NBA: The most prolific night in history: 26 players over 25 points

The NBA lived a historic day full of amazing performances. According to data from the Elias Sports Bureau, there were 26 players who reached 25 points, 15 who reached 30 and eight who got a double-double with at least 30 points. the three registers match records in NBA history and they make last night one of the most prolific ever on an individual level.

Nobody shined more than Joel Embiid, who scored 50 points in just 27:02 minutes. Slo Klay Thompson it takes less time to reach that figure. The day he set the record for triples in NBA history by scoring 14 triples, he reached 52 points in 26:33 minutes. The record assumed that the pvot of the Sixers match his best scoring mark.

In that same match, Mo Bamba made 32 points. Thus, he and Embiid became the first pair of rival centers that combined to exceed 80 points since February 1974. Shortly after they would also do so. Nikola Jokic e Ivica Zubac, which reached 81. The one with the Nuggets He gave a new recital with a triple-double built with 49 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists.

Doncic extends the good moment of the Mavericks

also Luka Doncic had a brilliant performance reaching 41 points, 14 rebounds and seven assists. Until the triples entered: 4/10. One of them with just over a minute to go was decisive in the triumph of the Mavericks, who have won 10 of their last 11 meetings.

And another foreigner who showed off was Giannis AntetokounmpoAuthor of 33 points, 15 rebounds and seven assists. In the same match, which ended with victory for the champions Bucks about the amazing Grizzlies, Ja Morant he also scored 33 points, grabbed eight rebounds and dished out 14 assists.

prodigious performances of five players who aspire to be starters in the All Star (between Morant and Doncic a place will be played) and whose names should be in the race for season MVP. They and a few others staged a historic night in the NBA.