Are there more 50-point games than ever?

About this episode

The episode discusses the recent surge in 50-point games in the NBA and ABA, exploring trends and potential record breakers.

On the latest episode of Over and Back, Jason and Rich revisit one of their favorite topics: 50-point games in NBA and ABA history. The focus this time is on the last four seasons, which have seen 18% of all 50-point games in league history. They discuss the recent surge in 60-point games and new additions to the 70-point game club. They also explore why there has been such a significant increase in 50-point games over the past few years, whether this trend is unprecedented, who is most likely to break the all-time 50-point game record, and more. Previous 50-point game episodes 50-point games in the 1950s: https://redcircle.com/shows/daf88270-7ba5-4c13-bbfd-3c8c5d363b9d/ep/e7bc494f-cbe1-4a48-9b4c-334c7b184793 50-point games in the Wilt era: https://redcircle.com/shows/daf88270-7ba5-4c13-bbfd-3c8c5d363b9d/ep/8d28ba92-183c-461d-8a2e-49dc33b683b4 50-point games in the ABA era: https://redcircle.com/shows/daf88270-7ba5-4c13-bbfd-3c8c5d363b9d/ep/6d93f254-0fae-4040-b349-674a73d3507e 50-point games in the post-merger era: https://redcircle.com/shows/daf88270-7ba5-4c13-bbfd-3c8c5d363b9d/ep/bd36e30b-775f-407b-94af-68939cd1255f 50-point games in the Michael Jordan era…

People in this episode

Hosts: Jason, Rich

Topics covered

• 50-point games
• NBA history
• scoring trends
• 60-point games
• 70-point games
• record breaking

Keywords

• 50-point games
• NBA
• ABA
• scoring
• record
• trends
• basketball history

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NBA, ABA

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