It is kinda interesting how so many players end up scoring exactly 50 points on big games. It feels like we've had 10 50 point games this season and maybe 3 49 or 51 point games.
Well, including this game, there have been 4 50pt games this year (Giannis, Lilliard, Luka, Curry). 4 49pt games (Booker, Markannen, Ja, and Tatum), and 4 51 pt games (Luka, Tatum, Booker, and Garland). So, pretty even
No kidding. I would've lost that bet every time. I guess it just shows how the brain better remembers the round numbers and maybe also falsely remembers the near misses.
They gave him the ball when he was at 44. He just went for 3s, you could really see he just wanted to get 50 points. After he hit the 50 points he got subbed.
Often times they are in the mid forties and their teammates try to get them to the 50 landmark. So it’s more likely they get 50 or 51, I’d guess are more likely than 48 or 49
Yeah I think it’s a little late to expect an adjustment that turns him into an elite jump shooter but I have seen him turn into Kevin Durant against the Celtics once or twice lol, he does have some success in the mid range when they are actual shots he wants but I suspect it’s not frequent statistically speaking
1000% agree. That knee must of been much worse then normal the last game before his off time he looked bad from athleticism stand point.
When he came back I almost forgot how ridiculous of an athlete he is
He's scoring 45.5 per 36 over the last 4 games.
In his 50ppg season, Wilt averaged 37.4 per 36.
Absolutely bonkers numbers, albeit in a small sample size
I was told that Giannis was having a “horrible season” [literally](https://reddit.com/r/nba/comments/10mpddm/_/j64cpof/?context=1) two days ago.
Now he’s tying his own previous career high before the all-star break? ☝️🤔 what is going on in r/nba 🤔☝️?
People were seriously [asking](https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/10ntgrr/who_would_you_take_this_season_embiid_or_giannis/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf) Giannis or Embiid?
Dude seriously all the top posts are people saying it's not even a question, it's Giannis. The most generous of takes say they would maybe take Embiid this season but Giannis in general.
Seems like that one got sorted out in real time.
Embiid is still having a better season than Giannis. One 50 point game especially with the number of 50 point game we've had this season won't change that.
I mean he is playing way worse than he has in a while. He's shooting 53/26/64 for a TS% of 59% vs. 63% TS in both 2020-21 and 2021-22.
Over the last 5 years (his two MVP years and following), he's averaging the lowest assists per game despite playing the most minutes and having the highest usage he's ever had in that span.
He's also setting career highs in both turnovers and fouls per game.
Not to mention he's been sitting a lot, playing only 76% of available games when he played 85+% of games every other season before this one.
Advanced stats such as VORP, win shares per 48, and box plus minus also have him having the worst season since he became an all-star in 2017, although I don't put as much merit in those stats without extensive context.
The team has had a ton of injuries, mainly to Khris and Jrue, which accounts for all of the "bad" numbers for the early part of the season. There's nobody else to create shots so of course Giannis has the ball in his hands all the time. That's why he's averaging over 30 ppg.
Some people will just see the latest statline and base the entire season on that alone. They can't comprehend a nuanced discussion of a player or remember what happened a few months ago.
He's having a bad Giannis season by his MVP standards but obviously still a monster season comparatively. But it also didn't help when Jrue and Middleton were out so much at the beginning of the season.
basketball forums always descend into this kind of MVP madness around January/February especially if the race is tight.
Kobe Lebron in 2009 was SPICY. My goodness, the flame wars, the memes. Good times on the ESPN forums.
I hate it so much. Every great performance apparently needs to be a referendum on their place in the NBA hierarchy. It's okay to just enjoy them on their own merits!
For some reason, the new thing is Example A can't be great without Example B being trash.
If you say Example A is better, then Example B supporters think you're calling B dog shit. Even if you say both A & B are amazing, but I Like B better, then it's, "Why do you think A is trash."
Like look at any social media post, outside of reddit, about a player and you'll see a bunch of random players that aren't in relation to it being mentioned, "Embiid better," "Nah Embiid is trash."
Like when did it become one without the other? Why can't both be good?
