The NBA is 75 years old this season. And throughout the history of the league there’s been dozens of great players that have solidified their status as superstars, but showing up in the postseason is what makes a superstar a […]
Tag: Kevin Durant
The 25 Times Two Players on Same NBA Team Have Scored At Least 40 Points in the Same Game
You know we love creating lists of rare stat lines. From ultra-rare quadruple doubles to 5×5 to three teammates scoring at least 30 points in the same game, we pride ourselves on identifying these unique box scores and serving them […]
The 31 NBA Players That Have The Most 30 Point Games All-Time
Most fans don’t realize how good NBA players really are. For 99% of the population, if they came across a no-name 15th man on an NBA roster, that player would be the most talented basketball player they ever came across. […]
Four Point Plays: The NBA’s All-Time Leaders in 4-Point Plays Including Harden, Steph Curry
It’s an understatement to say that the NBA game has really taken to the three-point shot. The shot has become so ingrained in team offenses that with each passing season, players, teams, and the overall league continue to heave up […]
The 21 U.S. Olympic Basketball Players With Most Points in a Game (and All-Time Leading Scorers)
When it comes to scoring in Olympic men’s basketball, Team USA has seen some standout performances. Among these, a few players have reached exceptional heights, etching their names into the record books with impressive single-game scoring performances. While no American […]
The 27 Players With Most 50 Point Playoff Games in NBA History
Scoring 50 points in any game isn’t an easy feat much less putting up 50 (or more) in an NBA playoff game. Considering the thousands of NBA playoff games in the history of the league and the long list of […]
The 2024 Phoenix Suns: From Dream to Desperation in the Desert
The Phoenix Suns’ championship aspirations are melting faster than an Arizona popsicle in July. Their Friday night defeat to the Oklahoma City Thunder (128-103) laid bare the team’s struggles, casting a long shadow over their playoff hopes. This season, the […]
Truly Unstoppable: Joel Embiid, Nikola Jokic, Kevin Durant, Steph Curry, and Luka Doncic
The 2022-23 NBA season has been one of crazy offensive performances. It’s not uncommon to see a score of 107-102… at the end of the third quarter. We can spend the next week talking about the reasons why, but whatever […]
Kevin Durant and Devin Booker pairing rekindles championship hopes for Phoenix Suns
Blowing a 2-0 lead against the Bucks in the 2021 NBA Finals and getting kicked out by the Mavs in last year’s conference semis made many people question whether the Phoenix Suns have missed their championship window. CP3 isn’t getting […]
Is this season’s NBA MVP race the most hotly-contested in recent history?
The NBA’s Most Valuable Player award is the most-coveted individual accolade an NBA player can receive. Some have interpreted as it meaning you were the best player in the best basketball league that season. Starting with the current 2022-23 NBA […]
Full List of Sports Illustrated’s Top 100 NBA Player Rankings for 2022-23 Season
Sports illustrated has officially joined the chat. The top 100 NBA players chat that is. You see, ranking the 100 professional basketball leagues players in the NBA is not unusual for these sports media companies. Not only are these lists […]
ESPN’s List of ‘The NBA’s 100 Best Players for the 2022-23 season #NBArank
(Looking for the 100 Best Players for 2023-24? Click here!) As we write this article, we have less than a month left before the NBA kicks off the 2022-23 season schedule when the Boston Celtics take on the Philadelphia 76ers […]
Why Steph Curry Isn’t Considered “Dominant” Like Giannis, LeBron and KD?
If you’ve followed the NBA over the last few months, you know there’s been a lot of discussion about Steph Curry’s legacy, dominance and general placement (and position) in the halls of legends. There’s no discussion that Curry is one […]
The History and Evolution Behind the Golden State Warrior’s “Death Lineup”
With generational superstar in Steph Curry leading the way, the three-time NBA champions Golden State Warriors have changed the way the NBA plays by making the three point shot a prerequisite to being a successful NBA team. That typically means […]
Who are the NBA’s most “clutch” players today? (and the mentality needed to be clutch)
What is a “clutch” player? The concept is complicated and everyone has a different opinion. However, the fact that “clutch” is hard to nail down is exactly what makes it a fun concept, and fun to make top-ten lists of […]
Is Gonzaga’s Chet Holgren really the “white Kevin Durant”?
Chet Holgren has only played a few games and it’s clear that the college basketball world is intrigued and enamored by the 7-0 center playing for the #1 ranked Gonzaga Bulldogs. Holgren came into the 2021-22 NCAA season as the #1 […]
Olympic Basketball Highs: NBA players show out in the Tokyo Olympics
The Tokyo Olympic Games are behind us, and Team USA ended up bringing home the gold medal. This was, even after a couple bumps along the way. The way that the US basketball team came together as the tournament progressed, […]
Who would be the three best NBA players for Olympic basketball 3-on-3 tournament?
I have to be honest, I have loved watching the inaugural 3-on-3 basketball tournament at the Tokyo Olympics. In particular, watching the USA women’s team win gold was even more enjoyable than expected. Led by 6-5 Stefanie Dolson and 5-8 […]
The 10 tightest, closest NBA scoring title races in NBA history (most came down to the last game)
With less than a month remaining in the regular season, there’s a close race between a couple players for the league’s scoring title. For most of the season Bradley Beal has led the league in scoring; averaging over 31 points […]
Can the Brooklyn Nets buy the 2021 NBA championship?
If you look at the history of NBA champions, there is a clear pattern that these teams needed to develop over time. Often, there’s actually more “failures” in the NBA playoffs than there are successes. An NBA champion will experience […]
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