nba players to score 50 points in a game 1990

Hakeem Olajuwon put up 52 points against the Nuggets on April 19, 1990.

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NBA players to score 50 or more points in a regular-season game 1990
NAMEDATEPTSTMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
4/19/1990
52
vs
42
18
4
3
3
21
34
61.8
0
0
10
13
76.9
65.5
6
12
11
6
2Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
3/28/1990
69
@
50
18
6
4
1
23
37
62.2
2
6
33.3
21
23
91.3
73.2
7
11
2
5
3Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
3/24/1990
51
vs
41
18
1
1
0
20
29
69.0
0
0
11
13
84.6
73.4
5
13
5
6
4Tom Chambers
T. Chambers
3/24/1990
60
vs
42
6
4
1
2
22
32
68.8
0
0
16
18
88.9
75.2
1
5
1
5
5Tom Chambers
T. Chambers
2/18/1990
56
@
43
8
2
1
0
19
29
65.5
2
2
100.0
16
19
84.2
74.9
3
5
2
4
6Terry Cummings
T. Cummings
1/31/1990
52
vs
39
11
2
2
0
19
32
59.4
0
2
0.0
14
17
82.4
65.9
3
8
2
4
7Karl Malone
K. Malone
1/27/1990
61
vs
33
18
2
3
0
21
26
80.8
0
0
19
23
82.6
84.4
9
9
2
2
8Karl Malone
K. Malone
12/22/1989
52
@
43
17
3
2
0
22
28
78.6
0
0
8
12
66.7
78.1
3
14
2
3
9Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
12/20/1989
52
@
45
5
7
4
0
20
37
54.1
2
3
66.7
10
10
100.0
62.8
1
4
3
3
10Larry Bird
L. Bird
11/10/1989
50
vs
39
13
7
0
0
19
25
76.0
1
1
100.0
11
12
91.7
82.6
3
10
3
3
11Dale Ellis
D. Ellis
11/9/1989
53
@
69
7
1
1
1
18
39
46.2
3
7
42.9
14
17
82.4
57.0
2
5
8
4
12Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
11/3/1989
54
vs
47
14
6
3
1
19
31
61.3
1
2
50.0
15
17
88.2
70.2
3
11
0
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60
22
.732
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56
26
.683
4.0
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29
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62
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63
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65
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20
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28
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29
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11.0
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12.0
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37
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19.0
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42
40
.512
22.0
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42
40
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22.0
10
37
45
.451
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26
56
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38.0
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26
56
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38.0
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25
57
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60
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