NBA Quotes & Anecdotes

[ac82]

« Avrò segnato undici volte canestri vincenti sulla sirena, e altre diciassette volte a meno di dieci secondi alla fine, ma nella mia carriera ho sbagliato più di novemila tiri. Ho perso quasi trecento partite. Trentasei volte i miei compagni mi hanno affidato il tiro decisivo e l'ho sbagliato. Nella vita ho fallito molte volte. Ed è per questo che alla fine ho vinto tutto. »


(Michael Jordan)

io credo che lui è stato, è, sarà per sempre il basket....per queste parole...
sono l'essenza dello sport, racchiudono il lavoro, la responsabilità e sentirsi parte di un gruppo e nn un uomo solo al comando....
Mj il più grande di sempre....

[kingpic]

"You can sleep with [black people]. You can bring them in, you can do whatever you want. The little I ask you is not to promote it on that ... and not to bring them to my games.
Don't put him [Magic] on an Instagram for the world to have to see so they have to call me. And don't bring him to my games." (cit.Donald Sterling)

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[Hank Luisetti]

NBA Stats:

Top 20 Coaches with the Most Wins in NBA Playoff History (and Best Winning Percentages, Too)

MOST POSTSEASON WINS
HEAD COACH POSTSEASON WINS POSTSEASON LOSSES POSTSEASON W-L PCT. POSTSEASON TEAMS
1. Phil Jackson 229 104 0.688 Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Lakers
2. Pat Riley 171 111 0.606 Los Angeles Lakers, New York Knicks, Miami Heat
3. Gregg Popovich (SPURS) 137 86 0.614 San Antonio Spurs
4. Larry Brown 100 93 0.518 Denver Nuggets, New Jersey Nets, San Antonio Spurs, Los Angeles Clippers, Indiana Pacers, Philadelphia 76ers, Detroit Pistons, Charlotte Bobcats
5. Red Auerbach 99 69 0.589 Washington Capitols (DEF), Tri-Cities Blackhawks (HAWKS), Boston Celtics
6. Jerry Sloan 98 104 0.485 Chicago Bulls, Utah Jazz
7. K.C. Jones 81 57 0.587 Capital/Washington Bullets (WIZARDS), Boston Celtics, Seattle SuperSonics
8. George Karl 80 105 0.432 Cleveland Cavaliers, Golden State Warriors, Seattle SuperSonics, Milwaukee Bucks, Denver Nuggets
8. Lenny Wilkens 80 98 0.449 Seattle SuperSonics, Cleveland Cavaliers, Atlanta Hawks, Toronto Raptors, New York Knicks
10. Rick Adelman 79 78 0.503 Portland Trail Blazers, Sacramento Kings, Houston Rockets
11. Chuck Daly 75 51 0.595 Detroit Pistons, New Jersey Nets, Orlando Magic
11. Don Nelson 75 91 0.452 Milwaukee Bucks, Golden State Warriors, Dallas Mavericks
13. Doc Rivers (CLIPPERS) 69 60 0.535 Orlando Magic, Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Clippers
14. Billy Cunningham 66 39 0.629 Philadelphia 76ers
15. John Kundla 60 35 0.632 Minneapolis Lakers
16. Red Holzman 58 47 0.552 St. Louis Hawks, New York Knicks
17. Rick Carlisle (MAVERICKS) 56 54 0.509 Detroit Pistons, Indiana Pacers, Dallas Mavericks
17. Dick Motta 56 70 0.444 Chicago Bulls, Washington Bullets (WIZARDS), Dallas Mavericks
19. Bill Fitch 55 54 0.505 Cleveland Cavaliers, Boston Celtics, Houston Rockets, New Jersey Nets, Los Angeles Clippers
20. Erik Spoelstra (HEAT) 54 29 0.651 Miami Heat
BEST POSTSEASON WINNING PERCENTAGE (MINIMUM 50 GAMES)
HEAD COACH POSTSEASON WINS POSTSEASON LOSSES POSTSEASON W-L PCT. POSTSEASON TEAMS
1. Phil Jackson 229 104 0.688 Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Lakers
2. Erik Spoelstra (HEAT) 54 29 0.651 Miami Heat
3. John Kundla 60 35 0.632 Minneapolis Lakers
4. Billy Cunningham 66 39 0.629 Philadelphia 76ers
5. Larry Costello 37 23 0.617 Milwaukee Bucks
6. Larry Bird 32 20 0.615 Indiana Pacers
7. Gregg Popovich (SPURS) 137 86 0.614 San Antonio Spurs
8. Pat Riley 171 111 0.606 Los Angeles Lakers, New York Knicks, Miami Heat
9. Chuck Daly 75 51 0.595 Detroit Pistons, New Jersey Nets, Orlando Magic
10. Red Auerbach 99 69 0.589 Washington Capitols (DEF), Tri-Cities Blackhawks (HAWKS), Boston Celtics
11. Tom Heinsohn 47 33 0.588 Boston Celtics
12. K.C. Jones 81 57 0.587 Capital/Washington Bullets (WIZARDS), Boston Celtics, Seattle SuperSonics
13. Byron Scott 33 24 0.579 New Jersey Nets, New Orleans Hornets
14. Alex Hannum 45 34 0.570 St. Louis Hawks, Syracuse Nationals (76ERS), San Francisco Warriors, Philadelphia 76ers,
15. Rudy Tomjanovich 51 39 0.567 Houston Rockets
16. Mike Brown (CAVALIERS) 47 36 0.566 Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Lakers
17. Bill Sharman 35 27 0.565 San Francisco Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers
18. Al Cervi 33 26 0.559 Syracuse Nationals (76ERS)
19. Bill Russell 34 27 0.557 Boston Celtics, Seattle SuperSonics
20. Red Holzman 58 47 0.552 St. Louis Hawks, New York Knicks
20. Stan Van Gundy 48 39 0.552 Miami Heat, Orlando Magic

