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NBA Winning Streaks

Lakers holds the consecutive winning streak in NBA history with 33 consecutive wins. And best winning percentage belongs to Bulls with 72 - 10. It is notable that Bulls couldn't get more than 18 consecutive wins in the 1995 - 96 season where they got this percentage record. Another interesting point is that Spurs, who dominated NBA in the last 15 years, could not find a place in this consecutive winning list.

Consecutive winning records in NBA history is shown below:

Below is the summary of the above table:

Team	Beginning	End	Wins
Los Angeles Lakers	05 Kasım 1971	07 Ocak 1972	33
Miami Heat	03 Şubat 2013	27 Mart 2013	27
Houston Rockets	29 Ocak 2008	18 Mart 2008	22
Washington Capitols	13 Mart 1948	07 Aralık 1948	20
Milwaukee Bucks	06 Şubat 1971	09 Mart 1971	20
Los Angeles Lakers	04 Şubat 2000	16 Mart 2000	19
Boston Celtics	15 Kasım 2008	25 Aralık 2008	19
Rochester Royals	17 Şubat 1950	12 Kasım 1950	18
Philadelphia 76ers	03 Mart 1966	05 Kasım 1966	18
New York Knicks	24 Ekim 1969	29 Kasım 1969	18
Boston Celtics	24 Şubat 1982	28 Mart 1982	18
Chicago Bulls	29 Aralık 1995	04 Şubat 1996	18

Highlighted teams no longer exist in NBA.

NBA Digest (14th February 2014)

Korver Kounter: 118. Atlanta Hawks: 76 - Memphis Grizzlies: 79. During this game Grizzlies attempted and made only and only ONE free throw. That attempt was not because of a foul. It is given because of defense violation. Grizzlies became the only team in NBA who won a game with a single free throw made. Quite interesting. (08.02.2014)

Magic which is the 3rd worst team in Eastern Conference beat Pacers which is the beast team in the same conference with 93-92. A very very surprising result. We have to see the disgusting behaviour of Paul George which I think is much important than the result: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svSpXaWKTSQ People say why I don't like Pacers. Look at this and decide yourself! Ugh! Disgusting! (09.02.2014)

Korver Kounter: 119 Chicago Bulls: 100 - Atlanta Hawks: 85 (11.02.2014)

Korver Kounter: 120 Toronto Raptors: 104 - Atlanta Hawks: 83 (12.02.2014)

Western Conference Standings:
1) Oklahoma City Thunder: 43 - 12 (0.782)
2) San Antonio Spurs: 38 - 15 (0.717)
3) Houston Rockets: 36 - 17 (0.679)
4) Los Angeles Clippers: 37 - 18 (0.673)
5) Portland Trail Blazers: 36 - 17 (0.679)
6) Dallas Mavericks: 32 - 22 (0.593)
7) Phoenix Suns: 30 - 21 (0.588)
8) Golden State Warriors: 31 - 22 (0.585)

Eastern Conference Standings:
1) Indiana Pacers: 40 - 12 (0.769)
2) Miami Heat: 37 - 14 (0.725)
3) Toronto Raptors: 28 - 24 (0.538)
4) Chicago Bulls: 27 - 25 (0.519)
5) Atlanta Hawks: 25 - 26 (0.490)
6) Washington Wizards: 25 - 27 (0.481)
7) Brooklyn Nets: 24 - 27 (0.471)
8) Charlotte Bobcats: 23 - 30 (0.434)

PPG:
1) Kevin Durant (OKC): 31.5
2) Carmelo Anthony (NYK): 27.3
3) LeBron James (MIA): 26.5
4) Kevin Love (MIN): 25.8
5) Stephen Curry (GSW): 24.6

RPG:
1) DeAndre Jordan (LAC): 14.0
2) Kevin Love (MIN): 13.2
3) Andre Drummond (DET): 13.0
4) Dwight Howard (HOU): 12.5
5) DeMarcus Cousins (SAC): 11.7

APG:
1) Stephen Curry (GSW): 9.0
2) Ty Lawson (DEN): 8.8
3) John Wall (WAS): 8.5
4) Ricky Rubio (MIN): 8.3
5) Brandon Jennings (DET): 8.1

NBA Player Tracking

Let us mention in this blog post about an aspect in NBA which is not widely known and most probably cannot be widely known even in the future: NBA Player Tracking.

