Daily Factoid: A five-by-five is a statistical rarity that occurs when a player tallies at least five points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks in a single game. Since the NBA began recording blocks, there have only been 14 five-by-five performances of which Hakeem Olajuwon holds the record with six.
Daily Factoid: As a measure of consistency and excellence, Scottie Pippen made the playoffs in sixteen of the seventeen seasons he played in the NBA.
Daily Factoid: Last year, Trevor Ariza posted a 0.058 WS/48 (estimated number of wins contributed by a player per 48 minutes), while Courtney Lee posted a a 0.063 WS/48. Based on this metric, Courtney Lee will help the Rockets win 0.27 more games this year assuming that he plays the same number of minutes this [...]
Daily Factoid: The only player who played in the 1994 FIBA World Championships that is still in the NBA is Shaquille O’Neal.
Daily Factoid: In light of the NBA Playbook’s article about players with unorthodox shooting forms, Josh Childress led all small forwards in field goal percentage with a .567 during the 2007-2008 season (the last season Childress played in the NBA).
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