March Madness has officially fallen upon the NBA with so many 50-point games in the month

If you feel like there’s been a ton of wild scoring performances in the NBA lately, you’re not tripping. There have definitely been more than usual.

There’s definitely a wild scoring kick going on around the league. It’s apparently a historic one, too.

One week Jayson Tatum gets a 50-point game. Then LeBron does it. Then…LeBron again?!? Then Kevin Durant does it. Then…Karl-Anthony Towns, you too? Kyrie? KYRIE?!?!?

And, now, Saddiq Bey?!? No, seriously. Saddiq Bey just dropped off the Orlando Magic with 51 points, 10 rebounds and 10 3-pointers (!!!!). There’s something about the Magic in March that just has people going off against them.

There was even a point where he scored 5 points in 7 seconds. No, seriously.

Saddiq Bey just scored 5 points in 7 seconds!

🔥 He has 30 PTS & 6 3PM at the half! 🔥

Watch on NBA TV: https://t.co/rTTQ9EtLON pic.twitter.com/GLiIx7uf09

— NBA (@NBA) March 18, 2022

That’s just the sort of March the NBA has been having, man. With Bey’s performance here, this officially became the most 50-point game in the month surpassing the 7 we had just a few years ago in 2019, per ESPN.

MARCH MADNESS, BUT MAKE IT NBA.

In the only game of the night, Saddiq Bey scored 51 points in Orlando.

There were 9 50-point games from October through February; THERE'S ALREADY BEEN 8 IN MARCH.

Most 50-Point Games in a Month
Last 50 Seasons

March 2022 (8)
March 2019 (7) pic.twitter.com/7qEvHmRguJ

— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) March 18, 2022

The history doesn’t stop there. Keep in mind that it’s only March 18. There are still about two weeks left in the month. And that means there’s a chance we’ll get a few more of these games.

If we do, it’ll be the most we’ve seen since 1962, per Tim Reynolds of the Associated Press.

Detroit's Saddiq Bey scored 51 tonight, the NBA's eighth 50-point game in March 2022.

That's the most that the NBA has seen in any month since there were nine in December 1962.

— Tim Reynolds (@ByTimReynolds) March 18, 2022

Now that’s what I call March Madness. Will this happen? Probably not. But you can best believe everyone is rooting for it.

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