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        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What does 34.36 mean to the Rockets? How about 38 for the Lakers? Here&#8217;s  one compelling statistic for each team for the 2019-20 NBA season.</p><p>The 2019/20 NBA season has been one of the most interesting in recent
 memory, for better or worse. The two past weeks without basketball have
 felt like a lifetime, so while the league handles an unprecedented 
situation off the court, let&#8217;s take a moment to reflect on some of the 
best stats that you may have missed on it.</p><h2>Atlanta Hawks</h2><p><strong>926</strong> – The number of different five man lineups the Hawks have played this 
season, an NBA high. There’s been a lot of trial and error in Atlanta, 
and a lot has gone wrong before play was suspended–they have the 
league’s worst three-point percentage (.333) and fourth worst record. On
 the bright side, they’ll have a chance to add yet another lottery piece
 to play alongside first time All-Star Starter Trey Young.</p><h2>Boston Celtics</h2><p><strong>14</strong> – Games this season where Jayson Tatum has scored more than 30 points. 
Just two weeks before the season was suspended, Tatum joined Antoine 
Walker as the only Celtic to reach the 30 point mark in 11 regular 
season games at age 21 or younger, according to <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNStatsInfo/status/1232533154751287299?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1232533154751287299&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fnesn.com%2F2020%2F02%2Fceltics-notes-jayson-tatum-on-brink-of-history-with-10th-30-point-game%2F" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">ESPN Stats &amp; Info</a>. Tatum appeared to be taking “The Leap.” He then followed up with 30 or more points in three of the Celtics’ last five games.</p><h2>Brooklyn Nets</h2><p><strong>48.5</strong> – Team rebounds per game. While the choice between Jarrett Allen and 
DeAndre Jordan has been a hot topic in Brooklyn, at least the Nets’ are 
getting good production on the boards from both bigs. Jordan’s 10 
rebounds per game and Allen’s 9.5 have the Nets among the league&#8217;s best 
at grabbing misses on both sides of the ball.</p><h2>Charlotte Hornets</h2><p><strong>102.9</strong> – Team points-per-game, an NBA worst. The Hornets haven’t been able to 
find any consistent scoring on their roster. So far they’ve shot an NBA 
low 43.4 percent from the field and are one of four teams without a 
player who scores 19 or more points per game. Devonte’ Graham has been a
 nice surprise as a second year standout, but the team’s offensive 
rating drops from 107.4 to 97.1 when he is off the court.</p><h2>Chicago Bulls</h2><p><strong>24.7</strong> – Post All Star Break points-per-game for Coby White. Leading up to the
 league suspension, White caught fire and more than doubled his scoring 
average. In that span he was second in points-per-game among rookies and
 hit 40.7 percent of his three point attempts, making 35 of his rookie 
high 133.</p><h2>Cleveland Cavaliers</h2><p><strong>14%</strong> – The 
Cavaliers’ odds of winning the NBA Draft Lottery. After LeBron James’ 
first departure the Cavs picked in the lottery five times, three of 
which were first overall. At 19-46, Cleveland appears destined to pick 
in the top six for the second consecutive year following LeBron’s second
 departure.</p><h2>Dallas Mavericks</h2><p><strong>14</strong> – 
Triple-doubles for Luka Dončić this season, the most in the NBA. Dončić 
has the potential to not only become the future face of the NBA, but the
 embodiment of the stat. At only 21, he has already passed Jason Kidd 
for the Mavericks franchise record (22) and even started in his first 
All Star game.</p><h2>Denver Nuggets</h2><p><strong>2032</strong> – 
Career assists for Nikola Jokić. At only 25 years old the Joker already 
has the 25th most assists among centers in NBA history and is the 
youngest to crack the two thousand mark. The Nuggets are at their best 
when running the ball through him, and his 6.9 assists per game are the 
most among big men this year.</p><h2>Detroit Pistons</h2><p><strong>2</strong> – Years left on Blake Griffin’s five season $171 Million contract, 