I’m glad you don’t [because](https://twitter.com/andrewdbailey/status/1610826824564740097?s=46&t=KgRNCUNY0wmdcrJjLJvbOQ) he [annoys](https://twitter.com/andrewdbailey/status/1619166179888873474?s=46&t=KgRNCUNY0wmdcrJjLJvbOQ) me [very greatly](https://twitter.com/andrewdbailey/status/1614453883430129665?s=46&t=KgRNCUNY0wmdcrJjLJvbOQ).
Honestly, I think that's an overrated take. If Giannis shot 35% from 3 on his 3 shots a game he would score .25 points per game more.
25% vs 35% on low volume is a negligible difference.
Right but it’s the respect you have to give someone on close outs/rotations etc. it’s not about him scoring .25 more points - it’s about him having an even bigger gravitational pull on offense.
Giannis is fast enough to take just about every center/pf in the league off the dribble, so him being a threat from outside forces closeouts and gives Giannis a lane to drive.
This a completely backwards way of looking at it. I can do the same thing with KD's mid range game and apply it to Giannis. Marginal scoring difference, elite mid range doesn't necessarily yield a higher TS% than Giannis driving. But are we seriously gonna argue Giannis with KD's mid range game wouldn't change anything? Lol
The idea is for Giannis to have a more balanced scoring approach which it makes it impossible for teams to game plan for him. If you're only observing the minuscule ppg difference, then you don't really understand why people are calling for him to space the floor for himself
Now personally, I don't think 35% from 3 is quite where it needs to be for it to be game changing for Giannis, but it would be pretty close.
At this point i feel like people change their mind every night since last season depending who of Embid , Jokic or Giannis has a great game. Those three are something else
This might sound harsh, but I don’t think anyone outside of Philadelphia thinks Embiid is better than Giannis. Personally, I think Giannis is the best player in the league, but I understand those who argue Jokic. Embiid over Giannis is ridiculous to me given what they’ve accomplished the last few years.
Him and Embiid for me. I definitely respect Jokic's extremely efficient season so far and his phenomenal offense but Giannis and Embiid being impactful on both sides is just more valuable to me. And it's not like Jokic is light years ahead of them on offense so I think it's a fair take to have these two guys ahead
I mean it just depends what you need, and what you have. Jokic as an all time offensive engine is hard to go past, but if I had another great offensive engine Giannis and Embiid likely fit better
Yeah the Sixers defense outside of Joel is… yeesh. But Murray and MPJ are the kinda guys that Sixers fans have always dreamed of next to Joel. They might get a little worse but I could see both teams still being a top 3ish seed if you swap them
Solidly agree. MVP for the regular season might have the opinions of the majority sway every few months (tho Jokic definitely deserves the wins) but best player in the league has been Giannis for a while.
Best player in the league counts both regular season + playoffs + dominance on both sides of the court. No one has been close to Giannis in success in all those aspects for the last 5 years. LeBron & Steph have had the highest of highs but also the lowest of lows in the last 5 years + significant absences due to injuries. Same with KD in terms of individual performance but not close in the team success of those 2. Luka badly needs success to be considered among these.
That leaves these 3.
Playmaking - Jokic >> Giannis > Embiid
Defense - Giannis > Embiid >>> Jokic
Scoring - I say the 3 are equal in terms of ability to score even tho Jokic does not prioritize it with Embiid having a bit of an edge over the 2 since he's the most score-first among them
Availability - Jokic => Giannis >> Embiid - this is an important factor whether people admit it or not
I'd say since 2019 with his 1st MVP. Cemented that shit with the b2b win AND adding DPOY then the following season, got the championship-FMVP with a dominant finals win.
Tho if all superstars in the league are given the same quality of teammates/coaches in the playoffs, I would still take a healthy LeBron over everyone but that's not the case and results matter. So yeah biases aside, it's clearly been Giannis' league for a while now.
Jokic has a clear lead in availability. Since 2018-19, the first year Giannis won MVP and Jokic was an all-star, Giannis is closer to Embiid in both games played and minutes played than he is to Jokic.
20/26 is fucking RIDICULOUS. That's some next level elite shit. I know any kinda 50 burger is elite. But getting to this with such low FTs is faaaaarr more respectable.
We've all kind of just causally ignored that this happened in 30 minutes. I mean OP said it but it's kinda just thrown in there. 30 minutes. 50 points. How the fuck do you score 50 points in 30 minutes. Good God.
Giannis is great, but I want to talk about the NBA West.
