How long until we see the 100 point game fall?

[Shogon]

I think it's only a matter of time because the floor is going to open up further and further with more and more people being able to shoot deep 3s.

Imagine a guy as athletic as MJ with as explosive as a first step and then also can shoot the 3 and hit his free throws. That's the guy that will break 100 when the other 4 players on the court are all capable 3 point shooters.

It might be another couple of decades, but I think it'll happen.

Then again, I could be wrong, because maybe teams will rely less and less on individuals to get their points up. What say you?

[ArbitraryWater]

Never.

How many times have we even gotten to 70?

You'd be a WHOLE EXTRA great game off of 100, from there.

Nobody seems to have really toppled 70, besides Kobe's 81.

[SouBeachTalents]

Even over the last 5 years where scoring exploded, there’s been what, one 70 point game by Booker. I’d need to see someone reach 80 before I think 100 is a legit possibility.

[aj1987]

It took 40 something years for a player to get to withing 19 points of the 100 point game. You literally need the perfect storm to get there. An extremely high scoring close game with teams basically playing ZERO defense. I mean, even in that game, Wilt was being force fed the ball, just so he could get his points. I doubt it'll ever happen. Wilt took 63 shots and 32 FT's to get there. Not to mention, he played all 48 minutes in a game in which his team won by 22 points and scored 169.

[Kblaze8855]

Wilts team decided to have him go for it, everyone chipped in, he was already doing 50 a game partly for ticket sales by request, and he was already playing every second of every game win or lose….it was a perfect storm. And he still barely made it.

Teams don’t like to ride guys like that anymore or the open stat padding. Wilt had a league on his back. His and a few other guys road game attendance was keeping other teams from the brink of bankruptcy.

Just a better situation to show your ass in.

[ShawkFactory]

Someone to be that hot from deep for that long would be almost impossible. Wilt did it by mostly getting higher percentage shots, but just an insane volume of them. That would be the only way IMO someone would be able to get 100. Someone will have to take 55-60 shots.

[Johnny32]

LeNever.

[Bronbron23]

I think it's only a matter of time because the floor is going to open up further and further with more and more people being able to shoot deep 3s.

Imagine a guy as athletic as MJ with as explosive as a first step and then also can shoot the 3 and hit his free throws. That's the guy that will break 100 when the other 4 players on the court are all capable 3 point shooters.

It might be another couple of decades, but I think it'll happen.

Then again, I could be wrong, because maybe teams will rely less and less on individuals to get their points up. What say you?

Who in the hell is athletic and strong as mj with a similar first step and elite jump shooting and footwork? Not to mention mj's hand size. There's guys in the league with some similarities but nobody i can think of with all of them. Lavine is as close as anyone but he dosn't have mj's hands or strength. Ja dosn't have the elite jumpshooting, strength or hands. I think jalen green has potential but we'll have to wait and see.

[aj1987]

Someone to be that hot from deep for that long would be almost impossible. Wilt did it by mostly getting higher percentage shots, but just an insane volume of them. That would be the only way IMO someone would be able to get 100. Someone will have to take 55-60 shots.

Bro. He took 63 shots and 32 FGA's. He was literally force fed the ball every position and he played 48 minutes in a game which his team won by 22 (scored 169).


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It took 40 something years for a player to get to withing 19 points of the 100 point game. You literally need the perfect storm to get there. An extremely high scoring close game with teams basically playing ZERO defense. I mean, even in that game, Wilt was being force fed the ball, just so he could get his points. I doubt it'll ever happen. Wilt took 63 shots and 32 FT's to get there. Not to mention, he played all 48 minutes in a game in which his team won by 22 points and scored 169.

[ShawkFactory]

Bro. He took 63 shots and 32 FGA's. He was literally force fed the ball every position and he played 48 minutes in a game which his team won by 22 (scored 169).


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It took 40 something years for a player to get to withing 19 points of the 100 point game. You literally need the perfect storm to get there. An extremely high scoring close game with teams basically playing ZERO defense. I mean, even in that game, Wilt was being force fed the ball, just so he could get his points. I doubt it'll ever happen. Wilt took 63 shots and 32 FT's to get there. Not to mention, he played all 48 minutes in a game in which his team won by 22 points and scored 169.

