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On Friday afternoon in Tacoma, the over-the-hill gang on the Trib's copy desk was abuzz about the 52-point tour de force Portland's Brandon Roy laid on the Phoenix Suns the night before.
The question arose as to whether Roy's 52 pickup was the all-time NBA high for a Seattle-bred player. Suffice it to say there was a good deal of head-scratching and that not one of us quick-witted sports savants could think of any performance that might rival Roy's.
As if on cue, former Rainier Beach High star Jamal Crawford went for 50 the very next night in Golden State's victory at Charlotte.
Turns out that's the third time the 28-year-old Crawford has scored at least 50 in his NBA career. Crawford, who has a career high of 52, became just the fourth player in NBA history to score 50 with three different teams.
The other three? Wilt Chamberlain, Bernard King and Moses Malone. Not shabby company.
The San Francisco Chronicle says this sort of explosive outburst is exactly what the Warriors were thinking when they acquired Crawford in a trade with the Knicks last month.
As for Roy, the magic he unveiled during the Trail Blazers' 124-119 victory over the Suns was the talk of the NBA on Friday.
The Oregonian's Sean Meagher does a nice job of rounding up the pundits' rush, from PTI to Yahoo! Sports and seemingly everywhere in between, to genuflect before Roy's rising star.
The prevailing sentiment is summed up by Kevin Pelton's assessment in Basketball Prospectus that the former Huskies All-American has "made the leap to superstardom."
If you're still suffering withdrawal symptoms in the wake of the Sonics' abduction and not averse to a little road trip, Crawford and the Warriors have a date in Portland's Rose Garden with Roy and the Blazers on Saturday night, Jan. 10.
At the very least, Roy and Crawford are doing their part to sustain Seattle's profile on the NBA landscape.
