Donovan Mitchell scored 71 points last week in an overtime win over the Bulls — the eighth-highest total in league history and one of 14 50-point games this season:
min 2p 2pa 3p 3pa ft fta reb ast pts
Mitchell 50 15 19 7 15 20 25 8 11 71
A few hours later, Klay Thompson scored 54 points in a double overtime victory over the Hawks — his first 50-point game since returning a year ago from knee and achilles injuries.
Luka Doncic, who scored 50 points three times in nine days in December, had an unprecedented 60-21-10 triple-double in an overtime win over the Knicks. The league’s best player scored nine points in the final 33 seconds of regulation to send the game into overtime.
min 2p 2pa 3p 3pa ft fta reb ast pts
Doncic 47 19 25 2 6 16 22 21 10 60
This season’s other 50-point players: Joel Embiid (twice), Devin Booker (twice), Giannis Antetokounmpo, Anthony Davis, Pascal Siakam, Darius Garland and Stephen Curry.
The NBA season at halftime:
TEAMS
Best record >> Boston Celtics, 28-12
2. Brooklyn Nets, 27-13
3. Denver Nuggets, 26-13
3. Memphis Grizzlies, 26-13
5. Milwaukee Bucks, 25-14
5. Cleveland Cavaliers, 26-15
Worst record >> Houston Rockets, 10-30
2. Detroit Pistons, 11-32
Best net rating >> Boston Celtics, 5.8
2. Cleveland Cavaliers, 5.1
3. Memphis Grizzlies, 4.8
4. New Orleans Pelicans, 4.0
4. Brooklyn Nets, 4.0
Worst net rating >> San Antonio Spurs, -8.5
No. 1 draft pick favorite >> Houston Rockets
Trending up >> Brooklyn Nets, 17-2 in the second quarter
>> Memphis Grizzlies, 14-5
>> New York Knicks, 13-7
Trending down >> Phoenix Suns, 7-14 in the second quarter
>> Toronto Raptors, 7-14
>> Utah Jazz, 8-13
Home team >> Golden State Warriors
Road team >> New York Knicks
PLAYERS
Player rankings >> Luka Doncic, Mavericks
2. Nikola Jokic, Nuggets
3. Kevin Durant, Nets
4. Jayson Tatum, Celtics
5. Donovan Mitchell, Cavaliers
Having their best season (age) >> Tyrese Haliburton (22), Luka Doncic (23), Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (24), Lauri Markkanen (25), Donovan Mitchell (26)
Injured >> Joel Embiid, Stephen Curry, Devin Booker, Anthony Davis, Zion Williamson
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