how many times in the last 37 years have two players scored 50 or more points in the same night in the nba

How many times in the last 37 years have two players scored 50 or more points in the same night in the NBA?

NAMEDAYPTSMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
11/9/1988
52
42.0
52.0
3.0
2.0
9.0
2.0
18.0
33.0
54.5
2.0
4.0
50.0
14.0
16.0
87.5
64.9
0.0
3.0
2.0
42
3
2
9
2
2
4
2Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
11/16/1988
52
43.0
52.0
9.0
1.0
4.0
2.0
24.0
29.0
82.8
0.0
1.0
0.0
4.0
4.0
100.0
84.5
3.0
6.0
4.0
43
9
1
4
2
4
2
3Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
11/26/1988
52
44.0
52.0
11.0
7.0
1.0
0.0
19.0
27.0
70.4
3.0
5.0
60.0
11.0
14.0
78.6
78.4
2.0
9.0
6.0
44
11
7
1
0
6
3
4Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
1/6/1989
50
49.0
50.0
7.0
4.0
3.0
0.0
19.0
28.0
67.9
0.0
3.0
0.0
12.0
16.0
75.0
71.3
3.0
4.0
3.0
49
7
4
3
0
3
5
5Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
1/21/1989
53
41.0
53.0
14.0
8.0
2.0
1.0
20.0
28.0
71.4
0.0
0.0
13.0
15.0
86.7
76.6
1.0
13.0
4.0
41
14
8
2
1
4
4
6Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
2/16/1989
50
40.0
50.0
8.0
5.0
3.0
0.0
16.0
26.0
61.5
1.0
2.0
50.0
17.0
18.0
94.4
73.7
2.0
6.0
4.0
40
8
5
3
0
4
4
7Alex English
A. English
3/10/1989
51
51.0
51.0
3.0
9.0
2.0
0.0
24.0
35.0
68.6
0.0
0.0
3.0
4.0
75.0
69.4
1.0
2.0
3.0
51
3
9
2
0
3
5
8Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
11/3/1989
54
47.0
54.0
14.0
6.0
3.0
1.0
19.0
31.0
61.3
1.0
2.0
50.0
15.0
17.0
88.2
70.2
3.0
11.0
0.0
47
14
6
3
1
0
3
9Dale Ellis
D. Ellis
11/9/1989
53
69.0
53.0
7.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
18.0
39.0
46.2
3.0
7.0
42.9
14.0
17.0
82.4
57.0
2.0
5.0
8.0
69
7
1
1
1
8
4
10Larry Bird
L. Bird
11/10/1989
50
39.0
50.0
13.0
7.0
0.0
0.0
19.0
25.0
76.0
1.0
1.0
100.0
11.0
12.0
91.7
82.6
3.0
10.0
3.0
39
13
7
0
0
3
3
11Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
12/20/1989
52
45.0
52.0
5.0
7.0
4.0
0.0
20.0
37.0
54.1
2.0
3.0
66.7
10.0
10.0
100.0
62.8
1.0
4.0
3.0
45
5
7
4
0
3
3
12Karl Malone
K. Malone
12/22/1989
52
43.0
52.0
17.0
3.0
2.0
0.0
22.0
28.0
78.6
0.0
0.0
8.0
12.0
66.7
78.1
3.0
14.0
2.0
43
17
3
2
0
2
3
13Karl Malone
K. Malone
1/27/1990
61
33.0
61.0
18.0
2.0
3.0
0.0
21.0
26.0
80.8
0.0
0.0
19.0
23.0
82.6
84.4
9.0
9.0
2.0
33
18
2
3
0
2
2
14Terry Cummings
T. Cummings
1/31/1990
52
39.0
52.0
11.0
2.0
2.0
0.0
19.0
32.0
59.4
0.0
2.0
0.0
14.0
17.0
82.4
65.9
3.0
8.0
2.0
39
11
2
2
0
2
4
15Tom Chambers
T. Chambers
2/18/1990
56
43.0
56.0
8.0
2.0
1.0
0.0
19.0
29.0
65.5
2.0
2.0
100.0
16.0
19.0
84.2
74.9
3.0
5.0
2.0
43
8
2
1
0
2
4
16Tom Chambers
T. Chambers
3/24/1990
60
42.0
60.0
6.0
4.0
1.0
2.0
22.0
32.0
68.8
0.0
0.0
16.0
18.0
88.9
75.2
1.0
5.0
1.0
42
6
4
1
2
1
5
17Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
3/24/1990
51
41.0
51.0
18.0
1.0
1.0
0.0
20.0
29.0
69.0
0.0
0.0
11.0
13.0
84.6
73.4
5.0
13.0
5.0
41
18
1
1
0
5
6
18Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
3/28/1990
69
50.0
69.0
18.0
6.0
4.0
1.0
23.0
37.0
62.2
2.0
6.0
33.3
21.0
23.0
91.3
73.2
7.0
11.0
2.0
50
18
6
4
1
2
5
19Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
4/19/1990
52
42.0
52.0
18.0
4.0
3.0
3.0
21.0
34.0
61.8
0.0
0.0
10.0
13.0
76.9
65.5
6.0
12.0
11.0
42
18
4
3
3
11
6
20Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
12/1/1990
50
42.0
50.0
15.0
2.0
0.0
3.0
22.0
31.0
71.0
0.0
0.0
6.0
6.0
100.0
74.3
3.0
12.0
4.0
42
15
2
0
3
4
4
21Charles Smith
C. Smith
12/1/1990
52
37.0
52.0
6.0
2.0
3.0
2.0
17.0
27.0
63.0
0.0
0.0
18.0
21.0
85.7
71.7
1.0
5.0
4.0
37
6
2
3
2
4
2
22Bernard King
B. King
12/29/1990
52
39.0
52.0
8.0
6.0
1.0
0.0
20.0
35.0
57.1
0.0
0.0
12.0
14.0
85.7
63.2
3.0
5.0
4.0
39
8
6
1
0
4
3
23Vernon Maxwell
V. Maxwell
1/26/1991
51
46.0
51.0
5.0
1.0
2.0
0.0
14.0
25.0
56.0
4.0
10.0
40.0
19.0
22.0
86.4
73.5
0.0
5.0
5.0
46
5
1
2
0
5
0
24Bernard King
B. King
3/6/1991
50
48.0
50.0
6.0
2.0
4.0
0.0
18.0
31.0
58.1
0.0
2.0
0.0
14.0
16.0
87.5
65.7
3.0
3.0
4.0
48
6
2
4
0
4
2
25Michael Adams
M. Adams
3/23/1991
54
43.0
54.0
5.0
9.0
3.0
0.0
17.0
31.0
54.8
7.0
16.0
43.8
13.0
17.0
76.5
70.2
0.0
5.0
4.0
43
5
9
3
0
4
5

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WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
7
0
1.000
2
Spurs Spurs
5
1
.833
1.5
3
Lakers Lakers
6
2
.750
1.5
4
Nuggets Nuggets
4
2
.667
2.5
5
Rockets Rockets
4
2
.667
2.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
4
3
.571
3.0
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5
1
.833
2
Bulls Bulls
5
1
.833
3
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5
2
.714
0.5
4
Pistons Pistons
5
2
.714
0.5
5
Heat Heat
4
3
.571
1.5
6
Knicks Knicks
4
3
.571
1.5

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CHA CHA
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NOP NOP
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