Some stats from Raptors vs 76ers on December 23rd (Festivus 2017)

Rodney Hood scores 29 points and 3 rebounds vs Spurs

Rodney Hood scored 29 points and 3 rebounds as the Utah Jazz defeated the San Antonio Spurs
100-89 at home on Thursday night. Hood's season high was 31 points.

Some other game stats:
-Tony Parker had 7 points in the 4th quarter, including 7 in a row for the Spurs
-Patty Mills had 11 points in the 3rd quarter, the Spurs outscored the Jazz 32-22 in
that quarter
-LaMarcus Aldridge fouled out of the game with 3:47 left in the 4th quarter

Dirk Nowitzki ties #12 spot for most 3 pointers in NBA history

Dirk Nowitzki scored his 1830th career three pointer Wednesday night in Dallas to tie Chauncey Billups for 12th place all time in the NBA for three pointers.
On Monday night Nowitzki passed Kobe Bryant for the number 13 spot, and he is close to overtaking number 11 ranked J. R. Smith, who has 1833 career three pointers.

Nowitzki and the Mavs defeated the Pistons Monday night 110-93.


A couple of other notes:
-Dwight Powell played his 200th game for Dallas, he scored 9 points on the night
-Derek Harper will have his number retired on January 7th in Dallas
-The Pistons average 103 points, but were held to held it to 93 in the game

Vince Carter believes he will return to the Toronto Raptors

Durant this season with & without Curry

Kevin Durant led all scoring with 36 points, 11 rebounds, 7 assists, as the Golden State Warriors defeated the Dallas Mavericks 112-96 at the Oracle Arena on Thursday Night.

Klay Thompson has 25 points, 14 of those came in the 4th quarter Thompson hit 4 straight three pointers in the 4th quarter, he was 5 of 5 from three-point range.

Omri Casspi had 17 points and 10 rebounds, his first double-double since December 30, 2015.
The Warriors have won 8 in a row.

Raptors score season low 91 points in loss to Clippers

Toronto Raptors as they were defeated by the Los Angeles Clippers 96-91 at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles Monday night. 91 points for the Raptors was a season low, previous was 94 points vs Boston, a game which they lost 95-94 on November 12th.

Some other game notes:
-Jonas Valanciunas led all scoring with 23 points and added 15 rebounds
-Jonas had his first double double since November 7th versus Chicago, it was his second of the season
-Jonas tied his season best 15 rebounds
-Montrezl Harrell scored 17 points for the Clippers (had 15 in just 11 minutes of playing
time)
-Sam Dekker's 14 points was a season best for him
-Jakob Poeltl had 5 personal fouls in 13 minutes of play
-Raptors led by 4 at the half and led by 4 at the end of 3rd quarter
-Raptors has a 7 point lead in the 4th quarter, but the Clippers went 17-6 run by the Clippers on the 4th quarter
-Lowry was 0-8 from three point range
-C.J. Miles was 3 for 4 from three point range
-Blake Griffin faked going for a block from the bench in the 4th quarter

 

Donovan Mitchell leads league in most 20-point games by a rookie

Donovan Mitchell of the Utah Jazz leads the NBA this season in most 20-point games by a rookie.

Evolution of the 3 pointer in NBA History

The attempting of three point shots in the NBA has skyrocketed over the years.

 

 

Raptors 905 ticket picture from record breaking attendance game (2017)

The Raptors 905 once again broke their own G-League (D-League) attendance record, which is impressive but a very inflated and confusing statistic. Some see this stat and think that Toronto has the most passionate hardcore fans in the world and they'll pack an arena to watch a D-League game, but in reality this game was attendance by 99.9999999999% by busloads upon school bus loads upon dozens and hundreds of more school bus loads of elementary school children on field trips for this particular event. The same thing happened in 2016 when they did the same thing in March break, which broke the attendance record. The crowd was extremely loud at time, as children lack the inhibition to scream at the top of their lungs, and there was some of the most running around and non stop getting up in the history of the Air Canada Centre.

Lebron scores 32, 11 rebounds, 9 assists vs Kings

Lebron James led the Cleveland Cavaliers to a franchise tying record 13 straight wins scoring 32 points, 11 rebounds, and adding 9 assists. The finale score was 101-95, 20 of those 101 points were scored in the second half by James, who also leads the league in 4th quarter scoring.

