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Box Score Breakdown | Heat @ 76ers »
LeBron James recorded at least 15 points, 5 assists, and 5 rebounds for the 25th consecutive game. He seems to be a good bet to break Oscar Robertson’s all time streak of 29 games…
Box Score Breakdown | Grizzles @ Hawks »
Home teams get the benefit of the doubt on foul calls, right? Not really. Memphis had only 10 fouls in 48 minutes, by far the lowest number in the NBA last night…
Box Score Breakdown | Thunder @ Mavs »
By Kyle Soppe Per request of Scott Batzold, today’s breakdown will be of the OKC Thunder and the Dallas Mavericks. The NBA’s best team (best record) went to Texas with the hopes of slowing down the defending champs, and did just that in a hard fought 95-86 game that was much closer than the final [...]
Box Score Breakdown | Pistons @ Knicks »
By Kyle Soppe The New York Knicks hosted the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday night, and dismantled the struggling visitors by a finally tally of 113-86. This blowout happened for many reasons, most of which wouldn’t be obvious at first glance. Carmelo Anthony, returning from injury, and Iman Shumpert, a rookie who needs to “know his [...]
Box Score Breakdown | T-wolves @ Rockets »
By Kyle Soppe The Minnesota Timberwolves traveled to Houston on Monday, and left with a 120-108 victory over the Rockets. The high scoring affair was highlighted by a third quarter in which the visitors dropped in 42 points. The point total for Minnesota single handily beat out the combined points in 75% of the quarters [...]
Box Score Breakdown | Spurs @ Mavs »
By Kyle Soppe They say everything is bigger in Texas. so it only makes sense that four quarters wasn’t enough for these two top teams. The Mavericks defended home court, beating the aging Spurs 101-100 in overtime on Sunday night. The Spurs that were beaten weren’t your every day Spurs. Ten players saw at least [...]
Box Score Breakdown | Wizards @ Bobcats »
There were 11 players who scored at least 10 points, and three who tallied at least 10 helpers. The three players with 10+ dimes (John Wall, Boris Diaw, and Kemba Walker) accounted for 53% of the total assists in this game. Add in Jordan Crawford’s seven assists, and those four were responsible two out of every three assists…
Box Score Breakdown | Knicks @ Heat »
By Kyle Soppe The Knicks tested the basketball theory that “you live by the three, you die by the three” on a 99-89 loss in South Beach. New York’s game plan was obvious, as they connected on four three pointers in the first quarter, doubling the number of shots inside the arc they made. [...]
Box Score Breakdown | Grizzles @ Clippers »
By Kyle Soppe Before I get started on the late game, let me take a second to put the Magic’s collapse into statistical perspective. For those who weren’t watching, Orlando led by 27 points in the third quarter in a home game against a Celtics team that was missing 40% of their starting lineup. Needless [...]
Box Score Breakdown | Bucks @ Rockets »
By Kyle Soppe The Milwaukee Bucks won the second half by 15 points, propelling them to a 105-99 victory over the Houston Rockets. But, as always, there was much more to this game than meets the eye. The Bucks went on a 12-0 run to start the game, and a 20-0 run that ran from [...]
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