Advertisement - scroll for more content
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement - scroll for more content
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Bobby Marks: The leaders in fast break points this season: 1. LeBron James 2. Tyrese Maxey 3. Giannis 4. Kawhi Leonard 5. Donovan Mitchell
Tom Haberstroh: The Philadelphia 76ers just did something crazy. First time in NBA history that a team has won consecutive games despite making 10+ FEWER 3s than their opponent in each game. (per @Stathead) And did it without Maxey/Embiid/PG.
Lev Akabas: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has been the most consistent high volume scorer in the NBA for many years now
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has been the most consistent high volume scorer in the NBA for many years now
— Lev Akabas (@levakabas.bsky.social) 2026-03-13T12:56:31.632Z
Moreover, looking at the lineup data spells an even more interesting picture. That's because the Lakers' lineup of James, Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves, Deandre Ayton and Rui Hachimura is the worst James five-man lineup since 2007-08 (the first season with this kind of lineup data). That current Lakers' lineup has a -3.9 plus/minus together, the worst James-featured lineup in 19 years (we only counted lineups that had a minimum of 10 games and 20 minutes played together).
Advertisement
llimllib: The Celtics are the only team in the league that has no players with a negative net points rating in their top 10 by minutes Without Tatum they've thrived not by having anybody be great, but instead by having nobody play consistently poorly
The Celtics are the only team in the league that has no players with a negative net points rating in their top 10 by minutes Without Tatum they've thrived not by having anybody be great, but instead by having nobody play consistently poorly
— llimllib (@billmill.org) 2026-03-10T02:23:39.843Z
42.5% from midrange on 1,400 attempts. That’s Michael Jordan in 1997-98. Kobe Bryant in 2005-06? 42.4% on 1,033. Nearly the same percentage from the same part of the floor, eight years apart. I’ve been staring at that number for a while. The midrange overlap is wild, but the profiles are different when you zoom out. Jordan’s diet was 58% midrange. Almost six out of every ten shots came from that zone. Kobe was at 45%. Still heavy, but he spread it. 503 three-point attempts at 35.4%, basically league average from deep. Jordan? 160 three-point attempts at 24.4%. Nearly 10 points below the league. He didn’t need it. Or didn’t want it. Either way, the three barely existed in his game.
SGA this season: 52.9% from midrange on 261 attempts. League average is 41.6%. Plus 11.4% in the paint on top of that. Above league average from every major zone on the court. 993 shots, no gray on the chart. I’ve run about 50 players through this tool. Nobody else’s chart looks like his. Jordan’s midrange percentage was lower than SGA’s is right now, and Jordan was the best midrange scorer of his generation. Different era, different pace, different volume, but the delta against league average tells you something about where SGA sits historically.
Jeremias Engelmann: Best 'Net Ratings' of the last 30 years:
Best 'Net Ratings' of the last 30 years:https://t.co/nq4OPo9pNF pic.twitter.com/rS5vbeWNk4
— Jeremias Engelmann (@JerryEngelmann) March 6, 2026
Advertisement
Lev Akabas: The Detroit Pistons are leading the NBA in dunks for the second straight season The Chicago Bulls are last in the NBA in dunks for the third straight season
NBA Stat: During the 2021-22 season, Nikola Jokić broke Wilt Chamberlain's 60-year-old record for the highest PER in a single season. He finished the season with a PER of 32.8. At the break this season, Jokić's PER is 34.9. (via CrazyStats) #NBA
Paolo Banchero is dead last out of 260 players in deflections per 36 with a minimum of 700 total minutes He's also second last in deflections among 90 players averaging 30+ minutes only ahead of Zubac.
The Hornets are 23rd in average time to shoot per InPredictable, a number that drops to 29th after forcing opponent turnovers, 26th after a defensive rebound and dead last on offensive rebounds. This team plays at its own tempo, grinding down the shot clock until the best shot is taken. By the time Charlotte takes a shot — they’re fourth in effective field-goal percentage during this span — opposing defenses are typically worn out having been forced to track a flurry of half-court movement. The Hornets lead the league in distance traveled on offense, up from fourth last season.
