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DeMar DeRozan is the first player in NBA history to hit a game-winning buzzer-beater in back-to-back days!.
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Nickname: updated 🇺🇸🫡
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Luka Dončić just posted a Game Score of 64.0!. That is the 2nd highest score in our database, behind only Michael Jordan in 1990 🤯
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Here are the most viewed Basketball Reference NBA team pages in each state this year!. Which team page had the most views in your state?
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36 years ago today, Jeff Teague was born in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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Every player in NBA history to average 30+ PPG in the playoffs:. — Michael Jordan.— Luka Dončić
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Congrats to the @sixers on acquiring one of the best nicknames in the Basketball-Reference database
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After reaching 10,000 career points, Luka Dončić has qualified for the all-time PPG leaderboard. He currently ranks 3rd behind MJ and Wilt 🔥
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Last night was Stephen Curry's 3rd 35-8-8 playoff game. He's the 6th player since 1984 to do that 3+ times
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Nikola Jokic is the first player EVER with the following stat line: . - 26 points.- 16 rebounds.- 18 assists. 🤯
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Joel Embiid is the first 7-footer in our database to make a last-second game-winning 3 in the playoffs
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Luka Doncic scored his 500th point last night. He now has 514 for his career, as well as 188 rebounds and 134 assists. He's the second player since 1983 to reach 500/150/100 by the 28th game of his NBA career. The first was LeBron
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Most wins over the last 5 seasons:. 271 – Milwaukee Bucks.248 – Philadelphia 76ers.248 – Denver Nuggets.241 – Boston Celtics.232 – Utah Jazz
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Late yesterday evening, we convened the secret council that determines which nicknames are eligible to appear on player pages. The council approved this addition to the website
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On this day in 2019, 6x All-Star Jimmy Butler was sent to the Miami Heat in a sign-and-trade deal with the Philadelphia 76ers.
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The most viewed NBA team page in each state this year. What stands out to you? 🤔
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The @Nuggets have the best winning percentage in #NBAFinals history (min. 1 game played). 📈. #NBA | #Nuggets
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Embiid tonight:. 70 PTS.18 REB.5 AST. No player in our database has ever matched these numbers in a game.
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On this day in 1996, Shaq signed with the Lakers as a free agent.
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Giannis Antetokounmpo has averaged the following stat line over his first 30 games this season: . 30+ PPG ⎹ 10+ RPG ⎹ 5+ APG ⎹ 1+ BPG ⎹ 1+ SPG. There is only one other time a player accomplished this in our database: . Giannis Antetokounmpo in 2019 💪
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Most wins by an 8-seed in a single postseason:. 13 — Miami Heat (2023).12 — New York Knicks (1999).7 — Philadelphia 76ers (2012).7 — Memphis Grizzlies (2011).6 — Denver Nuggets (1994). #Heat | #NBAFinals
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Joel Embiid is averaging 35.1 PTS, 11.7 REB, and 6.7 AST in games where he does not play in the 4th quarter this season. Through 20 games, he has sat out of the 4th quarter seven times. #Sixers | #BrotherlyLove
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Here are the Basketball Reference WNBA player pages with the most views in each state in 2024.
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1️⃣5️⃣5️⃣ POINTS!. That’s the second most the @Celtics have ever scored in a game, and the most since 1959. 🤯. #Celtics | #DifferentHere.
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Joel Embiid has a 123 ORtg, a 103 DRtg, and a 35.1% usage rate. No player since 1973, the first year we can calculate possessions, has hit all three of those numbers in a season
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Luka Dončić is the first player in our database to post a 35/18/9 stat line with 1 or fewer turnovers 💪. #MFFL
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Luka Dončić over his last 10 games since the All-Star Break: . 364 points ⎹ 114 assists ⎹ 102 rebounds . No other player since 1975-76 has matched that in any 10-game span 🤯
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Luka Doncic is averaging 20.4 PPG, 6.4 RPG, and 4.0 APG this season. The last rookie to do that was. oh
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Philly City Council just passed a resolution that names Joel Embiid our MVP - "Most Valuable Philadelphian".
