Tracy McGrady's CAREER-HIGH 62 Point Game

As part of #BestofNBA we take a look back at one of the best scoring performances in NBA history when Tracy McGrady went for a career-high 62 points in a win over the Washington Wizards on 3/10/2004!
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[@NickPR87]

His ability to shoot off the dribble while also being contested was crazy! Even crazier, he could have scored 70!

[@deni8814]

He had to be close to 6'10, if you watch him pulling up on centers it didnt matter not even contested.

[@allanflores25]

@@deni8814 yea he probably was but in the time he played if he listed himself as 6,10 he would have to be a pf maybe center those were the rules just like kd did his early years listed himself at 6,9 even tho he was 7,0 just so he didn’t have to play center so he could be a scorer 😂

[@rudimerm7686]

@@deni8814 TMac was a lanky 6'8". You could see it even when he was standing next to Tim Duncan, Dirk, and Shaq.

[@AP90x]

@@deni8814that plus his insane vertical

[@KDuff-2015]

Tracy McGrady was just as skilled as Kevin Durant, I was a huge fan of his rockets days but the Magic version of T-Mac was unguardable

[@IAmBaldSoWhat]

@@maelguiraud3568 Bruh nobody says Lebron is average as a scorer. He's gonna have the most points all time next season.

[@youngbae5187]

He's more skilled than KD. KD has the height advantage and better shooter. But in terms of moves and arsenal, T-Mac has him beat.

[@automatic303]

@@maelguiraud3568 Are we really judging scorers based of their career high... if Durant took 37 shots and 26 free throws in a game I'm sure he could score 60 to

[@automatic303]

@@IAmBaldSoWhat Fr who tf calling Bron an average scorer 😭

[@CL-el9bd]

@@maelguiraud3568 bron don't hit highly contested shots like a tmac Kobe Jordan ai kyrie kd

[@shwin.]

This dude was a whole vibe! The calf sleeve, the arm band, the silky smooth jump shot, jump out of the gym athleticism. There's no one like him in today's NBA. The closest comparison is probably Paul George, but I'm still taking T-Mac all day!!

[@rahamanawelenje9955]

NBA got worse because of position less basketball. Centers dont have a chance to Shine either

[@joshp146]

Maybe Jason Tatum would be the closest but yeah

[@Xancul0104]

@@rahamanawelenje9955 won the last 3 mvps but ok

[@unwashedhands2087]

One of my favorite players to watch. Mid range game will always be the most entertaining to me

[@KingKobra49]

Hello there! I make entertaining videos as well and I bet I can put a smile on your face ! Just see for yourself and let me know what video I should do or try next! Goodluck❤️‍🔥🙏🏽!!

[@AlexKr.]

Facts! That's why I love to watch KD and DeRozan

[@Terror832]

There’s an art and science to it

[@SportyShordy]

Facts

[@inexpugnabilis]

He even made some three-pointers with such an ease after the whistle was blown that didn‘t count. If he was a bit better at the free throw line that night he even would’ve scored around 70. Prime T-Mac was an offensive threat to any team. I feel bad his team was weak and Grant Hill was injury prone. He deserved a better supporting cast during his prime

[@younglove3362]

He was arguably better than Kobe at this time ⏲️

[@bizbaby]

This is one of the clearest classic games I’ve ever seen, can we get some more like this

[@706Kel]

Fr some of the highlights came straight from Flinstones tvs

[@bizbaby]

@@706Kel facts. That be getting on my nerves 😂

[@TVSTGProductions]

I’d do anything to see the 1995 Magic in HD

[@mnmz6934]

There's just something about Tmac's movements, form, and swag that made him so mesmerizing to watch.

[@Byun_David]

He didn't give a fucc about u he there to kill

[@MikeNoMichael]

Will always be my favorite player of all-time.

[@TempoQuin]

HOLYY. I was 3 or 4 around this time. Gah diggity damn🔥🔥. Imagine if he had some help on this team.

