It took Devin Booker a little while to get the Phoenix Suns into the NBA playoffs, to no fault of his own. After years of the Suns' front office failing him, he finally got a proper supporting cast and rose to the occasion.

In last year's playoffs, Booker averaged 27.3 points per game across 22 contests. This year, he is averaging 25.4 points per game on significantly improved efficiency. Although that will almost certainly be subject to change as he plays more and against better competition (as long as the Suns keep advancing), it shows that he is built for the big moments. Joining Charles Barkley in the franchise history books proves this even further.

After helping the Suns make the 2021 NBA Finals, Booker overcame a hamstring injury to help Phoenix through the postseason. After taking down the New Orleans Pelicans in six games, the Suns are positioned to do the same to the Dallas Mavericks. Booker's 28 points in Game 5 powered a massive victory.

With a chance to clinch his second consecutive berth to the Western Conference Finals, Booker said that the anger he felt amid years of losing helped keep him motivated.

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The Suns certainly gave Booker plenty of reasons to be angry through the first few years of his career. He won fewer than 25 games in each of his first four seasons while the front office kept the head coaching job moving and wasted several draft picks. Now, he is surrounded by stellar young talents like Deandre Ayton, Mikal Bridges and Cam Johnson and one of the game's best players in Chris Paul.

Devin Booker described this year's NBA playoffs as a revenge tour after blowing a 2-0 lead to the Milwaukee Bucks in last year's finals. So far, it is going according to plan.