ORLANDO, Fla. -- Saddiq Bey went off for a career-high 51 points in the Detroit Pistons' 134-120 win over the Orlando Magic on Thursday night, continuing what has already been a torrid month of individual scoring in the NBA.
Bey's performance marked the NBA's eighth 50-point game in March, the most in one calendar month over the past 50 seasons, according to ESPN Stats & Information research. The last month with more was December 1962, when there were nine 50-point games.
Overall, there have been 17 50-point games this season, and Bey is the 13th player to pull the feat this season, matching the most in a season in NBA history.