5 Awesome NBA Stats Of The Day– Dec. 5, 2016
Or should I say the “Kyle Korver to the Cleveland Cavaliers” stats of the day?
1. The newest Cav makes the defending champs a whole lot scarier.
Kyle Korver leads the NBA with an eFG% of 84% on spot up jump shots in the half court this season.
— Synergy Sports Tech (@SynergySST) January 6, 2017
2. More on Korver to Cavs…
LeBron James ranks 2nd in the NBA in assists on made 3s.
Kyle Korver is a 42.9% 3-point shooter in his career. https://t.co/Ifl2Svftvt
— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) January 6, 2017
3. Still more…
Korver shoots 39.1% from 3 when contested to 47.9% when he’s open (since 2013 / @nbastats). Now he’s about to be more open than ever before.
— Kevin O’Connor (@KevinOConnorNBA) January 6, 2017
4. And while everyone is looking away…
Tony Parker is quietly averaging 19.2 points and 6.2 assists (62% from the field) in the past 5 games.
5. James Harden and Isaiah Thomas…
…are both averaging over 26 points with a TS% of 61%. The only two persons to do that were Steph Curry (2015-16) and Michael Jordan (1988-89).
Featured Photo: Kevin Cox, Getty Images