NBA board brought an innovation for tha games which are being played and will be played this season. This can only satisfy some people like me who are sick of statistics. According their definition; "NBA Player Tracking is the latest example of how technology and statistics are changing the way we understand the game of basketball." (Well it really seem to be so.)

Beginning the 2013-14 season six extra cameras are placed in the NBA courts only to watch the players movements. These cameras watch almost every movements of the players on the pitch. These movement data are converted to some statistics with the help of a spftware called SportVU. The cameras collect the data from the pitch with a frequency of 25 times per second. (C'mon man! Easy man easy! Snap out of it!)

Well what kind of data are collected from the pitch with this software? Let me give some examples: "Average speed of a player", "How far did a player travel during the game?", "How many times did a player touch the ball?", "How many passes did a player throw?" etc... That much statistics is too much even for me who is sick of statistics!

Let me share some perceptible examples so that the concept can be understood well:

Klay Thompson (GSW) traveled 11,5 miles during the games so far in this season.

Kemba Walker (CHA) touched the ball 100,4 times per game. (Didn't I tell you that this people crazy? Now you believe me, huh?)

MarShon Brooks (GSW) made 1,33 point each time he touch the ball. (Now! This is the peak of craziness. I am going nuts.)

You can reach lots of statistics like this on the page of NBA:
http://stats.nba.com/playerTracking.html
http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2013/11/1/5055376/nba-sportvu-camera-statistics

I will be waiting some correlated statistics from NBA. Some examples from my expectations: The players with 15 or more points who did a fight with their wives a night before, the most assist made from the players who ate tuna in the morning, the ppg rank of the players who didn't shave in the morning and are between 1,90m - 2,00m, the average ppg of the top ten of the most breathed players during the games of the week multiplied with the apg and then divided to pi number, the ppg and apg leaders of the week after taken the Fourier transform of the games. Well you think they are impossible? We'll see.

This system has been utilized in over 2,000 international footbal (soccer) games including European Champions League. If you will see some crazy statistics in the future games don't panic! Just be sure that the only reason of them is this software.

NBA Digest (24th January 2014)

Being suspended for 20 games because of using illegal drugs, his age getting older, his presence being uncertain in NBA. Being counted all of this our national basketball player Hidayet Türkoğlu signed with Clippers for the rest of the season. Because he has disgraced our country having used illegal drugs I am not sure if I am going to be happy or not, about his returning back to NBA. I gave up following him on twitter. Well let me begin to follow him again. I gave up following also Enes Kanteri on twitter for a while. I dropped him completely because he didn't participate Turkish National Basketbal Team for the last European Basketball Championship without giving any reason. What good are you if you don't want to appear in our National Team? Shame on you! (16.01.2014)

We faced very interesting statistics during the game between Thunder and Rockets. Rockets made 73 points in the first half of the game which became Rocket's franchise record. (And against a tough team like Thunder.) But they could make only and only 19 points in the second half of the game which is their lowest franchise record. Two halves and two completely different team. Unbelievable!!! Thunder beat Rockets 104-92. (16.01.2014)

Kevin Durant scored 54 in the game against Warriors and broke his career record. Thunder didn't beat Warriors 127-121. But Durant did it alone. Stephen Curry's 37 points and Klay Thompson's 27 points kept in the background. Stpehen Curry and Klay Thompson are shooting so smooth. Watching the ball in their shoots gives one a pleasure. But their performance couldn't be enough against Kevin Durant. Thunder won the game. 127-121 (17.01.2014)

