Damian Lillard embraced his inner big man when he forgot to shoot the ball against the Clippers in He posted 5 points, 18 rebounds, from the field, and from the three-point line.
DeAndre Jordan having a similar line of 6 points and 19 rebounds did not make it any less weird. You normally want to be the number one when it comes to competitive sports. Getting a ton of them on your stat sheet was not that idea. As a member of the Nets, CJ Watson gave a 1 point, 1, assist, 1 rebound, 1 steal, 1 block, and 1 turnover performance versus his old team the Chicago Bulls. In normal circumstances you need playing time to get your stats going, even for turnovers, Rasual Butler was a victim of strange unfortunate occurances.
The only time he checked into the game was the final 4. It was the Raptors were down a point versus the Lakers. Butler was to inbound for the Raptors. Five seconds in, he could not find anyone and calls a timeout. Unfortunately, the refs tagged him for a 5-second violation. The game ended after three overtimes with Detroit winning to The game set the NBA record for the most total points scored in a single game, and the most and second-most points scored by a team in a game.
The official NBA court length is 94 ft compared to Court width is 50 ft for NBA courts and Sergei Belov is the first international player to be inducted in the Basketball Hall of Fame in He is considered to be among the best European players to have played basketball and was part of the Soviet team that beat the United States for the gold medal in the Munich Summer Olympics. The Soviet Union won the gold in and , Yugoslavia in the Olympics was boycotted by the United States , and Argentina in Prior to , the NBA had territorial draft picks.
These were special picks that allowed teams to forfeit their first round picks and instead select a player within a mile radius from the city. The New Jersey Nets protested the result of their November 8, game against the Philadelphia 76ers. The final minutes of the game was replayed on March 23, A trade had already occurred between both teams prior to the game replay.
Thus, three players, Eric Money, Harvey Catchings and Ralph Simpson, are officially listed as having been members of both teams for the same game. The traditional basketball jersey consists of a sleeveless jersey and shorts. In , the NBA experimented with adding sleeves to their jerseys, making them look similar to t shirts. This prompted a wave of complaints from players and fans.
The experiment lasted until , when Nike took over the uniform contract of the NBA and declared that they would no longer push through with using sleeved jerseys. NBA rules state that the cord basketball net should not be less than 30 thread and not more than thread. As per NBA rules, a minimum of nine balls are to be provided for each team for pre-game warmups.
The Denver Nuggets play at a home stadium that is one mile ft above sea level. Studies have shown that this high elevation gives not just the Nuggets but all Denver home teams across major American sports a distinct advantage when it comes to playing home games.
A study showed that Eastern Conference teams in the NBA may suffer from a disadvantage by traveling for away games westward. The disruption in the circadian rhythm brought about by East to West travel, which counters the West to east rotation of the Earth, affects individual stress and fatigue levels and may impair performance of visiting teams. The average distance an NBA player runs per game is around 2. A study that looked at 17 years of data from the medical records of NBA players showed that lateral ankle sprain was the most common injury in the league.
Also, Patellofemoral inflammation or knee pain was the most common reason players miss games in the NBA. The Fact File. The defense was focused on denying Kobe Bryant the ball, which left Laker point guard Derek Fisher open between the elbow and the three-point line.
He received the pass, turned, and shot, sinking the shot and winning the game right at the buzzer. The Spurs felt the clock started late and contested the loss, but it stood, and the Lakers went up in the series.
The Chicago Bulls and the Utah Jazz met up in the finals for the second year in a row in They swept the regular-season series and tied the Bulls for the best record in the NBA, finishing The Bulls entered the game ahead in the series with a lead. Scottie Pippen aggravated a back injury on the first play of the game, which severely limited his athleticism for the rest of the game and caused him a great deal of pain. Michael Jordan, however, was magnificent, as was Karl Malone for Utah.
The Jazz entered the fourth quarter with a lead, but the veteran Bulls squad climbed back and tied the game with a minute left. Stockton responded by hitting a clutch three-pointer, giving Utah an lead with just over forty seconds to play. Jordan drove to the basket and brought the Bulls within one on the next position.
With just under twenty seconds to play, the Jazz had possession of the ball and control of their own destiny. But Michael Jordan had more magic up his sleeve, and he stole the ball from Karl Malone in the post and pushed the ball up the court.
