The incomplete but useful and fun SLN single game record books

[jwoo]

Greetings from LeBronto, where head coach LaDon Gola has just called me to tell me the Raptors are descending into RP poverty. Yeah that's right. All you guys who once told me to trade you some RP "just because" like 18 months ago, you hoes owe me now. We're poor. Business is bad. We just got bounced in the first round and then traded a bunch of real shit for what might be an over-the-hill superstar. Reparations are in order if you ask me!!!

Regardless — I will be producing content again after using my IRL off-season to not do that.

Had the idea the other day to comb through the team history pages and compile a list of best single-game performances. We can see the all-time records in the league history index, but not the breadth of great performances. I'm gonna gather them in one place here for everyone to enjoy. Doing this by hand was annoying.

This is an imperfect process as I can only work off each team's record total in assembling this - there are certainly some great games lost in the ether (aka I'm not going through all the history for this), but it's still a nice point of reference and a way to remember some fellas.

Here are the Top 10 or so performers in each of these categories, based on the records we do have readily available.

SINGLE GAME POINTS

Real life record: Wilt Chamberlain, 100

1. Kevin Durant (2016 Hawks) - 74
2. Jamal Mashburn (2002 Suns) - 69
3. LeBron James (2008 Sixers) - 68
4. Jamal Crawford (2012 Knicks) - 67
5. Dirk Nowitzki (2005 Sonics) - 67
6. Tim Hardaway Jr (2018 Blazers) - 66
7. Tony Parker (2012 Bulls) - 65
8. Jeremy Lin (2014 Cavs) - 65
9. (tie) Kobe Bryant (2008 Pacers) - 64
Dwyane Wade (2009 Grizzlies) - 64
Terrell Brandon Lakers 64

I guess I wasn't paying complete attention when KD set this record recently. Wow!

SINGLE GAME FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED

Real life record: Wilt Chamberlain, 63

1. LeBron James (2013 Sixers) - 50
2. (tie) Michael Beasley (2015 Celtics) - 48
Michael Redd (2005 Lakers) - 48
3. (tie) Jamal Crawford (2008 Raptors) - 46
Ray Allen (2006 Knicks) - 46
Sam Cassell (1999 Bulls) - 46
4. (tie) Kevin Durant (2016 Hawks) - 45
Dirk Nowitzki (2003 Sonics) - 45
Kyrie Irving (2013 Pistons) - 45
Lou Williams (2018 Rockets) - 45

Some greats and some chuckers. Looking at you, Beasley.

SINGLE GAME FG MADE

Real life record: Wilt Chamberlain, 36

1. Kevin Durant (2016 Hawks) - 30
2. (tie) Dirk Nowitzki (2005 Sonics) - 28
Terrell Brandon (2004 Lakers) - 28
3. LeBron James (2010 Sixers) - 27
4. Jeremy Lin (2014 Cavs) - 26
5. Manu Ginobili (2001 Pacers) - 26
6. Kevin Garnett (2004 Raptors) - 25
7. Jamal Crawford (2012 Knicks) - 25
8. James Harden (2013 Timberwolves) - 25
9. (tie) Tony Parker (2010 Bulls) - 24
Kyrie Irving (2013 Pistons) - 24
Carmelo Anthony (2012 Nuggets and 2006 Spurs) - 24
Chauncey Billups (1997 Grizzlies) - 24
Jamal Mashburn (2002 Suns) - 24

KD again! Frame the box score Heimer.

SINGLE GAME FTA

Real life record: Dwight Howard, 39

1. Shaquille O'Neal (1996 Heat) - 32
2. Alonzo Mourning (2001 Warriors) - 28
3. (tie) DeMarcus Cousins (2018 Raptors) - 27
Rasheed Wallace (2004 Bulls) - 27
Dwight Howard (2009 Blazers) - 27
4. (tie) David Robinson (1997 Timberwolves) - 26
Tim Duncan (2003 Bullets) - 26
Greg Oden (2010 Pistons) - 26
Eddy Curry (2014 Rockets) - 26
5. (tie) Dirk Nowitzki (2011 Sonics) - 25
Larry Johnson (2000 Nets) - 25
Vin Baker (2001 Lakers) - 25

Nobody has even come close to Shaq here.

SINGLE GAME FT MADE

Real life record: Adrian Dantley, 28

1. Tim Duncan (2003 Bullets) - 24
2. DeMarcus Cousins (2018 Raptors) - 23
3. (tie) Chris Bosh (2011 Knicks) - 22
Alonzo Mourning (2001 Warriors) - 22
4. (tie) Dirk Nowitzki (2003 Sonics) - 21
Rasheed Wallace (2004 Bulls) - 21
Dahntay Jones (2006 Pistons) - 21
Dwyane Wade (2011 Grizzlies) - 21
Nikola Jokic (2018 Suns) - 21
Boban Marjanovic (2016 Kings) - 21

What's Diop's PR, like three FTs made in a game?

