In case you forgot, Kyrie Irving is still one of the meanest scorers in the NBA.The Brooklyn Nets guard put on an offensive clinic against the Charlotte Hornets in a Yogi Berra Jersey 132-121 win, pouring in 50 points on an efficient 15-of-19 from the field (!), 9-of-12 from the 3-point line and 11-of-13 at the free throw line.NBA LEAGUE PASS: Sign up to unlock live out-of-market games (7-day free trial) 50 PTS, 9 3PM Kyrie hangs and knocks down a tough lay-up for his 50th point of the night! NBA (@NBA) Let’s dive into the numbers Mariano Rivera Jersey behind Kyrie’s big night.3: Kyrie’s 50-ballIn just three seasons with the Nets (91 regular season games) Kyrie Irving has already recorded three 50-point games.To put it in perspective, no other player in franchise history has more than one.50-point games in Nets historyPlayerScoreYearKyrie Irving50, 54, 502022, 2020,2019Deron Williams572012Ray Williams521982Mike Newlin521979Kevin Durant512021Caris LeVert512020Vince Carter512005Stephon Marbury502001John Williamson501978Irving now has nine 40-point games for the Nets, breaking a tie with John Williamson for the second-most in franchise history. Only Vince Carter has more (17), 1 Andy Pettitte Jersey : Ultra-efficientFifty points on 19 shots is next-level efficiency.According to , Irving’s performance tonight is the most efficient 50-point game in NBA history in terms of true shooting percentage.Kyrie Irving is the 5th player with multiple career games of 50 points and 75% FG pct in the shot-clock era.He and Michael Jordan are the only primary guards with multiple such games. ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) Irving is also the fifth player in NBA history with multiple 50-point games on 75 percent shooting in the shot-clock era. Michael Jordan is the Aaron Judge Jersey only other primary guard with such games,.He is just the third player in NBA history to score 50 points on fewer than 20 shots, joining Adrian Dantley (17) and Willie Burton (19). Irving is the first player to do it since 1994.9: Dialed in from deepMore than half of Irving’s points (27) tonight came from beyond the arc as he connected on nine of his 12 3-point attempts.Kyrie has 20 points…and the second-quarter just started Watch Now on NBA League Pa s: NBA (@NBA) It’s the third time in his career he’s hit 9-plus Masahiro Tanaka Jersey 3-pointers in a game and just two shy of his career-high of 11 which came in 2015 while playing for the Cleveland Cavaliers.
