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Playoff P, Pandemic P, Dragonball Z, 3-1 Lead, don't mean a damn thing to me... Nuggets in 7.
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Imagine waking up on a Saturday morning for an AAU tournament to play Trae Young, DeAaron Fox, Jayson Tatum, Jonathan Isaac, and Mo Bamba
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Best defensive rating in the playoffs so far:
95.4 - Anthony Davis
102.8 - Isaiah Hartenstein
103.0 - Jarred Vanderbilt
103.3 - LeBron James
103.7 - Mitchell Robinson
105.3 - Nikola Jokic
105.5 - Paul Reed
105.6 - PJ Tucker
106.1 - Kevon Looney
106.2 - Bruce Brown
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Never forget when Jeremy Lin waived off Kobe and hit the clutch 3
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6 years ago, the Lakers assembled the greatest summer league roster of all time:
- Brandon Ingram
- Lonzo Ball
- Kyle Kuzma
- Ivica Zubac
- Alex Caruso
- Josh Hart
- Thomas Bryant
- David Nwaba
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This season, opposing players are shooting just 36.9% with Rui Hachimura as the closest defender.
According to , that’s the best mark in the league among qualified players 😳
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Lakers in 2021-22:
Bron - 36
Melo - 37
Ariza - 36
Dwight - 35
Rondo - 35
Ellington - 33
D. Jordan - 33
Bazemore - 32
Westbrook - 32
Lakers Now:
Bron - 38
AD - 30
D’Lo - 27
Gabe - 27
Reaves - 25
Rui - 25
Vandy - 24
Reddish - 23
Hayes - 23
Christie - 20
Hood-Schafino - 20
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Paul George in 2018-19:
• 28.0 PPG (2nd in NBA)
• 8.2 RPG
• 2.2 SPG (led league)
• 39% from deep on 9.8 attempts/game
• 58.3% true shooting
🥇 1st team All-Defense
🥇 1st team All-NBA
🏆 3rd in MVP voting
One of the most underrated seasons of the 2010s.
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The Lakers 2017 summer league roster has to be the greatest ever assembled:
- Brandon Ingram
- Lonzo Ball
- Kyle Kuzma
- Ivica Zubac
- Alex Caruso
- Josh Hart
- Thomas Bryant
- David Nwaba
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LeBron’s career stats:
27.0 PPG | 7.4 RPG | 7.4 APG | 50.4% FG
LeBron’s last 11 games:
28.3 PPG | 7.7 RPG | 7.3 APG | 50.9% FG
Fine wine 🍷
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PG: Tyrese Maxey / De’Anthony Melton
SG: James Harden / Matisse Thybulle
SF: PJ Tucker / Danuel House
PF: Tobias Harris / Montrezl Harrell
C: Joel Embiid / Paul Reed
The versatility in this Sixers roster is scary 😳
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SGA’s last 11 games:
40 PTS, 2 STL, 82% TS
36 PTS, 2 STL, 67% TS
34 PTS, 2 STL, 77% TS
34 PTS, 3 STL, 67% TS
31 PTS, 4 STL, 54% TS
30 PTS, 4 STL, 62% TS
25 PTS, 2 STL, 53% TS
43 PTS, 2 STL, 63% TS
30 PTS, 3 STL, 76% TS
38 PTS, 5 STL, 55% TS
33 PTS, 6 STL, 75% TS
Wow 😳
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Giannis’ last 5 games:
54 PTS - 18 REB - 54% FG
34 PTS - 18 REB - 58% FG
50 PTS - 13 REB - 77% FG
41 PTS - 12 REB - 55% FG
33 PTS - 14 REB - 60% FG
No words 🤯
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Pelinka has been putting on an absolute clinic since the trade deadline
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Jayson Tatum, Channing Tatum, Jason Statham, Jason Vorhees, don’t mean a damn thing to me… Heat in 5.
