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What amazes me most about MJ is his career FG%. Look at the comparisons.

Lebron 47%
Kobe 45%
Durant 46%
Jordan 49.7% Wow!

Iverson 42.5%

SoCAL24 wrote:Should Wilt even count?

In the playoffs MJ has the scoring records while Wilt has the season scoring records.

The Shiv wrote:Wilt averaged 50 per game one season. I don't think he ever went under 30 all season.

Yeah, he did. He scored under 30 three times, twice in the regular season and once in the playoffs—all three games were against Russell.

And if it said Jordan was first with 40, that's BS. Wilt didn't score less than 26 in 1961-62 in the regular season, so the record would be 80. Including the postseason, it'd be 91.

LordBaldric wrote:How can Jordan have a record of ~40 consecutive 25 point games, when Wilt has the record of 65 consecutive 30 point games?

ThaRegul8r wrote:

The Shiv wrote:Wilt averaged 50 per game one season. I don't think he ever went under 30 all season.

Yeah, he did. He scored under 30 three times, twice in the regular season and once in the playoffs—all three games were against Russell.

And if it said Jordan was first with 40, that's BS. Wilt didn't score less than 26 in 1961-62 in the regular season, so the record would be 80. Including the postseason, it'd be 91.

Not that I doubt that Wilt is first, but where are you getting this info from? That's pretty detailed box score information that, by most accounts, doesn't exist for games back then.

Jordan23Forever wrote:

ThaRegul8r wrote:

The Shiv wrote:Wilt averaged 50 per game one season. I don't think he ever went under 30 all season.

Yeah, he did. He scored under 30 three times, twice in the regular season and once in the playoffs—all three games were against Russell.

And if it said Jordan was first with 40, that's BS. Wilt didn't score less than 26 in 1961-62 in the regular season, so the record would be 80. Including the postseason, it'd be 91.

Not that I doubt that Wilt is first, but where are you getting this info from? That's pretty detailed box score information that, by most accounts, doesn't exist for games back then.

Gm #1) 48 pts
Gm #2) 57 pts
Gm #3) 53 pts
Gm #4) 55 pts
Gm #5) 43 pts
Gm #6) 28 pts <--- vs. Russell
Gm #7) 58 pts <--- begins NBA record streak of 65 consecutive 30-point games
Gm #8) 58 pts
Gm #9) 55 pts
Gm #10) 41 pts
Gm #11) 34 pts
Gm #12) 43 pts
Gm #13) 56 pts
Gm #14) 39 pts
Gm #15) 51 pts
Gm #16) 45 pts
Gm #17) 31 pts
Gm #18) 39 pts
Gm #19) 39 pts (ends November averaging 44.1 for the month on 45.8% FG)
Gm #20) 60 pts
Gm #21) 37 pts
Gm #22) 39 pts
Gm #23) 39 pts
Gm #24) 78 pts <--- sets NBA record for most points in a single game in 3OT, breaking Elgin Baylor's record of 71; begins NBA record streak of 14 consecutive 40-point games
Gm #25) 61 pts
Gm #26) 55 pts
Gm #27) 54 pts
Gm #28) 52 pts
Gm #29) 43 pts
Gm #30) 50 pts <--- begins NBA record streak of seven consecutive 50-point games
Gm #31) 57 pts
Gm #32) 55 pts
Gm #33) 59 pts
Gm #34) 51 pts
Gm #35) 53 pts
Gm #36) 60 pts
Gm #37) 41 pts (ends December averaging 52.4 for the month on 50.3% FG)
Gm #38) 32 pts
Gm #39) 36 pts
Gm #40) 53 pts
Gm #41) 55 pts
Gm #42) 47 pts
Gm #43) 39 pts
Gm #44) 52 pts <--- begins record-tying streak of 14 consecutive 40-point games
Gm #45) 73 pts
Gm #46) 62 pts
Gm #47) 62 pts
Gm #48) 54 pts
Gm #49) 53 pts
Gm #50) 44 pts <--- ends streak of six consecutive 50-point games, one short of own record
Gm #51) 62 pts
Gm #52) 55 pts
Gm #53) 47 pts
Gm #54) 53 pts <--- begins streak of four consecutive 50-point games (matched by Kobe Bryant in 2006-07)
Gm #55) 50 pts
Gm #56) 55 pts (ends January averaging 51.8 ppg for the month on 51.8% FG)
Gm #57) 53 pts
Gm #58) 35 pts
Gm #59) 41 pts
Gm #60) 50 pts
Gm #61) 59 pts
Gm #62) 48 pts
Gm #63) 38 pts
Gm #64) 42 pts
Gm #65) 65 pts
Gm #66) 42 pts
Gm #67) 48 pts
Gm #68) 67 pts
Gm #69) 48 pts
Gm #70) 46 pts
Gm #71) 61 pts
Gm #72) 26 pts <--- vs. Russell. Season low. 65-game 30-ppg streak snapped.
Gm #73) 67 pts <--- begins streak of five consecutive 50-point games
Gm #74) 65 pts
Gm #75) 61 pts (ends February averaging 50.6 ppg for the month on 55.4% FG)
Gm #76) 100 pts <--- breaks own NBA record for most points in a single game
Gm #77) 58 pts
Gm #78) 30 pts <--- vs. Russell. Third-lowest game of season. 5-game 50-ppg streak snapped.
Gm #79) 44 pts
Gm #80) 34 pts

Not that I'm calling you a liar, but maybe you missed the part where I asked where you're getting the info from. Thanks for posting it, though.

Jordan23Forever wrote:Not that I'm calling you a liar, but maybe you missed the part where I asked where you're getting the info from. Thanks for posting it, though.

