NBA.com's Todd Spehr on Baylor ... A forward without weakness. That player was Elgin Baylor." "There’s a lineage that exists in the league’s history, one oft-repeated and easily defined.
2015 — Klay Thompson sets an NBA record for the most points in a quarter, a 37-point third period that powers the Golden State Warriors to a 126-101 victory over the Sacramento Kings. Thompson makes all 13 shots and finishes with a career-high 52 points.
It's a dream come true for four-time NBA Most Valuable Player LeBron James, who said for years he dreamed of playing alongside his son.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar holds a deep admiration for his fellow Los Angeles Lakers icons, Elgin Baylor and Kobe Bryant. It also happened that Elg and Kobe have both etched their names into Lakers history books as the Top 2 players who have scored the most points in a single game.
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