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Jrue and Giannis just combined for:
- 89 PTS
- 25 REB
- 20 AST
- 71% FG
ABSURD 🤯
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Derrick White / Payton Pritchard
Jaylen Brown / Malcolm Brogdon
Jayson Tatum / Sam Hauser
Kristaps Porzingis / Oshae Brissett
Al Horford / Rob Williams
Despite losing Smart and Grant Williams, this Celtics team is still DEEP 😳
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Most consecutive games scoring 30+PTS on 65% shooting in NBA history:
5 - Giannis Antetokounmpo
4 - Shaquille O’Neal
4 - Karl Malone
4 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Wow 😳
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Devin Booker’s first 8 games this postseason:
• 47 PTS - 9 AST - 80% FG
• 35 PTS - 6 AST - 48% FG
• 27 PTS - 8 AST - 53% FG
• 47 PTS - 10 AST - 70% FG
• 30 PTS - 7 AST - 48% FG
• 45 PTS - 3 STL - 62% FG
• 38 PTS - 9 AST - 64% FG
• 26 PTS - 4 STL - 53% FG
Absurd 🤯
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Devin Booker / Cam Payne / Goodwin
Bradley Beal / Eric Gordon / Damion Lee
Josh Okogie / Watanabe / Wainwright
Kevin Durant / Bates-Diop / Todd
De’Andre Ayton / Eubanks / Metu
Suns depth ain’t half bad considering the cap room they were working with 😳
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Crazy but true:
Mason Plumlee is the first player since Wilt Chamberlain to have a 20 game stretch averaging 15/10 on 70% shooting 🤯
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"Torn meniscus, Mount Olympus, Gravy n' Biscuits, don't mean a damn thing to me. Mavs in 7"
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Nikola Jokic’s last 6 games:
34 PTS - 21 REB - 14 AST - 71% FG
32 PTS - 10 REB - 12 AST - 72% FG
29 PTS - 13 REB - 12 AST - 60% FG
53 PTS - 4 REB - 11 AST - 67% FG
30 PTS - 17 REB - 17 AST - 58% FG
39 PTS - 16 REB - 5 AST - 57% FG
He’s averaging 36/14/12 on 71% TS. Wtf 😂
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Since December 29th, the Bucks have lost just two games with Giannis in the lineup.
TWO LOSSES IN 75 DAYS 🤯
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The Knicks defense is giving up a league low 105.5 points per game (3rd best def. rating)
No team had scored over 120 points on them this season… before tonight.
The Bucks just put up 146 on them 😳
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The Miami Heat are leading all remaining playoff teams in nearly every hustle stat:
- 1st in Deflections (158)
- 1st in loose balls recovered (62)
- 1st in screen assists (12.4/game)
- 1st in charges drawn (15)
- 1st in box outs (126)
“Maybe they want it more” 😳
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Most 4th quarter points this season:
129 - Giannis (64.7% TS)
129 - Tyrese Maxey (67.4% TS)
125 - LeBron James (67.5% TS)
123 - LaMelo Ball (68.8% TS)
118 - Steph Curry (71.5% TS)
114 - Damian Lillard (70.4% TS)
111 - Luka Doncic (63.4% TS)
110 - Trae Young (59.9% TS)
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PG: DeAaron Fox / Davion Mitchell
SG: Malik Monk / Terence Davis
SF: Harrison Barnes / Kevin Huerter
PF: Keegan Murray / Trey Lyles
C: Domantas Sabonis / Richaun Holmes
The Kings are gonna be a super watchable team this year 🤩
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In the last 30 years, there’s been seven 50 point performances on 75%+ shooting.
2 of those performances have been Giannis in the last year 🤯
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Best 4th quarter teams this season by net rating:
15.6 - Milwaukee Bucks
11.7 - New York Knicks
10.6 - Los Angeles Lakers
10.4 - Indiana Pacers
9.1 - Brooklyn Nets
9.0 - Philadelphia 76ers
7.2 - OKC Thunder
6.0 - Denver Nuggets
4.5 - Toronto Raptors
4.0 - Houston Rockets
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45+ point games on 75%+ FG% in the last 10 years:
Giannis Antetokounmpo: 3
Rest of the NBA combined: 3
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Naz Reid: 6’9”
Kyle Anderson: 6’9”
Jaden McDaniels: 6’11”
Karl-Anthony Towns: 7’0”
Rudy Gobert: 7’1”
5 of the Wolves main 8/9 rotation players are 6’9” or taller. Pretty absurd 😳
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Oldest active players in the NBA:
- Udonis Haslem (42): 1.5 PPG
- Andre Iguodala (38): has not played
- LeBron James (37): 25.8 PPG
- PJ Tucker (37): 6.4 PPG
- Taj Gibson (37): 3.0 PPG
- Chris Paul (37): 9.3 PPG
Bron is in a whole different galaxy 👑
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Also pictured: Harry Giles, Gary Trent Jr., Jarred Vanderbilt, Malik Monk, Wendell Carter Jr., and Miles Bridges
Yes. Every single member of this AAU team is an NBA player.
