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- Posted on: Thu, 09/13/2012 - 6:11am #43254
mikeyvthedonParticipantFound a cool list of everyone who scored 50 points in a single game and how many times they did so in the regular season:
Scoring 50 is a pretty awesome accomplishment, always cool seeing someone hit the half century mark. Here is the list of NBA Regular Season 50 point scorers and how many times they did so, just think it will be cool to write it all down:
- Wilt Chamberlain: 105 times (45 coming in his incredible 1961-62 season where he averaged 50.4 ppg)
- Michael Jordan: 30
- Kobe Bryant: 24
- Elgin Baylor: 14
- Rick Barry: 13
- Allen Iverson: 11
- LeBron James: 9
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bernard King: 8
- Dominique Wilkins: 7
- Bob Pettit, Pete Maravich, Adrian Dantley: 6
Beyond the top 10:
- George Gervin: 5
- George Mikan: 4
- Jerry West: 4
- Tiny Archibald: 4
- Bob McAdoo: 4
- Moses Malone: 4
- Larry Bird: 4
- Karl Malone: 4
- Tracy McGrady: 4
- David Robinson: 3
- Shaquille O’Neal: 3
- Jamal Crawford: 3
- Gilbert Arenas: 3
- Dwyane Wade: 3
Players who hit the 50 point plateau twice:
- George Yardley
- Jack Twyman
- Richie Guerin
- Phil Smith
- Elvin Hayes
- Geoff Petrie
- Kiki Vandeweghe
- Purvis Short
- Alex English
- Tom Chambers
- Hakeem Olajuwon
- Patrick Ewing
- Jamal Mashburn
- Vince Carter
- Dirk Nowitzki
- Antawn Jamison
- Michael Redd
- Carmelo Anthony
Players who have gone for 50 once (as of this post, as I am guessing some will do it again):
- Shareef Abdur-Rahim
- Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf
- Michael Adams
- Ray Allen
- Nick Anderson
- Dana Barros
- Dave Bing
- Fred Brown
- Willie Burton
- Joe Barry Carroll
- Cedric Ceballos
- Phil Chenier
- Terry Cummings
- Tony Delk
- John Drew
- Clyde Drexler
- Tim Duncan
- Kevin Durant (Who I am fairly sure will score 50 again, probably a few more times)
- Dale Ellis
- Joe Fulks
- Gail Goodrich
- Cliff Hagan
- Richard Hamilton
- Spencer Haywood
- Allan Houston
- Jim Jackson
- Brandon Jennings
- Neil Johnston
- Sam Jones
- Larry Kenon
- Billy Knight
- Rashard Lewis
- Kevin Love
- Stephon Marbury
- Kevin Martin
- Vernon Maxwell
- Kevin McHale
- Andre Miller
- Reggie Miller
- Earl Monroe
- Alonzo Mourning
- Calvin Murphy
- Tracy Murray
- Mike Newlin
- Jermaine O’Neal
- Tony Parker
- Paul Pierce
- Glen Rice
- Oscar Robertson
- Clifford Robinson
- Truck Robinson
- Brandon Roy
- Dolph Schayes
- Charles Smith
- Jerry Stackhouse
- Damon Stoudamire
- Amare Stoudemire
- David Thompson
- Kelly Tripucka
- Chet Walker
- Chris Webber
- Walt Wesley
- Deron Williams
- Freeman Williams
- Ray Williams
- John Williamson
Also, I thought I would throw in the players that comprise the 33 times someone has gone over 50 in a Play-off Game (from Wikipedia):
- Michael Jordan: 8 times (Play-off record of 63 being one of them)
- Wilt Chamberlain: 4
- Allen Iverson: 3
- Jerry West: 2
- Elgin Baylor (61 is still an NBA Finals record)
- Charles Barkley
- Rick Barry
- John Havlicek
- Sam Jones
- Sleepy Floyd
- Ray Allen
- Bob Cousy
- Bob Pettit
- Billy Cunningham
- Bob McAdoo
- Dominique Wilkins
- Karl Malone
- Vince Carter
- Dirk Nowitzki
- Kobe Bryant
0 - Posted on: Thu, 09/13/2012 - 7:05am #714019
NJHooper95ParticipantMy guy Scottie never hit 50 points, his high was 47, but some of these guys on him just had a tremendous killer instinct and some had a lucky night (Brandon Jennings). I like B Jennings but not sure if he can duplicate another night like that one in Golden State.
