Matt Williams

Research Producer with ESPN. Previously with the Washington Wizards and Capitals

[Dave McMenamin @mcten]

Luka Doncic is the first Lakers player to score 20-plus points in the 1st half in five straight games since Kobe Bryant in 2007 (per @StatsWilliams)

[Bobby Marks @BobbyMarks42]

From @StatsWilliams

In their 4 point loss, the Pacers used only 6 players against the Hawks.

That is the earliest into a season a team has used 6 or fewer players in a game since the Lakers in 1948 vs the Celtics.

The Lakers used only 5 players in their 3rd game of the season

[Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater]

This was the largest win (17 points) by any team to trail by 25+ points in the last 30 seasons

Per the great @StatsWilliams

[Dave McMenamin @mcten]

No player in NBA history has won a ring with four different teams, per @StatsWilliams. LeBron James is trying to become the first with this last chapter in Philadelphia.

[Matt Williams @StatsWilliams]

Cooper Flagg scored 31 points against the Spurs.

That is the most points in a Las Vegas Summer League game by a No. 1 pick since John Wall in 2010 (also 31 points).

[Matt Williams @StatsWilliams]

Naz Reid is 1 of 3 players to score at least 3,000 points off the bench over the last 5 seasons, along with:

Jordan Clarkson
Malik Monk

[Bobby Marks @BobbyMarks42]

Reid will get a nice pay bump from the $15M player option he declined.

First year salary is north of $20M+

[Matt Williams @StatsWilliams]

@TrailsStrange1 Yup! +23 with Adams on and -32 with Adams off for the series.

[Matt Williams @StatsWilliams]

The Rockets were +18 with Alperen Sengun and Steven Adams both on the floor in Game 4.

And in the series, the Rockets are +24 with Sengun, Adams and Smith Jr. all on the floor (in 32 minutes).

[Marc J. Spears @MarcJSpears]

Udoka says he will take a look at possibly changing the starting lineup when asked about it.

[Matt Williams @StatsWilliams]

Stephen Curry tonight:

- 52 points (and 12 3-pointers)
- 10 rebounds
- 8 assists
- 5 steals

He is the 1st player with 50 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals in a game since Anthony Davis in 2016 vs the Nuggets.

[Matt Williams @StatsWilliams]

Kawhi Leonard has made his 2nd career game-winning buzzer-beater.

The other was in Game 7 of the 2019 Conference Semifinals vs the 76ers.

[Matt Williams @StatsWilliams]

Games with 7+ steals this season:

Dyson Daniels: 3
Rest of NBA combined: 1

Daniels is the 1st player with 7+ steals in 3 games in a season since Chris Paul in 2008-09.

[Basketball HOF @Hoophall]

Congratulations to 2025 Curt Gowdy Insight Award recipient, Adrian Wojnarowski. #GowdyAward

[Matt Williams @StatsWilliams]

The Pistons are 21-19 on the season.

This is the first time they are multiple games over .500 since they were 39-37 during the 2018-19 season.

[Bobby Marks @BobbyMarks42]

The Pistons are the best story in the NBA right now.

21-19 (31 wins in the prior 2 seasons)

An All-Star in Cade Cunningham

Shooters to complement Cade

A nice young core: Duren, Thompson, Holland, Sasser and Ivey

A tough minded Head Coach

[Matt Williams @StatsWilliams]

Thunder defense in 2nd half:

- 27 points
- 8-40 FG (20% FG pct)
- 3-24 3-pt FG

That is the fewest points and lowest FG pct allowed by any team in any half this season.

[Tim Bontemps @TimBontemps]

Yet another dominant second half from the Thunder to win a 15th game in a row against Boston, and if the Cavs take care of business against the Hornets tonight the two teams will square off Wednesday in Cleveland with a combined record of 61-9 and 25 games won in a row. Not bad.

[Tim Bontemps @TimBontemps]

Per the great @StatsWilliams:

The Celtics have made 287 3s this season.

That is the most by any team over ANY 15-game span in NBA history

[ESPN @espn]

Could LeBron really play all 82 games this season? 🤔

@Herring_NBA and @StatsWilliams break down what the approach could mean for James, Los Angeles' season and the race for the playoffs 👇 https://t.co/IZNk43JCqu

[Malika Andrews @malika_andrews]

5X5 for Wemby! 25 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists, 5 blocks, 5 steals.

Victor Wembanyama is the third player with multiple 5x5 games in NBA History, joining Hakeem Olajuwon (6) and Andrei Kirilenko (3), per @StatsWilliams

[Tim Bontemps @TimBontemps]

Per @StatsWilliams:

Nikola Jokic is the 1st player with multiple triple-doubles and multiple 40-point games within his first 4 games of a season in NBA history.

Nets up 109-108 with 6:27 to go.

[Matt Williams @StatsWilliams]

LeBron James in the 4th quarter vs Kings:

- 16 points
- 5 rebounds
- 6 assists
- 6-6 FG

He is the 1st player with 15 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists on 100% shooting in a quarter since pxp was first tracked in 1996-97.

And he did this in his 22nd season.

[Kendra Andrews @kendra__andrews]

Warriors beat the Jazz 127-86. They’re the 1st team in NBA history to win each of their first 2 games of a season by at least 35 points

H/t @StatsWilliams