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Leaders this season in defended FG% (opponent FG% as closest defender):
1. Rui Hachimura - 40.8%
2. Pat Connaughton - 41.2%
3. Derrick Jones Jr. - 41.6%
4. Giannis Antetokounmpo - 42.0%
5. Lamar Stevens - 42.2%
6. H. Highsmith - 42.5%
7. Cedi Osman - 42.6%
8. Draymond - 43.2%
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Over their last 8 games:
Giannis Dame
- 31.4 PPG - 29.3 PPG
- 11.9 RPG - 8.1 APG
- 5.6 APG - 4.0 AST/TOV
- 63% eFG - 55% eFG
They’ve combined for 60+ PTS in 5 of their last 6 games together 🤯
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The Jazz built the most exciting young frontcourt in the league in less than a year 🔥
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Never forget...
When Kobe hit three impossible 3s in the clutch to send the Lakers to OT
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Most contested shots this season:
1219 - Brook Lopez
803 - Evan Mobley
791 - Nic Claxton
772 - Ivica Zubac
730 - Walker Kessler
720 - Jarrett Allen
There’s a bigger gap Between Brook (No. 1) and Mobley (No. 2) than Mobley and No. 49 🤯
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Never forget when LeBron let Ian Clark get a steal just so he could glass him 😂
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ExPresident
@BarackObama
is out of office he's eligible for the celebrity All-Star game. Let's get him there by hash tagging!
#ObamaNOLA
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Since Doc Rivers took over, the Bucks defense ranks:
- 5th in NBA in defensive rating
- 4th in NBA in opponent pts in the paint
- 2nd in NBA in opponent fast break pts
- 1st in NBA in opponent FG < 6 ft.
They ranked in the bottom half in all these before Doc took over 👀
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Most points in the clutch this season:
67 - Damian Lillard (50% FG)
53 - Mikal Bridges (51.5% FG)
53 - Trae Young (39.3% FG)
50 - Steph Curry (41.4% FG)
46 - Tyrese Haliburton (73.7% FG)
45 - LeBron James (65.4% FG)
42 - Kevin Durant (35.1% FG)
40 - Nikola Jokic (48.0% FG)
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Barron Trump is 6’6” and Slovenian...
Dude is playing for the wrong billionaire.
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Austin Reaves in 9 games off the bench:
- 14.8 PPG
- 5.8 RPG
- 6.3 APG
- 51/42/86 splits
- 64% true shooting
Reaves is on pace to have the most AST off the bench since John Stockton in 1987 🤯
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Knicks since trading for OG Anunoby:
• 12-2 record (T-1st in NBA)
• 104.1 defensive rating (1st in NBA)
• 15.1 net rating (1st in NBA)
• 55.6% REB% (1st in NBA)
• 43.6% opponent FG% (1st in NBA)
• 100.4 opponent PPG (1s in NBA)
• 10.4 opponent 3PM (1st in NBA)
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RJ Barrett and Mitchell Robinson after averaging 45 minutes per game next season
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List of players in NBA history to put up 25 and 12 on 50% FG in 8 consecutive games:
- Wilt Chamberlain
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
- Anthony Davis
AD is the first to do it in 50 years 🤯
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Franz Wagner is 6’10”
Paolo Banchero is 6’10”
Wendell Carter Jr. is 6’10”
Jonathan Isaac is 6’10”
Mo Wagner is 6’11”
Mo Bamba is 7’0”
Bol Bol is 7’2”
The amount of length and versatility on a healthy Magic roster is otherworldly.
