few years…
2024-02-20 20:10:00
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