42 Interesting Facts from the NBA season
The NBA season has finally come to an end. After a late start, due to the strike, the league decided on playing 66 games in four months time. There wasn't a lot of surprises this year, the favorites entering the strike shortened season finished with the top seeds in the playoffs. Now your probably wondering why I decided to go with 42 interesting facts. Honestly, I just picked a random number in the hopes that you would read my article, if you're reading this it clearly worked. Without any further ado here is my 42 interesting facts of the 2012 NBA season.
1. Kevin Durant won the NBA scoring title with 28 points per game. Kobe finished with 27.9, he would have needed 38 to overtake Durant in the season finale but coach Mike Brown sat Kobe so he would be rested before the playoffs started. That's Durant's 3rd scoring title in a row.
2. Tyson Chandler finished the season with a 67.9 shooting percentage from the field. He was number one in the league with that percentage. He shot 70.9% at home at MSG.
3. Steve Novak led the league with a 47.1 shooting percentage from behind the arc.
4. Carmelo Anthony shot 43% from the field. (Lowest since his rookie season).
5. Lebron James and Chris Bosh both finished the season with a 7.9 rebounds per game average. Kim Kardashian's ex boyfriend Kris Humphries averaged 11 boards a game.
6. Amir Johnson made 57.9% of his 2 point shots this year. Dwight Howard and James Harden shot the same percent.
7. Ryan Anderson led the league 3 pointers made this season with 166. Next highest was Jason Terry with 138.
8. Only two people averaged double digit assists this year. Rajon Rondo with 11.7 and Steve Nash with 10.7 per game.
9. Jose Calderon led the league with a 4.50 assists to turnover ratio, next highest was CP3 with 4.38, third highest was 3.23 by Mike Conley.
10. Only two people averaged more than 2 steal per game this season. CP3 at 2.53 and Mike Conley with 2.19.
11. League Leaders in Turnovers committed per game:
1. Deron Williams 3.98
2. John Wall 3.89
3. Kevin Durant 3.76
4. Steve Nash 3.69
5. Rajon Rondo 3.69
12. Serge Ibaka averaged 3.65 blocks per game. Next highest was JaVele McGee with 2.18.
13. Kevin Love had 48 double doubles in 55 games played this year.
14. San Antonio finished the season on a 10 game win streak.
15. Charlotte finished the season on a 23 game losing streak.
16. The Miami Heat will face the New York Knicks in the first round of the playoffs. The Heat are 3-0 against the Knicks this year. I wouldn't be shocked to see the Knicks upset the Heat.
17. 9 out of the 16 playoff teams have a losing record on road games in the regular season.
Bonus Fact: I picked Oklahoma City to beat Chicago in the NBA finals before the season started.
18. The Lakers were 10-4 in games decided by 3 points or less.
19. Miami and Memphis were 6-2 in games decided by 3 points or less.
20. Utah was 16-23 in games against teams .500 or above.
21. Charlotte finished with the worse win percentage in NBA history. They won their season opener against Milwaukee.
22. Phoenix didn't play in an overtime game all year.
23. The Lakers were 6-1 in overtime this year, the Heat were 2-4 in overtime this year.
24. Since I'm at 24 let me give you a few Kobe statistics.
Kobe averaged 30.4 points per game on Friday's this year, his best night by far.
Kobe had 28.5 PPG on the road this year, 27.3 PPG at home.
On 3+ days of rest he averaged 24.5 PPG, on 0 days rest he had 31.4 PPG.
25. Blake Griffin had a higher FG% (54.9) than FT% (52.1).
26. Derrick Rose averaged 2.6 turnovers at home and 3.4 turnovers on the road.
Jeremy Lin averaged 4.7 turnovers at home and 2.8 turnovers on the road.
27. Ty Lawson averaged 17.9 points per game on the road and 14.7 points per game at home this year.
I picked Ty Lawson to finish above Rajon Rondo on the ESPN player rater at the beginning of the year, he did.
