{"id":1371811,"date":"2021-06-11T14:05:32","date_gmt":"2021-06-11T18:05:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1371811"},"modified":"2021-06-11T14:05:33","modified_gmt":"2021-06-11T18:05:33","slug":"devin-booker-owned-lebron-james-lakers-nba-playoffs-now-owns-unique-piece-lebron-legacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/devin-booker-owned-lebron-james-lakers-nba-playoffs-now-owns-unique-piece-lebron-legacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Devin Booker Owned LeBron James and the Lakers in the NBA Playoffs and Now Owns a Unique Piece of LeBron's Legacy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Coming into the 2021 NBA playoffs<\/a>, LeBron James<\/a> had made 14 previous appearances in the postseason and had never been eliminated in the first round. Of course, that all changed last week when Devin Booker<\/a> and the second-seeded Phoenix Suns ousted LeBron and the Los Angeles Lakers<\/a> from the Western Conference bracket, fairly easily taking care of the defending champs in six games. But not only did Booker help make a little history in eliminating James in the first round, he also picked up a unique souvenir from “The King” that would be worth a pretty penny if he ever decided to part ways with it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Devin Booker torched LeBron James and the Lakers to eliminate the defending champs from the postseason<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Devin Booker guards LeBron James in Game 6 of the Suns-Lakers first-round series in the 2021 NBA playoffs | Harry How\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Following a 2020-21 regular season in which he averaged 25.6 points, 4.3 assists, and 4.2 rebounds, Booker, now in his sixth season in Phoenix, managed to be even better against LeBron and the Lakers in the opening round of the playoffs. In leading the Suns to a six-game series victory, the two-time All-Star averaged 29.7 points, shooting 48.8% from the floor, 42.9% from the 3-point line, and 93.8% from the foul line, also adding 6.2 rebounds and five assists per game. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And how about that performance to close out the series?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Booker was absolutely phenomenal in Game 6, scoring 47 points (22 in the first quarter alone) while shooting 15-for-22 from the floor, 8-for-10 from beyond the arc, and a perfect 9-for-9 from the charity stripe in leading the Suns to a 113-100 victory and the team's first postseason series win since 2010. James, who recorded 29 points, nine rebounds, and seven assists in the Game 6 loss, must have been impressed as he gifted the 24-year-old with the jersey off his back from the historic defeat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

James gifted Booker his last-ever No. 23 game-worn jersey<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Book has possession of Lebron\u2019s last game worn #23 jersey lol https:\/\/t.co\/5sNmyLN0ob<\/a><\/p>— \ud835\ude3c\ud835\ude56\ud835\ude67\ud835\ude6e\ud835\ude56\ud835\ude63 (@AaryanS19) June 9, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote>