La NBA has always had the best scorers in the world, players who lose points from their hands, able to score a huge amount of points, either after being assisted or many times making the stitches themselves. But there have also been differences between them, especially in the end of the game, when the points are more important to decide a match.
In those moments of truth when most players get scared, they pass the ball to a teammate or hide directly not to receive it, the real killers emerge. Those who step forward, claim it and take decisive action that the parties usually decide when they are evenly matched.
Kobe Bryant throws over the horn in a game against the Wolves in 2012.
The compulsive scorers they always appear in the last quarters of matches, whether to seal a win, to try to complete a comeback, to protect an advantage or to decide victory. They do not care about fatigue, when the games enter their final stretch they know that is their territory and they appear.
Fadeawayworld has developed a ranking with the 10 best scoring records during the same season in the final quarters of the parties, collecting data from the last 24 years, since 1997.
The ill-fated Kobe Bryant, which has three records in the top 10 (2016, 2007 and 2013) and among them the best, is crowned as the most prolific in that period ahead of Isaiah Thomas (2017), Russell Westbrook (2017) y LeBron James (2008). The presence of Lou Williams, the only substitute in the top 10.
Top 10 scoring records in the last quarter of games in a single season since 1997
- Kobe Bryant (Lakers 2006) 715 points
- Isaiah Thomas (Celtics 2017) 684 puntos
- Russell Westbrook (Thunder 2017) 681 puntos
- LeBron James (Cavaliers 2008) 645 points
- Paul Pierce (Celtics 2001) 597 points
- Lou Williams (Clippers 2018) 597 puntos
- Kobe Bryant (Lakers 2007) 590 points
- James Harden (Rockets 2019) 590 puntos
- Kobe Bryant (Lakers 2013) 589 points
- Gilbert Arenas (2006 Wizards) 587 points