Steph Curry reaches 2,000 three point field goals made

On the road versus the New Orleans Pelicans, Steph Curry scored his 2,000th three point field goal, becoming the youngest player to do so. He is 8th all time in three point field goals made, just ahead of Jason Kidd and just behind Vince Carter. Steph had 31 total (15 in 3rd quarter) on Monday night as the Warriors ended up defeating the Pelicans 125-115. Curry however did have to exit the game with 59.7 seconds left in the contest as he rolled his right ankle.

Basketball net alongside the sunset in Toronto

Heydon Park School, just north on Dundas Street West on Beverley Street

Lou Williams scores 42 as the Clippers defeat Lakers

The Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 120-115 at the Staples Center on Monday night. They were led by an impressive performance by Lou Williams, who scored 42 points, 4 three pointers, and nailed all 14 of his free throw attempts. Williams had 29 points in the second half alone,
and his 42 points is just two short of his career high of 44. He also added 4 rebounds and 3 assists.
The Clippers have now won 16 of the last 17 meetings versus the Lakers.

Kings end Warriors 36 game defensive streak

The Sacramento Kings were the first team in 37 games to shoot over 50% versus the Golden State Warriors as they defeated them Monday night 110-106. The Kings went on 13-0 going into the 4th quarter, but the game overall was closely contested and the teams had the exact same field goal percentage, including the exact same shots attempted and made with 3 minutes left in the 4th quarter.

Willie Cauley-Stein led the way for the Kings with 19 points, 8 boards, and 6 assists.

Chris Paul has 14 assists and 0 turnovers vs Brooklyn

 

Chris Paul had 4 points, 14 assists and 0 turnovers as the Houston Rockets improve to 16-4 on after their 117-103 victory at home versus the Brooklyn Nets on Monday evening.

James Harden led the scoring with 37 points and 10 rebounds, the Rockets are 9-1 when Harden has a double-double. Clint N'Dumba-Capela the second most points for the Rockets with 20 and added 3 assists and 6 rebounds.

Lillard scores 32, Connaughton 17 vs Knicks

The Portland Trail Blazers defeated the New York Knicks Monday evening 103-91, to take their latest road trip record to 4-1. The Blazer now improve to 13-8 on the season. Demian Lillard had a solid game with 32 points and 5 assists, 17 of those 32 points were in the third quarter.
Pat Connaughton had his second highest output of the season for the Blazers with 17 points, going 7-9 from the field.

Andre Drummond gets 26 points as Pistons defeat Celtics

 

The Detroit Pistons defeated the Boston Celtics 118-108 Monday evening at the TD Garden in Boston.

Andre Drummond had a strong game for the Pistons, scoring 26 points, getting 21 rebounds and 6 assists. Drummond now has six 20-plus rebounds versus the Celtics over the past five years.

Clippers edge Kings in battle to the wire

The Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Sacramento Kings in Sacramento on Saturday night 97-95. The Clippers big third quarter where they outscored the Kings 29-10 ended up being the pivotal 12 minutes of action of the game. But in the 4th Buddy Hield helped the Kings claw back into the game scoring 16 points in the final quarter, including two pivotal threes to tie the game at 95 with 14.8 seconds left in the game, almost sending the game to overtime. But Blake Griffin, who scored 33
points in the game, answered back by landing a fadeway two-pointer with 3.2 seconds
to end the game 97-95 for the Clippers.

Jordan Bell's first NBA career start stats (6 blocks in his first game)

Golden State Warrior's power forward Jordan Bell's first career start was against the team which picked him 38th in the 2017 draft—the Chicago Bulls.

The Warriors won the game handily 143-94 in front of their home fans at the Oracle Arena,
and Bell played 27 minutes, scoring 7 points, nabbing 6 rebounds, and an impressive
6 blocks in his first start of his NBA career. During his freshman year at the University of Oregon,
Bell averaged 2.7 blocks per game and his 94 blocks during that year were a school record for a season.

Khris Middleton scores 40 vs Phoenix Suns

Devin Booker made it interesting by scoring a buzzer beater three to send the Phoenix Suns into overtime vs the Milwaukee Bucks Wednesday evening, but ultimately the Bucks came out on top at the end of overtime 113-107. They were lead by Khris Middleton scoring 40 points, the last 4 came in the last minute of overtime at the foul line, where he went 4 for 4 and added to the 36 previous points as shown in the graphic above. Eric Bledsoe nailed down 30 points, and Booker was the leading scoring for the Suns with 23.