LaMarcus Aldridge topped 50 for the first time in his career during the Spurs win over the Thunder on Thursday night, and what a line he put up: 56 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and four blocks in 49 minutes on 20-33 from the field and 16-16 from the line. The performance wasn’t impressive just because of how many points he scored, or the how intense the game was, it was how he got them.
He hit fade-aways and turn-arounds and alley-oops. He hit jumpers and layups, and dunks. He bullied his way to the basket, and the stopped short to float it in.