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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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February 19, 2001

The Big Five-0

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50-Point Performances

Games

Games Per 50-Point Performance

50-Point Scorers

1986-87

12

943

78.6

M ichael Jordan (8), Dominique Wilkins (3), Moses Malone

1989-90

12

1,107

92.3

Michael Jordan (3), Tom Chambers (2), Karl Malone (2), Larry Bird Terry Cummings, Dale Ellis, Patrick Ewing, Hakeem Olajuwon

2000-01

7

683

97.6

Al len Iverson (2), Antawn Jamison (2), Kobe Bryant, Tony Delk, Chris Webber

1984-85

7

943

134.7

B ernard King (3), Larry Bird, Moses Malone, Kevin McHale, Purvis Short

1988-89

7

1,025

146.4

Michael Jordan (5), Clyde Drexler, Alex English

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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