20 NBA Facts You Didn’t Know 5 Minutes Ago (2024 Edition)

Here is LeBron James with the ball, the defender protecting him is GG Jackson. At first glance, this looks like a typical basketball scenario with LeBron positioning himself against his opponent. However, there is one intriguing detail worth noting. GG Jackson was born on December 17, 2004. This information is particularly interesting because LeBron's oldest son, Bronny, is actually 2 months older than Jackson. The youngest versus the oldest and the oldest wins. James LeBron has reached a point in his career where he is competing against athletes younger than his own son, if that doesn't redefine the concept of beating your father. So I'm not sure what Here Comes LeBron means wow in this video, I'm going to delve into some incredible

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NBA season, how poorly Doc Rivers performed as coach of the Bucs this season, which game was the biggest surprise. of the season and if you stay with me until the end, I will prove that Stephen A Smith understands nothing about basketball.

Here's some fascinating trivia from Anthony Edwards, who has been dazzling NBA fans with real standout performances in the past. Within a few years, he is brought back and brought down by Edwards, the same Anthony Edwards who has often been cited as a future star of the top block. Edwards up and good night Believe it or not, Anthony Edwards is actually younger than some college stars like DJ Burns. NC State's leading scorer who just led his team to the Elite 4 in the NCAA March Madness competition. In fact, Anthony Edwards is so young that, according to nba.com's latest mock draft, a dozen players expected to enter the league are actually his oldest.

Headed for Unexpected Turns The Houston Rockets recently reeled off 11 straight wins, but a playoff berth appears unlikely. It is the seventh time in Mavericks franchise history that they have stopped a team on a winning streak of 11 games or more. This streak raised a question within me. Is this the longest winning streak for a team that

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't make the playoffs after digging into history? It turns out that this scenario ranks as the third-longest streak for a team that missed the postseason by both the 2018 Miami Heat and the 2018 Portland Trailblazers. It once enjoyed 13 winning streaks within its seasons, but ultimately fell short. a place in the playoffs.

Now he focused on the Golden State Warriors. Many view them as underachievers given their current 10th place in the Western Conference. However, here's a fascinating observation despite being 10th in the Eastern Conference, the Warriors are closer to first place in their conference than the Eastern Conference's No. 2 seed Milwaukee Bucks. , it's not that crazy, but here's something that's actually even more disconcerting: have you ever witnessed a team fire an NBA Coach only to bring in another one who performs much worse, here's what I mean , the Milwaukee Bucks began the season under the leadership of Adrien Griffin and despite a shaky start, he managed to lead the team to a commendable record of 31 and 3, however, following the departure of Griffin and the appointment of Doc River .

The Bucks' record changed to 47 and 19, this change translates into a performance of 16 and 6 under the direction of Rivers, which raises surprise about its effectiveness. Rivers is one of the most overrated coaches in NBA history. Expecting him to secure the number one spot may be ambitious, but achieving a win of 500. The turnover rate equivalent to what would be a ninth place in the East, especially with a roster that includes a top player in the league, Damen Lillard, surprisingly, is a tough pill for Bucks fans to swallow, no doubt, but here's another fun fact about the Bucks throughout the season.

It seemed like the Bucks could have performed better without Lillard, the reason being that Lillard has been viewed as a defensive liability and his shooting efficiency has noticeably decreased. Landing is in the high 40s and low 30s from three-point range. A surprising statistic: The Bucks have a record of three and two in games lost by Giannis this season, while without Lillard on the court they have only managed a record of 1 in s, although it is clear that the statistics do not always show the full picture of these numbers. they are amazing and provoke a deeper analysis of what is going wrong for the Bucks this season oh they tie one on Brook Lopez they are attacking Brook changing gears.

I've found a pretty compelling reason why the Lakers often seem to rely heavily on refs' whistles for their wins their bench depth is alarmingly shallow almost worth less than a bag of chips figuratively take a look As a result of this recent game, the Lakers managed to beat the Brooklyn Nets with a score of 116 to 104. Now let's play a guessing game about the Lakers' bench production in this game. How many points do you think they contributed if your guess was zero? ? You're not exactly right, but you're not far off either. The correct answer is two points, courtesy of Gabe Vincent, who hit a bank shot. the backboard goes right at him and he shoots Banks in a welcome back the only basket narrowly saved the Lakers bench from what could have been one of the most humiliating statistics of the season and speaking of statistics, have you found yourself with this fascinating Booker statistic?

