D J Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 I remember sitting in the back room with my dad listening on the radio. Dad would stand every time he shot, then finally Pete hit that shot. Record will never ever be broken: http://www.wbrz.com/news/50-years-later-fans-in-attendance-remember-pistol-pete-s-record-breaking-night 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSUDad Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 4 hours ago, D J said: I remember sitting in the back room with my dad listening on the radio. Dad would stand every time he shot, then finally Pete hit that shot. Record will never ever be broken: http://www.wbrz.com/news/50-years-later-fans-in-attendance-remember-pistol-pete-s-record-breaking-night I remember seeing the Pistol play. This is a good one. Remembering the night Pistol Pete scored 68 points Jeff Duncan, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune Feb 25, 2017 - 10:24 pm Forty years ago today, Feb. 25, 1977, Pete Maravich played one of the most spectacular games in New Orleans basketball history. “The Pistol” scored 68 points in a 124-107 win against the New York Knicks at the Superdome. A look back at that memorable night: Forty years ago today, Feb. 25, 1977, Pete Maravich played one of the most spectacular games in New Orleans basketball history. “The Pistol” scored 68 points in a 124-107 win against the New York Knicks at the Superdome. A look back at that memorable night: The Knicks entered the game with a 27-32 record. They had defeated the Jazz 119-102 just three nights earlier in New York. The Jazz entered the game with an overall record of 25-33 but were 20-8 at home. Maravich victimized five different Knicks guards: Walt Frazier; Butch Beard; Earl Monroe; Dean Meminger; and Tickey Burden. Frazier was known as one of the best defenders in the NBA but Maravich averaged 35 points a game in his three previous matchups with Frazier. “We tried everything humanly possible to stop him,” Knicks coach Red Holtzman told The Times-Picayune that night. “We double-teamed him, we tried to have guys help out. We tried trapping him. He was just so darned hot, we couldn’t handle him.” Maravich made 26 of 43 field goals and 16 of 18 free throws en route to his record-setting night. And this was before the 3-point shot had been instituted. At the time, it was the seventh highest scoring output in NBA history. It set the benchmark for the most points ever scored by a guard, eclipsing Jerry West's mark of 63 in 1962. The mark still ranks fourth among guards all-time and 12th overall in NBA history. "It was really nice to achieve a personal goal like that and win," Maravich told the Times-Picayune after the game. "A lot of times I did this in college, and we didn't win." The Knicks, afterward, were spellbound by the performance. Bob McAdoo, the Knicks starting center and a three-time NBA scoring champion, said, “He was shooting from everywhere: every corner of the court, fast breaks, set plays. The man beat us by himself." Knicks guard Earl Monroe: “There was no way we could stop him. The Pistol was hot tonight, he was really going off. The thing that came to mind was that he was hitting shots from everywhere. Unconscionable shots” Maravich led the Jazz and the NBA in scoring that season with a 31.1-points-per-game average. The Jazz finished the season 35-47, fifth in the NBA's Central Division. "Pound for pound, ounce for ounce, I've always felt Pete was the most talented basketball player around. Some players are known for their defense or their rebounding. Pete can run, pass, shoot, drive, jump ... he can do it all. He is truly a great talent." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dachsie Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 Question: Didn't the 3 point shot come later in Basketball? So isn't his record strictly form 2 pt shots? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 1 hour ago, dachsie said: Question: Didn't the 3 point shot come later in Basketball? So isn't his record strictly form 2 pt shots? Correct: Three years later in June 1979, the NBA adopted the three-point line for a one-year trial for the 1979–80 season,[11][12][13] despite the view of many that it was a gimmick.[14] Chris Ford of the Boston Celtics is widely credited with making the first three-point shot in NBA history on October 12, 1979; the season opener at Boston Garden was more noted for the debut of Larry Bird (and two new head coaches).[15][16] Rick Barry of the Houston Rockets, in his final season, also made one in the same game, and Kevin Grevey of the Washington Bullets made one that Friday night as well.[16][17] 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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