Take stock of the NBA regular season history of overtime scoring rankings, the general Arenas tops the list, and the little potatoes are on the list.
With more than a month and a half to go before the start of the 2021-22 NBA regular season, I've compiled some interesting statistics from the league's regular season for the benefit of readers.
Scoring in basketball is the best way to end the game, and the winning side is the team that scores the most.
This issue records the ranking of points scored in overtime during the NBA regular season, and the professional basketball website of foreign media lists the top three data, with the once Wizards star "Big General" Arenas at the top of the list, and Boykins Boykins the little potato in the list.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="5" >1st place=Gilbert. Arenas = 16 points in overtime</h1>
But the Washington Wizards' number one star team = "Great General" Gilbert. Arenas scored 16 points in overtime to rank first in NBA regular season history.
"Great General" Gilbert. Arenas was the presence of the top scorers in the NBA league at the time. He averaged 25+ points per game in three consecutive regular season seasons in the 2004-07 season and 28+ points per game in two consecutive seasons.
Gilbert. Arenas scored 16 points in overtime when he scored on Dec. 17, 2006, against the Los Angeles Lakers. It was a confrontation between two former league top scorers, and in the regular time of the game, Gilbert Arenas scored 44 points and Kobe Bryant scored 41 points, which was a par. But in overtime, Arenas burst into action, scoring 16 points in five minutes of overtime, while his opponent Kobe Bryant scored just four points. Arenas led the Wizards to a 147-141 victory over the Lakers led by Kobe Bryant.
Invaluable, 2005-06 was Kobe Bryant's highest season in regular season scoring, averaging 35.4 points per game. In this game, Bryant scored 45 points, 8 rebounds and 10 assists, and Arenas had 60 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists.
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="16" > 2nd place = Earl Boykins = 15 points in overtime</h1>
Earl Boykins, who is only 165 cm tall, seems out of place in the long-running NBA, but he has proved himself with his talent and hard work.
"Little Potato" Earl Boykins is only 165cm tall and weighs only 61 kilograms. He is the most famous loser in NBA history, the second shortest player in NBA history, and one of the most inspirational players in NBA history. He had averaged 10+ points per game in four consecutive regular season seasons in the 2003-07 season, which was not easy for him to be a height disadvantage.
Earl Boykins scored 15 points in overtime when he scored on Jan. 18, 2005, against the formerly named Seattle Supersonics. Earl Boykins scored only three points in regular time in this game, but in overtime, he broke through, three points, free throws, and he scored 15 points in 5 minutes of overtime, while the whole team scored only 21 points in overtime. His Denver Nuggets also beat the Supersonics led by Ray Allen 116-110.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="17" > 3rd place=Colin Sexton=15 points in overtime</h1>
Cleveland Cavaliers' main point guard Colin Sexton scored 15 points in overtime. The game was played on Jan. 20, 2021, against the Brooklyn Nets.
In overtime in this game, Colin Sexton scored 15 points in 5 minutes of overtime to beat the Nets' Big Three led by Kyrie Irving, James Harden and Kevin Durant and won. His Cavaliers beat the Nets 147:135.