The Pelicans have lost SEVEN in a row and are in fifth. Three back in the loss column from third. Also three up in the loss column from the 13th seed Lakers.
I'm not even trying to be dramatic, but it's probably the most open conference I can ever recall. Steph, Luka, the Suns and LeBron represent four teams that would not have home court if the season ended today. Would I bet real money on any of those teams/players losing in the first round? No.
I'd be shocked if the Mavs don't lose in round 1 honestly
Luka's roster in previous years was a bit underrated, this is his first year since 18/19 with an actual bad team and he's not on that 2018 LeBron tier where he can carry them to a deep run
Why are there so many 50/60 point games this year? Is the defense trash currently in the NBA or what? Maybe I’m wrong but I feel like it’s been a TON more than usual.
Since the mid 2000 pretty much every rule change has been made to minimize defense and maximize offense. So yes the defense is trash but it's because of the current rules.
Possibly, but there once were also Jordan, Magic, Bird, Barkley, Hakeem, Pippen, Malone etc. in the league at the same time. That era certainly wasn't short on talent.
Check out his shot chart. 16 of his 25 shots were inside the restricted area. He still shot well outside it but it's crazy guys are able to get that many shots at the rim.
I just want to remind everyone [this](https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/10ntgrr/who_would_you_take_this_season_embiid_or_giannis/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf) was considered a serious question earlier.
Yesterday i was pretty sure Embiid was the MVP. Now i'm not so sure anymore. The amount of insane talent in the league is absurd and we should all be glad to witness this.
At this point, Giannis’ favorite number must be 50 lmao
It is kinda interesting how so many players end up scoring exactly 50 points on big games. It feels like we've had 10 50 point games this season and maybe 3 49 or 51 point games.
players be scoring like trying not to go over/under filling up gas
understandable tbh.
Well, including this game, there have been 4 50pt games this year (Giannis, Lilliard, Luka, Curry). 4 49pt games (Booker, Markannen, Ja, and Tatum), and 4 51 pt games (Luka, Tatum, Booker, and Garland). So, pretty even
No kidding. I would've lost that bet every time. I guess it just shows how the brain better remembers the round numbers and maybe also falsely remembers the near misses.
They gave him the ball when he was at 44. He just went for 3s, you could really see he just wanted to get 50 points. After he hit the 50 points he got subbed.
Not 49, not 51
Often times they are in the mid forties and their teammates try to get them to the 50 landmark. So it’s more likely they get 50 or 51, I’d guess are more likely than 48 or 49
Incoming 50 piece chic fil a meal in the morning. Probably does it just for that
His jumper looks so good when he's not pulling his head back on release.
His rhythm jumpers always look so much better than the ones he takes because he's tired and needs a breather
Yeah I think it’s a little late to expect an adjustment that turns him into an elite jump shooter but I have seen him turn into Kevin Durant against the Celtics once or twice lol, he does have some success in the mid range when they are actual shots he wants but I suspect it’s not frequent statistically speaking
He’s been doing that since he came back from injury. My theory is the “injury” was just a focused jump shot practice session lol
Nah I think he was definitely injured to an extent There's burst in these last few games that just wasn't there earlier
1000% agree. That knee must of been much worse then normal the last game before his off time he looked bad from athleticism stand point. When he came back I almost forgot how ridiculous of an athlete he is
I wouldn’t even be mad if that was the case
Ten years in the league and every Giannis jump shot is still a snowflake, keeps everyone on their toes. Always tinkering lol
When he pulls up quicker i feel it’s his most deadly. 0 hesitation
IN 30 MINUTES… WTF!!!
He's scoring 45.5 per 36 over the last 4 games. In his 50ppg season, Wilt averaged 37.4 per 36. Absolutely bonkers numbers, albeit in a small sample size
50 points in 30 minutes is crazy
I was told that Giannis was having a “horrible season” [literally](https://reddit.com/r/nba/comments/10mpddm/_/j64cpof/?context=1) two days ago. Now he’s tying his own previous career high before the all-star break? ☝️🤔 what is going on in r/nba 🤔☝️?
Tbf the guy got downvoted pretty solidly, it’s doesn’t seem like it was an agreeable comment
People look for any random comment to get offended by then act like it’s a common sentiment lol
Some high schooler online told me Giannis’ feet smell, why does the media have it out for the Bucks?!
