Kirk Goldsberry
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NYT Best-selling author of Sprawlball, Professor at University of Texas. Formerly VP at Spurs, IG: @kirkgoldsberry
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Giannis Points Per 100 by Defender (min. 100 matchups):
1. Kawhi Leonard ... 15.9
2. Blake Griffin ........ 31.2
3. Marvin Williams .. 31.7
4. Pascal Siakam ... 33.2
5. Noah Vonleh ...... 36.3
6. Thad Young ....... 37.1
7. Al Horford .......... 40.6
8. Joel Embiid ....... 51.0
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All the King’s Buckets. 2003-2020
As LeBron gets set to surpass Kobe for 3rd place on the NBA’s all-time scoring list, take a minute to appreciate his incredible career.
Here are his 12,254 career made field goals
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Damian Lillard is now 55 of 134 (41%) on 30-footers this season
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The Lakers made 11 of 15 shots off of Rondo's passes last night for 28 points.
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The 73-win warriors of 2015-16 had the top offense in the NBA.
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Congrats to Stephen Curry. Here are his 2,974 Made 3-Pointers
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Anthony Davis just hit the first game-winning buzzer-beater by a Lakers player when trailing in a playoff game since Kobe Bryant in 2006
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Giannis Antetokounmpo is the 2nd player in NBA history with three 40-point, 10-rebound games in a single NBA Finals, joining Shaquille O'Neal in 2000.
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Portland just got a shooter.
Out of 64 NBA players that have tried at least 200 3s this season, Norman Powell currently ranks 3rd in 3P%.
He's made 43.9% of 269 attempts from beyond the arc this year.
Only Joe Ingles and Joe Harris have been more accurate this season.
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Anthony Davis is the least efficient jump shooter in the NBA over the last 2+ seasons.
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Michael Jordan's 1,124 buckets from the 97-98 season and postseason.
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Anthony Davis made 1 of his 12 jumpers last night as Lakers lost to Kings.
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Lowry was the only Raptor to make a field goal in the 4th. His teammates shot 0/15
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How about this one: Trae Young is the first player to have 25 points and 10 assists in his playoff debut since Derrick Rose in 2009
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5 Haliburton Notes
1. 93 players have tried at least 300 jumpers this year, he ranks 6th in efficiency (58.7 eFG%)
2. 49 players have tried at least 100 off-the-dribble 3s - he's 2nd in 3P% (40.6%)
3. He makes 42.6% of his catch-and-shoot 3s
4. He's 11th in assists
5. He's 21
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The record for most 3s made in a season is 402, (Curry 2015-16)
Curry is currently on pace for 464
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"Good Night, Fans"
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Only 3 of them have won more than 70% of the time:
Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, and Manu Ginobili.
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With Dennis Schröder, the Lakers could get another solid playmaker who has become an effective catch-and-shoot threat as well.
He made 41% of 273 catch-and-shoot 3s in 2019-20.
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Jayson Tatum In Clutch Time This Season
2 of 25 From 3-Point Range
13 Turnovers
7 Assists
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Most games with 8+ Made 3s in NBA history
1. Steph Curry ......... 56
2. Dame Lillard ....... 22
3. James Harden .... 21
4. JR Smith .............. 14
5. Klay Thompson .... 13
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Nikola Jokic has become the first NBA player ever to lead the playoffs in total points, total rebounds, and total assists. Simply incredible.
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The MVP is named after Jordan
The DPOY is named after Olajuwon
The ROY is named after Wilt
The MIP is named after Mikan
The 6th Man is named after Havlicek
And there's a new Clutch award named after Jerry West
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Nate McMillan took over a 14-20 team and has now taken them to the Eastern Finals. Incredible.
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Giannis Average Shot Distance This Series
Game 1: 10.1 Feet
Game 2: 11.2
Game 3: 12.2
Game 4: 8.9
Game 5: 9.2
Game 6: 5.6*
*His shortest of the playoffs
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Jack Gohlke This Season
335 Total FGA
327 3PA
8 2PA
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Matisse Thybulle is now the first player ever to have blocked 2 Steph Curry 3-point attempts in the same game
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Least Efficient Jump Shooters 2019-20*
1. Russell Westbrook ... 36.4 eFG%
2. Nikola Jokic ............. 42.2
3. Collin Sexton ........... 42.4
4. Anthony Davis ......... 43.1
5. Andrew Wiggins ...... 43.1
*min. 200 attempts
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Kyrie v. LeBron
Clutch Shooting Stats*
Kyrie: 77-210, 36.7% | 3P: 26.6%
LeBron: 128-305, 42.0% | 3P: 37.0%
*2014-15 Through 2016-17, reg. season and playoffs when they were both in CLE. Last 5 minutes, score within 5.
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Greatest big-man shooter of all-time? I'm with KD, it's Dirk for me.
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Players that have scored 35+ in 3 straight playoff games at age 22 or younger:
1. Lew Alcindor
2. Kobe Bryant
3. LeBron James
4. Anthony Edwards 👀
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Trae Young's first 2 games:
38.5 ppg in 36.5 minutes per game
eFG%: 70.7
3P%: 55.0
2P%: 61.7
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Volume Jump Shooters, Last 5 Years, What Jumps Out?
(February 2017 to February 2022)
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Stephen Curry has made 40.5% of his 215 attempts from 30+ feet since 2015-16
Highest 3P% on 30-Footers Since 2015-16
1. Curry ...... 40.5%
2. Lillard ..... 33.6%
3. Trae ....... 32.8%
4. LeBron ... 29.4%
5. Doncic ... 21.5%
6. Harden ...20.6%
*min. 100 3PA, heaves excluded
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Jrue Holiday had one of the greatest steals and one of the greatest assists of his career in a 3-second span
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Current Win% vs. Preseason Expectations. What Jumps Out?
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Derrick White held the Bucks to 0-for-12 shooting as a primary defender tonight.
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Stephen Curry's incredible record-breaking streak of 233 consecutive games with at least 1 3PM is now over
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Blocks Per Game | Since All-Star Break
1. Victor Wembanyama: 4.6 🚨
2. Rudy Gobert: 2.7
3. Anthony Davis: 2.2
4. Myles Turner: 2.1
5. Derrick White: 1.9
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Evan Fournier’s Boston debut was not great
33 mins
0-10 FG
0-5 3P
0 points
0 assists
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Rebrand "The Porzingis Trade" to "The Hardaway Trade"
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Kevin Durant is the 1st 55-40-90 player in NBA history.
Durant 2022-23 | 56% FG | 40% 3P | 92% FT
Credit
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Duncan Robinson just logged arguably the best catch-and-shoot season in league history.
He made 46.2% of 513 catch-and-shoot 3s
I ranked him as the best shooter of 2019-20.
The rest are mapped here:
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