“Durability is part of what makes a great athlete.” - Bill Russell
Apr. 24, 1994 - David Robinson scored 71 points against the Clippers, wins the NBA scoring title
STAT LINE: 44 MIN, 26-41 FG, 1-2 3PT, 18-25 FT, 71 PTS, 14 REB, 5 AST
Highlights of The Admiral’s 71-Point game:
David Robinson averaged 21.1 points per game, 10.7 rebounds per game, 3 blocks per game, and 2.5 assists per game over 987 games in his NBA career. Also, he is one of only a very small group of players to have scored over 20,000 career points in the NBA, as well as being one of only four players to have recorded a quadruple-double (with 34 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists, and 10 blocks against the Detroit Pistons on February 17, 1994), and one of the only five players to record more than 70 points in a single game (with 71 points against the Los Angeles Clippers on April 24, 1994), only Elgin Baylor (71 points), Wilt Chamberlainn (70, 72, 73 twice, 78, 100 points), David Thompson (73 points), and Kobe Bryant (81 points) have scored more than 70 points.
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Michael Jordan dunking. Magic Johnson watching.
Congratulations Carmelo Anthony on winning the 2012-13 NBA Scoring Title
Carmelo Anthony averaged 28.7 points per game.
This is the the first scoring title of Anthony’s 10-year NBA career. However, weirdly enough, this is not Anthony’s highest scoring average of his career. That came during the 2006-07 season, when he averaged 28.9 points per game for George Karl’s Denver Nuggets. Anthony is the first Knick to win the league scoring title since Bernard King led the league during the 1984-85 season.
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Magic Johnson and Michael Jordan, part of the 1992 ‘Dream Team’ at the Barcelona Olympics.
“It’s just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up.” - Muhammad Ali
“If you don’t practice you don’t deserve to win.” - Andre Agassi
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