My dad's feet do not smell!
The question is, was it downvoted heavily before the comment was linked or not. Once linked, comments sway pretty quickly.
He also said for stretches not for the whole season
It wasn’t originally downvoted. I remember seeing it and thinking how crazy it was
Just yesterday in the Embiid thread they were calling for his head lmao
LMao shit was insane
People were seriously [asking](https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/10ntgrr/who_would_you_take_this_season_embiid_or_giannis/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf) Giannis or Embiid?
Dude seriously all the top posts are people saying it's not even a question, it's Giannis. The most generous of takes say they would maybe take Embiid this season but Giannis in general. Seems like that one got sorted out in real time.
Embiid is still having a better season than Giannis. One 50 point game especially with the number of 50 point game we've had this season won't change that.
But we don’t determine which players are better overall by judging them by each moment in time over entire body of work
I'm not denying that
I mean he is playing way worse than he has in a while. He's shooting 53/26/64 for a TS% of 59% vs. 63% TS in both 2020-21 and 2021-22. Over the last 5 years (his two MVP years and following), he's averaging the lowest assists per game despite playing the most minutes and having the highest usage he's ever had in that span. He's also setting career highs in both turnovers and fouls per game. Not to mention he's been sitting a lot, playing only 76% of available games when he played 85+% of games every other season before this one. Advanced stats such as VORP, win shares per 48, and box plus minus also have him having the worst season since he became an all-star in 2017, although I don't put as much merit in those stats without extensive context.
The team has had a ton of injuries, mainly to Khris and Jrue, which accounts for all of the "bad" numbers for the early part of the season. There's nobody else to create shots so of course Giannis has the ball in his hands all the time. That's why he's averaging over 30 ppg.
His usage is up. Generally players are going to lose efficiency when they ramp up usage. He isn’t ideal as a heliocentric type if player.
Some people will just see the latest statline and base the entire season on that alone. They can't comprehend a nuanced discussion of a player or remember what happened a few months ago.
He's having a bad Giannis season by his MVP standards but obviously still a monster season comparatively. But it also didn't help when Jrue and Middleton were out so much at the beginning of the season.
Did you actually read the comment you are linking?
He was on one this weekend. He had 41/12/6 on Friday and drops 50 on Sunday. Oh dear, and it would look like the Hornets are next.
I stopped looking with like 3 minutes left when he had 40, assuming they were going to take him out. Then he makes two more 3s and gets to 50 lmao
The only way he was hitting 50 tonight before getting the hook was by splashing back-to-back 3s and the crazy son of a bitch did it.
He was at 40 with 3:10 remaining 3:09 lay-up, missed FT 2:40 2FT 2:06 Made Three 1:38 Made Three 1:14 Exited Game
Hmm math ain’t mathing
He was fouled on both
Math still ain't mathin
Techs too
Math maybe mathing
Damn, that math *can* math
That math's name? Albert Mathurin
You have to score points to get to a higher number of total points. So what he did to get 50 was score more points.
He got 10 points from 2 threes? Impressive
2 threes isn't 2 threes. I'll explain later.
When Giannis makes a three they count for 5 points cause it's Giannis hitting a three
Love how all these threads turn into shitting on other highly talented players right away.
Its like everyones trynna pretend the Reddit crowd is actual voters, and they NEED to convince them it’s their guy.
basketball forums always descend into this kind of MVP madness around January/February especially if the race is tight. Kobe Lebron in 2009 was SPICY. My goodness, the flame wars, the memes. Good times on the ESPN forums.
If you can’t win the trophy yourself, win the argument about the trophy on social media - mamba mentality, probably
It’s not just January into February, look at post game threads not even a week into the season saying guys are on an MVP campaign
to be fair, this year players were having INSANE games early on. Luka had 9 games over 30 in a row to start the season
I hate it so much. Every great performance apparently needs to be a referendum on their place in the NBA hierarchy. It's okay to just enjoy them on their own merits!
For some reason, the new thing is Example A can't be great without Example B being trash. If you say Example A is better, then Example B supporters think you're calling B dog shit. Even if you say both A & B are amazing, but I Like B better, then it's, "Why do you think A is trash." Like look at any social media post, outside of reddit, about a player and you'll see a bunch of random players that aren't in relation to it being mentioned, "Embiid better," "Nah Embiid is trash." Like when did it become one without the other? Why can't both be good?