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Obscure stat of the day: This season, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has set the NBA record for most games in a single season with exactly 31 points. #NBA | #ThunderUp
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Players who averaged 35+ PPG, 7+ APG, and 7+ RPG over any 7 game span, age-22 or under:.Michael Jordan.LeBron James.Ja Morant. #Grizzlies @memgrizz @JaMorant
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Caitlin Clark is now only 13 assists away from passing Ticha Penicheiro for the most by a rookie in WNBA history. The @IndianaFever still have 14 games left on their schedule 😳
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The most viewed Basketball Reference team pages in 2022 vs. 2023. What stands out to you? 🤔
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Most FGA from 30+ feet last season:. 117 – Damian Lillard (32.5%).83 – Trae Young (31.3%).66 – Jordan Poole (33.3%).62 – Stephen Curry (22.6%).54 – LaMelo Ball (38.9%).46 – Fred VanVleet (15.2%).44 – Kyle Kuzma (31.8%).34 – Luka Dončić (14.7%).32 – Tyrese Haliburton (28.1%)
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Chances of winning the 2023 NBA Championship:. 36.1% – Boston Celtics.17.3% – Philadelphia 76ers.14.4% – Denver Nuggets.9.2% – New York Knicks.8.9% – Phoenix Suns.5.3% – Los Angeles Lakers.5.1% – Golden State Warriors.3.8% – Miami Heat. #NBA | #NBAPlayoffs.
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Eastern Conference Playoffs Odds:.Bulls 96.2%.Nets 93.6%.Cavs 92.3%.Bucks 90.6%.Heat 89.6%.Hawks 81.5%.Sixers 62.6%.Celtics 49.8%.Hornets 45.8%.Wizards 35.5%.Pacers 29.6%.Raptors 18.8%.Knicks 14.2%.
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Toughest remaining schedule:.1. Rockets.2. Magic.3. Blazers.4. Knicks.5. Spurs. Easiest:.1. Jazz.2. Celtics.3. Pistons.4. Mavs.5. Heat.
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Joel Embiid leads the NBA with a 31.2 PER. The only 7-footer in NBA history to have a season with a better PER than Embiid's 31.2 was Wilt Chamberlain
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Total free throw attempts tonight:. 32 – Indiana Pacers.32 – Giannis Antetokounmpo
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Most And-1s:.1. Zion Williamson - 45.2. Giannis Antetokounmpo - 44.3. LeBron James - 39.4. Bradley Beal - 35.5. Luka Doncic - 30. Giannis Antetokounmpo.
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Jrue Holiday will play his 60th career playoff game tonight. He's 1 of 6 players with 1000+ PTS, 300+ REB, 400+ AST, and 50+ STL within their first 60 playoff games:. Michael Jordan.LeBron James.Clyde Drexler.Magic Johnson.Jason Kidd. @Bucks | #FearTheDeer.
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Last night, Jayson Tatum became the 5th player to score 200+ points in the playoffs before turning 21. The other four are Kobe Bryant, Tony Parker, Magic Johnson, and Bradley Beal
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Best 5-man lineups in the #NBA by Net PTS:. 72 - Curry, Green, Looney, Thompson, Wiggins. 54 - Allen, Antetokounmpo, Carter, Holiday, Lopez. 43 - Ayton, Booker, Bridges, Johnson, Paul. 42 - KCP, Gordon, Jokic, Murray, Porter. 36 - Capela, Collins, Hunter, Murray, Young
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Best free throw percentage in February (min. 20 FTA):. 100% – John Collins (21/21).100% – Anfernee Simons (20/20).96.6% – Markelle Fultz (28/29).96.6% – Kyrie Irving (28/29).96.3% – Damian Lillard (105/109). #NBA
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18x All-Star.15x All-NBA.5x NBA Champion.2x Scoring Champ.2x Finals MVP.2007-08 NBA MVP.#RIPLegend.
