8. Russell Westbrook, Oklahoma City Thunder
51 points on 17/44 (38.6%) shooting in a win against the Suns on October 28, 2016
Russell Westbrook has been a beast for the Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2016-17 campaign, averaging a triple-double and leading the league in points per game with 31.
However, among his fellow 50+ point scorers, Westbrook ranks last for a few key reasons.
Firstly, he put on the worst shooting performance of the eight and it wasn’t even close. He was the only player not to crack 50 percent shooting (38.6%), he shot the worst free throw percentage (75%) and the second worst three point percentage (20%).
He also had the lowest Game Score (a rough measure of a player’s productivity for a single game) of the group (32.9).
Lastly, he played more minutes (45) than any of the other players. That being said, he still scored 51 points with a triple-double in a win.
Even a “bad game” is a good game for Russell Westbrook.