On March 1, Beijing time, in the NBA regular season, the Pistons defeated the Magic 134-120 away from home, ending a 4-game losing streak. In this game, the Pistons' second-year rising star Sadiq Bay played well. He played 38 minutes and 40 seconds, shooting 17-of-27, 10-of-14 three-pointers (a team-record for hitting a tie), 7-of-10 free throws, and a career-high 51 points plus 9 boards and 4 assists and 3 blocks.
In recent times, there have been frequent 50+ scores in the league. According to statistics, there have been 16 games this season, a total of 12 people have scored 50+ performances per game, including James, Durant, Tatum and Irving have twice scored 50+ points, towns, Doncic, Curry, Alphabet Brother, Trae Young, Jaylen Brown, Embiid, Morant have had a single game 50+ performance. Today, Sadiq Bay is also on this glorious list.
With Sadiq Bay scoring 50+ points in a single game, the NBA has seen eight single 50+ games in March, which also broke the record since the 1976-77 ABA and NBA combined. The most common month in history was December 1962 (9 times). With two weeks to go until the end of March, the players are in hot form and are well positioned to tie or break the record.
It's worth mentioning that league stars can easily cut high scores against the Magic. According to statistics, this game is the fourth time this season that the Magic has let opposing players cut 50+ in a single game, the most in the league. The first three were on March 16, magic vs. Nets, Irving scored 60 points; on Jan. 20, the Magic against the 76ers, Embiid scored 50 points; and on Jan. 3, the Magic against the Celtics, Jaylen Brown, scored 50 points. At present, the Magic's record is 18 wins and 52 losses, ranking at the bottom of the East.