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The average bowl of soup contains 12 ounces, meaning its likely that J.R. Smith's 2017-18 OST (Ounces of Soup Thrown) is higher than his 2017-18 PER (8.2)
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The Raptors had the most viewed Basketball Reference NBA team page in every Canadian province in 2024.
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Most rebounds in the NBA since January 1st: Domantas Sabonis (456). Most assists in the NBA since January 1st: Domantas Sabonis (290)
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Our current odds to win the Finals:. Suns: 27.5%.Warriors: 17.7%.Jazz: 12.5%.Celtics: 10.1%.Heat: 7.8%.Cavaliers: 7.0%.Grizzlies: 6.5%.Bucks: 2.8%.Mavericks: 1.7%.Bulls: 1.5%.Raptors: 1.5%.76ers: 1.1%.Nuggets: 1.0%.Timberwolves: 0.6%.Hawks: 0.3%.Nets: 0.2%. #NBA.
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That was Stephen Curry's 6th shot to take the lead in the last 0:24 of a playoff game. He's missed all 6
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Karl-Anthony Towns is shooting exactly 40% from three in his career. That's the best 3P% ever by a player 7-feet or taller (min. 200 attempts). #NBA | #RaisedByWolves
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Devin Booker is shooting 54.5% from the field, 53.2% from 3, and 92.9% from the FT line. Since 1983, the only players to average 50/50/90 thru 9 games of a season are Larry Bird, Ray Allen, and Stephen Curry (min 150 FGAs)
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Best clutch shooters this #NBA season by eFG% (min. 25 FGA):. 70.0% - Bradley Beal (17/25).64.6% - De'Aaron Fox (40/65).62.9% - Scottie Barnes (18/31).61.5% - OG Anunoby (14/26).59.3% - Brook Lopez (14/27).59.3% - Spencer Dinwiddie (14/27).58.9% - Paul George (15/28)
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Most points in a quarter without a miss, since 1996-97:. 37 – Klay Thompson (2015).30 – Kobe Bryant (2006).29 – Joel Embiid (tonight). #NBA | #BrotherlyLove
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April 11, 2018: The Timberwolves and Nuggets play each other for the final spot in the Western Conference playoffs. April 10, 2024: The Timberwolves and Nuggets play each other for a chance at the #1 seed in the Western Conference.
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Jokic is the first player ever to total 2,000 points, 1,000 rebounds, and 500 assists in a single season. For comparison:.Chamberlain missed this by 8 points in 1967.O. Robertson missed this by 15 rebounds in 1961.Abdul-Jabbar missed this by 87 assists in 1975. @nuggets
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Best clutch shooters by eFG%.(last 5:00, 4Q and OT, game w/i 5 points, 25+ FGAs):.1. Damian Lillard - .750.2. Collin Sexton - .639.3. James Harden - .638.4. Kyrie Irving - .619.5. Kevin Durant - .607.
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Giannis against the Pacers this season:. 51.7 PPG.12.0 RPG.72.2% FG. He has two games this season with 50+ points, and they've both come against Indiana 👀
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James Harden has taken the lead in all three of the major advanced stats that we publish: PER, Win Shares, and VORP
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Damian Lillard and Dirk Nowitzki are the only players in NBA history to make 100+ free throws in a month while shooting at least 95% from the line. This is the 3rd time in his career that Dame has done it.
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Here's a look at which Basketball Reference player pages had the most views in each state in 2024.
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One year ago, OKC traded Dennis Schröder to LA for Danny Green. They flipped Green for Al Horford and a first round pick. They flipped Horford for Kemba and another first round pick. They flipped that pick for 2 future firsts. They turned Schröder into 3 future first round picks.
Four-time All-Star guard Kemba Walker has agreed to a contract buyout with the Oklahoma City Thunder, and upon clearing waivers, plans to sign with the New York Knicks, sources tell ESPN.
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Joel Embiid shooting by distance:.0-3 ft: .773.3-10 ft: .437.10-16 ft: .545.16+ 2-pt: .619.3-pt: .423.