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Me, I've done decades of research, combing through newspaper articles, microfilm, and whatever other sources I could get my hands on, and am a member of the Association for Professional Basketball Research. But while I had to do things the hard way, now the information is much more easily available to those who care to know, or who would divert even a fraction of the time they devote to other players toward learning more about other great players who have played this game. But for you to ask how you could get the information tells me that you haven't even read this thread. Perhaps you didn't mean anything by it, and perhaps it's not fair of me to take it out on you, since this is a general peeve of mine which I just talked about in the real world at the beginning of the week and not directed to you in particular, so I'll apologize in advance, but the "maybe you missed the part where I asked where you're getting the info from" comment just irked me. Go back to the first page of this thread and read the posts.

Ming Kong! wrote:Yeah Durant is unbelievable, at 21 he's already leading the league in scoring, that's happened VERY few times, Lebron, Kobe, Iverson, Jordan, and Wilt never accomplished this. I could dig up further but I doubt anybody has done it, and there is no doubt that Durant will finish at top this season.

That is a disingenuous statement to make. LeBron and Kobe are okay, but then you throw in past players such as Jordan and Wilt when you didn't always have all these players coming into the league as young as Kobe and LeBron did. Wilt and Elvin Hayes, for instance, led the league in scoring in year one, but they didn't come into the league at 19. So all these "youngest to" records have to be keep in context.

ThaRegul8r wrote:...

Me, I've done decades of research, combing through newspaper articles, microfilm, and whatever other sources I could get my hands on, and am a member of the Association for Professional Basketball Research. But while I had to do things the hard way, now the information is much more easily available to those who care to know, or who would divert even a fraction of the time they devote to other players toward learning more about other great players who have played this game. But for you to ask how you could get the information tells me that you haven't even read this thread. Perhaps you didn't mean anything by it, and perhaps it's not fair of me to take it out on you, since this is a general peeve of mine which I just talked about in the real world at the beginning of the week and not directed to you in particular, so I'll apologize in advance, but the "maybe you missed the part where I asked where you're getting the info from" comment just irked me. Go back to the first page of this thread and read the posts.

Well, first off: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3vMdwy7jRk&feature=related#t=0m26s

Secondly, no, I don't click on every link that people post in threads. Thanks for the information, though. Cool that you're a member of the Assoc. for Professional BBall Research. Interesting.

Jordan23Forever wrote:Secondly, no, I don't click on every link that people post in threads. Thanks for the information, though.

To be fair, it's not just you, as the guy who posted it (he came up with the information independently; I never saw that particular link until yesterday) said he didn't think Wilt ever went under 30 that season, and I had to correct him even though he had access to the game logs—having posted them—and could have verified it himself.

Ming Kong! wrote:Yeah Durant is unbelievable, at 21 he's already leading the league in scoring, that's happened VERY few times, Lebron, Kobe, Iverson, Jordan, and Wilt never accomplished this. I could dig up further but I doubt anybody has done it, and there is no doubt that Durant will finish at top this season.

I hope the Lakers can sign Durant when his contract is up, then freeze him like Han Solo until Kobe retires several years from now.

ThaRegul8r wrote:

Jordan23Forever wrote:Secondly, no, I don't click on every link that people post in threads. Thanks for the information, though.

To be fair, it's not just you, as the guy who posted it (he came up with the information independently; I never saw that particular link until yesterday) said he didn't think Wilt ever went under 30 that season, and I had to correct him even though he had access to the game logs—having posted them—and could have verified it himself.

must be nice to make up whatever BS statistics you want and then get all angry and pissy and yell "IM A MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL RESEARCH!" when anybody questions you

KeithMoonsLiver wrote:

ThaRegul8r wrote:

Jordan23Forever wrote:Secondly, no, I don't click on every link that people post in threads. Thanks for the information, though.

To be fair, it's not just you, as the guy who posted it (he came up with the information independently; I never saw that particular link until yesterday) said he didn't think Wilt ever went under 30 that season, and I had to correct him even though he had access to the game logs—having posted them—and could have verified it himself.

must be nice to make up whatever BS statistics you want and then get all angry and pissy and yell "IM A MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL RESEARCH!" when anybody questions you

Odd. What statistics did I make up? Did Wilt Chamberlain not average 50.4 a game in the 1961-62 season, or is this merely a figment of my imagination which I've promulgated to the masses who now accept it as fact?

ThaRegul8r wrote:
Odd. What statistics did I make up? Did Wilt Chamberlain not average 50.4 a game in the 1961-62 season, or is this merely a figment of my imagination which I've promulgated to the masses who now accept it as fact?

Dude who gives a $hit. Go and have a fap and celebrate how awesome you are! woot yay for you.


Well done Kevin Durant, you have been playing really great (except for the 8 turnovers today).

^OH GOD IT'S 1984!

The Shiv wrote:Wilt averaged 50 per game one season. I don't think he ever went under 30 all season. Now that is impressive.

http://newsgroups.derkeiler.com/Archive/Alt/alt.sports.basketball.nba.la-lakers/2008-05/msg02598.html

He had 28 pts early in the season and 26 pts late in the season, but it's Wilt's numbers were still ridiculous.

slick_watts wrote:

CHIMOCHI wrote:I believe KD is shooting 51% from the field during the streak.

IVERSON shot 43% from the field during his streak. (just saying)

He's shooting 53.5% in the last 22 games. 63.5% TS%.

That. Is. SICK.

2 years from now Durant will probably be the best player in the game. I still think he will put up Larry Bird-like numbers in rebounds and assists in his prime with even better scoring numbers. The kid works hard as hell and seems to improve something every season.

He is the most underrated player in the league hands down... Night in and night out a baller. As soon as he learns to take care of the ball its over. He will be better than Lebron.