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Stephen Curry Will be the Greatest Three Point Shooter in NBA History
Stephen Curry is going through a breakout season in almost every individual and team parameter but it’s his shooting accuracy from beyond the arc that’s astonishing, leading the NBA in three point field goals and on pace to record the highest single season percentage for those taking over 500 shots in a season.
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NBA Franchises Longest Winning Streaks
The Miami Heat have just set a new franchise record for consecutive wins with 23. The connecting link? Dwyane Wade and to a lesser extent Udonis Haslem, who were on the team in 2004-2005 and still are in 2013, with LeBron James leading the way.
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Houston Rockets – James Harden & Jeremy Lin in Unstoppable Mode
You simply can’t shoot the ball better than the way the Houston Rockets did as they tied the NBA record for three pointers in a game, while Jeremy Lin got to standout more than anyone else for the right reasons this time, outscoring James Harden and orchestrating an offense that couldn’t have worked any better.
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Chicago Bulls – When Defense and Apathy Combine
A combination of terrible form, lack of effort and a fantastic defensive game from the Chicago Bulls left the Atlanta Hawks embarrassed and humiliated after scoring only 58 points.
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Los Angeles Clippers – This Train Don’t Stop at 17
Lines that no one ever thought writing or uttering: The Los Angeles Clippers have the best record in the NBA, after a perfect December, and a winning streak that has now extended to 17 games as the they show again and again that they are much more than just superstars Chris Paul and Blake Griffin.
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LeBron James – Becoming the NBA’s All-Time Leading Scorer
LeBron James, nine season into his NBA career, is 47th on the All-Time scoring list with 19045 points. He needs that same amount and then some to make it to the top of the pile, beating Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s 38387, to become the league’s all-time leading scorer.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Will They Go 73-9?
Let’s begin by rephrasing the question in the headline – Will the Los Angeles Lakers be the best team in the NBA next season? Metta World Peace thinks so, but for now, before the first tip off of the 2012-2013 season, both the Miami Heat and the Oklahoma City Thunder have to be considered better teams.
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Charlotte Bobcats, Worst Team With the Worst Owner?
The Charlotte Bobcats, owned by Michael Jordan, didn’t just have a bad season like almost every other team has once in a year. They had the worst season in NBA history, going 7-59; a win percentage of 10.6% compared to the previous mark of 9-73 (10.97%) the Philadelphia 76ers set during the 1972-1973 season.
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NBA Single Game Records And Breaking Them
Wilt Chamberlain isn’t the only record holder of NBA single game achievements, as hard as it is to believe. A mediocre point guard like Scott Skiles (and mediocre head coach as well) is also in the record books with 30 assists in one game.