[Hank Luisetti]

NBA Stats

NBA Playoffs: Teams with the Best Game 7 Records (and Every Team’s Game 7 Record)

NBA GAME 7 RECORDS
FRANCHISE WINS LOSSES W-L PCT.
1. Minnesota Timberwolves 1 0 1.000
2. Dallas Mavericks 4 1 0.800
3. Boston Celtics 21 8 0.724
4. Los Angeles / Minneapolis Lakers 16 8 0.667
4. Washington Wizards // Washington / Capital / Baltimore Bullets 6 3 0.667
4. Orlando Magic 2 1 0.667
7. Oklahoma City Thunder / Seattle SuperSonics 5 3 0.625
7. Miami Heat 5 3 0.625
9. Houston / San Diego Rockets 5 4 0.556
10. Detroit / Fort Worth Pistons 5 5 0.500
10. Golden State / San Francisco /Philadelphia Warriors 3 3 0.500
10. Cleveland Cavaliers 2 2 0.500
10. Utah Jazz 2 2 0.500
14. New York Knicks 7 8 0.467
15. Phoenix Suns 4 5 0.444
16. Philadelphia 76ers // Syracuse Nationals 6 9 0.400
16. Chicago Bulls 4 6 0.400
18. San Antonio Spurs 3 5 0.375
19. Atlanta / St. Louis / Milwaukee Hawks // Tri-Cities Blackhawks 4 8 0.333
19. Indiana Pacers 2 4 0.333
19. Sacramento / Kansas City / Kansas City-Omaha Kings // Cincinnati / Rochester Royals 2 4 0.333
19. Los Angeles Clippers // Buffalo Braves 1 2 0.333
19. Denver Nuggets 1 2 0.333
19. Portland Trail Blazers 1 2 0.333
25. Milwaukee Bucks 2 7 0.222
26. New Orleans Pelicans // New Orleans / Charlotte Hornets 0 3 0.000
26. Memphis / Vancouver Grizzlies 0 2 0.000
26. Brooklyn / New Jersey Nets 0 2 0.000
26. Toronto Raptors 0 1 0.000
26. St. Louis Bombers (DEF) 0 1 0.000
26. Charlotte Bobcats 0 0 0.000
MOST GAME 7 WINS
FRANCHISE WINS
1. Boston Celtics 21
2. Los Angeles / Minneapolis Lakers 16
3. New York Knicks 7
4. Washington Wizards // Washington / Capital / Baltimore Bullets 6
4. Philadelphia 76ers // Syracuse Nationals 6
6. Oklahoma City Thunder / Seattle SuperSonics 5
6. Miami Heat 5
6. Houston / San Diego Rockets 5
6. Detroit / Fort Worth Pistons 5
10. Dallas Mavericks 4
10. Phoenix Suns 4
10. Chicago Bulls 4
10. Atlanta / St. Louis / Milwaukee Hawks // Tri-Cities Blackhawks 4
14. Golden State / San Francisco /Philadelphia Warriors 3
14. San Antonio Spurs 3
16. Orlando Magic 2
16. Cleveland Cavaliers 2
16. Utah Jazz 2
16. Indiana Pacers 2
16. Sacramento / Kansas City / Kansas City-Omaha Kings // Cincinnati / Rochester Royals 2
16. Milwaukee Bucks 2
22. Minnesota Timberwolves 1
22. Los Angeles Clippers // Buffalo Braves 1
22. Denver Nuggets 1
22. Portland Trail Blazers 1
26. New Orleans Pelicans // New Orleans / Charlotte Hornets 0
26. Memphis / Vancouver Grizzlies 0
26. Brooklyn / New Jersey Nets 0
26. Toronto Raptors 0
26. St. Louis Bombers (DEF) 0
26. Charlotte Bobcats 0
MOST GAME 7 LOSSES
FRANCHISE LOSSES
1. Philadelphia 76ers // Syracuse Nationals 9
2. Boston Celtics 8
2. Los Angeles / Minneapolis Lakers 8
2. New York Knicks 8
2. Atlanta / St. Louis / Milwaukee Hawks // Tri-Cities Blackhawks 8
6. Milwaukee Bucks 7
7. Chicago Bulls 6
8. Detroit / Fort Worth Pistons 5
8. Phoenix Suns 5
8. San Antonio Spurs 5
11. Houston / San Diego Rockets 4
11. Indiana Pacers 4
11. Sacramento / Kansas City / Kansas City-Omaha Kings // Cincinnati / Rochester Royals 4
14. Washington Wizards // Washington / Capital / Baltimore Bullets 3
14. Oklahoma City Thunder / Seattle SuperSonics 3
14. Miami Heat 3
14. Golden State / San Francisco /Philadelphia Warriors 3
14. New Orleans Pelicans // New Orleans / Charlotte Hornets 3
19. Cleveland Cavaliers 2
19. Utah Jazz 2
19. Los Angeles Clippers // Buffalo Braves 2
19. Denver Nuggets 2
19. Portland Trail Blazers 2
19. Memphis / Vancouver Grizzlies 2
19. Brooklyn / New Jersey Nets 2
26. Dallas Mavericks 1
26. Orlando Magic 1
26. Toronto Raptors 1
26. St. Louis Bombers (DEF) 1
30. Minnesota Timberwolves 0
30. Charlotte Bobcats 0

