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The Phoenix Suns' guard, Devin Booker, broke the 50-point mark for the second consecutive game Wednesday night, a 124-121 loss to the Washington Wizards.
In doing so, he became the first player in the history of the NBA to lose the first three games during which he scored 50 points, according to research from the sports office Elias.
Booker, who scored 59 goals in a loss to Utah Jazz on Monday night, was 19-on-29 on the field against the Wizards and had 10 rebounds to go with his 50 points.
"Every time I'm on the field, I'm trying to find ways to improve and get winnings for this team," said Booker. "And I think for the moment, it's time for me to be more aggressive, down some men."
Booker is the seventh player to score 50 points in consecutive games since the NBA-ABA merger (1976-1977), according to research by ESPN Stats & Information. He joins James Harden, Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Bernard King, Antawn Jamison and Allen Iverson.
Booker also became the third player in NBA history to score at least 50 points in consecutive games and lose both after Harden and Wilt Chamberlain.
"Devin is right – he's taking so many shots that are almost like, they're reckless," said Wizards coach Scott Brooks. "We did our best, we tried to trap him and form a double team throughout the match, he is cunning and he was attacking us."
At 22 years and 149 days, Booker is the fifth player in NBA history to record three games at 50 points before turning 25, placing him in the company of Chamberlain, Rick Barry, Kareem Abdul- Jabbar and LeBron James. Of these players, only James was younger than Booker in his third 50-point game.
On Wednesday, it was the first time that a Phoenix player had scored 50 goals in consecutive games. Tom Chambers was the only Suns member to have scored 40 goals in successive games.
Associated Press contributed to this report.
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