Learn the cards

Historic Hands

You do not need to know a box score to play. These are the biggest nights in basketball history, dealt as five-card hands. Read a few, learn what a Joker looks like, then start a league.

21 hands
1
M. Jordan
MJ
Mar 28, 1990
69 PTSvsCavaliers
Fan: cards arc out from one corner like a real handSpread: all five cards laid out side by sideStack: cards layered with the top one in front
Sort by suit: Stars, Spades, Hearts, Clubs, DiamondsSort by rank: highest card first
Flip: show the paisley card backs
Joker
★
Joker of stars
card back
69 PTS
Joker
♠
Joker of spades
card back
18 REB
A
Ace
♣
Ace of clubs
card back
4 BLK
Q
Queen
♥
Queen of hearts
card back
6 AST
Q
Queen
♦
Queen of diamonds
card back
2 STL
2
M. Johnson
Magic
May 16, 1980
Rookie Finals Game 6vs76ers
Fan: cards arc out from one corner like a real handSpread: all five cards laid out side by sideStack: cards layered with the top one in front
Sort by suit: Stars, Spades, Hearts, Clubs, DiamondsSort by rank: highest card first
Flip: show the paisley card backs
Joker
♠
Joker of spades
card back
15 REB
A
Ace
★
Ace of stars
card back
42 PTS
K
King
♥
King of hearts
card back
7 AST
K
King
♦
King of diamonds
card back
3 STL
J
Jack
♣
Jack of clubs
card back
1 BLK
3
H. Olajuwon
The Dream
Mar 29, 1990
Quadruple-DoublevsBucks
Fan: cards arc out from one corner like a real handSpread: all five cards laid out side by sideStack: cards layered with the top one in front
Sort by suit: Stars, Spades, Hearts, Clubs, DiamondsSort by rank: highest card first
Flip: show the paisley card backs
Joker
♠
Joker of spades
card back
16 REB
Joker
♣
Joker of clubs
card back
11 BLK
A
Ace
♥
Ace of hearts
card back
10 AST
J
Jack
★
Jack of stars
card back
18 PTS
♦
2 of diamonds
card back
0 STL
4
S. O'Neal
The Diesel
Mar 6, 2000
61 PTS, 23 REBvsClippers
Fan: cards arc out from one corner like a real handSpread: all five cards laid out side by sideStack: cards layered with the top one in front
Sort by suit: Stars, Spades, Hearts, Clubs, DiamondsSort by rank: highest card first
Flip: show the paisley card backs
Joker
★
Joker of stars
card back
61 PTS
Joker
♠
Joker of spades
card back
23 REB
J
Jack
♥
Jack of hearts
card back
3 AST
J
Jack
♣
Jack of clubs
card back
1 BLK
J
Jack
♦
Jack of diamonds
card back
1 STL
5
L. James
King James
Jun 7, 2012
Game 6 ECFvsCeltics
Fan: cards arc out from one corner like a real handSpread: all five cards laid out side by sideStack: cards layered with the top one in front
Sort by suit: Stars, Spades, Hearts, Clubs, DiamondsSort by rank: highest card first
Flip: show the paisley card backs
Joker
♠
Joker of spades
card back
15 REB
A
Ace
★
Ace of stars
card back
45 PTS
Q
Queen
♥
Queen of hearts
card back
5 AST
Q
Queen
♦
Queen of diamonds
card back
2 STL
J
Jack
♣
Jack of clubs
card back
1 BLK
6
N. Jokić
The Joker
Dec 28, 2021
Triple-Double masterpiecevsKings
Fan: cards arc out from one corner like a real handSpread: all five cards laid out side by sideStack: cards layered with the top one in front
Sort by suit: Stars, Spades, Hearts, Clubs, DiamondsSort by rank: highest card first
Flip: show the paisley card backs
Joker
♠
Joker of spades
card back
19 REB
Joker
♥
Joker of hearts
card back
14 AST
Q
Queen
★
Queen of stars
card back
26 PTS
Q
Queen
♦
Queen of diamonds
card back
2 STL
♣
2 of clubs
card back
0 BLK
7
T. McGrady
T-Mac
Mar 10, 2004
62 PTSvsWizards
Fan: cards arc out from one corner like a real handSpread: all five cards laid out side by sideStack: cards layered with the top one in front
Sort by suit: Stars, Spades, Hearts, Clubs, DiamondsSort by rank: highest card first
Flip: show the paisley card backs
Joker
★
Joker of stars
card back
62 PTS
K
King
♣
King of clubs
card back
3 BLK
Q
Queen
♠
Queen of spades
card back
10 REB
Q
Queen
♥
Queen of hearts
card back
5 AST
J
Jack
♦
Jack of diamonds
card back
1 STL
8
G. Antetokounmpo
Greek Freak
Mar 4, 2019
52 PTS, 16 REBvs76ers
Fan: cards arc out from one corner like a real handSpread: all five cards laid out side by sideStack: cards layered with the top one in front
Sort by suit: Stars, Spades, Hearts, Clubs, DiamondsSort by rank: highest card first
Flip: show the paisley card backs
Joker
★
Joker of stars
card back
52 PTS
A
Ace
♠
Ace of spades
card back
16 REB
K
King
♥
King of hearts
card back
7 AST
J
Jack
♣
Jack of clubs
card back
1 BLK
♦
2 of diamonds
card back
0 STL
9
K. Durant
Slim Reaper
Jan 17, 2014
54 PTSvsWarriors
Fan: cards arc out from one corner like a real handSpread: all five cards laid out side by sideStack: cards layered with the top one in front
Sort by suit: Stars, Spades, Hearts, Clubs, DiamondsSort by rank: highest card first
Flip: show the paisley card backs
Joker
★
Joker of stars
card back
54 PTS
Q
Queen
♠
Queen of spades
card back
7 REB
Q
Queen
♣
Queen of clubs
card back
2 BLK
J
Jack
♥
Jack of hearts
card back
2 AST
J
Jack
♦
Jack of diamonds
card back
1 STL
10
S. Curry
Chef Curry
Nov 7, 2016
54 PTS, 3-pt recordvsKnicks
Fan: cards arc out from one corner like a real handSpread: all five cards laid out side by sideStack: cards layered with the top one in front
Sort by suit: Stars, Spades, Hearts, Clubs, DiamondsSort by rank: highest card first
Flip: show the paisley card backs
Joker
★
Joker of stars
card back
54 PTS
K
King
♦
King of diamonds
card back
3 STL
Q
Queen
♥
Queen of hearts
card back
6 AST
J
Jack
♠
Jack of spades
card back
5 REB
♣
2 of clubs
card back
0 BLK
11
A. Iverson
The Answer
Jan 6, 2001
54 PTSvsCavaliers
Fan: cards arc out from one corner like a real handSpread: all five cards laid out side by sideStack: cards layered with the top one in front
Sort by suit: Stars, Spades, Hearts, Clubs, DiamondsSort by rank: highest card first
Flip: show the paisley card backs
Joker
★
Joker of stars
card back
54 PTS
K
King
♥
King of hearts
card back
7 AST
Q
Queen
♦
Queen of diamonds
card back
2 STL
J
Jack
♠
Jack of spades
card back
5 REB
♣
2 of clubs
card back
0 BLK
12
K. Bryant
The Black Mamba
Jan 22, 2006
81-Point GamevsRaptors
Fan: cards arc out from one corner like a real handSpread: all five cards laid out side by sideStack: cards layered with the top one in front
Sort by suit: Stars, Spades, Hearts, Clubs, DiamondsSort by rank: highest card first
Flip: show the paisley card backs
Joker
★
Joker of stars
card back
81 PTS
K
King
♦
King of diamonds
card back
3 STL
Q
Queen
♠
Queen of spades
card back
6 REB
J
Jack
♣
Jack of clubs
card back
1 BLK
♥
10 of hearts
card back
2 AST
13
W. Chamberlain
Mar 2, 1962
100-Point GamevsKnicks
Fan: cards arc out from one corner like a real handSpread: all five cards laid out side by sideStack: cards layered with the top one in front
Sort by suit: Stars, Spades, Hearts, Clubs, DiamondsSort by rank: highest card first
Flip: show the paisley card backs
Joker
★
Joker of stars
card back
100 PTS
Joker
♠
Joker of spades
card back
25 REB
♥
10 of hearts
card back
2 AST
♣
2 of clubs
card back
0 BLK
♦
2 of diamonds
card back
0 STL

