Playing with Stats

[daninoz]

I have a lot of time, so I start playing with Basketball Reference and searching for not-well known stats and records. This is what I found (just games from 1985-1986 season to 2012-13):

Most Points by a Player without missing a single shot:

Gary Payton (Seattle) against Cleveland in 1995
32 PTS - 13-13 FG - 1-1 3PT - 3-3 FT
http://www.basketball-reference.com/box ... 40CLE.html

Most Points by a Player without missing a single shot in a PO game:

Serge Ibaka (Oklahoma City) against San Antonio in the Conference Finals of 2012
26PTs | 11-11 FG | 0-0 3PT | 4-4 FT
http://www.basketball-reference.com/box ... 20OKC.html

Most Points by a Player without missing a single shot in a Finals game:

Lamar Odom (Los Angeles Lakers) against Boston in 2010
12PTs | 5-5 FG | 1-1 3PT | 1-1 FT
http://www.basketball-reference.com/box ... 80BOS.html

Most Points by a player who only play 1 game in the NBA:

Oliver Lafayette (Boston) against Milwaukee in 2010
7 Points
http://www.basketball-reference.com/box ... 40BOS.html

Most Points by a player only shooting FT

Clint McDaniel (Sacramento) against Milwaukee in 1996
8 Points
http://www.basketball-reference.com/box ... 00MIL.html

Jarron Collins (Utah) against New York in 2005
8 Points
http://www.basketball-reference.com/box ... 30NYK.html

Most Points by a player only shooting 3PT

Robert Horry (Houston) against Cleveland in 1996
27 Pts | 9-12 3PT
http://www.basketball-reference.com/box ... 20CLE.html

Most FG attempts by a player who didn't score

Dino Radja (Boston) against (San Antonio) in 1993
0-14 FG | 0-2 FT
http://www.basketball-reference.com/box ... 60SAS.html

Most Points by a player in the first game of the season

Michael Jordan (Chicago) against (Cleveland) in 1989
54 pts
http://www.basketball-reference.com/box ... 30CHI.html

Most Points by a player in the first game of his carrer

Willie Anderson (San Antonio) against Los Angeles Lakers in 1988
30 pts
http://www.basketball-reference.com/pla ... rwi01.html

Allen Iverson (Philadelphia) agains Milwaukee in 1996
30 pts
http://www.basketball-reference.com/pla ... sal01.html

Lamar Odom (Los Angeles Clippers) against Seattle in 1999
30 pts
http://www.basketball-reference.com/pla ... mla01.html

Most points by a player older than 40 years

Michael Jordan (Washington) against New Jersey in 2003
43 pts
http://www.basketball-reference.com/box ... 10WAS.html

Oldest player in score a double-double

Dikembe Mutombo (Houston) against Golden State in 2009
42 years and 289 days | 10 pts | 15 rebounds
http://www.basketball-reference.com/box ... 00GSW.html

Most points by a player without rebounds, assists, steals, blocks, turnovers or fouls

Michael Redd (Milwaukee) against Houston in 2002
29 pts
http://www.basketball-reference.com/box ... 00MIL.html

Player with more minutes played and wihout points in his carreer

Maurice Baker (Los Angeles Clippers and Portland) in 2005
19 minutes
http://www.basketball-reference.com/pla ... elog/2005/

[deihatein]

Most points by a player without rebounds, assists, steals, blocks, turnovers or fouls

Michael Redd (Milwaukee) against Houston in 2002
29 pts
http://www.basketball-reference.com/box ... 00MIL.html

I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing.

If only Michael Redd isn't injury prone.

[Andrew]

Some fun trivia there. I remember watching the game last year where Ibaka set that record, definitely an impressive performance as he was showing some range on his jumpshot.