duncan228
02-11-2010, 01:40 PM
These numbers get the All-Star treatment (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=nba_com-numbers.game-20100211&prov=nba_com&type=lgns)
John Schuhmann
NBA.com
Dallas will be the capital of basketball for the next four days, as the NBA convenes in Big D for All-Star 2010. The weeknd events will take place at the American Airlines Center on Friday and Saturday, with the All-Star Game itself Sunda at Cowboys Stadium, but there are dozens of other events and appearances going on in and around Dallas over the weekend.
Here are some numbers to get you ready for the festivities…
1—Times the Slam Dunk champion and Three Point Shootout champion came from the same team. Harold Miner won the Dunk Contest in 1995, the same year that Heat teammate Glen Rice won the Shootout. The Knicks' Nate Robinson and Danilo Gallinari have a chance to accomplish the feat this year.
1—Players who went scoreless in last year's All-Star Game. Joe Johnson was 0-for-4 from the field and didn't get to the line in 22 minutes of action. He also turned the ball over five times. Each of the other 23 All-Stars who played scored at least two points.
3—Previous champions competing in the Taco Bell Skills Challenge. Steve Nash won the competition in 2005, Deron Williams won it in 2008 and set the competition record at 25.5 seconds, and Derrick Rose is the defending champ. Rookie Brandon Jennings is the fourth competitor.
5—Players who have won the Slam Dunk competition twice: Michael Jordan (1987, 1988), Harold Miner (1993, 1995), Jason Richardson (2002, 2003), Nate Robinson (2006, 2009) and Dominique Wilkins (1985, 1990). Robinson is looking to be the first player to win it three times. Richardson was the only other two-time winner who attempted to win a third title, losing to Fred Jones in the finals in 2004.
5—Lowest score in any round of the Three Point Shootout. Detlef Schrempf scored five in the semifinals in 1988 and Michael Jordan scored five in the first round in the first round in 1990.
6—Times the All-Star Game has gone to overtime. The last time was in 2003, when the East beat the West 155-145 in double-OT in Atlanta. The game was also Michael Jordan's final All-Star appearance.
6—Pac-10 players in the T-Mobile Rookie Challenge & Youth Jam: Taj Gibson (USC) and James Harden (Arizona State) for the Rookies; and Brook Lopez (Stanford), Kevin Love (UCLA), O.J. Mayo (USC) and Russell Westbrook (UCLA) for the Sophomores. Only one All-Star played in the Pac-10: Brandon Roy (Washington).
7—Consecutive T-Mobile Rookie Challenge games won by the Sophomores. The Sophs are 8-2 all-time. Both teams were comprised of rookies from 1994-98 and the game took its current format in 1999.
7—Consecutive times, including this year, the West has been the home team for the All-Star Game. It will be eight next year in Los Angeles. The last time the East was the home team was in Atlanta in 2003.
8—Number of first-time All-Stars this year. There are four on the East (Al Horford, Gerald Wallace, Rajon Rondo, Derrick Rose) and four on the West (Kevin Durant, Zach Randolph, Chris Kaman, Deron Williams).
11—Times Red Auerbach coached the East in the All-Star Game. He was 7-4.
14—Times a player has fouled out of an All-Star Game. Rick Barry and Bob Cousy each did it twice.
19—All-Star selections for Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the all-time leader. Shaquille O'Neal ranks second with 15 selections. Of this year's All-Stars, Kevin Garnett (13), Kobe Bryant (12) and Tim Duncan (12) have the most selections.
19—Most consecutive shots made in the Three Point Shootout. Craig Hodges hit 19 straight in the semifinals in 1991. The second most consecutive shots made is 11.
21.1—Average points per game scored by the 26 All-Stars this season. They average 7.1 rebounds, 4.6 assists, 1.13 steals and 0.79 blocks per game, while shooting 49.5 percent from the field, 37.0 percent from 3-point range and 79.2 percent from the foul line. All of those numbers are higher than last year's All-Stars' averages, except blocks, 3-point percentage and free-throw percentage.
22—Most assists in an All-Star Game, set by Magic Johnson in 1984 (OT).
23.4—Highest career All-Star scoring average. LeBron James has scored 117 points in five All-Star appearances.
25—Highest scored in any round of the Three Point Shootout. Craig Hodges put up 25 in the first round in 1986 and Jason Kapono did it in the finals in 2008.