Iverson's 48 and the step-over

Historic hand

48 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 5 steals

Joker
♦
Joker of diamonds
card back
5 STEALS
A
Ace
★
Ace of stars
card back
48 POINTS
  • 48 points in the Finals is an Ace of Stars
  • 5 steals is a Joker of Diamonds

Kobe's 81 against Toronto

Historic hand

81 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists

Joker
★
Joker of stars
card back
81 POINTS
  • 81 points is a Joker of Stars, the ceiling of the deck

LeBron's Game 7 in 2016

Historic hand

27 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists, 2 blocks, 3 steals

  • a Finals Game 7 triple double deals three face cards in one hand

MJ drops 63 on the Celtics in the Garden

Historic hand

63 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 blocks, 3 steals

Joker
★
Joker of stars
card back
63 POINTS
  • 63 points in a playoff game is a Joker of Stars

Rookie Magic jumps center and closes a title

Historic hand

42 points, 15 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals

K
King
★
King of stars
card back
42 POINTS
K
King
♠
King of spades
card back
15 REBOUNDS
  • 42 points is a King of Stars
  • 15 rebounds is a King of Spades

Russ, 57, and the triple double season

Historic hand

57 points, 13 rebounds, 11 assists

Joker
★
Joker of stars
card back
57 POINTS
K
King
♥
King of hearts
card back
11 ASSISTS
Q
Queen
♠
Queen of spades
card back
13 REBOUNDS
  • 57 points is a Joker of Stars
  • 13 rebounds is a Queen of Spades
  • 11 assists is a King of Hearts

Steph hangs 62 on Portland

Historic hand

62 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 8 threes

Joker
★
Joker of stars
card back
62 POINTS
  • 62 points is a Joker of Stars

Wilt scores 100. One hundred.

Historic hand

100 points, 25 rebounds

Joker
★
Joker of stars
card back
100 POINTS
Joker
♠
Joker of spades
card back
25 REBOUNDS
  • 100 points is a Joker of Stars with the deck begging for mercy
  • 25 rebounds is a Joker of Spades