assuming he opts into the final $38.9 Million he is owed in 2021-22. You
 can&#8217;t blame Griffin for the way things have gone in Detroit, and with 
Andre Drummond gone the Pistons look poised to tank. One can’t help but 
wonder what’s next for Griffin–or if there will be any games left to 
tank for that matter.</p><h2>Golden State Warriors</h2><p><strong>42</strong> – Less regular season wins than last year (so far). The Warriors lost  Kevin Durant to free agency, Klay Thompson to a torn ACL and Stephen  Curry to a hand injury that sidelined him up until the week before play  was suspended. At 15-50, the Warriors are in historic company for  largest win dropoff between consecutive seasons, according to <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.theringer.com/nba/2019/11/25/20980971/golden-state-warriors-history-single-season-drop-off" target="_blank">The Ringer.</a></p><p><iframe frameBorder="0" height="482" scrolling="no" 
width="100%" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm/?p=DGT5735109790" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=="></iframe><h2>Houston Rockets</h2><p><strong>34.36</strong> – Points per game for 
James Harden, the most in the league this season. Harden is already one 
of eight players to score more than 34 per game in a season and is on 
pace to join Wilt Chamberlain and Michael Jordan as the only players to 
do it twice. The elite scoring trio will potentially have all done so in
 back to back years (or six consecutive seasons in Wilt’s case).</p><h2>Indiana Pacers</h2><p><strong>13</strong> – Games played this year by Victor Oladipo. Unfortunately there just 
hasn’t been enough time to reintegrate Oladipo into a Pacers system that
 now features Domantas Sabonis and T.J. Warren as go to options. After 
returning from a ruptured quad suffered last season, Oladipo is 
averaging close to career lows across the board.</p><h2>Los Angeles Clippers</h2><p><strong>51.5</strong> – Bench points, an NBA high. The Clippers’ added depth and a pair of  superstars last summer, but their most fun duo is their sixth and  seventh men. Lou Williams and Montrezl Harrell have combined for 36.2 of  the team’s bench points and the Clippers are an impressive 10-1 when  everyone is healthy.</p><h2>Los Angeles Lakers</h2><p><strong>38</strong> – games with 10 or 
more assists by LeBron James. The King has led the Lakers to the top of 
the West and in 63 games has set the NBA record for most games with 
double digit helpers by a player listed at Forward or Center. He joins 
former purple and gold great Magic Johnson as the only two players to 
hit that mark at their height (6’9”).</p><h2>Memphis Grizzlies</h2><p><strong>25.5</strong> – Preseason projected wins by Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Nobody 
expected the Grizzlies to be as competitive or as fun as they’ve been, 
but the play of rookie of the year frontrunner Ja Morant has them 
sitting at 32-33 and in the Western Conference playoff picture.</p><h2>Miami Heat</h2><p><strong>243</strong> – Three pointers made by Duncan Robinson. The sharpshooting forward is 
third in the NBA in three pointers made this season and now owns both 
the single season record for threes made by a Heat player and threes 
made by an undrafted player. The Heat as a whole are shooting lights 
out, and have the league’s best percentage from behind the arc (.383).</p><h2>Milwaukee Bucks</h2><p><strong>30.9</strong> – Minutes per game for Giannis Antetokoumpo. In that time the Greak 
Freak was putting up 29.6 points per game–becoming the only player in 
NBA history to average more than 24 per game while playing under 31 
minutes. It&#8217;s no surprise that the Bucks have outscored teams by an NBA 
best 11.2 points per game. In any other season all that extra rest would
 be appreciated come playoff time.</p><h2>Minnesota Timberwolves</h2><p><strong>.396</strong> – Karl-Anthony Towns’ career three point percentage. Towns has shown 
consistency from behind the arc his whole career. In his first five 
seasons he has hit more than 100 threes four times, the second most of 
any center next to Channing Frye, who did so five times in his 13 season
 career.</p><h2>New Orleans Pelicans</h2><p><strong>23.6</strong> – 
Points per game for Zion Williamson, the best among rookies this season.
