Brooklyn Nets guard Cam Thomas. Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports

Young Nets star also makes scoring history

By Sean Keane | Last updated 2/8/23

On a night where LeBron James passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Cam Thomas made some history of his own.

CAM THOMAS TONIGHT:

43 POINTS
5 REBOUNDS
3 ASSISTS

Last 3 games:
43 PTS - 5 REB - 3 AST (tonight)
47 PTS - 4 REB - 3 AST
44 PTS - 5 REB - 5 AST

Cam is the youngest player in NBA history to score 40 points in three straight games pic.twitter.com/tgX4EbYX8r
— NBACentral (@TheNBACentral) February 8, 2023

The 21-year-old Thomas became the second-youngest player ever to score 40 points in consecutive NBA games. The youngest? LeBron James. Then, when he scored 24 points in the first half Tuesday night, he became the first player to score 20 points or more in four consecutive halves, also since James. In the second half, he scored only 19 to end the streak.

With Kyrie Irving gone and Kevin Durant injured, Thomas has been on fire, but the Nets have gone 1-2, losing to the Clippers and Suns. But Thomas, the 27th pick in the 2021 draft, is emerging as a legitimate scorer, and he might help reassure Durant about the direction of the Nets franchise.

He's also now the best LSU alumnus on the Nets as well.

In the last 2.5 games Cam Thomas scored as many points as Ben Simmons did in his last 18 games
— sreekar (@sreekyshooter) February 8, 2023

Next up? Passing Allen Iverson and his five straight 40-point games in 1997.

At 21 years old, Cam Thomas is the youngest player in NBA history to score 40 points in three straight games.

The previous youngest was Allen Iverson during a run of five straight 40-point games in April 1997. pic.twitter.com/wtr0IMtapg
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) February 8, 2023

Thomas seemed excited to match LeBron's feat, but ultimately, he's a "Kobe guy."

Asked Cam Thomas about him joining LeBron James as the two youngest players in NBA history to score 44 points in consecutive games:

“That’s great company... I’m a Kobe guy though, so if you said Kobe I would’ve been a little more excited.” pic.twitter.com/fIpe96D708
— Erik Slater (@erikslater_) February 7, 2023

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