Pete Maravich 68 point performance

[kcthatsawinner]

Karl Malone holds the UTAH JAZZ scoring record with 61 points against the Bucks 20 years ago next week. But this video is proof that Pistol Pete has the Jazz' all time record for scoring.

[INVESTIG1]

Notice that he does not hog the ball like the guards of today. He makes passes and then moves to go and get the ball. If you can't see how good this guy is, go and watch Lacrosse

[KiPwnNubs]

was that game against philadelphia? cuz i see an AFRO GUY..i asume hes Julius Erving

[ichabod1920]

No, it's the game aginst the Knicks. McAdoo, Monroe, Frazier were there. Plus Phil Jackson from the benche. Erving was still probably in ABA.

[MajorImpact]

@ichabod1920

This game is from 1977. Erving wasn't in the ABA, he was in the NBA with the Sixers.

[MajorImpact]

@KiPwnNubs

Do those look like 76er uniforms? You see a black guy with a big afro and assume it must be Dr. J??? What a stupid comment.

[Soodla]

By adding up the % - this is more impressive performance that Kobe's 81 points...

And Pete got fouled out at the end...

[tmacdatrumvp]

That's Smush Parker type defense.

[joebarrrs]

NO 3 POINT LINE 68 points Insanity.

[melfromdagr8nyc]

yo that dude is tha truth.. in my opinion i think he played more of a playground type ball... most people in those day's looked stiff and to organized.. pistol was comin off of pick and rolls and shit hittin shot's like it was nuttin.. he remind me of a mixture of chris paul and kobe... except for tha dunking part

[mcspeakeasy]

That post move that he did @ :57 was the sickest I have ever seen. Total disrespect of the defense, total disregard of his body and he still scores. I never even thought about scoring like that, he went straight up and backwards!! lol

[mcspeakeasy]

That post move that he did @ :57 is the sickest backdown move I have ever seen. That was pure savageness. No respect for the defender, total disregard of defense and the body, and he still made it. I never even thought about trying to score like that lol!

[UltimatePeteMaravich]

Pete could do more with a basketball than anyone who ever played the game.

[Milkman23]

maybe before him, he was definitly a trailblazer but there are players after him that could definitly do the same. I mean Dr.J, Larry, Magic, Mike, Kobe, Bron.

[gypsyjoerosario]

Humanity at it's "finest" via comments in you tube. Take any topic in this case Pete one of the greats and people will inevitably say he wasnt so good and soon after everyone is cowardly typing in insults back and forth. Beam me up Scotty, no intelligent life here.....

[Boudosaved]

I thought Pistol Pete was a tennis player. ;-)

[Tdogg411]

i think that pete was a better shooter then bird

[Milkman23]

not in the clutch when it counts, in the 80's teams new that if they didn't stretch out the lead and the game was close with seconds left...that Larry bird was going to win the game. You can't say the same about the pistol

[deepcosmiclove]

Bird had a team around him.

[Freetochipz01]

Pistol Pete, Amazing, There is just a fluid grace about him that's lacking in the NBA today. They don't make em like they use to

[rasto23]

hey dudes, are you kidding? This man is awesome! Sure it wasn't such a good defence in those times but this guy had a very much talent, don't you think? Look at those moves. They're amazing.

[boxingoutsider]

Of course he wouldn't have scored less, but he's not hitting 11 3's. Let's be real here.

[boxingoutsider]

He wouldn't have scored 79 points, commone, lets be real. Dude was a scorer nonpariel, and he could pass, but let's not make him into some demigod.

[antifascist99]

PISTOL IS MAGIC

[biomet10]

remember there was no 3 point line back then

[drc1981]

I'll put it this way: when the NBA has to redo their 50 greatest players roster, Pete Maravich will be one of the first ones taken off the list to make room for newer additions. How he ever got on it in the first place is odd.

[iguillo]

Well, there's a whole lot of Celtics (like Tom Heinson) on that list that'll have to come off before Maravich. That I know for sure

[tdk333666999]

yo that last layup the defender got shoke so bad, ran too fast

[drc1981]

Sorry guys, but I've never understood Maravich. I read an article saying he was the most overrated player in NBA history, worst defender in NBA history, among other things. If you want to see scoring, go look up Wilt Chamberlain

[azatrox]

Yeah, somebody who can score 68 points must really suck!

[Huggins293]

Come on dude there were a lot of great offensive players that could not play D. Pistol Pete is bad.

[leodungen]

these days they didnt have 3 points... if they did he would have over 100 in this game no problem

[stevevcr2002]

Pistol Pete was a great player. I saw this game!

[Brettdub]

You saw like 5 shots you idiot. He would've had 90.

[reazun]

serbia? I dont think he had a tragic career. He did make the NBA 50 greatest and is a hall of famer. He did die young though.

[IHeartOverTheTop]

Great player, tragic career.

RIP Pistol Pete, a truly unique player.

[jebiga21]

unreal baller. reppin serbia.

[lsucdhild1]

Unbelievable. LSU grad all the way.

[cloycebox]

Maravich fouled out of this game with a few minutes left, or he could have had even more.

[boxingoutsider]

Not one of those shots was beyond the NBA 3 point line.

[Rentenkz]

why would he take shot so far with no added value?

[zagy33]

great video

[nyghtmare23]

pete maravich was somethin else

[smoothALOE]

If the 3-point line had existed in those days, he would have had closer to 80 points. That's no lie!

[CbobbyB]

easily