Melo is averaging 4rpg, 1apg, and shooting 40% in this series.

[Hoopz2332]

eFG > TS

TS% is skewed by free throws, and if we're talking Durant, I'm sure as fcuk not using a stat that further skews it by rewarding him for his completely bullshit phantom free throws he constantly gets.

bottome line, noone puts the ball in the hoop better than lebron in thenba. Dude gets buckets w/o loads of FT's

[che guevara]

Bizarre fact: Melo has taken 15 more midrange jumpers in this series than the Rockets AS A TEAM.

Melo's shooting splits in this series:

Rim: 12-25, 48%

3-10 ft: 2-8, 25%

10-16 ft: 21-39, 53.8%

16-23 ft: 11-37, 29.7%

3s: 8-28, 28.6%

He's sucked ass everywhere aside from 10-16 ft, that finishing at the rim is borderline hysterical.

[NumberSix]

bottome line, noone puts the ball in the hoop better than lebron in thenba. Dude gets buckets w/o loads of FT's

Not too mention, these shooting percentages don't take into account how much Durant turns the ball over.

Durant's FT numbers are slightly skewed to. He takes all the technical foul shots. That has nothing to do with his scoring.

[tontoz]

Not too mention, these shooting percentages don't take into account how much Durant turns the ball over.

Durant's FT numbers are slightly skewed to. He takes all the technical foul shots. That has nothing to do with his scoring.

Actually it does. Made free throws count on the scoreboard. Every team wants their best foul shooter at the line to take technicals.

Durant is a 90% shooter from the line so of course he is going to take technical free throws. What team is going to let a 75% shooter take technical foul shots?

What you need to ask yourself is why Lebron's free throw attempts were the lowest since his rookie year.

[Hoopz2332]

What you need to ask yourself is why Lebron's free throw attempts were the lowest since his rookie year.

The refs are robbing him of ft's this year..no other way to explain it


Carmelo


Durant:


Harden:


Lebron:



@ April 10th 2013

Durant: 1390 FGA (325 3PA), 730 FTA, 513 fouls drawn,
LeBron: 1332 FGA (253 3PA), 519 FTA, 428 fouls drawn,

FGA 5 feet or less:
LeBron: 563 FGA
Durant: 365 FGA

Here's what's crazier. Compare Lebron to himself

FGA 5 feet or less:

2004: 558
2005: 586
2006: 707
2007: 592
2008: 652
2009: 569
2010: 546
2011: 533
2012: 437
2013: 563

FTA:

2004: 460
2005: 636
2006: 814
2007: 701
2008: 771
2009: 762
2010: 773
2011: 663
2012: 502
2012: 519

FTA/FGA Ratio


2004: 0.82
2005: 1.09
2006: 1.15
2007: 1.18
2008: 1.18
2009: 1.34
2010: 1.42
2011: 1.24
2012: 1.15
2013: 0.92

He's driving more frequently this season than he has since 2010. It's not even a debate, the drive was not even a facet of his game in 2011, and last year it was common against awful defenses that frequently left a gaping hole open in the lane but that's about it. This season is easily the best he's looked physically since coming to Miami, and yet, for the only time since his rookie season, that ratio has fallen under 1.0.

[IncarceratedBob]

Looks like lebrons finals ppg

[HoopsFanNumero1]

Actually it does. Made free throws count on the scoreboard. Every team wants their best foul shooter at the line to take technicals.

Durant is a 90% shooter from the line so of course he is going to take technical free throws. What team is going to let a 75% shooter take technical foul shots?

What you need to ask yourself is why Lebron's free throw attempts were the lowest since his rookie year.

What's your explanation?

[macpierce]

pathetic numbers