Joel Embiid had the 50th 50-point playoff game in NBA history tonight

Less than halfway into the 2020s, there have already been more 50-point playoff games than in any other decade

We've already tied a record for most quarterbacks selected in the 1st round of the NFL Draft

NBA true shooting landscape in 2023-24 👇

What jumps out to you?

Between 2014 and 2017, NBA teams starting trending towards more heliocentric offenses

From 2017 to 2024, star players' usage rates have been much higher than any previous era of NBA history

Miami now has four playoff games in the past two seasons with 50% shooting from three...against Boston.

No other team has more than one...against anyone.

Andy Reid's $20M/year extension makes him the highest-paid coach in U.S. sports

✍️ Kurt Badenhausen: wp.me/pc2RuA-1lyZN0

The only coach ever to earn more on an annual basis was Bill Belichick

The top picks in the NBA draft earn larger rookie contracts than the respective top picks in the NFL draft

But that difference disappears as you get to the end of the first round

The Oklahoma City Thunder have consistently exceeded regular season expectations in recent years

The Detroit Pistons and Los Angeles Lakers have consistently disappointed

Where does your team fall?

Here's the Knicks' journey to the No. 2 seed

Higher seeded teams have won all 11 games in the NBA Playoffs so far

Historically, higher seeded teams have only won 72% of Game 1s, and then those that win have won 74% of Game 2s