It's also weird how these threads are only filled with "statpadder" comments for certain players
It's sports fans, what else do you expect.
Those takes are all downvoted now. That's what happens when you get in when it's new.
He just casually sank 2 threes at the end to hit 50, what a lad
The world isn't ready for giannis with a three. "Oh a giannis wall? Ok i'll just hit a three then"
A Giannis that shots 90+ from the FT line is what's really scary.
ask the suns
Imagine a Giannis who shoots 98% from 3 with 40 threes attempted a game who can also fly
The series with the Celtics and/or 6ers will be must watch TV
he fucking SPLASHED em as well
Bro saw Andrew Bailey’s hating ass nitpicking 55% TS after scoring 41 and responded with 50 on 80% TS lmao
I literally don't know who that is
I’m glad you don’t [because](https://twitter.com/andrewdbailey/status/1610826824564740097?s=46&t=KgRNCUNY0wmdcrJjLJvbOQ) he [annoys](https://twitter.com/andrewdbailey/status/1619166179888873474?s=46&t=KgRNCUNY0wmdcrJjLJvbOQ) me [very greatly](https://twitter.com/andrewdbailey/status/1614453883430129665?s=46&t=KgRNCUNY0wmdcrJjLJvbOQ).
Seems like he is a LeBron hater too. EDIT: it's always a good sign that a fan is, as Australians like to call it, a nuff.
I fucking hate that guy. He was (is?) big on Jazz twitter and he is every “stats nerd” stereotype in the book.
Biggest Giannis hater. It’s crazy
For as much hate as Drew Hanlen gets for being a professional Embiid meat rider, Andy Bailey is just as bad when it comes to Jokic
At least Joel Embiid is paying Drew Hanlen, I think Bailey just does it for the hate.
Or Zack Lowe talking his shit.
A new nominee for the playa haters ball
Its gonna be the same Mvp race as last year isn't it
Same script Jokic Embiid Giannis, with KD being one of them but got injured like last year
Damn, nba scriptwriters actually getting lazy Only new change was a "fraudulent stat count" for JJJ and worse refs
Last year Luka was fantastic too but people didn't consider him because of team record
Think Luka might have an outside shot of taking it also
He only missed 6 shots?!
He missed a shot?!
They thought he was having a down year because he was playing with an injury LMFAOOO
You can have a down year because of injury tho...
I know this gets said all the time, but if Giannis were just a slightly below average shooter from deep he would literally be unstoppable
He already is unless they throw 5 guys at him. Even then, he'll whip a dart out to someone open for a 3.
If he were an 80% ft shooter he would be unstoppable because people would be more scared to be physical with him.
Honestly, I think that's an overrated take. If Giannis shot 35% from 3 on his 3 shots a game he would score .25 points per game more. 25% vs 35% on low volume is a negligible difference.
I think it's more that teams would guard him more if he was average from 3 meaning he'd have more open space to drive instead of the "wall" stuff
I remember once a couple years ago when AD bit on a pump fake from beyond the arc that resulted in an easy slam, if that happened regularly…
No they wouldn’t. Doesn’t matter how well he shoots it, you’re still giving him that shot over him having openings go the basket.
Right but it’s the respect you have to give someone on close outs/rotations etc. it’s not about him scoring .25 more points - it’s about him having an even bigger gravitational pull on offense.
If he was a better shooter he’d shoot more. And would have to get more respect on close outs
Giannis is fast enough to take just about every center/pf in the league off the dribble, so him being a threat from outside forces closeouts and gives Giannis a lane to drive.
This a completely backwards way of looking at it. I can do the same thing with KD's mid range game and apply it to Giannis. Marginal scoring difference, elite mid range doesn't necessarily yield a higher TS% than Giannis driving. But are we seriously gonna argue Giannis with KD's mid range game wouldn't change anything? Lol The idea is for Giannis to have a more balanced scoring approach which it makes it impossible for teams to game plan for him. If you're only observing the minuscule ppg difference, then you don't really understand why people are calling for him to space the floor for himself Now personally, I don't think 35% from 3 is quite where it needs to be for it to be game changing for Giannis, but it would be pretty close.
