Forget the regular season, the NBA Playoffs is when professional basketball legends are made. Jordan, Bird, Magic, Russell, Isiah, and Hakeem. It’s no coincidence that when we talk about the best players in NBA history, the ones at the top […]
Tag: Larry Bird
Odds heavily favor a Warriors-Cavs finals matchup for third consecutive year
Despite History, Odds Still Heavily Favor a Warriors meeting the Cavaliers in the finals again The Boston Celtics (17) and Los Angeles Lakers (16) have combined for 33 NBA titles. It just didn’t seem like those two franchises were in the […]
The 20 players with the most PLAYOFF triple doubles in NBA history
We’re all aware of how Russell Westbrook surpassed Oscar Robertson for the most triple-doubles in one season during the 2016-17 NBA regular season. Westbrook would go on to average a triple double for that seasons. Those are unbelievable accomplishments considering both […]
Best Triple Doubles: The 20 triple doubles with most points in NBA history
Russell Westbrook and James Harden are the leading candidates for the 2016-17 NBA MVP and it’s in no small part to the critical role they play for the Oklahoma City Thunder and Houston Rockets. It helps that the two are […]
The 7 NBA seasons with highest triple-double totals (league-wide, all players)
The 2016-17 NBA season was a banner season for triple doubles. That NBA season has seen the most triple doubles in NBA history (and as of this post, it’s not even finished). With at least 22 players contributing at least […]
Russell Westbrook joins LeBron, Jordan and Larry Bird in stat-stuffing history
Russell Westbrook has had a monster start to the 2016-17 season tallying 116 points, 37 rebounds, and 35 assist in his first three games vs. Philadelphia, Phoenix and the Los Angeles Lakerss. His first three games, Westbrook has tallied enough […]
The 23 biggest blowouts in NBA Finals history (updated)
When the best of the best from both the Eastern and Western Conferences meet in the NBA Finals, it usually ends up in an all-out battle that comes down to the last couple minutes. The NBA championship is normally an […]
The 8 NBA players in the 50-40-90 Club / 180 Shooting Club
When a NBA player finishes a season shooting 50% from the field, 40% from three and 90% from the free throw line (and they have enough shots to qualify for each), they join an elite group of shooters. The “50-40-90 […]
The 15 NBA players with the most triple doubles in one season
We’re in the era of the triple double, the once rare achievement is now happening often enough that we’ve now had a few consecutive seasons where triple doubles seem to be happening every other night in the regular season. The […]
Isiah Thomas responds to Scottie Pippen’s Dream Team comments
“Open Court” is show on NBATV that goes behind the scenes with a panel of rotating players. This particular episode was hosted by Ernie Johnson with a panel of Shaquille O’Neal, Grant Hill, Isiah Thomas, Brent Barry, Steve Smith, Dennis […]
The 30 NBA players with 10 (or more) three-pointers made in one game
Three pointers are an increasingly devastating weapon being used in today’s NBA offense. . Since the three-pointer’s NBA inception, a player has hit 10 or more threes in one game approximately 40 times. These several dozen instances are spread across […]
The Pacers and Lakers are working out a deal for Roy Hibbert
Roy Hibbert was one of the key players during the rebuilding phase of the Pacers franchise, but it seems like he struggled in the single season without Paul George backing him up. There was lots of drama surrounding the player […]
Do you remember the ‘NBA Superstars” music videos from the 1980’s?
Did you grow up obsessed with the NBA in the late eighties? Were your hands large enough to work a VCR? Then it’s very likely you wore out a couple NBA Super stars VHS tapes like I did. For those […]
Here’s 4 reasons why people love that Larry Bird talked trash
Larry Bird was a master trash talker. That’s become much more apparent to the public after he retired. When Bird was on the court, the media portrayed him as this quiet, hard working farmboy that was also a fantastic basketball […]
15 Larry Bird GIFs that will make you a believer (again)
Not every general manager knows a future NBA MVP when they see one, much less an basketball legend. Not so many NBA scouts thought highly of Larry Bird before he entered the 1978 NBA draft. The Boston Celtics trusted him enough […]
Trade or Not, Carmelo Anthony Will Reach 20,000 Points Next NBA Season
As always, Carmelo Anthony is going to get his. Whether he’s traded or not this NBA off-season, Melo marches to his 20,000th NBA point. A lot of discussion comes into play whenever Carmelo Anthony is mentioned. Especially in this off-season. […]
2013 NBA Global Games Manila: A Cultural Behind-The-Scenes Blogger’s Wrap-Up
This is Poor Man’s Commish reporting to you from Beijing, where I have just arrived after spending a few days in Manila and Taipei. The days have gone by quickly. I can bluntly bottom-line them as follows: succumb on Day […]
Jeremy Lin, Larry Bird Help Reveal Filipinos’ Passion, Reverence for the Game of Basketball
Today’s NBA Global Games media availability at the Mall Of Asia Arena in Manila, Philippines, reinforced a lot of what we already know — from Jeremy Lin‘s triumphs over adversity to Larry Bird‘s Draft acumen — about certain NBA luminaries, but what it really […]
LeBron’s top 3 of all-time
Everyone has their own list for greatest players of all-time. The best player in the world today is no different. In a recent interview with Fox Sports, LeBron James was asked who his top three players of all-time were. While […]
Remember Michael Jordan’s triple double streak (10 in 11 games)?
With all the talk about LeBron James‘ current run of five straight games of 30 points at the 70% clip and how it may be the best stretch of games in NBA history – some may have forgotten Michael Jordan‘s […]
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