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Joel Embiid is currently averaging 38.0 points per 36 minutes which is the highest in any season in the shot clock era (since 1954-55). #NBA | #BrotherlyLove
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Every player in our database to have at least 12 straight games with 30+ points and 10+ rebounds:. — Joel Embiid.— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.— Wilt Chamberlain.— Elgin Baylor.— Walt Bellamy. Embiid is the first one to do it since Kareem in 1972. #NBA | #BrotherlyLove
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Ben Simmons is the first player since 1997, the first year we have the PbP data to calculate this, to have a quarter with 19+ points and 5+ assists while shooting 100% from the field.
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Damian Lillard is the first player in our database to shoot 100% on 2s and 100% on FTs in a 50+ point game
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Most games with exactly this many points last season:. 0 – Kessler Edwards (36).1 – Blake Wesley (7).2 – Jae'Sean Tate (18).3 – Jaylin Williams & Pat Connaughton (15).4 – Kevon Looney & Luke Kornet (14).5 – Cason Wallace (12).6 – Garrison Mathews (15).7 – Aaron Wiggins & Andre.
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Stephen Curry is now 0-9 in the playoffs on shots to take the lead in the last 0:24 of the 4th Quarter and OT
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Players to average 20-7-7 with 2+ steals, since 1973:.Magic Johnson, 1980-81.Michael Jordan, 1989-90.LeBron James, 2004-05.Russell Westbrook, 2014-15.Russell Westbrook, 2015-16.Jimmy Butler, 2020-21.
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Games with 10+ assists and 0 turnovers this season:. 2 – Tyrese Maxey.1 – Chris Paul.0 – Everyone Else. #Sixers | #BrotherlyLove
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Stephen Curry is on pace for his third season averaging 20+ FGAs per game and a .600+ eFG%. No one else in NBA history has done that even once
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King James still reigned in Ohio but Steph was #1 in California. Who was the most popular player page in your state?. Check out our full year in review to see all the players, teams, and games you loved in 2021
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All 15 players on the @Sixers recorded a point in Monday's win over Washington. It's the 4th time that 15 players have scored for the same team in an NBA game—all four games have involved the Sixers. 👀. #NBA | #BrotherlyLove
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Since 2001, the first year we can calculate it, only 2 players had a better plus/minus in the playoffs than Manu Ginobili. They're LeBron James and Tim Duncan
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Larry Bird did it in consecutive games on January 27 and 29, 1985. Here's a list of every game-winning buzzer-beater:
@bball_ref Has anyone else done it in back to back games?.
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On this day in 2008, the @ChicagoBulls selected Derrick Rose with the first overall pick in the NBA draft.
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A'ja Wilson today:. 24 PTS.20 REB.4 BLK.3 STL. No one in WNBA history has matched or exceeded that stat line in a game. 😳
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New update to player pages! ✅. We've added a new column to the stat tables to showcase the awards and recognitions that a player received during each season.
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Yesterday was Devin Booker's 15th 40-point game, more than Ray Allen or Klay Thompson
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Western Conference Playoff Chances:. Nuggets – 100%.Grizzlies – 100%.Kings – 100%.Suns – 96.6%.Clippers – 71.4%.Thunder – 66.4%.Mavericks – 65.5%.Warriors – 63.5%.Timberwolves – 44.2%.Jazz – 37.7%.Pelicans – 31.3%.Lakers – 23.0%.Trail Blazers – 0.3%.
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There have been a lot of great nicknames in the league, Bubs!
Spend an hour or so on @bball_ref and you will find some interesting nicknames.
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MVP Odds:.Jokic 52.7%.Harden 19.9%.Giannis 10.4%.Kawhi 3.7%.Lillard 3.3%.LeBron 3.1%.Gobert 2.5%.Luka 1.9%.Mitchell 1.6%.CP3 0.9%.
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Can you name this player, using only their uniform numbers and achievements from our site?
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