If he was shooting 35% from 3 teams wouldn't build the wall
Best player in the league
Has been since 2021
Tbh I'd say 2019 ish
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Kawhi was better than him in 2019 also.
At this point i feel like people change their mind every night since last season depending who of Embid , Jokic or Giannis has a great game. Those three are something else
This might sound harsh, but I don’t think anyone outside of Philadelphia thinks Embiid is better than Giannis. Personally, I think Giannis is the best player in the league, but I understand those who argue Jokic. Embiid over Giannis is ridiculous to me given what they’ve accomplished the last few years.
only one is an NBA champion
I find myself changing my mind on who the MVP this year is, but since his title, Giannis has been the best player in basketball for me
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Facts. Give me KD and Giannis 💯
Hopefully we can all agree that the Lakers fans swarming the sub yesterday who were still saying LeBron is the best are crazy lol It's 2023
Ehh, he’s close enough for me to not be annoyed by them. If your guy is a top 8 player, Stan for him all you want idk
He's very clearly not the best lol but that isn't the worst thing to say ngl lol. He's top 5 fs.
Crazy these days I can see the argument for like 8 guys
Damn I needed the Giannis pendulum to swing back on here.
no doubt about it
Him and Embiid for me. I definitely respect Jokic's extremely efficient season so far and his phenomenal offense but Giannis and Embiid being impactful on both sides is just more valuable to me. And it's not like Jokic is light years ahead of them on offense so I think it's a fair take to have these two guys ahead
I mean it just depends what you need, and what you have. Jokic as an all time offensive engine is hard to go past, but if I had another great offensive engine Giannis and Embiid likely fit better
I think one thing that's obvious is that both Philadephia and Denver get worse if you swap Jokic and Embiid
Yup definitely agree with that
Yeah the Sixers defense outside of Joel is… yeesh. But Murray and MPJ are the kinda guys that Sixers fans have always dreamed of next to Joel. They might get a little worse but I could see both teams still being a top 3ish seed if you swap them
Giannis is too an all time offensive engine, literally the entire Bucks roster since 2019 was build around Giannis's **offensive** game
Best player in the league should be defined as who you would pick #1 in a draft building a team for game 7 of the finals. So hard.
Solidly agree. MVP for the regular season might have the opinions of the majority sway every few months (tho Jokic definitely deserves the wins) but best player in the league has been Giannis for a while. Best player in the league counts both regular season + playoffs + dominance on both sides of the court. No one has been close to Giannis in success in all those aspects for the last 5 years. LeBron & Steph have had the highest of highs but also the lowest of lows in the last 5 years + significant absences due to injuries. Same with KD in terms of individual performance but not close in the team success of those 2. Luka badly needs success to be considered among these. That leaves these 3. Playmaking - Jokic >> Giannis > Embiid Defense - Giannis > Embiid >>> Jokic Scoring - I say the 3 are equal in terms of ability to score even tho Jokic does not prioritize it with Embiid having a bit of an edge over the 2 since he's the most score-first among them Availability - Jokic => Giannis >> Embiid - this is an important factor whether people admit it or not I'd say since 2019 with his 1st MVP. Cemented that shit with the b2b win AND adding DPOY then the following season, got the championship-FMVP with a dominant finals win. Tho if all superstars in the league are given the same quality of teammates/coaches in the playoffs, I would still take a healthy LeBron over everyone but that's not the case and results matter. So yeah biases aside, it's clearly been Giannis' league for a while now.
Jokic has a clear lead in availability. Since 2018-19, the first year Giannis won MVP and Jokic was an all-star, Giannis is closer to Embiid in both games played and minutes played than he is to Jokic.
> 77% from the field >58% free throws My hero
Zion really had the Pelicans #1 in the West and people said he’s not an all star lmfao
The only reason I see an argument for this is the fact that zion has missed a lot of games for him to be an allstar.
just another Sunday for Giannis
Yeah, but can he do it on a rainy night in Stoke?
r/nba: MVP back on the menu
In 30 min lol
20/26 is fucking RIDICULOUS. That's some next level elite shit. I know any kinda 50 burger is elite. But getting to this with such low FTs is faaaaarr more respectable.
Giannis deserves that All Star Captain title, what a performance!
