This text was initially revealed on March 26, 2020.
We are able to all consider instances when superstars like Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant went off for 50-point video games.
However the place had been you on the nights Andre Miller and Corey Brewer rained holy hell upon all comers and joined the 50-point membership within the course of?
It’s simple for these types of feats – accomplished by among the most unheralded and unassuming gamers possible – to get misplaced in historical past.
So, we’ve written this text to make rattling positive that they don’t.
BRANDON JENNINGS (MILWAUKEE BUCKS) – 55 factors
55 factors, 5 assists 21-34 FG, 7-8 3P (41 minutes)
Milwaukee Bucks 129 – Golden State Warriors 125
November 14, 2009
Early in his much-hyped matchup with fellow prized rookie Steph Curry in November 2009, Brandon Jennings missed his first three photographs and was benched for the remainder of the primary quarter.
However as an alternative of dropping his head, Jennings bounced again and dropped 55 factors as an alternative.
He scored all of his factors throughout the ultimate three quarters, and 29 of them got here within the third quarter.
And this was simply his seventh NBA recreation!
Jennings’ 55 level night time was powered by some completely deadeye three-point capturing, the younger Buck hitting seven of his eight makes an attempt from past the arc.
Secure to say that Curry’s 14 factors regarded a bit of vanilla as compared.
And but, within the years to come back, Curry would turn out to be a back-to-back MVP winner and Jennings could be out of the league earlier than his 30th birthday.
TERRENCE ROSS (TORONTO RAPTORS) – 51 factors
51 factors, 9 rebounds, 16-29 FG, 10-17 3P (44 minutes)
Toronto Raptors 118 – Los Angeles Clippers 126
January 25, 2014
Terrence Ross has all the time been a case of unrealised potential, however for one nightly solely, he realised the f*ck out of it with a 51-point explosion which tied Vince Carter’s franchise report.
Crazier nonetheless was the actual fact Ross was averaging simply 7.4 factors per recreation on the time, the bottom amongst all gamers to ever drop 50.
Additionally, his earlier career-high was simply 26, tied for the bottom ever amongst members of the 50-point membership.
Oh, and he hit 10 threes on his strategy to 51, in order that was enjoyable too.
ANDRE MILLER (PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS) – 52 factors
52 factors, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, 22-31 FG (42 minutes)
Portland Path Blazers 114 – Dallas Mavericks 112
January 30, 2010
Andre Miller was largely identified for his talents as a distributor, not a scorer.
However on this explicit night time, a 34-year-old Miller was a bucket-getting machine, utilizing his outdated man recreation to squeeze 52-points out of the unsuspecting Dallas Mavericks in an emphatic time beyond regulation victory.
Miller was improbable all night time, capturing 22-31 from the sphere and extremely reaching the 50-point mark with just one tried three-pointer (he made it).
Cop that, Mark Cuban.
TONY DELK (PHOENIX SUNS) – 53 factors
53 factors, 6 rebounds, 20-27 FG (50 minutes)
Phoenix Suns -117 – Sacramento Kings 121
January 2, 2001
Tony Delk averaged lower than 10 factors per recreation for almost all of his profession, and but again in 2001 he determined to drop 53 on his outdated workforce (he did it on their dwelling ground too).
Delk was averaging simply eight factors per recreation on the time, the second-lowest amongst all gamers to ever rating 50 plus factors.
Extremely, he didn’t hit a single three within the course of and by no means topped 27 factors exterior of that one superb night time.
COREY BREWER (MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES) – 51 factors
51 factors, 2 rebounds, 6 steals, 19-30 FG (45 minutes)
Timberwolves 112 – Rockets 110
April 11, 2014
Corey Brewer may be bouncing across the league on 10-day contracts nowadays, however for one night time in 2014, he was a 51-point murderer.
Dude simply stored on scoring till he had the Timberwolves franchise report.
His efficiency left everybody so shocked that even now individuals are double-checking the field rating to verify they learn it accurately.
On that specific night time, Brewer joined Michael Jordan, Allen Iverson and Ricky Barry as the one gamers to register at the very least 50 factors and 6 steals in the identical recreation, and have become simply the sixth participant in NBA historical past to attain 50 or extra factors with out having beforehand scored at the very least 30 first.
MO WILLIAMS (MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES) – 52 factors
52 factors, 7 assists, 4 rebounds, 19-33 FG, 6-11 3P (44 minutes)
Timberwolves 110 – Pacers 101
January 13, 2015
Only one 12 months after the undeniably random Corey Brewer broke the Timberwolves’ franchise report along with his 51-point recreation, one other whole rando in Mo Williams broke it once more.
Williams’ offensive outburst towards the Pacers got here fully out of nowhere; he was 32 years outdated and averaging simply 11 factors per recreation on the time.
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