[@Zeke_Moores]

Tmac's game's just beautiful, better than KD

[@zackyboi1487]

Should have stayed so he could play with Dwight Howard. Smh.

[@AP90x]

Him doing that sht on pretty much pure jump shots would of had me throwing slamming my hand on chairs,and throwing cups

[@dannyramos6221]

The only thing that could stop Tracy was his back. Kobe even said Tracy was better than him.

[@rudimerm7686]

TMac skills on full display: Going full speed right and pulling up on the dime. It is something very few players were able to do with consistency.

[@yehor_ivanov]

this, totally (!) a well-written and -analyzed description of T-Mac's uniqueness as a player. seconded, for sure.

[@PabloSolim2006]

One of the greatest pure scores in nba history

[@tkalphonzo8551]

Kevin Durant has learned from this legend Tracey McGrady...

[@lamarjackson8104]

My 2nd favorite ball player ever behind lebron his game was so smooth and electric at same time in his prime from around 2000-2008 man I hate injuries had to catch up with him like they did alot of tall players he was a unbelievable athlete at 6-8 1-2 man Loved watching him play on magic and rockets 🚀

[@louier4172]

People don't understand THIS man was one of the best offensive weapons in NBA history. Top 5 scorer of all time. He wasn't a bucket He was BUuuuuckketttsss

[@Eastnestine]

T MAC..for real ,tell me who was better than TAC..Y'all know this dude is top 3 of all time..

[@beautifulsoul3281]

Imagine him playing with rookie Dwight Howard !

[@k-no058]

How is he not in the top 75 best players in nba🤦‍♂️ but he's In the HOF

[@ArenaPhoenix]

Hes top 10 all time easily

[@滋榎本]

Although he didn't have a long player career like Kobe and Carter, his scoring ability in his prime was one of the best in the NBA. McGrady's Rockets-era '13 points in 35 seconds' is legendary.

[@williamgalloway4063]

Tmac could have had 70-71 points if he would’ve hit his FREETHROWS

[@jayjohnson7646]

No chill Gil brought me here

[@hasan_turgut_]

Amazingg performancee he is legend

[@kl2389]

Love the 62-point game but this is T-Mac's worst season with the Magic because they only won 20 games because of this they have the 1st pick and drafted Dwight Howard.

[@bp2000k]

It’s isn’t fair to that he couldn’t complete his pontential bcs of injuries. He was a crazy baller who could do anything in offense & defence. So fun to watch💯

[@SLSMe]

Great to see him shoot the ball instead of flopping 10 times to go to the line

[@llorenstorrespr4409]

He was very selective with his shots, not like crazy Kobe.

[@LaureusSport]

What a player McGrady was back in the day! Excellent highlights from an incredible match!

[@cukuceral]

if he didn't miss SOO MANY DAMN FREE THROWS, he would've gotten over 80 points this game

[@albertoo428]

Skill wise one of the best ever

[@ahandfullofjosh2730]

Who else saw Gilbert Arenas talking about it, and halfway in then you cut him off to watch the game yourself 😅

[@cryptonous7320]

Kobe scored Lebron’s, T-Mac, and Melo’s career high in 3 quarters 🤯

[@OlexandrPolischuk]

Against Mavericks team that went to NBA Finals that season

[@pablofernandez-valdes1569]

Cause he didn't pass the ball once and chucked everything

[@memoriser6533]

62/10/5 > 81/6/2

[@teenoneofyabusiness1424]

@@memoriser6533 no

[@dillonblase]

Also missed the most shots in nba history 😂

[@zen7938]

Most talented player in NBA

[@joshp146]

Miss the days of Vince carter , Tmac , Kobe , Paul Pierce , Allen Iverson

[@jackwong93]

It’s crazy how similar him and Kobe play

[@markjae6716]

Imagine if he did not missed those free throws... How many points he should've got.

[@beazymne5]

T mac an Clyde Drexler were my favorite 2/3 guards

[@ThreeSZN]

Most undrrrated in nba history

[@noyce.]