 Only 19 games into his career, Zion has already shown flashes of 
becoming a one name generational talent. He is on pace to join Wilt 
Chamberlain and Joel Embiid as the only rookies in NBA history to 
average more than 28 points per 36 minutes.</p><h2>New York Knicks</h2><p><strong>.7419</strong> – Mitchell Robinson’s Field Goal Percentage, the best in the NBA. One 
of the bright spots of the Knicks’ otherwise rocky season, Robinson is 
on track to surpass Wilt Chamberlain’s .7270 in 1972-73 for the single 
season all-time NBA record.</p><h2>Oklahoma City Thunder</h2><p><strong>170</strong> – Team minutes played in clutch time, the most in the NBA. One of the 
surprise standouts of the season, the Thunder have excelled in late 
close game situations. When the score is within five points with five 
minutes to go, Oklahoma City owns the league&#8217;s best Net Rating (29.10) 
and is an impressive 29-13.</p><h2>Orlando Magic</h2><p><strong>117.8</strong> – The Magic’s offensive rating over the last 10 games. The numbers tell  the story of two different Orlando teams before and after All-Star  Weekend, where the Magic first scored the second least amount of points  per game in the NBA (103.9), and then followed up with the most (119.8).</p><h2>Philadelphia 76ers</h2><p><strong>2</strong> – Losses at home this 
season. The Sixers have the best homecourt in the NBA, but have really 
struggled on the road (10-24). Should the regular season resume, they’ll
 have to fight their way out of the six seed if they hope to use their 
homebase as a playoff advantage.</p><h2>Phoenix Suns</h2><p><strong>27.2</strong> – Team assists for the Suns, the most in the NBA. Devin Booker is 
definitely known for his ability to score the basketball, but it 
certainly helps that he shares the backcourt with a pass first point 
guard like Ricky Rubio. Booker is averaging 6.6 assists himself, while 
Rubio’s 8.9 are the third most in the NBA.</p><h2>Portland Trail Blazers</h2><p><strong>248</strong> – Total games missed by Blazers players. The injury bug hit Portland 
hard this season, and 14 different players have missed time. The good 
news is that if the NBA resumes, Jusuf Nurkić may be back in the lineup 
after suffering a gruesome leg injury one year ago.</p><h2>Sacramento Kings</h2><p><strong>13</strong> – Straight seasons that the Kings have missed the playoffs, the longest
 active streak in the league. If the NBA chooses to forgo the rest of 
the season and only play the playoffs, nobody will be as upset as the 
Kings. They are currently 3.5 games behind Memphis for the eighth and 
final playoff spot in the West and have been trending up, winning 7 of 
their last 10.</p><h2>San Antonio Spurs</h2><p><strong>22</strong> – 
Straight years that the Spurs have made the playoffs. The last time they
 missed the postseason was 1996-97, Gregg Popovich’s first year as head 
coach. They then drafted Tim Duncan and began what is now tied for the 
longest playoff appearance streak in NBA history. Duncan has since 
retired and joined Pop’s coaching staff. Whatever happens with this 
season, the two will do what they can to get the current 12 seed back to
 the Spurs way.</p><h2>Toronto Raptors</h2><p><strong>.712</strong> – Nick Nurse’s winning percentage as a head coach. While the sample  size may be small, in almost two full seasons Nurse has already won a  NBA Championship, made a strong case  for coach of the year, and for the moment narrowly beat out Steve Kerr  (who took a hit this season) for best Win-Loss Percentage of any coach  in NBA history.</p><h2>Utah Jazz</h2><p><strong>25.8</strong> – The 
percentage of plays where the Jazz run a pick and roll. It should be no 
surprise that Utah leads the league in pick and roll frequency given the
 amount of ball handlers they have. However, a lot of their success 
should be attributed to Rudy Gobert, who averages a NBA best 7 screen 
assists and 16.1 screen assist points.</p><h2>Washington Wizards</h2><p><strong>119.7</strong> – Opposing team points per game. The 2019-20 Wizards’ defense is at a 
historic low. They are giving up the most opposing points per game of 
any team over the last 30 years and have the second worst defensive 
rating of all time (115.8).</p>]]></content:encoded>
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