This article was initially revealed on March 26, 2020.
We can all suppose of occasions when superstars like Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant went off for 50-point video games.
But the place have 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 straightforward for these types of feats – accomplished by some of essentially 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 remaining of the primary quarter.
But as a substitute of dropping his head, Jennings bounced again and dropped 55 factors as a substitute.
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 sport!
Jennings’ 55 level evening was powered by some completely deadeye three-point capturing, the younger Buck hitting seven of his eight makes an attempt from past the arc.
Safe to say that Curry’s 14 factors appeared a bit of vanilla compared.
And but, within the years to come back, Curry would turn into a back-to-back MVP winner and Jennings can 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 at all times 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 very fact Ross was averaging simply 7.4 factors per sport on the time, the bottom amongst all gamers to ever drop 50.
Also, 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 solution 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 Trail Blazers 114 – Dallas Mavericks 112
January 30, 2010
Andre Miller was largely recognized for his skills as a distributor, not a scorer.
But on this specific evening, a 34-year-old Miller was a bucket-getting machine, utilizing his previous man sport to squeeze 52-points out of the unsuspecting Dallas Mavericks in an emphatic additional time victory.
Miller was unbelievable all evening, 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 sport for almost all of his profession, and but again in 2001 he determined to drop 53 on his previous crew (he did it on their residence ground too).
Delk was averaging simply eight factors per sport on the time, the second-lowest amongst all gamers to ever rating 50 plus factors.
Incredibly, he didn’t hit a single three within the course of and by no means topped 27 factors outdoors of that one superb evening.
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 could be bouncing across the league on 10-day contracts nowadays, however for one evening in 2014, he was a 51-point murderer.
Dude simply saved on scoring till he had the Timberwolves franchise report.
His efficiency left everybody so shocked that even now persons are double-checking the field rating to verify they learn it appropriately.
On that exact evening, 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 sport, 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
Just one yr after the undeniably random Corey Brewer broke the Timberwolves’ franchise report together with his 51-point sport, one other whole rando in Mo Williams broke it once more.
Williams’ offensive outburst in opposition to the Pacers got here fully out of nowhere; he was 32 years previous and averaging simply 11 factors per sport on the time.
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