Something about his game that is soooooooo smooth. Something about that #1 Magic Jersey. Penny And Tmac

[@reynaldoydio8408]

Sleepy-eyed beast. One of the reason why Kobe was more motivated not allowing TMac to steal the spotlight on him.

[@itsbikezombie1728]

I'll take Tmac in a 1v1 against anyone in NBA history. He might have the deepest bag I've seen of any player ever.

[@blakelip3]

say what you want about his career but NOBODY came close to prime T Mac at this time besides Kobe….

[@josepitotorres633]

Mi máximo jugador favorito. Gracias a él es que gusto ver jugar la NBA mucho mas aún.

[@kentucky7469]

prime tmac was different man

[@captainorbs]

People are quick to forget T-Mac was a superstar battling the best players like lebron and kobe every night.

[@lukamagicgod]

Lol

[@captainorbs]

@@lukamagicgod not sure what you’re laughing at a healthy T Mac was better than a lot of todays NBA stars

[@humble378]

@@lukamagicgod this tmac is better that luka

[@blablablabla2572]

@@humble378 Not at all lmao

[@humble378]

@@blablablabla2572 stop it

[@MillzSzn]

i appreciate your relentless vicious effort to find the most sus-iest Mcgrady pic as a thumbnail

[@halftime814]

Agent 0 and tmac went crazy this game i remember this game me and my cousin was watching this game when his mom drop him off at my house for a sleep over good memories...lol rip to him

[@mattyboy9588]

Young Tmac was a messing up Kobe position as the best shooting guard we really had to think twice when tmac was doing this type stuff

[@70sfan]

Share something new from your massive vault from eras without nearly as big media exposure. Everybody watched Tracy in action, we would like to see oldschool legends like Wilt Chamberlain in their high scoring games.

[@3COI]

A lot of people that watch these videos weren't old enough to remember Prime T-Mac, if they were even alive in 2004.

[@70sfan]

@@3COI It's very easy to find such games online though. They have massive amount of games in their archives that have never been available online.

[@waltergriggsjr4846]

He was the Keith Sweat of the league

[@LordisBOND]

WHAT

[@VisualHighlights.]

Would've been one of the greatest players who ever played if he never got injured 💯

[@Guwapshow]

Idk how he wasnt in the top 75

[@inexpugnabilis]

Same. He got snubbed. Pau, Kyrie or Dwight Howard should’ve been also in that list as well.

[@OGMillyMillz_]

Because he’s overrated that couldn’t get passed the first round of the playoffs 😂😂

[@Guwapshow]

@@OGMillyMillz_ team issue

[@OGMillyMillz_]

@@Guwapshow blah blah blah

[@radentstwo9793]

@@inexpugnabilis Vince Carter, Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili...

[@Konphetty]

Great quality damn. Most early 2000s footage is usually dog shit.

[@KimberlyJaneSalutillo]

The straight off jumpshot is immaculate, TMAC is really a goat

[@kevpersau950]

0:43 buddy yelled son of a bitch as soon as he left his feet 😂😂😂 He knew he got worked ☠️

[@abundantgrowthbasketball3975]

He was unguardable that day. At any point he could turn and pull up and get a bucket. He missed 9 free throws that day too so he could’ve had a lot more! Gilbert Arenas also had 40 that game for Washington but it was obviously overshadowed.

[@emldV2]

I lowkey disrespect Tracy by forgetting about him.

[@freedream4267]

What a player, what a legend!👍

[@David-bt6sj]

T-MAC and MJ and KOBE s'best players nba😮😁😄😃😀

[@shawny55971]

t mac is more skilled than kd for sure. kd has the height and nearly unblockable lean back shot

[@PhiyackYuh]

Tmac of magic was money every game. I wonder if he was on peds those days.

[@JeffreyDFoster]

His point amount is only three points lower than my programming grade.

