OT: Question-Dirk Nowitzki sets NBA record?

[HornedFrog Purple]

Dirk scored 53 against the lame Rockets. My question is, is that a record for a foreigner in the NBA? I have been trying to think of other foreign-born players and can't think of anyone who has topped that thus far...

[JeeberD]

Drazen Petrovic had a huge game years and years ago, but I can't remember exactly how many he had...

And hey! Only Rockets fans can call them lame... :mad:

[jbmagic]

i think that foreigner that played for jersey that died set it in late 80's in a car accident ..i forgot his name. he was elected to hall of fame

[JeeberD]

Dola-

Looks like his career high was 44...

http://www.hoophall.com/halloffamers/petrovic_drazen.htm

[JeeberD]

Heh, and Drazen's huge game was against the Rockets.

Kooky...

[Joe]

did Hakeem Olajuwon ever score in the 50s?

[HornedFrog Purple]

Drazen was a badass on the Genesis... him and Tom Chambers. :)

[Franklinnoble]

Maybe Hakeem?

[JeeberD]

did Hakeem Olajuwon ever score in the 50s?

Yes.

I'm trying to find proof right now, but I'm 99% sure that he did...

[JeeberD]

Best I can find right now for Hakeem is 49 against Seattle in '86-'87...

[Franklinnoble]

Check this out:
http://www.basketball.com/nba/records/NBAgameLdrsPoints.shtml

Damn. Wilt was the man...

[HornedFrog Purple]

wow at halftime what do you tell the guy supposedly guarding the Iceman who just torched him for 53 points :D

[bbor]

Jordan was a foreigner......He was some sorta alien

[Chubby]

Check this out:
http://www.basketball.com/nba/records/NBAgameLdrsPoints.shtml

Damn. Wilt was the man...
the records where the D wasn't playing due to a scoring title contest are a joke (like Robinson's and probably Gervin's and Thompson's as they are the same day)

[sterlingice]

To be honest, Jeebs, I don't remember Hakeem ever scoring 50 but my memory isn't that great at single game stats.

SI

[CHEMICAL SOLDIER]

If I remember corrrectly I think Hakeem scored 50 either in 94 or 95. Could be wrong though.

[21C]

Hakeem scored a high of 52 vs. Denver 4/19/90 ( bottom of page (http://www.nba.com/playerfile/hakeem_olajuwon/index.html?nav=page) ).

Tim Duncan is technically a foreigner since he was born in the Virgin Islands and has a high of 53 vs. Dallas 12/26/01. The Virgin Islands are listed as a non-US country here (http://www.basketballreference.com/players/playercountry.htm) and Duncan is listed as foreign player here (http://www.nba.com/statistics/international/interPlayersStats.html).

Patrick Ewing was born in Jamaica and had a high of 51 (http://www.nba.com/playerfile/patrick_ewing/index.html?nav=page).

[MrBug708]

Werent the Rockets supposed to be good with Tracy "I used to be on bad teams" Mcgrady?

[JeeberD]

Maybe we would be in we had a coach that actually understood what the word "offense" means...