Wednesday, February 1st, 2012 at 12:45 pm  |  114 responses

JR Smith Scored 60 Points, Hit 14 Threes in a Chinese Playoff Game


JR Smith continue to tear it up in China. He scored 60 points today while bombing away from long-range in a Playoff game. Per ZagsBlog: “J.R. Smith dropped 60 points in a Chinese League playoff game Wednesday. Here’s the box score showing that the former Denver Nuggets and St. Benedict’s Prep guard went 14-for-18 from beyond the arc and also added eight rebounds — off the bench — in the Zhejiang Cyclones’ 122-110 win over Qingdao Double Star. Former Nets and UConn big man Josh Boone added 18 points in the win. Smith is one of several Americans playing in China who can’t join the NBA until their team’s seasons end.’ [...] His father, Earl, told SNY.tv, that his son is ‘just concentrating on what he’s gotta get done.’ Earl seemed to dismiss the Knicks, who only have the $2.5 million mini-level available, as an option. ‘So $2.5 million, come on,’ he said.”

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  • LP

    60. one for every tattoo his girl has.

  • http://slamonline.com nbk

    loooooooool – Atleast he knows he’s worth more then the minimum.

  • logues

    that league is an absolute joke

  • fruizm

    Im not surprised…and I wouldnt be surprised if he scores 60 in a NBA game either….that guy can score. He’s weak in so many areas but one thing he can do is score.

  • bike

    Chinese players can’t defend, it’s a proven fact. They have problems moving laterally and have a limited vertical field of vision.

  • robb

    better to reign in Hell than serve in Heaven right J.R.?

  • http://nba.com GP23

    14 threes !! Damn, that would be an NBA record if he did that for the Nuggets.

  • http://slamonline.com nbk

    It’s not from the NBA 3pt line. The number is a little messed up, basically a college three.

  • 23

    jr smith… the jordan of china

  • http://redoftoothandclaw.ca/ niQ

    Anyone know how much he averages per game over there? Got a link?

  • http://www.asia-basket.com/player.asp?Cntry=CHN&PlayerID=65059 nbk

    Click my name niQ – he averages 33.9

  • http://redoftoothandclaw.ca/ niQ

    Thanks, always wondered how inflated his stats would be..

  • floe

    chicago’s gonna be scary if they sign this guy.

  • http://wagesofwins.com/2012/02/01/kyrie-irving-is-not-the-rookie-of-the-year/ nbk

    pretty inflated lol

  • LP

    Chicago, please sign JR smith and his tattoos….I don’t care if he is a head case….

  • http://slamonline.com The Black Rick Kamla

    Michael Jordan of China

  • http://cnbc.com JTaylor21

    CHI better have more than 2.5mill if they want to sign this cat.

  • LA Huey

    And not a single damn was given.

  • l2ising Phoenix

    LMAO, he clowned the knicks, what he really meant to say was.. “2.5 mill?…THE FCK I LOOK LIKE!?”

  • http://nyill.wordpress.com Enigmatic

    Chicago??
    Not gonna happen.
    Thibs would pull a reverse Sprewell and choke the sh*t out of him in practice.

  • Sean B

    This is why NBA players are the greatest at what they do. Even a role or semi-talented player(however you feel to classify JR) can go across the globe and still put 60 on fools without even breaking a sweat. I don’t care who you play against, 60 points is impressive.

    Now let’s just hope he gets picked up by Chicago to swing the 2012 NBA Championship, he can’t be the go to guy for the Bulls bench mob this year?

  • http://slamonline.com LakeShow

    Enig LOL! He could be sooooo good for the bulls though. He technically can play decent defense lol…

  • http://slamonline.com Allenp

    Um, that comment by Bike was really close to racist.

  • http://slamonline house

    No f**king way do I want this guy on the Bulls, he is selfish and is a black hole on offense. Once you give him the ball you won’t get it back.
    To all these people who think he would be a great fit on the Bulls.. I see your sabotage attempts lol…

  • DerekG

    JR’s sister may be defending more than the players in this league! Time for me to get into the CHinese League!

  • http://slamonline.com LakeShow

    Bahh, no need to get your panties in a wad there Allen.

  • http://ssjdklffl.com Jukai

    Allen: it was more than close, and the douche has done it more than once

  • http://Slamonline.com nbk

    Oh that was definitely racist.

