{"id":1329,"date":"2013-02-25T17:19:49","date_gmt":"2013-02-25T23:19:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pauleide.com\/?p=1329"},"modified":"2019-04-08T22:27:33","modified_gmt":"2019-04-09T03:27:33","slug":"today-in-nba-history-1977-pistol-pete-scores-career-high-68","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/today-in-nba-history-1977-pistol-pete-scores-career-high-68\/","title":{"rendered":"Today In NBA History 1977: &#8220;Pistol&#8221; Pete Scores Career High 68"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4953 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/pete-maravich-68-points.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"475\" height=\"594\" \/><noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4953 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/pete-maravich-68-points.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"475\" height=\"594\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>36 years ago today, &#8220;Pistol&#8221; Pete Maravich had the most productive scoring performance of his NBA career.\u00a0Maravich&#8217;s\u00a0mark on the game is still felt today.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->Against the New York Knicks,\u00a0Maravich\u00a0made 26 field goals and 16 of 19 free throws to total 68 points in a 124-107 victory. 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