Eight games were on the NBA schedule during the Tuesday of Championship Week 2013 as three more teams secured their place in the NCAA tournament. Meanwhile in the NBA, the Heat continued to inch closer to NBA history with their 19th straight win, the Lakers continued their march toward the postseason, the Celtics were treated very poorly by the Bobcats and Timberwolves showed everyone “that’s why you play the game”. Welcome to the latest Championship Week edition of Five Fast Facts.
Geltzeiler: Who needs Offensive Rebounds (Not Celtics and Spurs)
Fresh off my maiden voyage to the M.I.T. Sloan Sports Analytic Conference in Boston, I have been spending more time dissecting advanced stats. One of the important principles in using advanced stats to draw conclusions is to also know which stats don’t paint a complete picture. I have found that looking at some of these team stats can tell us a lot on why good teams are good and why certain teams overachieve and conversely underachieve. The San Antonio Spurs currently have the
Five Fast Facts from NBA Games: 3.11.13
Five games made up the NBA schedule on the second Monday of March 2013. The Knicks forgot how to shoot the ball in a California nightmare, the Spurs showed the Thunder who the best team in the West is and the Nuggets extended their winning streak in Phoenix. Welcome to a Championship Week edition of Five Fast Facts.
SH Blog: Grizzlies surge into Miami; Bynum may miss entire season; Kings to stay in Sacramento?
For the second time this year, Memphis Grizzlies’ head coach Lionel Hollins has been named the Western Conference Coach of the Month. Once with star forward Rudy Gay and a steady, familiar bench, and once without. [Read more…]
Bernucca: A very early look at free agency
When former AAU teammates Dwight Howard and Josh Smith were not traded Thursday, they made the offseason all the more interesting. Lakers GM Mitch Kupchak held onto Howard and Hawks GM Danny Ferry was unsuccessful in trying to trade Smith. And there is no guarantee that either player is sticking around this summer, possibly leaving $30 million on the table for a fresh start elsewhere. [Read more…]
Hamilton: Lin misses MSG, but not the Knicks
BROOKLYN — Jeremy Lin’s nine points weren’t spectacular. His six assists weren’t amazing. But on Friday night, after his Houston Rockets secured a 106-96 victory over the Brooklyn Nets, he left New York City a winner for the third time in 7 months. The second time was back on Dec. 17 when his Rockets defeated the New York Knicks, 109-96. The first time was on July 18, when Lin’s 205-day tenure as a member of the Knicks came to an abrupt end. We didn’t
Tweet of the Day: Josh Smith, Atlanta Hawks
Wats going on in the A tonight?? I’m still here.” Such are the words of Josh Smith [via Twitter] when he didn’t get traded at the NBA’s 3:00 PM trade deadline on Thursday afternoon. Unfortunately, he has since removed that tweet from existence, but not its memory. [Sheridan: Big Trade Deadline Winners are Milwaukee Bucks, Mark Cuban and Boston Celtics] According to reports, Ferry balked at the offers that were being given for Smith. The prevailing teams in the hunt were the Milwaukee
SH Blog: Trade Deadline Recap: Redick Dealt to Bucks, Brewer to Thunder, Josh Smith Stays in Atlanta
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