  • http://slamonline.com LakeShow

    Bahh, no need to get your panties in a wad there Juk’s.

  • http://slamonline.com LakeShow

    Bahh, no need to get your panties in a wad there nbk.

  • Jerome

    Bike has zero lateral tolerance, it’s a proven fact .

  • davidR

    reverse sprewell. nice.

  • http://bedotwater.bandcamp.com BE.water

    lol @ Lake Show. 60 points is a task wherever you’re playing.

  • http://slamonline.com Allenp

    That comment by Lakeshow was both sexist and condoned potential racism. Wonderful.
    I’m cool on that argument today though, ain’t nothing changing on that front and I’m not interested in jousting.

  • LP

    @ House: They said the same thing when Rasheed went to the Pistons, remember he was a head case….but winning is contagious, he’ll get in line! We need him…

  • http://slamonline.com LakeShow

    It’s sexist to suggest a man wears panties and that they are currently being scarfed up into his ass? Man I thought you were smart-ish AP…

  • http://wagesofwins.com/2012/02/01/kyrie-irving-is-not-the-rookie-of-the-year/ nbk

    I buy my panties in wads.

  • http://slamonline.com LakeShow

    Pre-Wadded? Hmmmmm…. nice.

  • http://www.twitter.com/_dfrance DFrance21

    The best times on this site are the off topic exchanges between the commenters.

  • http://wagesofwins.com/2012/02/01/kyrie-irving-is-not-the-rookie-of-the-year/ nbk

    yea they are just big wads. They just get more and more wadded. And it gets even bigger when people are blatantly racist.

  • http://slamonline.com Allenp

    The suggestion was that being concerned about racism was a sign of a lack of masculinity, and that was expressed through a reference to women’s panties.
    Clearly you’re not up to date on what qualifies as racist or sexist.
    Quick primer.
    when the joke involves making fun of someone’s gender, race, nationality or sexual orientation, it’s a problem. Same is true with disabilities.
    I know you’d prefer if we all just accept racism as par for the course because discussing it ruins your mood, but hey, I don’t give two flying f*cks about your mood.
    Saying that it’s a fact that Chinese people have problems moving laterally and seeing vertically is close to the line for real unless there is some serious scientific evidence provided. Key word is serious.

  • http://slamonline.com. datkid

    christ bike…..

  • http://slamonline.com Allenp

    And just doing “google research” showed those claims are pure BS. so yep, racism. repeating race based claims that are untrue is racism. Yep.

  • MUBWAR

    wooow bike really? all of that said, a 4’11 chinese midget can woop both our asses simultaneously.

  • http://nyill.wordpress.com Enigmatic

    As great a writer as Allen is, he might have missed his calling cause dude would’ve been a dope lawyer.
    “To be truthful, your honor, I don’t give two flying f*cks about the other counsel’s objections. And not a single f*ck is given about your idle threats to throw me in contempt, either.”

  • http://slamonline.com nbk

    Enigmatic, that is the best comment I have read in a long time. lmao

  • http://slamonline.com LakeShow

    You got em AP! Got em’ good. Another day saved by AP… Allen P: stopping internet racism, one basketball related website at a time. The fact that you took a silly racist joke to google to check the merits of it’s claim is utterly ridiculous. Your a funny dude (not haha type of funny btw). I find it interesting that once again you call someone out for a racist joke that really wasn’t anything to get your male boxer briefs (not the sexist female type of panties) wadded up over. Whilst saying nothing to datkid or any of the 100′s of other posts where a commenter uses the Lords name in vein. Once again showing that your priorities are all messed up. That is if you are the God fearing man you profess to be. Hmmm… things to think about AP. Like you said though, not looking to get into a poo flinger today ;)

  • bike

    Okay, that bike at 12:59 ‘aint me. Whomever that is, he/she/it has made similar remarks on the subject of chinese players in the past.
    I have raised the subject in the past of race, at some level, being a factor in athletic performance but in a more serious discussion.

  • http://slamonline.com nbk

    The point is, we read THIS basketball website. We comment here. So if someone says something blatantly racist we should have the right to call them out. Rather then accept that racism because “your not going to change the world on the internet” – amazingly enough, some of us would just rather fight racism then accept it. Wadded underwear or not.

  • http://nyill.wordpress.com Enigmatic

    Lake you my dude but why do you always insist on starter these commenting beefs when you almost always lose?
    You’re the Eric Crumble of SLAM Online.

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