Rajon Rondo appeared on the pitch for the first time last night since January 2013 against Lakers after recovered from his injury (anterior cruciate ligament) The guy who told the highlights mentioned that Rondo was away from the pitch for 21,233,318 seconds. (Whoa!!! They are crazy! Well! Suits for me!) The game was very contentious. Old fans of NBA know the meaning of Celtics and Lakers games very well. It happens only twice per regular season. Lakers won the game 107-104. (17.01.2014)

I don't like neither Pacers nor Paul Georgetan but anybdoy vails who sees this slam. A strong candidate of slam of the year. This is the best slam so far until we will see a better one: http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=10316335  (18.01.2014)

Korver Kounter: 109. Atlanta Hawks: 121 - Miami Heat:114 (20.01.2014)

Kevin Durant is getting crazy! He scored 46 points and played with 6/7 3-points against Blazers. (Thunder beat Blazers 105-97.) The game was head to head until the last minutes. But then Durant took to the stage and won the game himself with the unbelievable 3-point shots he made. Durant is playing damn good nowadays. LaMarcus Aldridge's performance with 29 points and 16 assists kept in the background. (21.01.2014)

Western Conference Standings:
1) Oklahoma City Thunder: 33 - 10 (0.767)
2) San Antonio Spurs: 32 - 10 (0.762)
3) Portland Trail Blazers: 32 - 11 (0.744)
4) Los Angeles Clippers: 29 - 15 (0.659)
5) Houston Rockets: 29 - 15 (0.659)
6) Golden State Warriors: 26 - 17 (0.605)
7) Phoenix Suns: 24 - 17 (0.585)
8) Dallas Mavericks: 25 - 19 (0.568)

Eastern Conference Standings:
1) Indiana Pacers: 33 - 8 (0.805)
2) Miami Heat: 31 - 12 (0.721)
3) Atlanta Hawks: 22 - 19 (0.537)
4) Toronto Raptors: 21 - 20 (0.512)
5) Chicago Bulls: 21 - 20 (0.512)
6) Washington Wizards: 20 - 21 (0.488)
7) Brooklyn Nets: 18 - 22 (0.450)
8) Charlotte Bobcats: 19 - 25 (0.432)


Points per Game:
1) Kevin Durant (OKC): 31.0
2) LeBron James (MIA): 26.2
3) Carmelo Anthony (NYK): 26.1
4) Kevin Love (MIN): 25.0
5) LaMarcus Aldridge (POR): 24.7

Rebounds per Game:
1) DeAndre Jordan (LAC): 13.9
2) Kevin Love (MIN): 13.0
3) Andre Drummond (DET): 12.6
4) Dwight Howard (HOU): 12.6
5) LaMarcus Aldridge (POR): 11.6

Assists per Game:
1) Chris Paul (LAC): 11.2
2) Stephen Curry (GSW): 9.2
3) Ty Lawson (DEN): 8.9
4) John Wall (WAS): 8.5
5) Brandon Jennings (DET): 8.2

NBA Digest (17th January 2014)

Nets beat last two years' champion Heat 104-95 after double overtime. LeBron James made six fouls during the match. It was in 2008 when he got six fouls in a game. (10.01.2014)

Korver Kounter: 107. Memphis Grizzlies:108 - Atlanta Hawks: 101. (12.01.2014)

Regular season's 2nd triple overtime game is played in Orlando. Bulls beat Magic 128-125. (15.01.2014)

Nets won the game against Hawks 127-110 which is played in London. Kyle Korver barely could extend his series to 108. He could made only one of his eight 3-point attempts. He attempted one 2-point shot also but he missed it too. He could score only three point in the match. It was the toughest game in his 108-game series. (16.01.2014)

Western Conference Standings:
1) San Antonio Spurs: 31 - 8 (0.795)
2) Portland Trail Blazers: 29 - 9 (0.763)
3) Oklahoma City Thunder: 29 - 10 (0.744)
4) Los Angeles Clippers: 27 - 13 (0.675)
5) Houston Rockets: 26 - 15 (0.634)
6) Golden State Warriors: 25 - 15 (0.625)
7) Phoenix Suns: 22 - 16 (0.579)
8) Dallas Mavericks: 23 - 17 (0.575)

