Credit: AP
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Nik Stauskas has entered the G League history book. After scoring 43 points last night, he has combined for 100 in his last two games.

Nik Stauskas

Nik  Stauskas
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Position: SG
Age: 28
Height: 198 cm
Weight: 93 kg
Birth place: Canada

He guided Denver Nuggets affiliate, Grand Rapids Gold (13-9), to a home victory over Lakeland Magic (5-13) 124-119 (42-27, 27-31, 23-24, 32-37).

His 43 points came in 40 minutes on a solid shooting percentage (7/8 2PT, 9/13 3PT, 2/2 FT). In addition, the 28-year-old grabbed 6 rebounds and dished 5 assists.

A day ago, the Canadian shooting guard dropped 57 points (9/14 2PT, 11/15 3PT, 5/6 FT), adding the same 6 rebounds and 5 assists in a win against Wisconsin Herd.

Stauskas is the second player in G League history to score 100+ in a two-game span. Moreover, he is the first player in G history to do it on a back-to-back.

The 8th pick in the 2014 NBA Draft has been already played for the Sacramento Kings, Philadelphia 76ers, Brooklyn Nets, Portland Trail Blazers, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Miami Heat.

In this NBA campaign, he played just two matches for the Miami club.

He holds NBA career averages of 6.8 points, 2.1 rebounds, and 1.5 assists over 337 duels.

In the 2019-20 season, Nik Stauskas represented Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz jersey. He appeared in 22 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague games and registered 9 points (42% 3PT), 2.1 rebounds, 1.6 assists, and 6.8 PIR on average.

Nik Stauskas' performances in back-to-back games

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Nik Stauskas

Nik  Stauskas
Nik  Stauskas
MIN: 11.85
PTS: 5.5 (50%)
REB: 1.5
As: 0.5
ST: 0
BL: 0
TO: 0
GM: 2