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Historic Hands

You do not need to know a box score to play. These are the biggest nights in basketball history, dealt as five-card hands. Read a few, learn what a Joker looks like, then start a league.

21 hands

Magic Johnson

Rookie Finals Game 6 vs 76ers

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May 16, 1980

42 PTS · 15 REB · 7 AST · 1 BLK · 3 STL

Fan: cards arc out from one corner like a real handSpread: all five cards laid out side by sideStack: cards layered with the top one in front
Sort by suit: Stars, Spades, Hearts, Clubs, DiamondsSort by rank: highest card first
Flip: show the paisley card backs
Joker
♠
Joker of spades
card back
15 REB
A
Ace
★
Ace of stars
card back
42 PTS
K
King
♥
King of hearts
card back
7 AST
K
King
♦
King of diamonds
card back
3 STL
J
Jack
♣
Jack of clubs
card back
1 BLK

Michael Jordan

69 PTS vs Cavaliers

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Mar 28, 1990

69 PTS · 18 REB · 6 AST · 4 BLK · 2 STL

Fan: cards arc out from one corner like a real handSpread: all five cards laid out side by sideStack: cards layered with the top one in front
Sort by suit: Stars, Spades, Hearts, Clubs, DiamondsSort by rank: highest card first
Flip: show the paisley card backs
Double Joker
★
Double Joker of stars
×2
card back
69 PTS
Joker
♠
Joker of spades
card back
18 REB
A
Ace
♣
Ace of clubs
card back
4 BLK
Q
Queen
♥
Queen of hearts
card back
6 AST
Q
Queen
♦
Queen of diamonds
card back
2 STL

LeBron James

Game 6 ECF vs Celtics

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Jun 7, 2012

45 PTS · 15 REB · 5 AST · 1 BLK · 2 STL

Fan: cards arc out from one corner like a real handSpread: all five cards laid out side by sideStack: cards layered with the top one in front
Sort by suit: Stars, Spades, Hearts, Clubs, DiamondsSort by rank: highest card first
Flip: show the paisley card backs
Joker
♠
Joker of spades
card back
15 REB
A
Ace
★
Ace of stars
card back
45 PTS
Q
Queen
♥
Queen of hearts
card back
5 AST
Q
Queen
♦
Queen of diamonds
card back
2 STL
J
Jack
♣
Jack of clubs
card back
1 BLK

Hakeem Olajuwon

Quadruple-Double vs Bucks

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Mar 29, 1990

18 PTS · 16 REB · 10 AST · 11 BLK · 0 STL

Fan: cards arc out from one corner like a real handSpread: all five cards laid out side by sideStack: cards layered with the top one in front
Sort by suit: Stars, Spades, Hearts, Clubs, DiamondsSort by rank: highest card first
Flip: show the paisley card backs
Triple Joker
♣
Triple Joker of clubs
×3
card back
11 BLK
Joker
♠
Joker of spades
card back
16 REB
A
Ace
♥
Ace of hearts
card back
10 AST
J
Jack
★
Jack of stars
card back
18 PTS
Ø
Scrub
♦
Scrub of diamonds
card back
0 STL

Nikola Jokić

Triple-Double masterpiece vs Kings

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Dec 28, 2021

26 PTS · 19 REB · 14 AST · 0 BLK · 2 STL

Fan: cards arc out from one corner like a real handSpread: all five cards laid out side by sideStack: cards layered with the top one in front
Sort by suit: Stars, Spades, Hearts, Clubs, DiamondsSort by rank: highest card first
Flip: show the paisley card backs
Joker
♠
Joker of spades
card back
19 REB
Joker
♥
Joker of hearts
card back
14 AST
Q
Queen
★
Queen of stars
card back
26 PTS
Q
Queen
♦
Queen of diamonds
card back
2 STL
Ø
Scrub
♣
Scrub of clubs
card back
0 BLK

