One of the first games I ever watched as a child was Henry James of ATL dropping 24 points in 10 minutes. I'm sure there are others, perhaps even higher. But this is something I'll always remember.
Wilt had 100 in a game....so I'm guessing he had some big quarters.....like 4 of them in a row. Unbelievable!
People already forgot about this: Former Maryland basketball forward Jake Layman broke records in his NBA debut, scoring 17 points on 6-of-8 shooting in eight minutes against the Golden State Warriors. His five made three-pointers tied for the most any rookie in the NBA has made in his debut and his 17 points were the most by a Trail Blazers rookie since all-star Damian Lillard. Clearly, Layman has the ability to catch fire in impressive fashion. Maybe as well as any non-star player I have ever seen.... I'd consider it impressive.
From 6:48 til 2:24 of the 2nd period (in 4 minutes and 24 seconds) Jake Layman had 18 freaking points! Holy Turtle Buckets!!! That translates to almost a 50 point quarter rate!
Jake Layman is a rich man's Pat Connaughton. Layman is a poor man's Chandler Parsons, but in a good way.
Wilt "The Stilt" was a lay, man. But only Jake has the name.... And apparently, he has the game to possibly outdo Wilt. In multiple ways...
I posted this in the game thread but I love the line by Neil Everett tonight , who of course is the only sports center anchor who would remember this: "Layman.... he channeled his inner Billy Ray Bates!"
Upon further mathematical calculations, Layman scored 18 points in just under 11 percent of the game. At that rate, Jake was on pace for.................................. ............................163 points for the game. Freaking insane!
I have thought of that comparison before. He does remind me of him in his early days in Houston. (Other then maybe trying to guard Dame on that winning 3 ball)
Zeke had some games where he score like 19 points in like the last 3 minutes of the game. Love scored 34 on us in the first quarter. Reggie Miller scored 25 in the 4th quarter at MSG against a Knicks team that hadn’t allowed any TEAM score more than 20 points in the 4th quarter at home all season. Sleepy Floyd had some crazy stretches too.
He’s just so fun to watch, especially when he’s feeling it. What’s funny is his NBA career is following a similar trajectory to his college one. He didn’t really bust out in college until his junior year. He finally looks comfortable. Imagine defending Portland when he’s on the court with Dame, CJ, and Nurk. Not only do you have to worry about the guards and Nurk, now you add in this off the ball menace. Problem is, what kind of adjustment do you make as an opposing team? You can’t pay more attention to Jake because of the other three. If we can add another wing that has a more consistent shot than Aminu, Turner, and Moe, like a Prince, the offense could turn into a juggernaut.