Eastern Conference Sıralama:
1) Indiana Pacers: 31 - 7 (0.816)
2) Miami Heat: 27 - 11 (0.711)
3) Toronto Raptors: 19 - 18 (0.514)
4) Atlanta Hawks: 20 - 19 (0.513)
5) Washington Wizards: 18 - 19 (0.486)
6) Chicago Bulls: 18 - 19 (0.486)
7) Detroit Pistons: 16 - 22 (0.421)
8) Brooklyn Nets: 16 - 22 (0.421)

PPG Stats:
1) Kevin Durant (OKC): 30.0
2) Carmelo Anthony (NYK): 26.1
3) LeBron James (MIA): 25.9
4) Kevin Love (MIN): 25.6
5) James Harden (HOU): 24.4

RPG Stats:
1) DeAndre Jordan (LAC): 13.4
2) Kevin Love (MIN): 13.0
3) Andre Drummond (DET): 12.7
4) Dwight Howard (HOU): 12.5
5) DeMarcus Cousins (SAC): 11.6

APG Stats:
1) Chris Paul (LAC): 11.2
2) Stephen Curry (GSW): 9.2
3) Ty Lawson (DEN): 8.7
4) John Wall (WAS): 8.6
5) Brandon Jennings (DET): 8.5

NBA Digest (10th January 2014)

Korver Kounter: 103. Chicago Bulls: 91 Atlanta Hawks: 84 (04.01.2013)

Nowadays there wouldn't be an action in NBA if there wouldn't be a Kyle Korver. Things are going so routine in these days. Well Korver made it 104. (Played with 1/3.) It seems that the series is close to the end. His 3-point percentage began to decrease. Brooklyn Nets: 91 - Atlanta Hawks: 86 (06.01.2014)

New storm in NBA: Golden State Warriors. Warriors beat Bucks last night 101-80 and got their 10th straight win. Their longest winning streak since 1975 in franchise history. (07.01.2014)

Korver Kounter: 105. Atlanta Hawks: 97 - Indiana Pacers: 87 (08.01.2014)

Western Conference Rankings:
1) San Antonio Spurs: 28 - 8 (0.778)
2) Portland Trail Blazers: 27 - 9 (0.750)
3) Oklahoma City Thunder: 27 - 9 (0.750)
4) Los Angeles Clippers: 25 - 13 (0.658)
5) Houston Rockets: 23 - 13 (0.639)
6) Golden State Warriors: 24 - 14 (0.632)
7) Phoenix Suns: 21 - 13 (0.618)
8) Dallas Mavericks: 20 - 16 (0.556)

Eastern Conference Rankings:
1) Indiana Pacers: 28 - 7 (0.800)
2) Miami Heat: 27 - 9 (0.750)
3) Atlanta Hawks: 19 - 17 (0.528)
4) Toronto Raptors: 17 - 17 (0.500)
5) Washington Wizards: 16 - 17 (0.485)
6) Chicago Bulls: 15 - 18 (0.455)
7) Charlotte Bpbcats: 15 - 21 (0.417)
8) Brooklyn Nets: 14 - 21 (0.400)

Points Per Game Rankings:
1) Kevin Durant (OKC): 29.5
2) Carmelo Anthony (NYK): 26.3
3) Kevin Love (MIN): 26.1
4) LeBron James (MIA): 25.7
5) James Harden (HOU): 24.9

Rebounds Per Game Rankings:
1) DeAndre Jordan (LAC): 13.5
2) Kevin Love (MIN): 13.2
3) Dwight Howard (HOU): 12.9
4) Andre Drummond (DET): 12.7
5) DeMarcus Cousins (SAC): 11.5

Assits Per Game Rankings:
1) Chris Paul (LAC): 11.2
2) Stephen Curry (GSW): 9.4
3) John Wall (WAS): 8.7
4) Ty Lawson (DEN): 8.6
5) Ricky Rubio (MIN): 8.3