Tracy McGrady

62 PTS vs Wizards

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Mar 10, 2004

62 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST · 3 BLK · 1 STL

Fan: cards arc out from one corner like a real handSpread: all five cards laid out side by sideStack: cards layered with the top one in front
Sort by suit: Stars, Spades, Hearts, Clubs, DiamondsSort by rank: highest card first
Flip: show the paisley card backs
Joker
★
Joker of stars
card back
62 PTS
K
King
♣
King of clubs
card back
3 BLK
Q
Queen
♠
Queen of spades
card back
10 REB
Q
Queen
♥
Queen of hearts
card back
5 AST
J
Jack
♦
Jack of diamonds
card back
1 STL

Giannis Antetokounmpo

52 PTS, 16 REB vs 76ers

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Mar 4, 2019

52 PTS · 16 REB · 7 AST · 1 BLK · 0 STL

Fan: cards arc out from one corner like a real handSpread: all five cards laid out side by sideStack: cards layered with the top one in front
Sort by suit: Stars, Spades, Hearts, Clubs, DiamondsSort by rank: highest card first
Flip: show the paisley card backs
Joker
★
Joker of stars
card back
52 PTS
A
Ace
♠
Ace of spades
card back
16 REB
K
King
♥
King of hearts
card back
7 AST
J
Jack
♣
Jack of clubs
card back
1 BLK
Ø
Scrub
♦
Scrub of diamonds
card back
0 STL

Kevin Durant

54 PTS vs Warriors

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Jan 17, 2014

54 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST · 2 BLK · 1 STL

Fan: cards arc out from one corner like a real handSpread: all five cards laid out side by sideStack: cards layered with the top one in front
Sort by suit: Stars, Spades, Hearts, Clubs, DiamondsSort by rank: highest card first
Flip: show the paisley card backs
Joker
★
Joker of stars
card back
54 PTS
Q
Queen
♠
Queen of spades
card back
7 REB
Q
Queen
♣
Queen of clubs
card back
2 BLK
J
Jack
♥
Jack of hearts
card back
2 AST
J
Jack
♦
Jack of diamonds
card back
1 STL

Stephen Curry

54 PTS, 3-pt record vs Knicks

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Nov 7, 2016

54 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST · 0 BLK · 3 STL

Fan: cards arc out from one corner like a real handSpread: all five cards laid out side by sideStack: cards layered with the top one in front
Sort by suit: Stars, Spades, Hearts, Clubs, DiamondsSort by rank: highest card first
Flip: show the paisley card backs
Joker
★
Joker of stars
card back
54 PTS
K
King
♦
King of diamonds
card back
3 STL
Q
Queen
♥
Queen of hearts
card back
6 AST
J
Jack
♠
Jack of spades
card back
5 REB
Ø
Scrub
♣
Scrub of clubs
card back
0 BLK

Allen Iverson

54 PTS vs Cavaliers

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Jan 6, 2001

54 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST · 0 BLK · 2 STL

Fan: cards arc out from one corner like a real handSpread: all five cards laid out side by sideStack: cards layered with the top one in front
Sort by suit: Stars, Spades, Hearts, Clubs, DiamondsSort by rank: highest card first
Flip: show the paisley card backs
Joker
★
Joker of stars
card back
54 PTS
K
King
♥
King of hearts
card back
7 AST
Q
Queen
♦
Queen of diamonds
card back
2 STL
J
Jack
♠
Jack of spades
card back
5 REB
Ø
Scrub
♣
Scrub of clubs
card back
0 BLK

Kobe Bryant

81-Point Game vs Raptors

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Jan 22, 2006

81 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST · 1 BLK · 3 STL

Fan: cards arc out from one corner like a real handSpread: all five cards laid out side by sideStack: cards layered with the top one in front
Sort by suit: Stars, Spades, Hearts, Clubs, DiamondsSort by rank: highest card first
Flip: show the paisley card backs
Triple Joker
★
Triple Joker of stars
×3
card back
81 PTS
K
King
♦
King of diamonds
card back
3 STL
Q
Queen
♠
Queen of spades
card back
6 REB
J
Jack
♣
Jack of clubs
card back
1 BLK
10
♥
10 of hearts
card back
2 AST