The idea is that someone would have to take 55-60 shots, with great 3pt shooting, and attack the rim and get fouled a ton.

We're not going to see someone make 20 threes in a game. But if they make 14, take 25-30 FTs and score well in other areas while getting 60 shots? Who knows. I don't see all of those things happening at once though.

[aj1987]

The idea is that someone would have to take 55-60 shots, with great 3pt shooting, and attack the rim and get fouled a ton.

We're not going to see someone make 20 threes in a game. But if they make 14, take 25-30 FTs and score well in other areas while getting 60 shots? Who knows. I don't see all of those things happening at once though.
The averaged FGA is 88 this season. That's 68% of your teams shots, if you're taking 60 shots. When Wilt got his, his team took 113 FGA's and Wilt took 63. That's about 53% of the total team's FGA's. Also, if a player is making 14 FT's there's ZERO chance that they'd get 25-30 FT's.

Also, the games have to be close. Coaches are not going to have star players in a blowout.

[ImKobe]

It can happen, just needs to be a great scorer on a bad/injured team in a fast-paced game against a mediocre defense. Some of these guys take 20+ threes in a game, all it takes is a game where both teams are hot and either Curry or KD goes off for 65+ in the first 3 quarters and then just gets every shot down the stretch to potentially get to a 100.

Kobe only had 26 in the 1st half when he got to 81 and he wasn't even ultra-efficient in that game and only took 13 3PA & 20 FTA. Now have someone do that but with a lot more 3s and in a faster-paced game and it's a possibility. I wouldn't be surprised if someone got 70+ this season with how everyone's dropping 50+ lately.

[ShawkFactory]

The averaged FGA is 88 this season. That's 68% of your teams shots, if you're taking 60 shots. When Wilt got his, his team took 113 FGA's and Wilt took 63. That's about 53% of the total team's FGA's. Also, if a player is making 14 FT's there's ZERO chance that they'd get 25-30 FT's.

Also, the games have to be close. Coaches are not going to have star players in a blowout.

Obviously this hypothetical wouldn't be in an average game..

[Norcaliblunt]

When the NBA needs the ratings, attention, publicity. That’s when we will see it.

[RRR3]

Never. I’d say there’s a good chance no one even surpasses Kobe’s 81.

[Axe]

Well, stephen curry could if only his opponents were to help him freely and selflessly by providing moving screens. Like what his teammates usually do dozens of times.

[Shogon]

They're probably going to sit him, but uh... Kyrie with 41 at the half.

[Wally450]

To be honest, I don't think it happens.

[highwhey]

Well, stephen curry could if only his opponents were to help him freely and selflessly by providing moving screens. Like what his teammates usually do dozens of times.

:oldlol:

[Norcaliblunt]

To be honest I don’t think Wilts even happened.

[aj1987]

Obviously this hypothetical wouldn't be in an average game..

Well, the Nets and Kyrie were on fire today and scored 150. Kyrie managed 60.

[Cold soul]

Never. I’d say there’s a good chance no one even surpasses Kobe’s 81.

I don't know about that I expect someone eventually get to 80-81 points at some point.

[Baller789]

Maybe when the NBA bans defense altogether and the game goes to quadrouple overtime or something crazy.

[La Frescobaldi]

To be honest I don’t think Wilts even happened.

Notice the date of this eyewitness article about the guy who got the assist for 100

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1992-03-19-9201250866-story.html

[HylianNightmare]

In the next 80 years

[highwhey]

how much is that in bitcoin?

[Norcaliblunt]

Seriously. If Wilts 100 point game was a spoon fed publicity stunt to help the league like people say then why didn’t they choose to do it when there were at least some freaking cameras. Makes no sense.

[Baller789]

Seriously. If Wilts 100 point game was a spoon fed publicity stunt to help the league like people say then why didn’t they choose to do it when there were at least some freaking cameras. Makes no sense.

Nah I think it just happened. I think Wilt himself was personally embarrassed by it.

[iamgine]

This sort of game is usually deliberate. So even if it happens, it's nothing special.

[Baller789]

This sort of game is usually deliberate. So even if it happens, it's nothing special.

Nah, it's still gonna be an achievement because it's rare.

Now how impactful that 100 pts. Is up for debate.