Los Angeles Blasters Research Papers

In the 2003–04 season, Ginóbili began featuring more regularly for the Spurs, starting in half of the 77 regular season games he played in. His statistics improved in all major categories, as he averaged 12.8 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.8 steals per game. During the 2004 playoffs, the Spurs met their perennial rivals, the Los Angeles Lakers, in the Western Conference Semifinals. Following Game 5 where Derek Fisher scored a buzzer-beating jumpshot, the Spurs lost Game 6 and the series 4–2. While Ginóbili did not start in a single playoff game as he did in 2003, his playoff statistics improved significantly, with 13.0 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game.

The 36 points were Hield's third-highest scoring total of the season. It was his 13th career 30-plus-point game, tying Michael Beasley for most in Big 12 history.

Kirkendoll added his third double-double of the season and his ninth of his career with 16 points and 14 rebounds. He was 1-for-4 from beyond the arc, saving the best for last on the buzzer beater. Kirkendoll narrowly missed double-digit assists, adding seven against

Davis and Hawkins combined for 23 points and Ikonte added 17 points, 10 in the first

Oh by the way, the 15 boards were defensive rebounds. In the process, Randle joined Vlade Divac (2-24-95) and Lamar Odom (3-25-07) as the only Lakers to post such a stat line since the 1985-86 season and the second-youngest player in the NBA to do so in the last 30 years as well.

Durant scored a team-high 28 points and an assist short for another double-double game performance. He also had seven rebounds and two blocked shot while Westbrook finished with 24 points, five assists, five boards and three steals.

Kyrie Irving was unstoppable in the paint and behind the 3-point line scoring 22 of his 42 points. He made 12 points in the paint 1 foul shot and 9 points from long range in just one quarter.

Jevon Carter had 16 points, five assists and five steals. Daxter Miles Jr. and Sagaba Konate each add 14.

For the sixth straight year, the Clippers -- with Chris Paul, Blake Griffin (albeit not present after yet another weird injury), and DeAndre Jordan -- have been bounced before the West Finals. For the third time in five years and the second straight year under head coach and President of Basketball Operations Doc Rivers, the Clippers have been bounced in the first round.

Fred VanVleet and Shaquille Morris each scored 12 points for the Shockers. Ron Baker had 11 points.

Arron Afflalo added 19 points and Danilo Gallinari had 15 for the Nuggets, who defeated the Bulls for the eighth straight time in Denver.Jimmy Butler had 32 points for Chicago,

During the game, the dynamic duo of Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook led Oklahoma once again. Durant, who is the league’s third leading scorer (27.7 points per game), finished the evening with

There has only been one team who has dominated the NBA for more than two decades. It’s not the Golden State Warriors… not the Cleveland Cavaliers… or even the Boston Celtics. Nope! It’s the San Antonio Spurs. They are known for being every grandpa’s favorite basketball team because they play basketball the “right” way. The Spurs do not care about the flashy passes or windmill dunks that drives every fan crazy. Instead, they have one basic goal in mind: win NBA championships.

It’s hard to believe it’s been nearly six years since the Clippers acquired Chris Paul in a blockbuster trade with the then New Orleans Hornets. Since acquiring Paul, the franchise has seen their most success. Paul has not only been the catalyst to the teams on court success, but he has also done wonders for the teams off court brand. A new logo, new owner, new fan base, and new colors has all stemmed from the franchises recent success, and that largely falls on Paul’s shoulders.

To compare the results of the ILP to real games, we used statistics from the Golden State Warriors, the Dallas Mavericks, the Indiana Pacers, the Cleveland Cavaliers, and the Los Angeles Lakers highest scoring game of the 2016-2017 season. This data is available on the NBA website under "Stats" filtered by "Box Scores", dates, and quarters. We used these statistics to get the number of 2PA and 3PA per quarter j and compared to the results of the ILP.