Although this year the league started much earlier, most years have tipped off very near Halloween. A player who plays especially well on Halloween may be conquering their own personal spooky demons and setting the stage for a scary good season. Here are the GOAT performers on this day in the NBA – the eeriest day of the year! I set the arbitrary minimums at 4 games played at 20+ points per game OR a 40+ point performance on Halloween Day.
Player | # of Games | Total Points | Avg. Points | Best Game |
---|---|---|---|---|
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 9 | 206 | 22.9 | 35 |
George Gervin | 6 | 161 | 26.8 | 36 |
Adrian Dantley | 5 | 159 | 31.8 | 50 |
Rudy Gay | 6 | 152 | 25.3 | 40 |
Blake Griffin | 6 | 147 | 24.5 | 39 |
Fred Brown | 7 | 141 | 20.1 | 33 |
Lenny Wilkens | 6 | 132 | 22 | 38 |
Chris Paul | 6 | 129 | 21.5 | 42 |
Marques Johnson | 5 | 127 | 25.4 | 33 |
Alex English | 6 | 126 | 21 | 26 |
Cazzie Russell | 6 | 126 | 21 | 32 |
Robert Parish | 6 | 123 | 20.5 | 25 |
Dave Bing | 5 | 121 | 24.2 | 29 |
Larry Kenon | 5 | 115 | 23 | 31 |
Lou Hudson | 5 | 110 | 22 | 31 |
Rashard Lewis | 4 | 110 | 27.5 | 50 |
Larry Bird | 5 | 108 | 21.6 | 29 |
Otis Birdsong | 4 | 108 | 27 | 31 |
Kobe Bryant | 5 | 108 | 21.6 | 30 |
John Havlicek | 5 | 108 | 21.6 | 33 |
Tony Parker | 5 | 107 | 21.4 | 24 |
Bob Boozer | 5 | 106 | 21.2 | 28 |
Chet Walker | 4 | 103 | 25.8 | 39 |
Allen Iverson | 4 | 102 | 25.5 | 27 |
Gail Goodrich | 4 | 102 | 25.5 | 38 |
John Long | 5 | 102 | 20.4 | 32 |
Al Harrington | 5 | 101 | 20.2 | 42 |
Steph Curry | 3 | 96 | 32 | 53 |
Latrell Sprewell | 3 | 60 | 20 | 45 |
Jerry Stackhouse | 5 | 88 | 17.6 | 44 |
Moses Malone | 3 | 91 | 30.3 | 42 |
Brandon Roy | 2 | 68 | 34 | 42 |
Calvin Murphy | 7 | 139 | 19.9 | 40 |
Bob Lanier | 9 | 173 | 19.2 | 41 |
I think it is pretty clear that Adrian Dantley is the king of NBA Halloween, with 5 games played, averaged nearly 32 points per game, and this 50-point masterpiece of a game, in which he made 26 free throws!
Steph Curry is poised to take over the title if he can get a few more games under his belt. Unfortunately the Warriors don’t play tonight. Will someone else step up their game tonight? We shall see!