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Happy 50th Karl

mellow

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in honor of 50 years....

50 memories, pictures, and trivia about the Jazz Power Forward.

1- Karl scored 50 points in 5 games.

2- Karl first scored 50 points in a game on December 22, 1989. In Charlotte. He played 43 minutes and scored 52 points. He was 26 years old.

3- 36 days later, and after an All-Star snub Karl scored 50 again against Milwaukee on his way to a career high 61 points in 33 minutes.

4-Watch all 61 points here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_yozMkcXFs

5-It would be almost 6 years before he scored 50 pts again. This time against Golden State on Dec 9 1995. He shot 68% on his way to 51 points. Maybe Rony Seikly remembered the abuse when he turned down a trade to the Jazz 3 years later.

6- His next 50 pt game was also against GS. On April 9, 1998 at the age of 34 years and 247 days. He scored 56 in 42 minutes.

7- His last 50 pt game was amazing. April 22, 2000. Karl was nearly 37 years old, it was the first round of the playoffs against Seattle. Seattle had Horace Grant, Karl's opponent from the Bulls playoffs, former teammate Greg Foster and Vin Baker. Karl Scored 50 pts in 43 minutes.

8- Karl is the oldest player to score 50 points in the playoffs.

9- Karl scored his 50th point of his career against the GSW on November 5, 1985. He scored 11 points in the game.

10- Karl scored his 50th playoff point in game 2 of the 1986 playoffs against Dallas. He scored 31 points in the game, the first time he ever scored more than 30, but it wasn't enough. Dallas won the game and the series.


more to come....
 
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Longevity.

Had he played in 03-04 for the Jazz, he would have put up 20 points per game at the age of 40, and probably never would've got injured.
 
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12-Karl came off the bench for his first two games. The Jazz lost. At age 22, and despite having an established veteran in Dantley Karl Started his third game. In the game Karl played his 50th minute, scored 13 points and the Jazz beat the Spurs.

13- Karl played 85 games against the spurs. Probably none of them as memorable as game 66.
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14- A few days earlier Karl had kneed Donyell Marshall breaking his rib.

15- Karls points per shot for his career:
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16-2× NBA Most Valuable Player (1997, 1999)

17- He was a 14× NBA All-Star (1988–1998, 2000–2002)

18- Karl was an 11× All-NBA First Team (1989–1999)

19- And 2× All-NBA Second Team (1988, 2000) and All-NBA Third Team (2001)

20- Some people forget he was 3× All-Defensive First Team (1997–1999) &All-Defensive Second Team (1988)


21- 2× NBA All-Star Game MVP (1989, 1993)
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22- NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team
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A couple of Karl Malone birthday games on NBA TV today. Jazz/Lakers 12/25/88 at 2:30 and Jazz/Bulls 1998 finals - game 5 at 5:00. Plus NBAE Presents: Karl Malone, at 2:00 and again at 4:30. All times EST.
 
23--The Porter Rockwell Movie
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24- Monster trucks
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25- 18 Wheelers
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26- Wrestling
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27- Saying things on the radio that couldn't be unsaid.
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28- Fast breaks. Karl got so many points by just out running the competition. It helped to have Stockton delivering the passes, but Karl could rebound, make the outlet pass and still beat 3/5 of the defense down the floor. And it wasn't just fast breaks. The early offense that he & Stock would connect on was amazing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODYHaUC5vVo
 
29- Low post -- the later years 96-99. Running hooks across the lane, fall aways from the block, creating space and taking a short shot. Here is a video that is too long but reminds me of the MVP years of Malone. (Intersting to see who was trying to gaurd him, also the Jazz spacing was terrible. I wonder what might have been had they used a corner and top right 3pt shooter for Karl to pass to.....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2edAvSLD5U8
 
30- Karl 39 points in Boston Garden 1989 (stockton 17 assists) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuz350SWwl4

I wish there was a better recording of the dunk at 0:53
 
31-1989 Playoffs against the Warriors. Looking back it was amazing that the Jazz won as much as they did. Their bench and supporting players were mostly one dimensional or just plain awful. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6qDOm7hEW4
 
#32
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#33 As mentioned in #10. Karl first scored 30+ points in the playoffs of his rookie season. He would end his Jazz career scoring 30+ points in a game 488 times.

#34 LA Gear Shoes:
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#35 Games with 30+ points & 10+ rebounds= 348.
#36 Games with the 'magical' 20 & 10: 815 (Kanter has 1, Favors has 3 in their careers. Biedrins has 13 but only one since 2008)
 
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