Obstinately disagreeable, quarrelsome, and hard to manage. This cat. Kanye West. A New Jersey driver who has endured a 30-minute traffic jam. Dez Bryant. A mama bear who finds out you took her cubs. Chris Christie during a press conference. Walter Sobchak.
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Earlier this week, Florida State freshman Xavier Rathan-Mayes scored 30 points in the final 4:38 of a loss to Miami. Partial highlights are available here, and they are well worth watching.
There was another incredible performance not too long-ago: Klay Thompson's 37-point quarter for the Golden State Warriors.
The most legendary point explosion is probably Reggie Miller's 8-in-8.9 performance from the 1995 playoffs against the Knicks (the infamous choke game). But my favorite—partly because I happened to catch this live—is Tracy McGrady's 13 points in 33 seconds:
These are the reasons we love sports.
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