It seems like every night in the NBA is a historic game. In this week alone, Luka Doncic recorded his 60-point, 20-rebound triple his double for the first time in NBA history, and Giannis his Antetokounmpo finished his 40-20 game for the first time since Wilt his Chamberlain. I became a player who recorded in a row. On the night, Cleveland’s Donovan his Mitchell scored his 71st in overtime against Chicago.
Let’s take a look at Mitchell’s night by the numbers.
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Number of times two players scored 70+ points and 50+ points on the same night per ESPNWilt Chamberlain (78) and Elgin Baylor (63) did it in the same match in 1961, and David Thompson (73) and George Garvin (63) did it in 1978. Golden State’s overtime victory over Atlanta on Monday.
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Number of players with 70 or more points in an NBA game: Wilt Chamberlain (100, 78, 73, 73, 72, 70), Kobe Bryant (81), David Thompson (73), Donovan Mitchell (71), Elgin Baylor (71), David Robinson (71), Devin Booker (70).
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Mitchell’s night tied Baylor and Robinson for the eighth-highest scoring night in NBA history, following Wilt’s top five games above, Kobe’s 81, and Thomson’s 73.
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Looking at how many assists Mitchell had on Monday night, he falls into one category. It was Booker’s six assists that made him the most assists of any other 70-point scorer scored in a historic scoring game.
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The number of points scored by Mitchell in overtime. This obviously gave him extra time to cross the 70 point barrier. Mitchell’s 50 minutes were his second-most among players with 70 points, and in 1961 he scored 78 in a three-overtime loss to the Lakers, surpassing Chamberlain’s record. second only to his 63 minutes.
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The total number of shots Mitchell needed to score 71 resulted in the fewest field goal attempts not only for players who scored 70, but also for anyone who has scored 63 or more. increase. Before Mitchell, the fewest players with 70 points needed fewer shots were Chamberlain in 1963 and Thompson in 1978 with 38.
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All-time record for most points scored by a Cleveland Cavaliers player. Kyrie Irving had 57 against the Spurs in 2015 and LeBron James had 57 against the Wizards in 2017. As it happens, 57 was also Mitchell’s career high before Monday.
60.80
According to Basketball Reference, this was Mitchell’s “game score” on Monday. A player’s game score is generated by a formula developed by the great John Hollinger and takes into account the full box score. The numbers you spit out are a rough measure of your productivity for a single game. Mitchell’s 71-point night record was recorded as his third-best game score since 1983–84, ahead of Kobe’s 81-point game in 2006 (63.50) and Michael’s 1990 score. Jordan in his 69-point game (64.60).
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Total number of points Mitchell made on Monday, including assists. Per OPTAStatsThis is the second-most all-time player, behind only Wilt Chamberlain in 1962, when he totaled 104 points with two assists in a 100-point game.
