Article is by Sports Illustrated who got the stat from OptaSTATS on X. Doesn’t sound like an insane statline but pretty crazy this hasn’t happened in 60 years! These are games that all ended in regulation (no OT).
The last duo to do this was Elgin Baylor and Jerry West of the LA Lakers. They were 1st in the West (53-27) and lost to the Celtics (1st in the East - 58-22) in the NBA Finals.
These three games were all Lakers wins:
01/31/1963 vs DET (127 - 122)
- Baylor 49 pts / West 36 pts
02/01/1963 vs DET (119 - 109)
- Baylor 36 pts / West 33 pts
02/02/1963 vs STL (St. Louis Hawks) (103 - 97)
- Baylor 30 pts / West 31 pts
These Bucks games were also all wins:
11/24/2023 vs WAS (131 - 128)
- Giannis 31 pts / Dame 31 pts
11/26/2023 vs POR (108 - 102)
- Giannis 33 pts / Dame 31 pts
11/28/2023 vs MIA (131 - 124)
- Giannis 33 pts / Dame 32 pts
I’m originally a Sonics fan who stopped watching the NBA for a bit. Started back up again with Dame in POR and he has become my favorite player! I came with Dame and will be rooting for the Bucks!