Are 50 Point Games Dying Off?

[Dwight Howard]

I feel like 50 point games are dying, mainly cause the best players are trying to facilitate more and there is a newfound icreased emphasis on efficiency. Simply put, dudes dont care more about protecting their FG% moreso than scoring a volume of points, which is fine. But that mentality is ALOT different than that of players in the early 2000's, 90's, etc. Nobody really cared about efficiency back then and by nobody I mean players, coaches, media, GM, etc. Iverson won MVP shooting 38% and nobody batted an eye. I feel if Kyrie put up verson's numbers and percentages, he'd be undermined in today's culture. I dont see many ruthless scorers in today's NBA and I honestly dont know if there will be a 50 point game this season.

Ive seen many games this season where I though either LeBron or Durant could drop 50, but they usually would finish with 30 something. If anybody does it this season, it will either be Steph Curry, Kevin Love, or Melo. But I dont see it happening.

Another factor, is alot of teams are too stacked with other scoring options. Like OKC for example, its hard to score 50 with Westbrook shooting 25 plus shots himself. Dudes like Iverson, T-Mac, Kobe, Gilbert, etc. had to drop 50 alot of the time.

 

[Hacksaw Jim Thuggin]

cats tryna win breh...lotta times when nikkas put numbers like that they end up losing the game

 

[dunkman6]

stuff like that will happen. but if you saw it every so often would it be as special?

 

[CantStop]

you have these fakkit impressionable young guys trying to impress white stat nerds and get called efficient

no wonder why the game is so boring.

 

[Sam Peel]

ever since he left

 

[dunkman6]

ever since he left

he's the hero the nba needs but not the one we deserve

 

[Brozay]

cats tryna win breh...lotta times when nikkas put numbers like that they end up losing the game

you have absolutely no idea if this is accurate though

 

[phillycavsfan]

Cats would rather put up 35 and 10 (assists) than score 50. And that's not a bad thing.

 

[Dwight Howard]

cats tryna win breh...lotta times when nikkas put numbers like that they end up losing the game

you have absolutely no idea if this is accurate though

I dont have an exact stat, but by just scrolling down this list, it seems most 50 point efforts resulted in a W

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...yers_with_50_or_more_points_in_a_playoff_game

 

[CantStop]

cats tryna win breh...lotta times when nikkas put numbers like that they end up losing the game

stats? facts?

once again your trash ass with an awful post. wait till im off 24's

 

[Hacksaw Jim Thuggin]

you have absolutely no idea if this is accurate though

all i could find was a list of players that scored 60 or more...and it looks like they won most of the time

i was wrong

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...ssociation_players_with_most_points_in_a_game

 

[Hacksaw Jim Thuggin]

stats? facts?

once again your trash ass with an awful post. wait till im off 24's

i just looked it up and i found that i was wrong...

and what makes me a trash poster? becuz i dont suck off players like you....

and you lost our bet last week...how do i get my coli cash?

 

[AAKing23]

Not many true superstars in the NBA nowadays as there were in the early 2000's



And the ones that are wanna join up and form superteams so they don't have to

 

[phillycavsfan]

I dont have an exact stat, but by just scrolling down this list, it seems most 50 point efforts resulted in a W

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...yers_with_50_or_more_points_in_a_playoff_game

Only three of those happened in that last 10 years, and two of them were losses.

Maybe it has something to do with the prevalence of zone defenses in the last decade.

 

[dunkman6]

you have these fakkit impressionable young guys trying to impress white stat nerds and get called efficient

no wonder why the game is so boring.

your gawd is back. he can drop 50 any time he wants.

since the nba is so boring.

we'll be waiting.