Without a doubt, an elite talent averages just under 30 points per game during the season, showing consistent excellence against almost every team; However, when he faces the New Orleans Pelicans, the narrative changes dramatically when Booker arrives at the left hand. He picks him up with a right hand. By the way, what a beautiful delivery to the Pelicans. Booker doesn't just strike them as a formidable opponent, he morphs into the 6'5 version of Wilt Chamberlain because his average surprisingly skyrockets to 52 points per game against them this season, sporting Frozen Defender Jones and stabbing straight to the B , although based on only a sample of two games, this is what makes it even more intriguing: these games were separated by 3 months, the first in January and the next in April, and it is not a case of lopsided scoring that inflated his average, for example, his 44th average against the Pacers came from a game he scored 62 and another 26 against the Pelicans.

Booker consistently scored 52 points in both matchups and then, to make things even more fun, in the game before this

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season, in 2023, Booker scored 58 points against Now let's dive into an amazing development this season regarding Bam Atabo of the Miami Heat, so during his initial six seasons in the NBA, Atabo had only scored a total of 83 points, never exceeding three in a single season, now we fast forward to the 2024 season. until March 10, Adabo had recorded just one three-pointer all season, but in a stunning turn from March 13 to April 4 in the span of his final 10 games, he hit nine three-pointers on an incredible 56% from Beyond The.

Arc bam for three yes bam wins the game with a three the transformation in his three point shots over the short period is baffling to say the least here's another interesting trivia for you Victor Wanyama recently set a notable milestone by recording the highest game scored for a rookie in more than 10 years on March 29 in a breakout performance in which he scored 40 points, grabbed 20 rebounds and launched Jaylen Brunson's 61-point ball into the stands. Oneyama achieved a score of 39.8. I'm sure Wanyama will remember that. this for the rest of his career because, let's face it, that same day he won F$25,000.

This achievement puts him in Elite company, with only Blake Griffin in 2011 and Steph Curry in 2010 having recorded higher game scores in rookie seasons in the modern era. of the NBA diving into the realm of amazing NBA performances. The most unexpected highlight of this season was Malachi Flynn of the Detroit Pistons scoring 50 points in a game with a long jumper. Malachi pitches it as someone deeply immersed in the NBA world and running an NBA-focused channel, I have to confess that Flynn, a bench player who bounced between three different teams this season and is averaging five points per game, wasn't in it. my radar, it's hot here, it's going down the rim lane, it does it, it does it.

From the high glass, the announcement of Malachi Flynn's 50-point game made me mistake him for a collegiate player shining in the NCAA March Madness Tournament. Surprisingly, only three other bench players have reached the 50-point mark in NBA history Jamal Crawford in 2019 Nick Anderson in 1993 and now Malachi Flynn in 2024, this performance undoubtedly stands as the 50-point game strangest in NBA history. Head to Malachi, put the ball in 50 points for Malachi fln Off the bench touching on the topic of 50 point performances Kenneth Lofton Jr recently highlighted the big difference between playing in the NBA and competing in the g-league in the 2024 season, Lofton Jr only managed to average 2.4 points per game while in the NBA, however, after his release and subsequent move to the G League, he broke out offensively delivering an impressive 52 point doubling game, he has 52 points tonight.

This clearly illustrates the gap in skill levels between the NBA and its developmental league, concluding. I'm about to reveal the extent of Smith's basketball

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ledge, or rather lack thereof, in particular, is evident when he shared his recent MVP picks. His honest assessment of who he thinks is going to win. If I had to say right now who I think he's going to win, I think it's them. I will give it to joic. I would vote for Shay. I have a vote. I would vote for Shay. Joic would probably be number two. I have to admit it's a battle for number three between Edwards and Jaylen Brunson.

Yes, you heard correctly. The list puts sgaa in first place in second place and then, ridiculously, a tie for third place between jayen Brunson and Anthony Edwards. This pick draws attention, especially considering there is a player in Dallas who tops the scoring charts with an average of 33.9 points per game. Not only that, but This player is also about to average a triple double with 9.2 rebounds and 9.8 assists, a long-shot efficiency of 49% from the field and 38% from three-point range. Luca has done this to a lot of teams this year, what if that doesn't happen? If I don't qualify as crazy then I don't

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what is, however I do have another strange fact to share that might top it and that involves the notion that the NBA seems to think we are seriously stupid, the moves and decisions made by the NBA this season has been completely baffling to the point that it's surprising that they expect us to take it at face value.

If you're curious to see what I mean, be sure to watch this video right here.