It used to be that a 50-point scoring night in the NBA was a rare occurrence that caught fans by surprise. These days? Yawn.
Take last week, for instance.
Boston’s Isaiah Thomas had 52 points on Friday night, the best scoring night of his NBA career.
He got the spotlight for all of one day before James Harden of the Houston Rockets went off for 55 on Saturday.
Something to celebrate?
Not for long since Chicago’s Jimmy Butler had 52 on Monday night, bringing to a close a whirlwind weekend like fans have seldom seen.