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Giannis over his last 5 games:
- 36.0 PPG
- 11.0 RPG
- 5.6 APG
- 68% FG
Bucks have won 4 straight 💪
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Defensive leaders this szn:
Opponent FG%:
38.6 - NAW
40.3 - SGA
40.4 - Gobert
Total steals:
55 - SGA
38 - Suggs, Barnes
Deflections/game:
3.9 - SGA
3.5 - Jokic, Thybulle
Loose balls recovered/game:
1.6 - SGA
1.4 - Bane
Contested 3’s/game:
4.2 - SGA
3.9 - Herb Jones
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Sabonis had a HISTORIC month:
- 21.7 PPG
- 14.4 RPG
- 7.2 APG
- 69/69/74 splits (nice)
He’s the first player since Wilt Chamberlain in 1968 to average 20/14/7 on 65% shooting for a month 🤯
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Since December 23rd, Giannis has had
• 2 games shooting above 80% FG
• 4 games shooting above 70% FG
• 14 games shooting above 60% FG
• 1 game shooting BELOW 50% FG
He’s averaging 31/12/7 on 63% FG over that span 😳
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Shooting, playmaking, length, interior d, defensive versatility, youth, and experience.
Does this roster have any true holes?
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Every free agency transaction in what will go down as the wildest 11 days in NBA history ⬇️
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Anthony Davis this postseason:
- 1st in blocks (he has 37, the next closest player, Al Horford, has 18)
- 1st in deflections (31)
- 1st in loose balls recovered (13)
- 1st in contested shots (138)
Opponents are shooting just 37.7% with AD as the closest defender 😳😳
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Dame over his last 3 games:
- 37.3 PPG
- 6.7 APG
- 57/53/96 splits
- 77% true shooting
- +62 plus-minus
+62 in 112 minutes is insane 🤯
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Austin Reaves over his last 8 games:
- 20.5 PPG
- 6.8 APG
- 57/44/91 splits (74% TS)
- +103 plus-minus
- 7-1 record
He’s got the best plus-minus on the team by a 42 point margin over that span 🤯
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Khris Middleton tonight on a SPRAINED ANKLE:
- 42 PTS
- 10 REB
- 5 AST
- 55/44/100 splits
- 2 game-tying triples
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Most blocks by a guard over a 5 game span in NBA HISTORY:
14 - Derrick White (Last 5 games)
13 - Dwyane Wade (2008, 2011)
13 - Derrick White (2019)
12 - John Wall (2015)
12 - Alvin Robertson (1988)
White is legitimately one of the best shot blocking guards in NBA history.
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Giannis & Dame tn:
69 PTS
18 REB
17 AST
62% FG
The duo has 25 points on 77% shooting in the fourth quarter 😳😳
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Leaders in plus-minus so far this season:
1. Clippers starters (all are +65 or better)
2. Nikola Jokic, +55
3. Kevin Durant, +51
4. Christian Wood, +49
5. KCP, +48
6. Alec Burks, +47
7. Chris Paul, +46
8. Aaron Gordon, +44
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Anthony Davis since the ASB:
- 2nd in NBA in rebounds
- 2nd in NBA in blocks
- 2nd in NBA in doubles-doubles
- 1st in NBA loose balls recovered
- 1st in NBA contested 3PT shots
- 4th in NBA in total contested shots
- 14th in NBA in steals
A one man wrecking crew 😤
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List of players under the age of 21 to average at least 20 PTS, 12 REB, and 7 AST over a 5 game span:
- Luka Doncic (on 49.5% FG)
- Alperen Sengun (on 70% FG)
That’s the list.
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Defensive leaders in the 2024 Playoffs:
Contested shots:
102 - Evan Mobley
66 - Brook Lopez
65 - Hartenstein, Embiid
Blocks:
21 - Evan Mobley
11 - Chet Holmgren
9- DJJ, Embiid, Isaac
Loose Balls recovered:
13 - Josh Hart
12 - Evan Mobley
12 - Joel Embiid
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Most stocks (STL+BLK) in the 2023 playoffs:
26 - Anthony Davis
17 - Anthony Edwards
16 - Devin Booker
14 - Brook Lopez
14 - Chris Paul
14 - Jaren Jackson Jr.
13 - Russell Westbrook
12 - Mitchell Robinson
AD is in a league of his own 😳
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Players this season with 6+ straight games scoring 30+ PTS on 50% FG:
- Giannis Antetokounmpo
- LeBron James
LeBron’s the only player in NBA history to do it after the age of 32 👑
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Bobby Portis just picked up his 5th straight double-double (his 23rd of the season)
He tied Dennis Rodman tonight for the 6th most double-doubles off the bench in NBA history (51) 🔥
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3 players this season are making 3+ threes a game on a 40% clip.
