Miller - 52 points
Andre Miller missed badly on his first shot of the game. That was about the only thing that went wrong for Portland’s point guard.
Miller scored a career-high 52 points, including 25 in the fourth quarter and overtime, and Juwan Howard hit a jumper with 44.8 seconds left to lift the Trail Blazers past the Dallas Mavericks 114-112 Saturday night.
On Portland’s second possession of the game, Miller’s 15-foot jumper missed the rim the completely and hit the backboard. That was one of his few misfires as Miller finished 22 of 31 from the floor and 7 of 8 from the foul line.
“I just wanted to stay aggressive,” Miller said. “I didn’t look at it as scoring the ball, but just going out and making plays and being the point guard. The shots came and since they were going in, I kept shooting.”
Miller fell two points shy of the Portland team record set by Damon Stoudamire. Milwaukee rookie Brandon Jennings has the most points in an NBA game this season with 55 on Nov. 14.
Denver’s Carmelo Anthony had the previous 50-point game in the NBA, scoring 50 against the New York Knicks on Nov. 27.
Miller came in averaging 12.6 points per game and his season high had been 28.
NBA 2009-10 season tidbits
The top 10 players of 2009 include many familiar names as well as some new ones. Sadly, some of them came close but could not make it to the top 10. These include Dirk, Ray Allen, Mario Chalmers, Brandon Rush and Kevin Garnett.
The top 10 players of 2009 are:
Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers)
LB James (Cleveland Cavaliers)
Dwayne Wade (Miami Heat)
Chris Paul (New Orleans Hornets)
Paul Pierce (Boston Celtics)
Dwight Howard (Orlando Magic)
Danny Granger (Indiana Pacers)
Tracy McGrady (Houston Rockets)
Kevin Garnett (Boston Celtics)
Amare Stoudemire (Phoenix Suns)
The top players (fan predictions) of the NBA 2010 All-Star Game:
Kobe Bryant
Lebron James
Dirk Nowitzki
Tracy McGrady
Carmelo Anthony
Dwayne Wade
Amar’e Stoudemire
Steve Nash
The 2010 NBA All-Star Game will be held in Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, where world’s best players will compete on a big stage. This year it is scheduled for February 14, 2010.
The top 5 NBA teams of the year 2009 (based on performance) include:
Los Angeles Lakers
Orlando Magic
Cleveland Cavaliers
Denver Nuggets
Boston Celtics
The top 10 players receiving highest compensation in the NBA Season of 2009-10 include:
Tracy McGrady (Houston Rockets) – USD 23,239,561
Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers) – USD 23,034,375
Jermaine O’Neal (Miami Heat) – USD 23,016,000
Tim Duncan (San Antonio Spurs) – USD 22,183,220
Shaquille O’Neal (Cleveland Cavaliers) – USD 20,000,000
Dirk Nowitzki (Dallas Mavericks) – USD 19,795,714
Paul Pierce (Boston Celtics) – USD 19,795,712
Ray Allen (Boston Celtics) – USD 18,776,860
Rashard Lewis (Orlando Magic) – USD 18,010,791
Michael Redd (Milwaukee Bucks) – USD 17,040,000