0 - Posted on: Thu, 09/13/2012 - 7:52am #714026
seniokasParticipantFor those who have a few hours to spend – Jordan’s points from 36 out of 38 of his games where he scored 50 or more. Enjoy.
0 - Posted on: Thu, 09/13/2012 - 8:08am #714029
Anton123ParticipantChamberlain – 104 fifty point games in reg. season, 4 in the playoffs. Talk about stepping down in the post-season, no wonder Bill Russel has all the rings
0 - Posted on: Thu, 09/13/2012 - 8:33am #714035
mikeyvthedonParticipantHe just went off that night, but with the right circumstances, could see him doing it again. A bad defense and a hot shooting performance can get it done. Here is a list I actually was interested in about the 50 Point Club, who among them did not at least make one All-Star game? At current time, looks like this:
- Jamal Crawford (hit 50 3 times)
- Purvis Short (2)
- Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf
- Nick Anderson
- Willie Burton
- Tony Delk
- Jim Jackson
- Brandon Jennings
- Kevin Martin
- Vernon Maxwell
- Andre Miller
- Tracy Murray
- Mike Newlin
- Charles Smith
- Damon Stoudamire
- Walt Wesley
- Freeman Williams
- Ray Williams
- John Williamson
19 players out of the 116 players (Regular and Postseason) have never made an All-Star team, translating to 16.4%. So, on the flip side, 83.6% of the players who put up 50 points made at least one All-Star game. Brandon Jennings may not get to 50 again, and he is part of the 16.4%, but the kid is talented and he can go off on scoring runs. He has yet to really come close, but all it takes is another special night and some subpar defense for a guy to go off.
If you get enough shots and play against the right defense, it could very well happen. Most players career highs are at least double what they average for their career. Consistency is key, but their are always nights that defy the odds. As great of a scorer as Jamal Crawford may be, if he can score 50 three times, I am guessing it is possible for Brandon Jennings to do it again. I am sure Brandon Jennings would rather be consistent than have one flash in the pan followed by a bunch of poor shooting performances, though.
0 - Posted on: Thu, 09/13/2012 - 10:11am #714052
cargathusParticipanthttp://allball.blogs.nba.com/2012/08/23/all-ball-fave-five-most-unlikely-50-point-scorers/
Nba.com made a pretty nice list of surprise 50 point scorers with videos a few weeks ago…tony delk is my favorite among them though.
0 - Posted on: Thu, 09/13/2012 - 2:09pm #714082
HotSnotParticipantDidn’t Marcus Fizor do it once? I was surprised to see Tony Delk on there aswell.
I don’t care who the heck you are… or are percieved to be by most nba fans, if your drop 50 in an NBA game… YOU ARE BOSS!
0- Posted on: Thu, 09/13/2012 - 2:19pm #714083
HotSnotParticipantThis is an EDIT. I checked and I was way off :p Its Fizer not "Fizor" and he hit 30 twice with the Bulls. Not sure why I thought he had 50 one time. Owell.
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- Posted on: Thu, 09/13/2012 - 2:31pm #714085
Bad DogParticipantNice list. I remember a few of these games, especially the Tracy Murray one. I always had a feeling he would do it one day. I remember the one year he played for the Raptors he would string together these 30 point games and then go cold and then go on another scoring spurt. Another little known player who I thought would have dropped 50 was Tony Dumas. He didn’t stick around very long but in 95-96 he lit teams up when he got in the game. He didn’t play many minutes but when he did it seemed like he never stopped shooting the ball (crappy shot selection, suprise!). Some described him as instant offense, I felt spontaneous combustion was a more accurate term……..Btw, any one else notice Barkley never scored 50 in a regular season game
0 - Posted on: Fri, 09/14/2012 - 12:51am #714136
LerinErinParticipantHad his in back to back games And in the second game Kobe scored 50 points. Interesting trivia
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