[Hank Luisetti]

NBA Stats

NBA Playoffs: Teams with the Most Game 7 Wins on the Road

TEAM GAME 7 WINS ON THE ROAD YEAR, ROUND OPPONENT FINAL SCORE, BOX SCORE FINAL PLAYOFF RESULT
1. Boston Celtics 3 1968 Eastern Divison Finals Philadelphia 76ers 100-96 Won Title over Los Angeles Lakers 4-2
1969 NBA Finals Los Angeles Lakers 108-106 Won Title over Los Angeles Lakers 4-3
1974 NBA Finals Milwaukee Bucks 102-87 Won Title over Milwaukee Bucks 4-3

2. Houston Rockets 2 1981 Western Conference Semifinals San Antonio Spurs 105-100 Lost in NBA Finals to Boston Celtics 4-2
1995 Western Conference Semifinals Phoenix Suns 115-114 Won Title over Orlando Magic 4-0

2. Indiana Pacers 2 1995 Eastern Conference Semifinals New York Knicks 97-95 Lost in Eastern Conference Finals to Orlando Magic 4-3
2005 Eastern Conference First Round Boston Celtics 97-70 Lost in Eastern Conference Semifinals to Detroit Pistons 4-2

2. New York Knicks 2 1973 Eastern Conference Finals Boston Celtics 94-78 Won Title over Los Angeles Lakers 4-1
2000 Eastern Conference Semifinals Miami Heat 83-82 Lost Eastern Conference Finals to Indiana Pacers 4-2

2. Baltimore / Washington Bullets (now, the Wizards) 2 1971 Eastern Conference Finals New York Knicks 93-91 Lost NBA Finals to Milwaukee Bucks 4-0
1978 NBA Finals Seattle SuperSonics 105-99 Won Title over Seattle SuperSonics 4-3

6. Chicago Bulls 1 2013 Eastern Conference First Round Brooklyn Nets 99-93 Lost Eastern Conference Semifinals to Miami Heat 4-1

6. Dallas Mavericks 1 2006 Western Conference Semifinals San Antonio Spurs 119-111 Lost NBA Finals to Miami Heat 4-2

6. Detroit Pistons 1 2005 Eastern Conference Finals Miami Heat 88-82 Lost NBA Finals to San Antonio Spurs 4-3

6. Kansas City Kings (now Sacramento) 1 1981 Western Conference Semifinals Phoenix Suns 95-88 Lost Western Conference Finals to Houston Rockets 4-1

6. Los Angeles Clippers 1 2012 Western Conference First Round Memphis Grizzlies 82-72 Lost Western Conference Semifinals to San Antonio Spurs 4-0

6. Los Angeles Lakers 1 2002 Western Conference Finals Sacramento Kings 112-106 Won Title over New Jersey Nets 4-0

6. Orlando Magic 1 2009 Eastern Conference Semifinals Boston Celtics 101-82 Lost NBA Finals to Los Angeles Lakers 4-1

6. Philadelphia 76ers 1 1982 Eastern Conference Finals Boston Celtics 120-106 Lost NBA Finals to Los Angeles Lakers 4-2

6. Phoenix Suns 1 1976 Western Conference Finals Golden State Warriors 94-86 Lost NBA Finals to Boston Celtics 4-2

6. Philadelphia Warriors 1 1948 Semifinals St. Louis Bombers 85-46 Lost NBA Finals to Baltimore Bullets 4-2

6. San Antonio Spurs 1 2008 Western Conference Semifinals New Orleans Hornets 91-82 Lost Western Conference Finals to Los Angeles Lakers 4-1

6. Utah Jazz 1 2007 Western Conference First Round Houston Rockets 103-99 Lost Western Conference Finals to San Antonio Spurs 4-1