27—Most rebounds in an All-Star Game, by Bob Pettit in 1962.
27—NBA teams who will be represented at All-Star Weekend in at least one of the competitions. Only the Pacers, Rockets and Wizards will not be represented.
35—All-Star Games won by the East. They lead the series 35-23.
46—Record for most points scored in the T-Mobile Rookie Challenge, set by Kevin Durant last year in Phoenix. The previous record was 36, held by Amar'e Stoudemire in 2004.
42—Record for most points scored in an All-Star Game, set by Wilt Chamberlain in 1962.
43—Rookies who have been selected to play in the history of the All-Star Game. The last one was Yao Ming in 2003. Three of them were named the game's MVP: Elgin Baylor (1959: Co-MVP), Wilt Chamberlain (1960) and Oscar Robertson (1961).
52—Percentage of the fan vote that Nate Robinson received to defeat Dwight Howard in the finals of last year's Sprite Slam Dunk competition.
154—Fewest total points scored in an All-Star Game. The West defeated the East 79-75 in Fort Wayne in 1953.
197—Career All-Star rebounds by Wilt Chamberlain, who averaged 15.2 boards in 13 All-Star Games.
207—Career All-Star points for Kobe Bryant, the active leader. He passed Shaquille O'Neal (202) in last year's game and has averaged 18.8 points in 11 All-Star appearances. At that rate, he needs to play three more games to pass Michael Jordan's record of 262 career points in All-Star competition. Jordan averaged 20.2 points in 13 All-Star appearances.
241—Average number of possessions in the last five All-Star Games, 33 more than the average number of possessions per 48 minutes in regular season games in those five seasons. The games are much faster, but not much more efficient. An average of 107.4 points per 100 possessions have been scored in the last five All-Star Games, as opposed to 104.1 in the regular season.
303—Most total points scored in an All-Star Game. In 1987, the West defeated the East, 154-149 in overtime in Seattle.
1,259—Most points scored this season by a non-All-Star. Monta Ellis has scored 1,259 points in 48 games for the Warriors, 339 more than All-Stars Allen Iverson and Kevin Garnett have combined to score this season.
90,000—Expected number of people at Cowboys Stadium for the 59th NBA All-Star Game on Sunday. It will be the largest crowd to ever witness a live basketball game.
John Schuhmann
NBA.com
Dallas will be the capital of basketball for the next four days, as the NBA convenes in Big D for All-Star 2010. The weeknd events will take place at the American Airlines Center on Friday and Saturday, with the All-Star Game itself Sunda at Cowboys Stadium, but there are dozens of other events and appearances going on in and around Dallas over the weekend.
Here are some numbers to get you ready for the festivities…
1—Times the Slam Dunk champion and Three Point Shootout champion came from the same team. Harold Miner won the Dunk Contest in 1995, the same year that Heat teammate Glen Rice won the Shootout. The Knicks' Nate Robinson and Danilo Gallinari have a chance to accomplish the feat this year.
1—Players who went scoreless in last year's All-Star Game. Joe Johnson was 0-for-4 from the field and didn't get to the line in 22 minutes of action. He also turned the ball over five times. Each of the other 23 All-Stars who played scored at least two points.
3—Previous champions competing in the Taco Bell Skills Challenge. Steve Nash won the competition in 2005, Deron Williams won it in 2008 and set the competition record at 25.5 seconds, and Derrick Rose is the defending champ. Rookie Brandon Jennings is the fourth competitor.
5—Players who have won the Slam Dunk competition twice: Michael Jordan (1987, 1988), Harold Miner (1993, 1995), Jason Richardson (2002, 2003), Nate Robinson (2006, 2009) and Dominique Wilkins (1985, 1990). Robinson is looking to be the first player to win it three times. Richardson was the only other two-time winner who attempted to win a third title, losing to Fred Jones in the finals in 2004.
5—Lowest score in any round of the Three Point Shootout. Detlef Schrempf scored five in the semifinals in 1988 and Michael Jordan scored five in the first round in the first round in 1990.
6—Times the All-Star Game has gone to overtime. The last time was in 2003, when the East beat the West 155-145 in double-OT in Atlanta. The game was also Michael Jordan's final All-Star appearance.
