Breaking down the NBA’s historic surge of 50-point performances this season

NBA scoring has seen a notable explosion so far this season, particularly among the league’s stars.

Already, 17 players have scored 50 points or more this season, which is the most the league has seen through the month of January since 1963, per ESPN Stats & Information research.

The NBA could be on pace for a historic number of 50-point performances by season’s end if this trend keeps up. There have now been 17 50-point games out of 729 games…