Players are typically subject to four random tests for PEDs during the season and two during the offseason, according to the collective bargaining agreement between the NBA and the National Basketball Players Association.

Mitchell’s 71 points in Monday’s victory also entered the history books the most ever scored by a player standing under 6-foot

This is nuts, to be honest,’ said Mitchell, who had 55 of his points after halftime. ‘I’m extremely blessed and humbled that I’m in that company, in that group

 always believed I can be one of the best players in this league, but I’ve got to keep working. This is a big milestone, but at the end of the day, those guys have all won at the highest level. That’s my ultimate goal.’

The most recent game of more than 71 points was Bryant’s 81-point masterpiece for the Los Angeles Lakers against Toronto on January 22, 2006. Before that, it was 73 points by David Thompson for Denver against Detroit on April 9, 1978.