Comments on: Best Elimination-Game Performances, 1991-2010

By: Travis J

Travis J — Mon, 03 May 2010 15:39:39 +0000

According to Elias Sports Bureau, in the entire history of the NBA, in elimination-games, Dirk Nowitzki has 13 30+ point performances. Only Wilt the Stilt, tied at 13, and Jerry West at 14, have achieved similar results. Chew on that for awhile.

(btw, how clutch was Logo?!)

By: Travis

Travis — Mon, 03 May 2010 14:51:11 +0000

Dirk Nowitzki appears 3 times in the top ten "Game Scores", proving once again that he is not only one of the best playoff performers of all-time but also one of the most clutch. Dallas may have lost this year when they weren't supposed to(wasn't his fault as he averaged 26.7/8 at 54% FG) and there was the Golden State debacle a few years back(which was his fault), but everyone has their blemishes in the playoffs (except maybe Jordan).

By: Johnny

Johnny — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 19:27:01 +0000

Jason J,

I'm not sure what you are talking about.

Timmy was:
*4/16 for 12 points in game 3
*5/18 for 16 points in game 4.
*5/20 for 11 points in game 5.

14/54 (25.9%) and 13 ppg isn't very good.

Penny was 36/75 (48%) and 38.7 ppg in games 3-5. He was also 9/22 from 3pt land, 35/42 FT, and averaged 8.3 rpg/4.0 apg/2.3 spg/1.7 bpg. That is why going into 97-98 there was a lot of hype of Penny because he was moving to SG for an entire season. Well, he got hurt and played just 18 games and we all know what happened after that....

By: Jason J

Jason J — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 17:36:44 +0000

I just remember game 5 of that series where every time Penny Hardaway hit a big shot, Timmy Hardaway came right back and hit a big shot. It's ugly, but it's deadly.

By: Johnny

Johnny — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 06:16:04 +0000

I never realized those back to back Penny Hardaway games against the Heat in 1997 were that good. I remember watching them live and being shocked that it was happening to a Pat Riley coached team.

By: Neil Paine

Neil Paine — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 19:13:33 +0000

Here's the WS list:

http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=5605

By: Mike G

Mike G — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:56:27 +0000

= Sigh =
Barkley's game was 44-24
.91-.51 = .40

By: Mike G

Mike G — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:54:37 +0000

Oops, .91 - .51 = .41

In the Barkley 44-20 game, his opponents, the Sonics, totaled 110 points. So it would seem those 44 pts are not that close in value to Wade's 46 vs the Celtics' 92.
Like, 50% vs 40%.

However, Charles' 24 rebounds, vs Seattle's total of 31, is most impressive.
Against the 2010 average of 41.7 per team, it's (kinda sorta) equivalent to 32.

Another oddity: In that game --
http://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/199306050PHO.html

-- the Suns hit 57-64 FT. Yes, that's a one-game total.
It's by far the most FTA in a playoff game since 1991. Next would be LA vs Ind in Game 2 of the 2000 Finals. Kobe-less Lakes win, Shaq goes 18-39 from the line.

Next-most FT Made would be Dallas' 49-50 performance vs the Spurs in '03.

Kemp, Eddie Johnson, and McMillan fouled out in the game 7 loss to Phx.

By: Mike G

Mike G — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:18:59 +0000

In the first list (35+ pts), Iverson appears 5 times; nobody else more than 3 times.
Rather than Game Score, which doesn't account for team defense, why not use single-game Win Shares?
I noticed DWade with .51 WS after 3 games, and now he has .91 WS :
.266 WS/48 * 164 Min / 48 = .91

This would seem to be .41 Win Shares for Game 4.
Would it be different if calculated for just this game?