These days, NBA players are celebrated for making 50 points in one game. Now, don't get me wrong. Achieving 50 points in a game is a clear rarity. An even BIGGER rarity would be to score more than 50-60 points in one game.
Let's take a look at the late Wilt Chamberlain, a 7-foot center of the Philadelphia Warriors, who put up a record-holding 100 points in a game against the New York Knicks on March 2, 1962. Chamberlain was named the league's most valuable player that year. A sportscaster called the game "an amazing one-man show." FORTY-FOUR years later, Kobe Bryant scored 81 points for the Los Angeles Lakers against the Toronto Raptors in 2006. Kobe is yet and still the only player that scored closest to Wilt Chamberlain's 100 points.
These days, such scoring has been unheard of since. Fast forward to the current 2016-2017 NBA season and 50 pointers are trending more consistently than ever. The 50-Point Club of this season has just recently obtained Chicago's Jimmy Butler, Houston's James Harden, Sacramento's DeMarcus Cousins, Washington's John Wall, New Orleans' Anthony Davis, Golden State's Klay Thompson,( leading with 60 points), and Oklahoma City's Russell Westbrook. So far there have been three 50-point games in the last four days, which is clearly and absolutely amazing! But let's not forget the LEGENDS like Wilt Chamberlain who set the ranks. Let's continue to keep a look out for the next 50 and above scorers of the NBA. I'll be watching. Will you?