28. Stephen Curry hit 57.8% from 3 at home this year and 38.2% from 3 on the road.
29. Ben Gordon hit 33.8% from 3 at home this year and 47% from 3 on the road.
30. Mo Williams hit 33.3% from 3 at home this year and 43.5% from 3 on the road.
31. Greg Monroe averaged 15.4 points and 9.7 rebounds per game this year. He's 21 years old.
32. O.J. Mayo just finish his 4th season as pro.
His first 2 seasons as a starter: 44.8 FG%, 3.77 RPG, 38.3 3PM%, 3.07 APG
Last 2 seasons coming off the bench: 40.7 FG%, 2.77 RPG, 36.4 3PM%, 2.29 APG
33. Goran Dragic had 15 more steals on the road than at home. He also hit 49.5% from the field on the road and 42.8% at home.
Bonus Fact: If Steve Nash signs with the Heat i'll never watch another NBA game in my life.
34. Kyle Lowry hit 39.6% of 3 pointers at home and 35.2% on the road.
35. Greivis Vasquez had 6 double doubles this year.
Paul Pierce had 6 as well.
Brandon Jennings also had 6.
Dwayne Wade had 4.
Kobe Bryant had 3.
36. Shannon Brown had career highs in points (11 PPG), minutes (23.7 MPG), games started (19) and rebounds (2.6 RPG).
Bonus Fact: Shannon Brown is one of my favorite players in the game today.
37. Raymond Felton had career lows in rebounds (2.5 RPG) and points (11.4 PPG).
38. DeMarcus Cousins increased his FG%, FT%, rebounds, points, blocks, and steals from his rookie season. I'm predicting him as a top 30 fantasy player next year and he's only 21 years old.
39. Tim Duncan started his career averaging a double double in 13 straight seasons. The past two years he hasn't.
40. Duncan also had a career low in minutes played (28.2 MPG), offensive rebounds (1.9 ORPG) and blocks (1.5 BPG).
41. John Wall was 3-42 from 3 point range this year.
Bonus Fact: John Wall isn't too good at shooting 3's.
42. Entering the season Ray Allen started in all but 4 games that he played in his career. He came off the bench 4 times this year.
Thanks for reading, I'm excited to see how the NBA playoffs play out. Hopefully my Lakers will have a strong showing. Be sure to check back as I will continue to write articles about fantasy issues entering next season. Be sure to hit me on twitter @Awies28
Alex Wiesner
The NBA season has finally come to an end. After a late start, due to the strike, the league decided on playing 66 games in four months time. There wasn't a lot of surprises this year, the favorites entering the strike shortened season finished with the top seeds in the playoffs. Now your probably wondering why I decided to go with 42 interesting facts. Honestly, I just picked a random number in the hopes that you would read my article, if you're reading this it clearly worked. Without any further ado here is my 42 interesting facts of the 2012 NBA season.
1. Kevin Durant won the NBA scoring title with 28 points per game. Kobe finished with 27.9, he would have needed 38 to overtake Durant in the season finale but coach Mike Brown sat Kobe so he would be rested before the playoffs started. That's Durant's 3rd scoring title in a row.
2. Tyson Chandler finished the season with a 67.9 shooting percentage from the field. He was number one in the league with that percentage. He shot 70.9% at home at MSG.
3. Steve Novak led the league with a 47.1 shooting percentage from behind the arc.
4. Carmelo Anthony shot 43% from the field. (Lowest since his rookie season).
5. Lebron James and Chris Bosh both finished the season with a 7.9 rebounds per game average. Kim Kardashian's ex boyfriend Kris Humphries averaged 11 boards a game.
6. Amir Johnson made 57.9% of his 2 point shots this year. Dwight Howard and James Harden shot the same percent.
7. Ryan Anderson led the league 3 pointers made this season with 166. Next highest was Jason Terry with 138.
8. Only two people averaged double digit assists this year. Rajon Rondo with 11.7 and Steve Nash with 10.7 per game.
9. Jose Calderon led the league with a 4.50 assists to turnover ratio, next highest was CP3 with 4.38, third highest was 3.23 by Mike Conley.
10. Only two people averaged more than 2 steal per game this season. CP3 at 2.53 and Mike Conley with 2.19.
11. League Leaders in Turnovers committed per game:
1. Deron Williams 3.98
2. John Wall 3.89
3. Kevin Durant 3.76
4. Steve Nash 3.69
5. Rajon Rondo 3.69
12. Serge Ibaka averaged 3.65 blocks per game. Next highest was JaVele McGee with 2.18.
13. Kevin Love had 48 double doubles in 55 games played this year.
14. San Antonio finished the season on a 10 game win streak.
15. Charlotte finished the season on a 23 game losing streak.
16. The Miami Heat will face the New York Knicks in the first round of the playoffs. The Heat are 3-0 against the Knicks this year. I wouldn't be shocked to see the Knicks upset the Heat.
