James Harden sitting in fourth place in classification of all time for most 50 -point games makes a lot of sense. He has perhaps been the NBA The most dangerous individual scorer for more than a decade. It has three punctuation titles. These are the features that one would expect from a scorer of 50 points.
However, what is a bit more surprising is that its 23 games of 50 points arrived with the Houston Rockets, until Wednesday night.
He won the sixth man of the year by the Oklahoma City Thunder, but never scored 50 points in a game for them. The Brooklyn Nets delivered seven years of first round selections for him, but did not get a 50 -point performance. Not even Philadelphia 76ers, led by Harden Houston’s general manager, Daryl Morey, could squeeze an effort of 50 points.
But now, Los Angeles clippers can say they have done so. On Wednesday, those clippers, losers of six of their last seven entering the contest, needed an offensive explosion to survive the Detroit’s pistons with Kawhi Leonard left aside. Harden gave them one, scoring 50 at the point to reach the milestone for the first time since December 2019 and 24th time in general when the clippers prevailed 123-115.
In Harden’s typical form, all its points arrived in the free throw line (16), in painting (16) or from behind the arch (18). It was an effort that the clippers needed while trying to return to the first six at the West Conference.
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Harden a 50 -point game far from binding Kobe
Given the more than five years that have passed since their last 50 pieces, the chances of scoring 50 again are not clear.
However, if you manage to do it again, you would tie Kobe Bryant for third place on the NBA list of all time with 25. That is probably as high as it could realistically climb, since No. 2 Michael Jordan has 31 games of 50 points.
If by any miracle he arrived in Jordan, he would be absolutely crowned in number 2. Why? Because Wilt Chamberlain scored 50 points in a game a surprising 118 times, almost four times more than any other person. That is what happens when you averaged 50 points per game for a whole season.
Whether it ends fourth, third or second on the list, Harden’s credentials as a scorer of all time have been cemented for a long time. Wednesday was just a cherry at the top, an opportunity to show the world of basketball that is still 35 years old.