[@andremiller1566]

Ask tmac about tmac and he talk like he was a third stringer. Smh

[@ekowagbonyitor9212]

Tracy McGrady just woke up that day and said "hmm I think ima drop 60 today" 😅

[@ChudesChislo]

T-MaC one love ❤️

[@TheRaniWasHere]

I remember recording this game live on vhs lmao.

[@esequielpolo2080]

El gran T MAC el marciano 🔥

[@anthonyandrade512]

Imagine if he was on the team when they went to the finals that would of been crazy

[@shuleofficial5996]

nobody was better at hitting difficult contested shots than Tmac

[@Cozy08]

prime t-mac is unguardable. he can raise up and shoot over anybody from anywhere on the floor and the way he's able to create space off the dribble is very special.

[@dillonsiv]

t-mac is what I like to call a "lazy scorer", it doesn't mean I don't think he tries hard its just that watching his game is so fluid that it just looks like he can be on cruise control and put up 30. I would also put KD in this category.

[@Derhit627]

T-Mac is PG before PG

[@keichannnn]

didn't know Kelly Olynyk played in the 2000s

[@domosly]

The fact he never truly entered his prime…

[@willtjie3129]

T-mac > KD

[@scanning5906]

"We have never seen a player like Kevin Durant"

[@liorhamami1715]

T-mac is maybe the most underrated player ever...

[@blablablabla2572]

you mean most overrated

[@MikeyDunksMusic]

Magic McGrady with the blue stars before the injuries was the best player in the NBA. If only he had help to win titles like Kobe had Shaq or Timmy had Robinson and TP and Manu. Would've been TMac in those goat talks.

[@ArenaPhoenix]

Laettner was so ass he wasn’t even trying to defend 😂

[@GenuineLife]

Vintage T Mac One of my favorite players of all time

[@izaak7470]

what the hell is christian laettner doing out there

[@Jerry-el6mq]

This happened 20 years ago today,

[@yovanni813]

That hesi pull up was a beautiful thing to watch

[@sohyankeat2031]

He dont care about olympic😂

[@farmboyfanGaming]

I still dress up my 2k player like Tmac. It's a shame he doesnt have a specific jumper and had to borrow from trae burke.

[@w3ld4n]

That hang pull up J was unstoppable.

[@infinite_one]

Big step up and amazing of surprises moments 🧪 no 😴 on him prove people wrong every time 🤜🏾 bump

[@infinite_one]

💯 0 📈👍🏾

[@BrokeRichAnt7]

This Just Seemed So EffortLess......T Mac Could Have Scored 70 Or More Honestly!!!

[@hedonisthex9952]

yes ，he lost 9 free throws...😢, what a pity

[@kevintownsend3840]

This guy makes my starting 5 along with Magic at the point Jordan at the 2 Akeem in the middle Shawn Kemp at the PF and McGrady plays SF

[@dadovickov554]

In my humble opinion one of the most underrated player i all NBA history..

[@lukamagicgod]

Again using that word again 🤣🤣

[@dillonblase]

Ehhhh maybe brandon Roy would take that title but that’s just me

[@TheFilmSpace1]

😂😂😂😂😂 Gil was right

[@JoBrown-h3l]

Now I know most would say Jordan or kobe as they favorites but mind is tracy broooo he should of got a ring I don't care what yall say tracy a goat In my book and that's one of my favorite . T-mac fasho 😤

[@saturiusrobertson1313]

That Hezi Dribble of T-Mac Was Crazy. He Could shoot or Drive. Or Just Step Back!😀.

[@ualreadykno2K]

record that will never be broken. prime t-mac was a problem.

[@baconnotcripy1416]

who's here after arenas interview

[@stanleyvega6963]

TMac... 🔥🔥🔥🔥🥰🥰🥰🥰On fire ALWAYS

[@PhilWasHere]

Gilbert went crazy this game too. I think he had 55

[@leeallen2369]

The same with Kelvin Durant is super points wepan. Different is pose look more cool and handsome

[@onestone99]

KD + Kobe?