17. 9 out of the 16 playoff teams have a losing record on road games in the regular season.
Bonus Fact: I picked Oklahoma City to beat Chicago in the NBA finals before the season started.
18. The Lakers were 10-4 in games decided by 3 points or less.
19. Miami and Memphis were 6-2 in games decided by 3 points or less.
20. Utah was 16-23 in games against teams .500 or above.
21. Charlotte finished with the worse win percentage in NBA history. They won their season opener against Milwaukee.
22. Phoenix didn't play in an overtime game all year.
23. The Lakers were 6-1 in overtime this year, the Heat were 2-4 in overtime this year.
24. Since I'm at 24 let me give you a few Kobe statistics.
Kobe averaged 30.4 points per game on Friday's this year, his best night by far.
Kobe had 28.5 PPG on the road this year, 27.3 PPG at home.
On 3+ days of rest he averaged 24.5 PPG, on 0 days rest he had 31.4 PPG.
25. Blake Griffin had a higher FG% (54.9) than FT% (52.1).
26. Derrick Rose averaged 2.6 turnovers at home and 3.4 turnovers on the road.
Jeremy Lin averaged 4.7 turnovers at home and 2.8 turnovers on the road.
27. Ty Lawson averaged 17.9 points per game on the road and 14.7 points per game at home this year.
I picked Ty Lawson to finish above Rajon Rondo on the ESPN player rater at the beginning of the year, he did.
28. Stephen Curry hit 57.8% from 3 at home this year and 38.2% from 3 on the road.
29. Ben Gordon hit 33.8% from 3 at home this year and 47% from 3 on the road.
30. Mo Williams hit 33.3% from 3 at home this year and 43.5% from 3 on the road.
31. Greg Monroe averaged 15.4 points and 9.7 rebounds per game this year. He's 21 years old.
32. O.J. Mayo just finish his 4th season as pro.
His first 2 seasons as a starter: 44.8 FG%, 3.77 RPG, 38.3 3PM%, 3.07 APG
Last 2 seasons coming off the bench: 40.7 FG%, 2.77 RPG, 36.4 3PM%, 2.29 APG
33. Goran Dragic had 15 more steals on the road than at home. He also hit 49.5% from the field on the road and 42.8% at home.
Bonus Fact: If Steve Nash signs with the Heat i'll never watch another NBA game in my life.
34. Kyle Lowry hit 39.6% of 3 pointers at home and 35.2% on the road.
35. Greivis Vasquez had 6 double doubles this year.
Paul Pierce had 6 as well.
Brandon Jennings also had 6.
Dwayne Wade had 4.
Kobe Bryant had 3.
36. Shannon Brown had career highs in points (11 PPG), minutes (23.7 MPG), games started (19) and rebounds (2.6 RPG).
Bonus Fact: Shannon Brown is one of my favorite players in the game today.
37. Raymond Felton had career lows in rebounds (2.5 RPG) and points (11.4 PPG).
38. DeMarcus Cousins increased his FG%, FT%, rebounds, points, blocks, and steals from his rookie season. I'm predicting him as a top 30 fantasy player next year and he's only 21 years old.
39. Tim Duncan started his career averaging a double double in 13 straight seasons. The past two years he hasn't.
40. Duncan also had a career low in minutes played (28.2 MPG), offensive rebounds (1.9 ORPG) and blocks (1.5 BPG).
41. John Wall was 3-42 from 3 point range this year.
Bonus Fact: John Wall isn't too good at shooting 3's.
42. Entering the season Ray Allen started in all but 4 games that he played in his career. He came off the bench 4 times this year.
Thanks for reading, I'm excited to see how the NBA playoffs play out. Hopefully my Lakers will have a strong showing. Be sure to check back as I will continue to write articles about fantasy issues entering next season. Be sure to hit me on twitter @Awies28
Alex Wiesner
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