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The '60-point NBA games' quiz
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The '60-point NBA games' quiz

The New York Knicks will welcome the Boston Celtics into Madison Square Garden on Thursday night hoping to take a stranglehold on the third-seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs. 

The good news for New York is that four Celtics including Jaylen Brown, who is coming off of a 35-point, nine-rebound effort against the Charlotte Hornets, are considered questionable for the contest. 

The bad news is that the one player certain to go is Jayson Tatum, who is playing his first game at MSG since tearing his achilles there in the playoffs last year. The 28 year old admitted it isn’t something he’s been looking forward to. 

“I’m not thrilled to go back and play there. The last time I did, it was a traumatic experience. I knew at some point I’d have to get over that hurdle, so it’s going to be this Thursday,” Tatum said. 

“I decided to come back and play, so I’m not skipping games.”

Since returning to the floor on March 6, Tatum has averaged 21.6 points, 9.8 rebounds and 5.1 assists in 32.1 minutes-per-game. The Celtics – who Brown was instrumental in keeping near the top of the East without Tatum –  are now 13-2 in games that the third-overall pick in 2017 has played in this season.  

Which brings us to today’s quiz. Tatum has proven he can win as a one-man show by cementing himself as one of the exclusive members of the 60-point-game club. With that being said, can you name every NBA player to score 60 points in a single game?

Good luck!

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32 / PHW, SFW, PHI, LAL / 1959-73
Wilt Chamberlain
6 / LAL / 1996-2016
Kobe Bryant
5 / POR, MIL / 2012-Present
Damian Lillard
4 / CHI, WAS / 1984-2003
Michael Jordan
4 / OKC, HOU, BK, PHI, LAC / 2009-Present
James Harden
3 / LAL / 1958-72
Elgin Baylor
2 / PHX / 2015-Present
Devin Booker
2 / GSW / 2009-Present
Stephen Curry
2 / DAL, LAL / 2018-Present
Luka Doncic
2 / MIN, NYK / 2015-Present
Karl-Anthony Towns
1 / PHW / 1946-54
Joe Fulks
1 / MIN / 1948-56
George Mikan
1 / LAL / 1960-74
Jerry West
1 / GSW, HOU / 1965-80
Rick Barry
1 / ATL, NO, UTAH, BOS / 1970-80
Pete Maravich
1 / SA, CHI / 1972-86
George Gervin
1 / DEN, SEA / 1975-84
David Thompson
1 / BOS / 1979-92
Larry Bird
1 / NJ, UTAH, GSW, NYK, WAS / 1977-93
Bernard King
1 / SD, SEA, PHX, UTAH, CHA, PHI / 1981-98
Tom Chambers
1 / UTAH, LAL / 1985-2004
Karl Malone
1 / SA / 1989-2003
David Robinson
1 / ORL, LAL, MIA, PHX, CLE, BOS / 1993-2011
Shaquille O'Neal
1 / TOR, ORL, HOU, NYK, DET, ATL / 1997-2012
Tracy McGrady
1 / PHI, DEN, DET, MEM / 1996-2010
Allen Iverson
1 / GSW, WAS, ORL, MEM / 2001-12
Gilbert Arenas
1 / DEN, NYK, OKC, HOU, POR, LAL / 2003-22
Carmelo Anthony
1 / CLE, MIA, LAL / 2003-Present
LeBron James
1 / GSW, DAL / 2011-Present
Klay Thompson
1 / CHA, BOS, NYK, DAL / 2011-23
Kemba Walker
1 / WAS, PHX, LAC / 2012-Present
Bradley Beal
1 / BOS / 2017-Present
Jayson Tatum
1 / CLE, BOS, BK, DAL / 2011-Present
Kyrie Irving
1 / UTAH, CLE / 2017-Present
Donovan Mitchell
1 / MIL / 2013-Present
Giannis Antetokounmpo
1 / DAL, NYK / 2018-Present
Jalen Brunson
1 / PHI / 2014-Present
Joel Embiid
1 / SAC, PHI / 2017-Present
De'Aaron Fox
1 / DEN / 2015-26
Nikola Jokic
1 / MIA / 2017-Present
Bam Adebayo

Tommy Fradenburg is a freelance writer and an alumni of UNC Chapel Hill currently based in Charlotte, North Carolina. He religiously follows his favorite teams The New York Yankees and Dallas Cowboys (yes, he knows) as well as his alma mater the Tar Heels and West Ham United F.C. in the Premier League. See more of his work on Twitter @tommyfradenburg.

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