Shaquille O'Neal

61 PTS, 23 REB vs Clippers

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Mar 6, 2000

61 PTS · 23 REB · 3 AST · 1 BLK · 1 STL

Fan: cards arc out from one corner like a real handSpread: all five cards laid out side by sideStack: cards layered with the top one in front
Sort by suit: Stars, Spades, Hearts, Clubs, DiamondsSort by rank: highest card first
Flip: show the paisley card backs
Double Joker
★
Double Joker of stars
×2
card back
61 PTS
Double Joker
♠
Double Joker of spades
×2
card back
23 REB
J
Jack
♥
Jack of hearts
card back
3 AST
J
Jack
♣
Jack of clubs
card back
1 BLK
J
Jack
♦
Jack of diamonds
card back
1 STL

Wilt Chamberlain

100-Point Game vs Knicks

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Mar 2, 1962

100 PTS · 25 REB · 2 AST · 0 BLK · 0 STL

Fan: cards arc out from one corner like a real handSpread: all five cards laid out side by sideStack: cards layered with the top one in front
Sort by suit: Stars, Spades, Hearts, Clubs, DiamondsSort by rank: highest card first
Flip: show the paisley card backs
Triple Joker
★
Triple Joker of stars
×3
card back
100 PTS
Triple Joker
♠
Triple Joker of spades
×3
card back
25 REB
10
♥
10 of hearts
card back
2 AST
Ø
Scrub
♣
Scrub of clubs
card back
0 BLK
Ø
Scrub
♦
Scrub of diamonds
card back
0 STL

Iverson's 48 and the step-over

Historic hand

48 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 5 steals

Joker
♦
Joker of diamonds
card back
5 STEALS
A
Ace
★
Ace of stars
card back
48 POINTS
  • 48 points in the Finals is an Ace of Stars
  • 5 steals is a Joker of Diamonds

Kobe's 81 against Toronto

Historic hand

81 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists

Joker
★
Joker of stars
card back
81 POINTS
  • 81 points is a Joker of Stars, the ceiling of the deck

LeBron's Game 7 in 2016

Historic hand

27 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists, 2 blocks, 3 steals

  • a Finals Game 7 triple double deals three face cards in one hand

MJ drops 63 on the Celtics in the Garden

Historic hand

63 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 blocks, 3 steals

Joker
★
Joker of stars
card back
63 POINTS
  • 63 points in a playoff game is a Joker of Stars

Rookie Magic jumps center and closes a title

Historic hand

42 points, 15 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals

K
King
★
King of stars
card back
42 POINTS
K
King
♠
King of spades
card back
15 REBOUNDS
  • 42 points is a King of Stars
  • 15 rebounds is a King of Spades

Russ, 57, and the triple double season

Historic hand

57 points, 13 rebounds, 11 assists

Joker
★
Joker of stars
card back
57 POINTS
K
King
♥
King of hearts
card back
11 ASSISTS
Q
Queen
♠
Queen of spades
card back
13 REBOUNDS
  • 57 points is a Joker of Stars
  • 13 rebounds is a Queen of Spades
  • 11 assists is a King of Hearts

Steph hangs 62 on Portland

Historic hand

62 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 8 threes

Joker
★
Joker of stars
card back
62 POINTS
  • 62 points is a Joker of Stars

Wilt scores 100. One hundred.

Historic hand

100 points, 25 rebounds

Joker
★
Joker of stars
card back
100 POINTS
Joker
♠
Joker of spades
card back
25 REBOUNDS
  • 100 points is a Joker of Stars with the deck begging for mercy
  • 25 rebounds is a Joker of Spades