When I saw that Lou Williams had 28 in the first half against the Grizzlies, well, you know what I was thinking. You know what record I thought was going to have its owner stricken from the Guinness World Record book and have Williams’ name placed beside it instead.
No, not Wilt’s 100. That would be stupid. I’m prone to getting overexcited, but that’s just dumb.
No, what I was actually thinking of was Nick Anderson’s NBA-record 50 points off of the bench. All Lou Williams had to do to break it was come off the bench (he already did, that was the easy part), continue his scoring from the first half through the entire second half with a few free throws at the end to give him 52. That’s all. Not even that hard, right? He already got off to the good start, which is probably the most difficult part, considering that he’s not starting for a reason.
Disappointingly, Williams scored only 12 points in the second half, bringing him to a near-career-high 40, but leaving him far, far short of 50. I hate Nick Anderson so much. Seeing his name in the record books next to such a prestigious record makes me sick to my stomach. The dude couldn’t even make free throws for god’s sake!