The Big Five-0
David Sabino
February 19, 2001
Already this season there have been more individual 50-point games (seven) than there were in 1997-98, 1998-99 and 1999-2000 combined (six). This is the first time since 1989-90 that multiple players—Antawn Jamison (left) and Allen Iverson—have had multiple 50-point outbursts. In fact, through Sunday the frequency of 50-point games this season was the third highest since the NBA-ABA merger in 1976.
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50-Point Performances
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Games
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Games Per 50-Point Performance
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50-Point Scorers
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1986-87
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12
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943
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78.6
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M ichael Jordan (8), Dominique Wilkins (3), Moses Malone
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1989-90
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12
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1,107
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92.3
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Michael Jordan (3), Tom Chambers (2), Karl Malone (2), Larry Bird Terry Cummings, Dale Ellis, Patrick Ewing, Hakeem Olajuwon
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2000-01
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7
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683
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97.6
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Al len Iverson (2), Antawn Jamison (2), Kobe Bryant, Tony Delk, Chris Webber
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1984-85
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7
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943
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134.7
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B ernard King (3), Larry Bird, Moses Malone, Kevin McHale, Purvis Short
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1988-89
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7
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1,025
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146.4
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Michael Jordan (5), Clyde Drexler, Alex English
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Already this season there have been more individual 50-point games (seven) than there were in 1997-98, 1998-99 and 1999-2000 combined (six). This is the first time since 1989-90 that multiple players—Antawn Jamison (left) and Allen Iverson—have had multiple 50-point outbursts. In fact, through Sunday the frequency of 50-point games this season was the third highest since the NBA-ABA merger in 1976.
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