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 […]
Tag: Larry Bird
The 25 NBA Players With Most Triple-Doubles in NBA Playoff History
Putting the ball in the basket is certainly the primary objective in the game of basketball, but scoring isn’t the only thing that one can do to impact a game. One of the more impressive statistical accomplishments that highlights when […]
The 15 NBA Players with Most MVP Awards in NBA History
When Nikola Jokic was officially crowned the NBA’s Most Valuable Player, the 7-0 center from Serbia became one of a handful of players that won the regular season MVP for the second season in a row. Getting the MVP award […]
The 33 Players With The Most 40 Point Playoff Games in NBA Postseason History
Scoring 40 points in a regular season game is no small feat even in this era of scoring explosions. Still, scoring 40 points in the best basketball league in the world requires exceptional skill, unreal confidence, understanding of the game, […]
There’s Been FOUR Quadruple-Doubles (not 5) in NBA History
Since it’s humanly possible to record a quintuple-double, I won’t say that the quadruple-double is the most difficult to pull off in the multi-faceted statistic category. Here are the four NBA players that have achieved quadruple doubles There have been just […]
The 25 Top Scorers in NCAA Men’s College Basketball History (D1)
In the long history of NCAA Men’s College Basketball, numerous players have etched their names in the record books with their extraordinary scoring abilities. This prestigious list of the top 25 all-time leading scorers is a testament to the diverse […]
Here’s 20 of the Greatest Basketball Moments That Defined the NBA
Since the league’s inception in 1946, the NBA has long been a stage for some of the most unforgettable and awe-inspiring moments in basketball history moments. It’s a league where legends are born and history is made, a place where […]
The 51 Fastest Players to Score 20,000 NBA points (updated)
When LeBron James hit the 20,000 point milestone back in 2013, he became the youngest player to reach that milestone just 17 days after his 28th birthday. However “youngest” doesn’t mean that LeBron was also the fastest NBA player to score […]
March Madness: A brief history of NCAA Division men’s basketball tournament
The NCAA D1 Men’s Basketball Tournament, or as it more commonly known as “March Madness,” has an impressive and storied history. It all began with the very first tournament bracket back in 1939 when eight teams from two regions competed […]
Will Nikola Jokic be the MVP again this season?
Nikola Jokić is having another amazing season playing as the center of the Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference of the NBA. Jokić won the MVP award in back-to-back seasons in 2020-21 and 2021-22 It’s hard to believe but the […]
The 25 NBA Players That Scored The Most Points in the 1980’s Golden Era
The 1980’s are hailed as the golden era of NBA basketball. Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 NBA seasons, the NBA took a a huge leap forward in terms of popularity. Not only did the NBA marketing team play up the […]
The 33 times Team USA was challenged (or lost) in the Olympics, World Cup and international basketball play
It’s been nearly 30 years since The Dream Team mopped the floor with the competition in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. Not only did they defeat the teams, but the starstruck opponents posed for group photos before and after the game, shook their […]
It’s “Luka Magic,” but Luka Doncic’s game is most like LeBron James and James Harden
In his second season in the NBA, Luka Doncic upped his game during the 2019-20 season and is now making a huge splash in the 2020 NBA Playoffs. At times in these playoffs, the 21-year old has seemed unstoppable and […]
Comparison: Is Nikola Jokic a bigger, modern day Larry Bird?
Even when we know it’s unfair and inaccurate to compare players from different generations, We NBA fans love comparing contemporary players to players from the past. It’s the easiest way to understand a player’s skill set and contributions. When watching […]
Here’s my 6 favorite NBA rivalries of all-time
Baseball and football have long been considered the American past time, but over the last couple decades, basketball has come to symbolize a slice of the American life and has deeply ingrained itself into the culture at large. You’d be […]
SLAM List: The 100 best NBA players of all-time (2018 full list)
In late February 2018, SLAM Magazine published out their top 100 NBA basketball players of all-time in their latest issue. Obviously, the list caused controversy, as most lists do, but this particular list seemed to rankle more than usual. The […]
Ranking the 100 best college basketball players in NCAA history
A couple days ago, I had a fleeting thought about the best college basketball players ever and was interested in seeing where several names that came to mind landed on a list of the 100 best players. After some searching […]
All of Miloš Teodosić’s passing highlights with the Los Angeles Clippers
Miloš Teodosić is a 30-year-old NBA rookie that spent all of his professional basketball career in Europe. Teodosić finally decided to come to the NBA after being the best play maker in Europe for a decade, and wanted to finally […]
Before Vince Carter dunking over Fredric Weis, there was Dr. Dunkenstein (and 1977 WUG Recap)
Most NBA fans of a certain age remember when Vince Carter dunked over France’s 7-2 centre Frederic Weis in the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. It’s hard to not to remember the dunk which many consider one of the […]
These are Larry Bird’s career high in points, assists, and rebounds
You’ve heard it all before: Larry Bird wasn’t the tallest, the biggest, the fastest, the strongest nor the most athletic player — in any era. Yet despite these so-called shortcomings, he went down in NBA history one of the best. […]
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