Matt Williams

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

[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

[Bobby Marks @BobbyMarks42]

2 possible trends to follow in Minnesota:

From @StatsWilliams

1. Heavy Isolations

According to @SecondSpectrum , the Timberwolves have run 57 isolations this season, their 2nd-most over a 2-game span under Chris Finch.

2. More 3's

Last night vs. SAC: 20-50 from 3. They never took 50 3-point attempts in a game last season.

[Matt Williams @StatsWilliams]

Dalton Knecht scored or assisted on the final 22 points for the Lakers in their OT win against the Suns.

He scored 35 points, tied with Anthony Davis (also in this game) for the most points in a game this preseason.

[Matt Williams @StatsWilliams]

Last 4 instances of a player having 35 points and 10 rebounds in a preseason game:

- Anthony Davis tonight vs Suns
- James Harden in 2019 vs Spurs
- Anthony Davis in 2018 vs Raptors
- Anthony Davis in 2017 vs Bulls

[Matt Williams @StatsWilliams]

Anthony Davis has made 4 3-pointers in a quarter once in his regular-season or playoff career.

That was in the 3rd quarter on March 6, 2018 vs the Clippers (made 4).

Davis has never attempted 7 3-pointers in a quarter in his career.

[Dave McMenamin @mcten]

Anthony Davis has four made 3-pointers in the 1st Q here in PHX. Tying the most 3s he's hit in an entire game since the bubble (twice in the 2020-21 season)