On Monday night, Joe Johnson had a quarter for the ages. In one twelve-minute span, the Brooklyn Net scored 29 points including eight three-pointers. That’s historic stuff – tying an NBA record for most threes in a quarter and four points away from the record for most points in a quarter.
But Johnson’s spectacular play in the third quarter didn’t extend to the rest of the game. In the first half, he scored eight points and declined an opportunity to play in the fourth. He ended up totaling 37 points – only the 11th highest scoring game of his career.
Johnson’s third-quarter explosion was noteworthy because he’s never been a supremely explosive scorer. Although he was a main scoring option in Atlanta for years, his career high is 42 points. Where does this career high rank all-time among NBA Arkansans?
Wonder no more. Below are all instances of an NBA Arkansan scoring 40 or more points, ranked in order of highest scoring games.
1. Joe Barry Carroll
Rk Age Date Tm Opp GS MP FG FGA FG% 2P 2PA 2P% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% PTS 1 24-224 1983-03-05 GSW UTA W 22 32 .688 22 0 8 13 .615 52 2 22-211 1981-02-20 GSW SDC L 17 17 0 12 17 .706 46 3 28-192 1987-02-01 GSW NJN W 1 55 15 37 .405 15 37 .405 0 0 13 18 .722 43 4 24-196 1983-02-05 GSW SAS W 14 26 .538 14 0 12 14 .857 40 Age = XX-YYY; XX=Years Old, YYY=Days Old
2. Scottie Pippen
Rk Age Date Tm Opp GS MP FG FGA FG% 2P 2PA 2P% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% PTS 1 31-146 1997-02-18 CHI DEN W 1 41 19 27 .704 17 22 .773 2 5 .400 7 7 1.000 47 2 25-151 1991-02-23 CHI CHH W 1 31 16 17 .941 16 17 .941 0 0 11 15 .733 43 3 26-156 1992-02-28 CHI MIL W 1 42 17 24 .708 17 23 .739 0 1 .000 7 7 1.000 41 4 30-146 1996-02-18 CHI IND W 1 44 14 26 .538 10 19 .526 4 7 .571 8 10 .800 40 5 29-167 1995-03-11 CHI LAL L 1 40 16 26 .615 12 19 .632 4 7 .571 4 5 .800 40
3. Ron Brewer
Rk Age Date Tm Opp GS MP FG FGA FG% 2P 2PA 2P% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% PTS 1 26-055 1981-11-10 SAS LAL W 19 19 0 6 7 .857 44 2 26-052 1981-11-07 SAS NYK W 16 16 0 8 8 1.000 40
4. Sidney Moncrief
Rk Age Date Tm Opp GS MP FG FGA FG% 2P 2PA 2P% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% PTS 1 26-059 1983-11-19 MIL DEN L 13 17 .765 13 0 17 19 .895 43 2 25-156 1983-02-24 MIL HOU W 14 24 .583 14 0 14 14 1.000 42
5. Joe Johnson
Rk Age Date Tm Opp GS MP FG FGA FG% 2P 2PA 2P% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% PTS 1 24-251 2006-03-07 ATL GSW W 1 48 14 27 .519 10 17 .588 4 10 .400 10 10 1.000 42 2 27-181 2008-12-27 ATL CHI W 1 44 16 31 .516 12 25 .480 4 6 .667 5 6 .833 41 3 28-173 2009-12-19 ATL CHI L 1 48 16 32 .500 11 25 .440 5 7 .714 3 4 .750 40 4 24-263 2006-03-19 ATL ORL W 1 48 17 24 .708 12 19 .632 5 5 1.000 1 2 .500 40 5 24-240 2006-02-24 ATL IND W 1 47 16 24 .667 11 19 .579 5 5 1.000 3 3 1.000 40 6 24-213 2006-01-28 ATL CHI L 1 46 16 25 .640 12 21 .571 4 4 1.000 4 4 1.000 40
6. Alvin Robertson
Rk Age Date Tm Opp GS MP FG FGA FG% 2P 2PA 2P% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% PTS 1 23-152 1985-12-21 SAS DEN W 1 43 14 19 .737 13 18 .722 1 1 1.000 12 14 .857 41 2 25-272 1988-04-19 SAS LAL L 1 44 17 28 .607 16 25 .640 1 3 .333 5 6 .833 40 7. Todd Day Rk Age Date Tm Opp GS MP FG FGA FG% 2P 2PA 2P% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% PTS 1 25-349 1995-12-22 BOS MIN W 0 38 11 18 .611 6 10 .600 5 8 .625 14 16 .875 41 8. Corliss Williamson Rk Age Date Tm Opp GS MP FG FGA FG% 2P 2PA 2P% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% PTS 1 24-090 1998-03-04 SAC DET W 1 40 16 23 .696 16 23 .696 0 0 8 9 .889 40 9. Archie Clark Rk Age Date Tm Opp GS MP FG FGA FG% 2P 2PA 2P% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% PTS 1 30-134 1971-11-26 BAL ATL W 15 10 11 .909 40 O.K. Hard as I might try, I just can't slam the door on folks who nearly scored 40 points but fell a shade short. Here are members of the 39-Point Club: Eddie Miles Rk Age Date Tm Opp GS MP FG FGA FG% 2P 2PA 2P% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% PTS 1 27-251 1968-03-12 DET SEA W 18 3 3 1.000 39 Darrell Walker Rk Age Date Tm Opp GS MP FG FGA FG% 2P 2PA 2P% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% PTS 1 26-014 1987-03-23 DEN UTA L 1 36 13 18 .722 13 18 .722 0 0 13 16 .813 39 2 26-002 1987-03-11 DEN UTA W 1 40 14 21 .667 14 21 .667 0 0 11 14 .786 39
