Russell Westbrook fits with Clippers much better than he does with Lakers. Glad he’s on a team where he can be utilized to his playstyle more. Lakers made the right move, so did the Clippers.
Fun Fact:
In the Steve Kerr era, Warriors have never lost a playoffs series to a western conference team
Every time they made the playoffs they made the Finals, only losing to Cleveland & Toronto
18-0 vs Western Teams since 2015
Kevin Durant Career Stats:
Pre Achilles — Post Achilles —
27.0 PPG 27.9 PPG
7.1 RPG 6.7 RPG
4.1 APG 5.2 APG
49/38/88% 53/42/88%
only player who averaged more PPG post-injury
Blake Griffin in 2018-19:
24.5 PPG
7.5 RPG
5.4 APG
2.5 3PM
46/36/75%
75 GP
1 of 3 players to average 24/7/5 (Giannis, Bron)
Led Pistons to the playoffs (41-41 record)
— forced himself to play on one knee
All-Star and All-NBA
Most PPG without Free Throws in a Season
27.0 — Luka Doncic (This Season)
26.9 — Michael Jordan (1987)
26.7 — Kobe Bryant (2006)
26.7 — George Gervin (1980)
*Since The Merger* via @startingvbasket
Most Triple Doubles Since 02/13/2008:
198 — Russell Westbrook
159 — OKC Thunder (s/o Russ)
120 — DEN Nuggets (s/o Jokic)
116 — Nikola Jokic
95 — LeBron James
90 — WAS Wizards
“We’ll send you where we want.”
Here, get shipped to the team that had the best record in the league last season & has Giannis.
That will teach you a lesson!
Ben Wallace’s career 5.7 PPG is the lowest amongst any Hall of Famer in NBA History
More fun facts about Ben Wallace:
— Only Undrafted Player in HOF
— More Career Blocks than Fouls
— More Career Steals than Turnovers
— 4 DPOYs in 5 Years
Highest Win % in NBA History Last 50 Years:
74.0 — Magic Johnson
73.6 — Larry Bird
73.6 — Kawhi Leonard
72.9 — Michael Cooper
72.1 — Manu Ginobili
71.9 — Tim Duncan
71.1 — Tony Parker
70.7 — Danny Green
*min 200 games*
What stands out?
KD/Harden/Kyrie played 16 games together and went 13-3, playing on amazing efficiency
Durant — 28 PPG on 51/40/89%
Kyrie — 24 PPG on 52/39/90%
Harden — 21 PPG on 50/44/88%
Most Points Per Minute All Time
(min 500 games):
0.79 — Michael Jordan
0.78 — George Gervin
0.74 — Kevin Durant
0.72 — Stephen Curry
0.71 — LeBron James
0.71 — James Harden
0.71 — Devin Booker
What stands out?
Most Points + Assists this season:
1,771 — All Star
1,770 — All Star
1,703 — All Star
1,658 — All Star
1,592 — TRAE YOUNG
1,573 — All Star
1,439 — All Star
1,434 — All Star
1,434 — All Star
1,406 — All Star
1,400 — All Star
1.394 — All Star
Highest TS% in a Season with 30+ PPG:
66.9 — Stephen Curry (2016)
65.5 — Stephen Curry (2021)
65.5 — Joel Embiid (2023)
65.2 — Adrian Dantley (1984)
64.5 — Damian Lillard (2023)
63.5 — Kevin Durant (2014)
63.1 — Adrian Dantley (1982)
What stands out?
Fun Fact of The Day:
— Kobe Bryant hit 7 gamewinners in 2009-10
— Lakers had just 7 more wins than Thunder
Difference between the 1st and 8th seed…
2010 West was so competitive
Highest True Shooting % with 25+ PPG:
68.1 — Kevin Durant (This Season)
67.5 — Stephen Curry (2018)
67.3 — Stephen Curry (This Season)
66.9 — Stephen Curry (2016)
66.6 — Kevin Durant (2021)
Imagine if they played together …
Efficiency Gods
Most Points in a Men’s Olympic Game:
55 — Oscar Schmidt
48 — Luka Doncic
48 — Eddie Palubinskas
46 — Oscar Schmidt
46 — Oscar Schmidt
45 — Oscar Schmidt
44 — Oscar Schmidt
44 — Oscar Schmidt
Oscar Schmidt — Olympics Hoop Legend!
Will anyone ever break his 55-pt record?
Highest TS% with 30K Career Points:
62.0 — Kevin Durant
59.2 — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
59.0 — LeBron James
57.7 — Dirk Nowitzki
KD averages 27/7/4/1/1 on 50/39/88%!
Most Points in a Finals Game Last 5 Years:
50 — Giannis Antetokounmpo
43 — Stephen Curry
42 — Devin Booker
42 — Giannis Antetokounmpo
41 — Giannis Antetokounmpo
40 — Nikola Jokic
Most 50-Point Games All-Time:
45 — Wilt Chamberlain (1961-62 Season)
31 — Michael Jordan
25 — Kobe Bryant
23 — James Harden
Wilt had more 50-PT games in just the ‘61-‘62 season than anyone has had in their career!
Most 4th Quarter PPG 2022-23:
9.3 — Kyrie Irving
8.6 — Giannis Antetokounmpo
8.4 — LeBron James
7.9 — Stephen Curry
7.9 — Damian Lillard
7.8 — De’Aaron Fox
Who is the clutchest player in the NBA?
Most FGM Per Game since The All Star Break:
11.7 — Devin Booker
11.2 — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
11.1 — Joel Embiid
11.0 — Jaylen Brown
10.8 — Stephen Curry
In other words, most “Buckets” per game
James Harden in 2018-19:
— 36.1 PPG
— 7.5 APG
— 6.6 RPG
— 2.0 SPG
He had more 50 point games (9) than games with less than 25 points (8) ‼️
Most consecutive 30-pt games (32) since Wilt
Just an incredible special season by The Beard
Fewest FTA per FGA last season with 25+ PPG:
0.19 — Kyrie Irving
0.22 — Stephen Curry
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0.27 — Tyrese Maxey
0.27 — De’Aaron Fox
0.29 — Donovan Mitchell
0.29 — Kevin Durant