wilt chamberlain scored the highest points in nba game.
wilt chamberlain scored the highest points in nba game.
who scored the highest points in nba game?
wilt chamberlain
the timberwolves' trade of jefferson before the 2010–11 nba season was expected to result in more playing time for love. however, he averaged 28 minutes through the first nine games, exceeding 30 minutes only twice. chris mannix of si.com wrote that many speculated there was a rift between coach kurt rambis and love. in a home game against the new york knicks on november 12, 2010, love became the 19th player to record a "30–30" game, when he recorded 31 points along with a career-high 31 rebounds. his 31 rebounds set a timberwolves franchise record and were also the most by a player in an nba game since charles barkley recorded 33 rebounds in a game in 1996. love became the first player to record a 30–30 game since moses malone in 1982. love scored a career-high 43 points and had 17 rebounds on december 18 in a 115–113 loss to the denver nuggets. on february 4, 2011, love was selected by commissioner david stern to his first nba all-star game as replacement for the injured yao ming. the day before, love was not selected as an all-star as a reserve although averaging 21.4 points, a league-best 15.5 rebounds, shooting 43.9 percent from 3-point range, and having 34 straight double-doubles for the 11–37 timberwolves. on february 8, love set a team record (previously held by kevin garnett) with his 38th consecutive double-double after scoring 20 points and recording 14 rebounds in the timberwolves' 112–108 win over the houston rockets. he scored 37 points and had 23 rebounds on february 27 in a 126–123 win over the golden state warriors. it was his fourth 30-point, 20-rebound game of the season, and love went 18 for 23 from the free throw line to tie minnesota's team records for made and attempted free throws. on march 13, love's consecutive double-double streak ended at 53 games in a loss to the golden state warriors. it was the longest streak since the aba–nba merger in 1976, surpassing malone's 51-game streak from 1979 to 1980. love was two short of elvin hayes's streak of 55 consecutive double-doubles set in the 1973–74 season. according to the elias sports bureau, wilt chamberlain holds the record with 227 consecutive double-doubles from 1964 to 1967. the nba does not recognize the double-double as an official statistic. love suffered a strained left groin on march 20 against sacramento. he missed the final six games and nine of the last 11 games of the season due to the injury.
kevin love
bullet::::- third highest points scored in a single game scored by a filipino (68) - november 2, 1989









































bullet::::- third highest points scored in a single quarter (27) - november 2, 1989









































bullet::::- third highest points scored in a single all-star game (40) - june 6, 1993









































bullet::::- second highest number of three-point field goals made in a single game (15) - november 2, 1989









































bullet::::- sixth highest points scored in a single game by a filipino (59) - 1988









































bullet::::- sixth highest points scored in a single game by a player (both locals/imports) (79) - - november 21, 1991
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