One is Patty Mills. The other two?
Lonzo Ball and Zach LaVine
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Most 4th quarter points this season:
241 - Giannis (59.1% FG)
240 - Trae Young (43.8% FG)
228 - Tyrese Maxey (51.0% FG)
212 - DeMar DeRozan (49.6% FG)
204 - LeBron James (57.7% FG)
196 - Scottie Barnes (54.3%)
195 - Steph Curry (45.8% FG)
194 - De’Aaron Fox (46.3% FG)
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SGA / Vasilije Micic / Patty Mills
Josh Giddey / Oladipo / Cason Wallace
Lu Dort / Isaiah Joe / Kenrich Williams
Jalen Williams / Bertans / Poku / Dieng
Chet Holmgren / Jaylin Williams / JRE
The versatility on this Thunder roster is about to be absurd 🤯
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Anthony Davis’ last 3 games:
30 PTS | 18 REB | 3 BLK | 63% FG
38 PTS | 16 REB | 4 BLK | 63% FG
37 PTS | 18 REB | 60% FG
He’s the first player in over 20 years (Shaq, 2001) to have 3 straight games with 30+ PTS & 15+ REB on 60% FG 🤯
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Most contested shots by season:
2023-24:
205 - Brook Lopez
184 - Chet Holmgren
2022-23:
1360 - Lopez
919 - Claxton
2021-22:
965 - J. Poeltl
902 - N. Jokic
2020-21:
1187 - Lopez
1053 - Gobert
2019-20:
1294 - Lopez
1117 - Gobert
2018-19:
1561 - Lopez
1282 - Gobert
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Luka over his last 15 games:
- 36.7 PPG
- 10.0 RPG
- 10.5 APG
- 52/40/79 splits
- 65% true shooting
Who’s the only other player to average 35/10/10 over a 15 game span?
Oscar Robertson in 1961.
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Most double-doubles by a pair of teammates:
83 - Giannis and Bobby Portis
74 - Sabonis and De’Aaron Fox
73 - Joel Embiid and James Harden
72 - Trae Young and Clint Capela
67 - Nikola Jokic and Aaron Gordon
56 - Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen
54 - LeBron and AD
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Giannis’ last 4 games:
35 PTS - 18 REB - 10 AST - 2 BLK
31 PTS - 17 REB - 10 AST - 3 STL
31 PTS - 10 REB - 9 AST - 2 STL
27 PTS - 10 REB - 10 AST - 3 STL
He’s shooting 58% over that span 🔥
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The Bucks defense is giving up just 94.2 PPG through 6 playoff games.
Their defensive rating is 10 points lower than every other playoff team 😳
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Scottie Barnes’ month to month improvement this season:
November: 13.0 PPG on 44% true shooting
December: 15.3 PPG on 52.5% true shooting
January: 19.0 PPG on 58.2% true shooting
The haters been real quiet lately 😂
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Giannis’ last 7 games
48 PTS - 17 REB - 2 AST - 64% FG
44 PTS - 14 REB - 7 AST - 68% FG
26 PTS - 11 REB - 8 AST - 62% FG
30 PTS - 18 REB - 11 AST - 55% FG
34 PTS - 16 REB - 5 AST - 64% FG
32 PTS - 10 REB - 8 AST - 83% FG
32 PTS - 13 REB - 6 AST- 54% FG
35/14/7 on 63% FG 🤯
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GIANNIS’ LAST 6 GAMES:
42 PTS - 13 REB - 87% FG
40 PTS - 15 REB - 69% FG
16 PTS - 8 REB - 60% FG
35 PTS - 11 REB - 59% FG
35 PTS - 10 REB - 68% FG
54 PTS - 12 REB - 76% FG
The Bucks have won 8 of their last 10 🔥
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Highest combined PPG + RPG + APG over the last 5 seasons:
2019-20
48.4 - Giannis
47.6 - Harden
2020-21
45.8 - Giannis
45.6 - Jokic
2021-22
48.8 - Jokic
48.1 - Giannis
2022-23
49.0 - Luka
48.2 - Giannis
2023-24
52.3 - Luka
48.5 - Giannis
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