@TheHoopCentral There have only been 3 players that scored 40+ points as the second options in the NBA Finals.
Kyrie Irving did it twice. Russell Westbrook and Khris Middleton both did it once.
Last night, Jalen Williams became the 4th to ever do this.
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@LegionHoops Pacers trailed by 9 with 2:52 to play. In play by play era (since start of 1997 playoffs), teams were 0-121 in NBA Finals when trailing by 7+ points in final 3:00 of 4th quarter or OT before tonight
@LegionHoops With a NBA Championship and scoring title in the same season. SGA would dethrone MJ and claim his spot as the most recent guard to accomplish these two awards in a single season. MJ held this record for 32 years. π€―π€―π€―
If SGA wins the NBA Finals he will become the 5th guard in NBA history to win a regular season MVP and the Finals in the same season. Only 4 other guards have accomplished this.
SGA has the opportunity to join a truly elite club. If he wins the NBA Finals and Finals MVP. He will be the third player in NBA history to win a championship, a scoring title, regular-season MVP and finals MVP in the same season.
The other two players to ever pull this off are Shaq and MJ
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@TheHoopCentral@BaayMoBreezy@ShamsCharania Thibs had a 226-174 record as the Knicks Head Coach. The closest he ever came to reaching the NBA Finals was this postseason, 2 wins away
OKC had the 2nd best record on the road this season. Minnesota had the 12th best record at home this season. Call it now. Who is winning Game 3 tonight?
@LegionHoops Last offseason the New York Knicks took a gamble and traded away their future for Mikal Bridges to win a championship. They also traded Randle to aquire KAT. 2 games into the ECF and the Knicks find themselves down 2-0 to the Indiana Pacers
@LegionHoops The most "overrated" player in the league tonight came in clutch to secure the win in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the New York Knicks
31 PTS
4 REB
11 AST
1 STL
52% FG
33.33% 3P