SINGLE GAME 3PA

Real life record: Klay Thompson, 24

1. James Harden (2013 Timberwolves) - 20
2. (tie) Jamal Crawford (2013 Hawks) - 19
Tony Parker (2011 Bulls) - 19
3. (tie) Manu Ginobili (2011 Bullets) - 18
Kobe Bryant (2010 Sixers) - 18
4. (tie) Manu Ginobili (2008 Celtics) - 17
Damian Lillard (2018 Heat) - 17
Ray Allen (2005 Knicks and 2010 Suns) - 17
Voshon Lenard (2000 Magic) -17
LeBron James (2018 Sixers) - 17
Lou Williams (2013 Pistons) - 17
Steph Curry (2012 Nuggets) - 17

Nobody talks enough about James Harden. Hey, he's a free agent!

SINGLE GAME 3P MADE

Real life record: Klay Thompson, 14

1. Steph Curry (2016 Nuggets) - 12
2. Jamal Mashburn (2000 Bulls) - 11
3. (tie) Ray Allen (2007 Knicks) - 10
Voshon Lenard (2000 Magic) - 10
Ray Allen (2000 Bullets) - 10
Manu Ginobili (2003 Bullets) - 10
Peja Stojakovic (2004 Bucks) - 10
Jason Hart (2010 Mavs) - 10
Voshon Lenard (2002 Timberwolves) - 10
Marvin Williams (2012 Jazz) - 10
Michael Redd (2006 Lakers) - 10
Allan Houston (2003 Blazers) -10

Steph quietly set this record. A lot of guys plateaued at 10. Jason Hart???

STEALS

Real life record: Kendall Gill and Larry Kenon, 11

1. (tie) Nick Van Exel (1998 Heat) - 12
Tony Parker (2015 Spurs) - 12
2. (tie) Ron Artest (2004 Pistons) - 11
Allen Iverson (2001 Nuggets) - 11
3. (tie) Steph Curry (2018 Magic) - 10
Kobe Bryant (2003 Celtics) - 10
Gary Payton (1998 Hawks) - 10
Gilbert Arenas (2003 Hornets and 2012 Bucks) - 10
Jamario Moon (2006 Mavericks) - 10
Monta Ellis (2008 Warriors) - 10
Ime Udoka (2007 Sonics) - 10

NVE and TP hold the record IRL, too, lol.

ASSISTS

Real life record: Scott Skiles, 30

1. Jason Kidd (2000 Bucks) - 27
2. (tie) Steve Nash (1997 Jazz) - 24
James Harden (2017 Timberwolves) - 24
Kidd (2009 Knicks) - 24
Devin Harris (2005 Spurs) - 24
3. (tie) Keyon Dooling (2005 Nets) - 23
Nick Van Exel (2002 Heat) - 23
Tony Parker (2004 Bulls) - 23
4. (tie) Ricky Rubio (2018 Kings) - 22
Jameer Nelson (2012 Blazers) - 22
Howard Eisley (2001 Grizzlies) - 22
Allen Iverson (2007 Nuggets) - 22

Never forget Howard Eisley's prolific 2001 season.

REBOUNDS

Real life record: Wilt Chamberlain, 55

1. (tie) Antoine Walker (2002 Sixers) - 30
Kevin Garnett (2009 Raptors) - 30
Tim Duncan (2004 Grizzlies) - 30
2. (tie) Eddy Curry (2008 Suns) - 29
Dwight Howard (2008 Blazers) - 29
Dikembe Mutombo (2000 Clippers) - 29
Alonzo Mourning (1999 Nets) - 29
Shaquille O'Neal (2002 Heat) - 29
3. Eight others tied with 28

ANTOINE!!!

BLOCKS

Real life record: Elmore Smith, 17

1. Gerald Wallace (2011 Bullets) - 16
2. Tim Duncan (2004 Grizzlies) - 15
3. Dwight Howard (2011 Blazers) - 14
4. (tie) Joel Pryzbilla (2003 Warriors) - 13
Greg Oden (2015 Jazz) - 13
Kenyon Martin (2007 Celtics) - 13
5. (tie) Jamal Sampson (2011 Sonics) - 12
Dwight Howard (2006 76ers) - 12
Eddie Griffin (2012 Bulls and 2016 Suns) - 12
Keon Clark (2006 Bullets) - 12
Kwame Brown (2012 Bucks) - 12
Emeka Okafor (2007 Spurs) - 12

Wonder if anyone will break Gerald Wallace's record. Pryzbilla decidedly NOT a bust.

TURNOVERS

Real life record: Jason Kidd, 14

1. Deron Williams (2009 Knicks) - 13
2. (tie) LeBron James (2004 76ers) - 12
John Wall (2014 Sonics) - 12
Bobby Jackson (2003) Pistons - 12
Jerryd Bayless (2009 Celtics) - 12
3. 11 others tied with 11 turnovers

This is meant to be broken. Trae Young had 11 as a rookie. Can he do it???

[Merv]

Real life records are a nice touch

[pacers]

Totally forgot about the wild Scott skiles record

[Josh]

Never forget Howard Eisley's prolific 2001 season.

totally forgot about that season. that was fun.

nice article lebronto!

[Clinton]

The fact that Wilt had 55 reboundings makes sense for the the time but is still astonishing

[nolan]

Gerald Wallace had 16 blocks??? wasn't he playing the 3

[Wes]

Gerald Wallace had 16 blocks??? wasn't he playing the 3

Mixture of the 3, 4 and backup 3/4.

[SWAMP STEVEN]

Gerald Wallace did what now

[bobby]

love this shit.

how did you do this?

[ashes]

Fun