Worst 50+ points games

[Charles_Oakley]

Since 1986, we had 50+ points in a regular season game for a total of 151 times.

Only in 13 of these 151 games, the scorer shot below 50% in that particular game. Here are those 13 games where the player scored 50+ points but shot below 50%

In ascending order sorted by FG%

[CODE]Rank Player Date Tm Opp FG% PTS
1 Kobe Bryant 2006-01-07 LAL LAC .415 50
2 Kobe Bryant 2007-03-30 LAL HOU .432 53
3 Kobe Bryant 2006-12-15 LAL HOU .447 53
4 Dale Ellis 1989-11-09 SEA MIL .462 53
5 Dirk Nowitzki 2004-12-02 DAL HOU .469 53
6 Tracy McGrady 2003-02-21 ORL CHI .469 52
7 Allen Iverson 2005-02-12 PHI ORL .472 60
8 Paul Pierce 2006-02-15 BOS CLE .472 50
9 Gilbert Arenas 2007-01-15 WAS UTA .483 51
10 Michael Jordan 1986-11-01 CHI NYK .484 50
11 Kobe Bryant 2006-01-19 LAL SAC .486 51
12 Kobe Bryant 2007-03-18 LAL MIN .486 50
13 Kobe Bryant 2006-12-29 LAL CHA .489 58[/CODE]


It's interesting to see that Kobe dominates this list with 6 entries.

He also has the worst three 50+ points games since 1986. On top of that he's the only player who "managed" to shoot below 45% in a 50+ point game, which he did 3 times.

7 other players have one 50+point game while shooting below 50%


Edit:

Some more interesting facts...

A player scored 40+ points since 1986 for a total of 1373 times.

Out of these 1373, only in 13 of them the player shot under 40%.

Here's that list, sorted by FG%, ascending order

[CODE]

Rank Player Date Tm Opp FG% PTS
1 Kobe Bryant 2005-12-28 LAL MEM .351 45
2 Allen Iverson 2002-03-08 PHI IND .361 41
3 Kobe Bryant 2002-11-07 LAL BOS .362 41
4 Kobe Bryant 2006-03-08 LAL NOK .364 40
5 Michael Jordan 1986-11-29 CHI GSW .367 40
6 Kobe Bryant 2006-03-03 LAL GSW .379 42
7 Kobe Bryant 2003-02-23 LAL SEA .382 41
8 Paul Pierce 2001-12-01 BOS NJN .382 48
9 Allen Iverson 2002-02-20 PHI GSW .389 46
10 Kobe Bryant 2005-11-27 LAL NJN .389 46
11 Allen Iverson 2003-04-15 PHI CHI .393 42
12 Kobe Bryant 2006-04-16 LAL PHO .393 43
13 Michael Jordan 1987-01-15 CHI HOU .395 43[/CODE]

It's equally interesting that Kobe has 7 of these 13 entries in this list. Moreover, he has the 5 of the worst 7 shooting games over 40+ points.

[marcus007]

I can't say I'm surprised by that list

[MrEncinas]

does just low FG% really make those the worst of the 151 games? Gotta think AT LEAST turnovers and wins/losses have to count for something.

[Twiens]

does just low FG% really make those the worst of the 151 games? Gotta think AT LEAST turnovers and wins/losses have to count for something.

Then it couldn't downgrade Kobe....don't you get it?

[ShowTime LA]

What was the w/l record in those games?

[HAzE024]

I'm no Kobe homer by any stretch but in all fairness, he has had many more 50 point games than most of the others on that list.

[KenneBell]

What was the w/l record in those games?

Let me check...

[dr8ked]

Padding Stats = KOBE BRYANT.

[Charles_Oakley]

does just low FG% really make those the worst of the 151 games? Gotta think AT LEAST turnovers and wins/losses have to count for something.

I thought it was pretty obvious with all the emphasis on FG% in the first post that it was meant to be the worst shooting 50+ games.

[KenneBell]

For Kobe:

#1- W
#2- L
#3- W
#4- L
#5- W
#6- L

And really, is 48% considered bad? Especially since one less taken shot or one more made shot would put you over 50%? Pretty trivial...

[Charles_Oakley]

What was the w/l record in those games?

Of the 6 games of Kobe, it's 3-3

Of the remaining 7, it's 5-2 (the losses are Ellis and Pierce)

[Kblaze8855]

Chris webber put up I think 51 points on 48 shots. He also had 26 rebounds but every time I think of it it somehow feels like it wasnt that good a game. If Dirk shot 48 times I cant see him not getting 65-70 points.

[Charles_Oakley]

Chris webber put up I think 51 points on 48 shots. He also had 26 rebounds but every time I think of it it somehow feels like it wasnt that good a game. If Dirk shot 48 times I cant see him not getting 65-70 points.

Yes, Webber was 24/47 on that game. And he had 26 rebounds like you said, which is kind of irrelevant for the purposes of this topic but still a great number.

[gotbacon23]

Chris webber put up I think 51 points on 48 shots. He also had 26 rebounds but every time I think of it it somehow feels like it wasnt that good a game. If Dirk shot 48 times I cant see him not getting 65-70 points.

http://www.basketball-reference.com/...101050SAC.html

51 points on 24-47 fg and 3-6 free throws. kinda surprising that he only got 6 fta to his 47 field goals. that season he took 6.6 free throws a game to his 23.4 fga per game.

[barbaroi]

You forget to mention that kobe also had 17 other 50+ point games where he shot over 50%. 2 of those he shot over 70%, and 3 he shot over 60%.
Kobe's 50+ point games