Author of 54 points this week against the Pacers, Giannis Antetokounmpo came within one point of his personal best. But also the franchise record which belongs to… Michael Redd, author of 57 points on November 11, 2006. Second round of Draft, Redd unfortunately saw his career (too quickly) weighed down by several ruptures of the cruciate ligaments of the left knee. A fall that began in January 2009, when the left-hander had established himself as one of the best scorers in the NBA.
Olympic champion with Kobe, LeBron, Wade…
The previous summer, Michael Redd was part of the American “Redeem Team”, which won against Spain in Beijing, to bring Olympic gold to the United States.
A great reward for the basketball player who was scoring a little in the void in Milwaukee, the team having difficulty qualifying for the playoffs.
The illustration of this cursed destiny? This November 11, 2006, the Bucks welcome the Jazz of Deron Williams and Carlos Boozer. Clearly, Utah is way above the lineup of Andrew Bogut, Mo Williams, Charlie Villanueva and Ruben Patterson. And at halftime, Jerry Sloan’s troop already leads 62-41.
42 points in the second half… but no victory
Except that Michael Redd will then catch fire, scoring 42 points in the second half to finish with 57 points, a franchise record that still stands, erasing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar from the shelves in the process.
The problem is that the 2004 All-Star will miss a decisive free throw and that Matt Harpring will score the winning layup for the Jazz, who will resist the furious return (113-111) of the opposing shooter.
In tears on the field at the end of the match, Michael Redd had difficulty separating disappointment and pride.
“I’ll probably go home and thank God”he replied. “I was chosen in the second round of the Draft, I didn’t know if I was going to be able to join the team. I’m very grateful. I find it hard to describe all this. I wanted to win. I wanted to win. That was the most important thing. I wanted to win this match and I would have enjoyed it all better if we could have won. The 60 points were not far away. And I missed that free throw. »
| Michael Redd | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2000-01 | MIL | 6 | 6 | 26.3 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2.2 |
| 2001-02 | MIL | 67 | 21 | 48.3 | 44.4 | 79.1 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 11.5 |
| 2002-03 | MIL | 82 | 28 | 46.9 | 43.8 | 80.5 | 1.2 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 15.1 |
| 2003-04 | MIL | 82 | 37 | 44.0 | 35.0 | 86.8 | 1.4 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 21.7 |
| 2004-05 | MIL | 75 | 38 | 44.1 | 35.5 | 85.4 | 1.0 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 23.0 |
| 2005-06 | MIL | 80 | 39 | 45.0 | 39.5 | 87.7 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 25.4 |
| 2006-07 | MIL | 53 | 39 | 46.5 | 38.2 | 82.9 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 26.7 |
| 2007-08 | MIL | 72 | 38 | 44.2 | 36.2 | 82.0 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 22.7 |
| 2008-09 | MIL | 33 | 36 | 45.5 | 36.6 | 81.4 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 21.2 |
| 2009-10 | MIL | 18 | 27 | 35.2 | 30.0 | 71.2 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 11.9 |
| 2010-11 | MIL | 10 | 13 | 40.0 | 23.5 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 4.4 |
| 2011-12 | PHX | 51 | 15 | 40.0 | 31.8 | 79.3 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 8.2 |
| Total | 629 | 32 | 44.7 | 38.0 | 83.8 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 19.0 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
