Kobe Bryant greatest games: 50pts in game 6 vs Phoenix

(2006 playoffs) “The heartbreaker” In one of the toughest losses for any Lakers fans, Kobe did all he could to help his team advance to 2nd round. He came really close after hitting one clutch shot after another. Kobe scored 50pts including a franchise record 12 in OT, but it wasn’t enough that night. Remember, we were just 6 sec from an historic upset…
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Allen Iverson 51pts vs Utah Jazz 04/05 NBA *Back-to Back 50pts Game

Another 50-point game by Allen Iverson wasn’t enough for the Philadelphia 76ers. Iverson became only the seventh player in NBA history to score at least 50 points in consecutive games, but he fouled out with 4.5 seconds left, putting Mehmet Okur on the line for the winning free throws in Utah’s 103-101 victory over the 76ers on Monday night. “I had a hot hand and Coach (Jim O’Brien) called my number,” Iverson said. “That’s with anybody, though. If a guy’s going well, you milk it. You just keep running the same play over and over until they stop it.” Iverson followed up his 54-point game in Milwaukee with 51 this time, becoming the first Sixers player to score 50 in back-to-back games and the first Philadelphia player to accomplish the feat since Wilt Chamberlain for the Warriors in 1962. The last NBA player to score 50 points in consecutive games was Antawn Jamison in December 2000 with the Golden State Warriors. Iverson joined Rick Barry, Elgin Baylor, Chamberlain, Bernard King, Michael Jordan and Jamison as the only players to accomplish the feat. Iverson scored 21 in the third quarter to help the Sixers overcome a 16-point halftime deficit, only to watch the comeback fall short from the bench. After Okur hit his foul shots, a running layup attempt by Willie Green clanged off the back of the rim, and the Jazz snapped a seven-game road losing streak and a three-game skid overall. Okur finished with 20 points and Carlos Boozer led Utah with 28 as four Jazz players …

Allen Iverson 50pts Philadelphia 76ers vs Atlanta Hawks 03/04 NBA *Flu Game *Season High

Once the flu didn’t stop Allen Iverson, nobody could. Iverson scored a season-high 50 points, leading the Philadelphia 76ers to a 98-86 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday night. Kenny Thomas had 13 rebounds, and reserve John Salmons added 13 points for Philadelphia, which leads the Atlantic Division despite a 9-9 record. Weakened by a flu, Iverson had a season-low 12 points and missed 15 of 19 shots in a loss to Indiana on Friday night. He had 13 points in the first quarter against Atlanta, and kept scoring. “I didn’t feel better, but I was rested,” Iverson said. Jason Terry had 20 points and Shareef Abdur-Rahim had 17 for the Hawks, who are off to a 6-12 start. It was the ninth time, including playoffs, that Iverson has scored 50 or more points in his eight seasons. He had 55 in a playoff victory over New Orleans last April. “He was phenomenal,” Sixers coach Randy Ayers said. “We really needed it.” Iverson made six of his seven shots — all jumpers — in the third quarter, and finished 20-of-34, including 4-of-7 from 3-point range. He had 14 of Philadelphia’s 18 points during one stretch as the Sixers pulled away early in the fourth quarter. Consecutive 3-pointers by Iverson and Salmons gave the Sixers an 80-68 lead less than two minutes into the fourth quarter, and the Hawks didn’t threaten the rest of the way. “He wasn’t missing anything,” Hawks forward Stephen Jackson said. “When a guy is shooting like that, there’s nothing you can do.” Iverson scored 14 …
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