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August 31, 2026One hundred points, and the four things that had to be trueNobody will ever score 100 again, and the reason has almost nothing to do with talent.August 30, 2026Fifty on Tuesday, fifty on Wednesday, and nobody remembersBernard King scored 50 points in back-to-back games in 2 different states, 6 weeks before the All-Star break.August 29, 2026Twenty-five points in one quarter on an ankle that would not hold himThe best individual quarter in Finals history is attached to a loss, which is why it gets told wrong.August 28, 2026The only man to win all three trophies in one seasonMVP, Defensive Player of the Year and Finals MVP. Hakeem Olajuwon in 1994, and nobody else, ever.August 27, 2026Denver's offense is 49 years oldThe thing Nikola Jokić does that looks new was the entire plan of the 1977 champion.
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