6—Pac-10 players in the T-Mobile Rookie Challenge & Youth Jam: Taj Gibson (USC) and James Harden (Arizona State) for the Rookies; and Brook Lopez (Stanford), Kevin Love (UCLA), O.J. Mayo (USC) and Russell Westbrook (UCLA) for the Sophomores. Only one All-Star played in the Pac-10: Brandon Roy (Washington).
7—Consecutive T-Mobile Rookie Challenge games won by the Sophomores. The Sophs are 8-2 all-time. Both teams were comprised of rookies from 1994-98 and the game took its current format in 1999.
7—Consecutive times, including this year, the West has been the home team for the All-Star Game. It will be eight next year in Los Angeles. The last time the East was the home team was in Atlanta in 2003.
8—Number of first-time All-Stars this year. There are four on the East (Al Horford, Gerald Wallace, Rajon Rondo, Derrick Rose) and four on the West (Kevin Durant, Zach Randolph, Chris Kaman, Deron Williams).
11—Times Red Auerbach coached the East in the All-Star Game. He was 7-4.
14—Times a player has fouled out of an All-Star Game. Rick Barry and Bob Cousy each did it twice.
19—All-Star selections for Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the all-time leader. Shaquille O'Neal ranks second with 15 selections. Of this year's All-Stars, Kevin Garnett (13), Kobe Bryant (12) and Tim Duncan (12) have the most selections.
19—Most consecutive shots made in the Three Point Shootout. Craig Hodges hit 19 straight in the semifinals in 1991. The second most consecutive shots made is 11.
21.1—Average points per game scored by the 26 All-Stars this season. They average 7.1 rebounds, 4.6 assists, 1.13 steals and 0.79 blocks per game, while shooting 49.5 percent from the field, 37.0 percent from 3-point range and 79.2 percent from the foul line. All of those numbers are higher than last year's All-Stars' averages, except blocks, 3-point percentage and free-throw percentage.
22—Most assists in an All-Star Game, set by Magic Johnson in 1984 (OT).
23.4—Highest career All-Star scoring average. LeBron James has scored 117 points in five All-Star appearances.
25—Highest scored in any round of the Three Point Shootout. Craig Hodges put up 25 in the first round in 1986 and Jason Kapono did it in the finals in 2008.
27—Most rebounds in an All-Star Game, by Bob Pettit in 1962.
27—NBA teams who will be represented at All-Star Weekend in at least one of the competitions. Only the Pacers, Rockets and Wizards will not be represented.
35—All-Star Games won by the East. They lead the series 35-23.
46—Record for most points scored in the T-Mobile Rookie Challenge, set by Kevin Durant last year in Phoenix. The previous record was 36, held by Amar'e Stoudemire in 2004.
42—Record for most points scored in an All-Star Game, set by Wilt Chamberlain in 1962.
43—Rookies who have been selected to play in the history of the All-Star Game. The last one was Yao Ming in 2003. Three of them were named the game's MVP: Elgin Baylor (1959: Co-MVP), Wilt Chamberlain (1960) and Oscar Robertson (1961).
52—Percentage of the fan vote that Nate Robinson received to defeat Dwight Howard in the finals of last year's Sprite Slam Dunk competition.
154—Fewest total points scored in an All-Star Game. The West defeated the East 79-75 in Fort Wayne in 1953.
197—Career All-Star rebounds by Wilt Chamberlain, who averaged 15.2 boards in 13 All-Star Games.
207—Career All-Star points for Kobe Bryant, the active leader. He passed Shaquille O'Neal (202) in last year's game and has averaged 18.8 points in 11 All-Star appearances. At that rate, he needs to play three more games to pass Michael Jordan's record of 262 career points in All-Star competition. Jordan averaged 20.2 points in 13 All-Star appearances.
241—Average number of possessions in the last five All-Star Games, 33 more than the average number of possessions per 48 minutes in regular season games in those five seasons. The games are much faster, but not much more efficient. An average of 107.4 points per 100 possessions have been scored in the last five All-Star Games, as opposed to 104.1 in the regular season.
303—Most total points scored in an All-Star Game. In 1987, the West defeated the East, 154-149 in overtime in Seattle.
1,259—Most points scored this season by a non-All-Star. Monta Ellis has scored 1,259 points in 48 games for the Warriors, 339 more than All-Stars Allen Iverson and Kevin Garnett have combined to score this season.
90,000—Expected number of people at Cowboys Stadium for the 59th NBA All-Star Game on Sunday. It will be the largest crowd to ever witness a live basketball game.