Jordan's highest-scoring season had seen him average 37.1 points.
That record had stood for many years, until Wang Yi broke it by averaging 40 points.
In the NBA's history of more than sixty years, there had only been one season in which a player averaged 50 points.
That was Wilt Chamberlain's 50.4 points per game.
No one else had ever managed to average 50.4 points.
Forget averaging 50.4 points. In this era, scoring 50 in a single game was already enough to keep people talking for a while.
And now, Wang Yi had a chance to average 50 points.
It was bound to make everyone excited.
Of course, that didn't include the haters.
As far as the haters were concerned, the Kings had already won seventy games and sat comfortably atop the league. There was no need for Wang Yi to play in the final game.
So when Wang Yi announced he would play, they all jumped out to call him a stat-padder who only cared about piling up stats.
Since this game could very well put Wang Yi in second place in points per game, it had also attracted a large number of media outlets and reporters.
The game was being played at the New York team's home court, Madison Square Garden.
The New York team had also had a strong season.
They had Charlotte, this year's second overall pick.
Though his performances weren't as outrageous as Michael Arthur's, he still averaged 22 points and 7 assists.
And this season, he had put on three scoring shows of 50-plus points.
Without Michael Arthur, he would have been the name people talked about all year. Unfortunately, Michael Arthur was just too good.
This year, New York's Randle and Barrett had also played well, both averaging more than 20 points.
Those