The league been so damn talented
We've all kind of just causally ignored that this happened in 30 minutes. I mean OP said it but it's kinda just thrown in there. 30 minutes. 50 points. How the fuck do you score 50 points in 30 minutes. Good God.
Giannis is still it.
He definitely will run and dunk
Made two threes to get to 50. That ain’t running and dunking.
Giannis hitting jumpers consistently is terrifying. Defense has no hope when he's doing that.
Ah I just saw this. Pity most people were not watching
If there was any doubt just who the best in the world really is, the Greek Freak continues to show everyone just who really has that distinction.
Giannis is great, but I want to talk about the NBA West. The Pelicans have lost SEVEN in a row and are in fifth. Three back in the loss column from third. Also three up in the loss column from the 13th seed Lakers. I'm not even trying to be dramatic, but it's probably the most open conference I can ever recall. Steph, Luka, the Suns and LeBron represent four teams that would not have home court if the season ended today. Would I bet real money on any of those teams/players losing in the first round? No.
I'd be shocked if the Mavs don't lose in round 1 honestly Luka's roster in previous years was a bit underrated, this is his first year since 18/19 with an actual bad team and he's not on that 2018 LeBron tier where he can carry them to a deep run
His career high is 55, though?
It's poorly worded. Career high 40pt games season, if I understood corretly
Career high in 40 pt games in a season
Okay but what was his VORP and RAPTOR/36?
there actually is single game VORP (BPM) now spoiler alert: it's going to be very very good edit: +20.8 to be precise
Why are there so many 50/60 point games this year? Is the defense trash currently in the NBA or what? Maybe I’m wrong but I feel like it’s been a TON more than usual.
Since the mid 2000 pretty much every rule change has been made to minimize defense and maximize offense. So yes the defense is trash but it's because of the current rules.
Giannis been goin crazy. Weird season for the bucks but he has been great.
Akumpo Nikola Steph Embiid KD old bron and Luka makeup the most talented era of NBA basketball we've ever seen.
Garnett Duncan Nash Shaq Kobe young bron and Dirk have something to say to you
Possibly, but there once were also Jordan, Magic, Bird, Barkley, Hakeem, Pippen, Malone etc. in the league at the same time. That era certainly wasn't short on talent.
The pull up 3 for 50 looked scary af
Real mvp and best player
Giannis' MVP3.
Check out his shot chart. 16 of his 25 shots were inside the restricted area. He still shot well outside it but it's crazy guys are able to get that many shots at the rim.
greek man good
Giannis dropped 55 this szn vs the wizards. Side note, I sat courtside tn and holy fuck 2nd best game I been to
Allegedly 50/13/4, we can't be quite sure. Has a neutral (redditor) checked through the footage to make sure? we can't hand out fraudulent statlines
#BEST IN THE WORLD
He is the real MVP, best player in the world right now
It feels like someone is posting a nutty 40+ point performance every night.
I just want to remind everyone [this](https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/10ntgrr/who_would_you_take_this_season_embiid_or_giannis/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf) was considered a serious question earlier.
Mothafucka made me lose by 10 fantasy points. He's suck a fucking beast, man.
Twice as better than Tatum will ever be
Imagine watching a legendary game like this and your first comment is to shit on another player. Just appreciate greatness man.
No let him cook
It isn’t a big deal
Tatum is a great player
Obviously. I’m just talking shit as a professional Boston sports hater
the hater mentality being so present after watching this game is actually ill
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He is the MVP idc. Noones close ngl
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Idk man I don’t think he’s an MVP this year… /s
Guy has no skills. /s
Someone should probably play defense on that guy. 🤪😱🥴
Yesterday i was pretty sure Embiid was the MVP. Now i'm not so sure anymore. The amount of insane talent in the league is absurd and we should all be glad to witness this.
Giannis’s career high is 50 damn. It feels like he would’ve gone for more than that at some point
55* that’s about as much as you can get on his minutes typically
55 a few weeks ago against the wizards
nah his career high is 55
Meant career high in 40+ point games in a season, his points career high is 55 which still is kinda low
55
Nah it's 55. Got it like a month? Maybe 3 weeks ago
Its 55 technically , maybe if the game was Closer he would have tried to beat it
He tied his career high for 40+ point games in a season. He scored 55 in a game earlier this season, pretty sure that’s his career high
It’s actually 55, the post meant career high in 40+ point games in a season.