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No matter who the Thunder threw at Nowitzki defensively — Serge Ibaka, Nick Collison, Kendrick Perkins, Kevin Durant, even guards Thabo Sefolosha and James Harden — all were mere mortals against the 7-foot, 245-pound German who tortures defenders both inside and out. One way to measure overall scoring efficiency is to use true shooting percentage, which takes into account field goals, 3-pointers and free throws to give an overall measure of how efficiently a player scores. The average true shooting percentage over the previous 15 postseasons was 53.3 percent. Nowitzki's true shooting percentage of 93.9 in Game 1 was the highest ever calculated, by far. Nowitzki finished 12 for 15 from the field and set a playoff...
Pau Gasol won a brief 3-point shootout with Dirk Nowitzki on Sunday afternoon, and that wasn't even the most surprising development in the world of NBA big men this weekend. Andrew Bynum has now played in more games than Dwight... more »
In a game that, years from now, will long be remembered for its number of big shots made by both teams, the Utah Jazz finally ended Monday's grueling drama by nipping the Dallas Mavericks in triple overtime, 123-121. “It... more »
There will come a time when things really do change for the Los Angeles Lakers. When they'll be down 18 points late in the third quarter of a big game and Kobe Bryant won't be able to rescue them with a barrage of impossibly... more »
The first Clippers' postseason berth in five years came in the most anticlimactic way. While trailing the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first half Monday, word came down that the Houston Rockets lost to the Denver Nuggets, and ... more »
Metta World Peace's vicious, dangerous elbow to the head of James Harden Sunday was no garden variety NBA elbow, and it probably will result in longer than your typical elbowing suspension.It should, anyway. This was about as... more »
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