With the final seconds of the game ticking down, he crossed over Bryon Russell and pulled up for a jumper, with Russell falling to the ground. The Greatest of All Time hit the miraculous shot, leaving only 5 seconds on the clock. The Jazz would get one last shot, but they missed. Phil Jackson would also leave that offseason, marking the end of the most dominant dynasty in the modern NBA. Missing one of their crucial pieces, the responsibility to fade away the hole left by Kareem would fall squarely on the shoulders of Magic Johnson.
In response, the Lakers started their star point guard at the center position. This presented matchup problems for the 76ers early on, and the Lakers got out to an early lead. After some adjustments, Philly began utilizing their size advantage and had pulled ahead by eight points in the second half.
The Lakers then adjusted as well, clogging the paint, and by halftime, the score was tied at 60 points each. Los Angeles came out of the break on fire, starting the second half on a run. They dominated the last stretch of the game with Magic putting in nine points himself, ending the game with a score of Magic Johnson, the finals MVP, poured in 42 points, 15 rebounds, seven assists, three steals, a block, and one beautiful skyhook done as an homage to his missing teammate.
In his first year with the Phoenix Suns, Charles Barkley thrived. His career year ended with the Suns winning 62 games and Barkley receiving the regular-season MVP award. While Charles and the Suns were hoping to capture their first title, the Bulls were closing in on their third in a row.
After losing their first two games on the road, Phoenix was returning home for Game 3 down Jordan did not perform up to his typical standard, shooting the ball 43 times for a total of 44 points in the triple-overtime thriller. Barkley finished the game with 24 points, 19 rebounds, and 4 assists, while Dan Majerle led all Phoenix scorers with 28 points of his own.
There was some controversy with how the game was officiated. The Bulls shot only nine free-throws, while the Suns went to the line thirty-one times, of which they hit twenty-two. Reggie Miller always put on his best performances in Madison Square Garden.
The Knicks won the first two games at home, and the Pacers followed suit in Games 3 and 4 in Indiana. Game 5 would give one team control of the series, getting them one game away from a trip to the finals. Spike Lee was sitting courtside at the game and became engaged in some back-and-forth trash talk with Miller throughout the contest.
Heading into the fourth quarter, the Pacers trailed by 12 points. Miller only scored 14 in the first three quarters combined, but the heckling from Spike seemed to motivate him. Reggie began hitting everything he shot, including some very deep three-pointers. Miller ended up scoring 25 points in the final period of play, giving him a total of 39 for the game. Powered by his flurry of lights-out scoring, Indiana trounced the Knicks in the last quarter, eventually winning by a score of Before the NBA Finals, the Lakers had met the Celtics in the championship series on eight other occasions, losing every time.
They entered Game 6 with their best chance to do so, as the Lakers led the series three games to two. Kareem was on fire for the series, averaging The Celtics got a tremendous performance from Kevin McHale, but Bird was limited by an injured shooting hand and the stifling defense of Michael Cooper.
In the final game, he shot just 12 for 29, a poor performance for Larry Legend. James Worthy added another 28 points in the win, giving the Lakers their first championship win over the Celtics. In the regular season, the Warriors may have been the best team to ever compete in the NBA. They finished the season with 73 wins and only 9 losses, beating the dynasty Bulls for the best record in history. After going up in the series, King James willed his team to two superb performances, and they clawed their way back into the series.
Finally, Game 7 was played at Oracle Arena in Oakland for all the marbles. The two teams entered the matchup each having scored total points in the series to that point; they were totally even.
Cleveland shut Golden State out for the last of the game, including the highlight of the series, a super-human chase-down block by LeBron James on Andre Iguodala with the score tied at 89 apiece. Next, Kyrie Irving showed up huge with an incredibly clutch three-pointer over Steph Curry to put the Cavs up with less than a minute to play. Golden State brought the ball down immediately, without calling a time-out, and drew a mismatch with Kevin Love trying to guard Steph Curry at the top of the arc.
Love played the best defensive possession of his life, forcing a contested three that missed. LeBron went to the line one last time, hitting one of two, and the Warriors took one more shot attempt before time expired.
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