Nightly Notable: Deron Williams Drops 57

;Deron Williams scores career high 57 points VS Charlotte Bobcats (interview after the game)
New Jersey Nets 104-101 Charlotte Bobcats
Deron Williams drops a career high 57 points VS Charlotte BobcatsDo not get between Deron Williams and his golf game.

With the New Jersey Nets promised a day off by Coach Avery Johnson in exchange for a victory over the Charlotte Bobcats, Williams scored 57 points — 40 in the second half — on 16-of-29 shooting from the field and 21-of-21 shooting from the free-throw line. All of that came in 38 minutes of play and the Nets got past the Bobcats 104-101.

Deron Williams dropped 57 points in the Nets' win over the Bobcats. In other action, the Nuggets handed the Spurs a rare home loss, and the Bulls beat the Sixers.

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Mar 5, 2012 - Deron Williams scored a team record 57 points as the New Jersey Nets waltzed into Charlotte and beat the juggernaut Bobcats 104-101 on Sunday. Williams was 16-for-29 from the floor, 4-for-11 on three-pointers and 21-for-21 from the line. He also managed seven assists, meaning that he figured in at least 68 percent of New Jersey's points
Deron Williams scored 57 points on just 29 shots against the Bobcats Sunday— he hit 16 of his shots and was 21-for-21 from the free throw line. You can see all of them above. Well, not the free throws, but everything else.

It was an impressive performance — it is more points than any player has scored in a game this season. It is better than the career high for LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Paul, pretty much any player in the NBA not named Kobe Bryant. It’s more than any Net player has ever scored.

It happened because the Bobcats decided not to trap, not to double Williams off the pick-and-roll. Note to the team’s coming up on the Nets schedule — they don’t have a lot of other guys who can beat you. Take the ball out of Williams hands. Or else this can happen to you.