NBA History: 5 Best individual performances in a losing cause since 2010

#1 Devin Booker (70 points vs Boston Celtics)

Devin Booker features for the second time on this list. Booker put on inarguably the best performance of his career in a game against the Boston Celtics back in 2017 which unfortunately ended in defeat.

The Phoenix Suns entered this contest with the Celtics, having beaten Brad Stevens' side a few weeks prior.

However, the Celtics were gunning for revenge and dominated from the outset, racing away to a 23-point lead at half-time. That did not stop Booker from taking the game by the scruff of the neck and racking up a ton of personal milestones.

Booker finished with a mind-boggling 70 points, making 21 of his 40 field goal attempts. He was near-perfect from the charity stripe as well, missing just 2 of 26 attempts.

51 of Booker's points came in the second half as he tried to rally his side to a victory, although the Suns eventually came up short, succumbing to a 130-120 defeat.

With his monster 70-point performance, Booker joined Wilt Chamberlain, Kobe Bryant, David Thompson, David Robinson and Elgin Baylor as the only players to have amassed 70 points in an NBA game.