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Basketball Reference @basketball-reference.com · 22/09/2026

Six years ago today, LeBron James recorded the first 30-point triple-double ever in the month of September. 📆 See the most notable moments from every date on Sports Reference Hub! Customize yours now: www.sports-reference.com?utm_campai…

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Basketball Reference @basketball-reference.com · 07/09/2026

On this day in 2010, Angel McCoughtry brought the Dream to the WNBA Finals with an iconic playoff performance. 💪 For more great memories like this one, you'll want to build your personal Sports Reference Hub—coming soon: info.sports-reference.com/hub

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Basketball Reference @basketball-reference.com · 07/09/2026

16 years ago today, Angel McCoughtry set the WNBA record for most points in a playoff game, recording the only 40-point/5-steal game in league history. 🔥 See the most notable moments and players from every date on Sports Reference Hub's On This Day widget. Coming soon: info.sports-reference.com/hub

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Basketball Reference @basketball-reference.com · 25/08/2026

"Angel Reese broke the rebound record on Monday!" "Which rebound record?" "Yes."

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Basketball Reference @basketball-reference.com · 31/07/2026

Breanna Stewart entered the top 10 on the WNBA's all-time scoring leaderboard! How high will Stewie climb? 📈 Check out the full leaderboard on Basketball Reference: www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/l…

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Basketball Reference @basketball-reference.com · 25/07/2026

When the Sonics moved to the Oklahoma City in 2008, their records, stats, and history went with them—but if Seattle gets another NBA team, that history could return. Watch our new YouTube video about some of sports' most complicated franchise histories: youtu.be/A0FNcgjMjgY

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Basketball Reference @basketball-reference.com · 24/07/2026

LeBron has had six seasons that would land on the Sixers single season APG leaderboard. How many assists will he average this season, passing to Tyrese Maxey, Jaylen Brown, and Joel Embiid? 👀

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Basketball Reference @basketball-reference.com · 24/07/2026

LeBron has had six seasons that would land on the Sixers single season APG leaderboard. How many assists will he average this season, passing to Tyrese Maxey, Jaylen Brown, and Joel Embiid? 👀

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Basketball Reference @basketball-reference.com · 24/07/2026

Four of the players in Philly's new starting five averaged 20+ points last season 🤯

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Basketball Reference @basketball-reference.com · 23/07/2026

Paige Bueckers posted her 33rd career 20-point game, tying Arike Ogunbowale for the 5th most by a WNBA player in their first two seasons. 📈 Here's the full leaderboard: www.sports-reference.com/stathead/t…

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Basketball Reference @basketball-reference.com · 23/07/2026

In 2014, the Charlotte Bobcats changed their name, but that's not the only thing that changed... 👀 Watch our newest YouTube video, where we untangle some of sports' most confusing franchise histories: youtu.be/A0FNcgjMjgY

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Basketball Reference @basketball-reference.com · 01/07/2026

Pause and screenshot to decide where LeBron will play next season!

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Basketball Reference @basketball-reference.com · 23/06/2026

Long before Wall, the first No. 1 overall pick by the Wizards was Walt Bellamy. The Hall of Famer won Rookie of the Year in 1961-62 averaging 31.6 PPG and 19.0 RPG and made all four of his career All-Star appearances as a member of the then-Chicago Packers, Chicago Zephyrs, and Baltimore Bullets.

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Basketball Reference @basketball-reference.com · 23/06/2026

Do you know which NBA 1st overall pick averaged the most points per game as a rookie? 🤔 Click here for the answer: www.sports-reference.com/stathead/t…

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Basketball Reference @basketball-reference.com · 23/06/2026

No player is truly "untouchable," not even the all-time greats. The Giannis trade got us wondering: how often do NBA superstars actually get traded? Turns out, more often than you might think.

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Basketball Reference @basketball-reference.com · 23/06/2026

The Knicks were the NBA champions, but it was the Lakers who had the most viewed team page on Basketball Reference this season. 👀 Our full season recap: info.basketball-reference.com/25-26…

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Basketball Reference @basketball-reference.com · 23/06/2026

How often do the greats get traded? 🤔 Giannis Antetokounmpo ranks 23rd all-time, among qualifying players, in win shares per 48 minutes. Of the top 25, more than half of them have been traded at least once. Of the 14 who have been traded, the majority (8 out of 14) have been dealt more than once.

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Basketball Reference @basketball-reference.com · 21/06/2026

The most viewed player page in each month for the last year. LeBron generously allowed three guest winners this season! Explore our full NBA Season-in-Review here: info.basketball-reference.com/25-26…

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Basketball Reference @basketball-reference.com · 19/06/2026

Which of our top 10 most viewed player pages this season is the most surprising? 🤔 Scroll through our full NBA Season Recap here: info.basketball-reference.com/25-26…

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Basketball Reference @basketball-reference.com · 19/06/2026

Game 7 of the 2016 NBA Finals was 10 years ago today. Did you know that only 4 points were scored over the final 4:39 of this historic matchup? 🤯 Take a look at the box score: www.basketball-reference.com/boxsco…

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Basketball Reference @basketball-reference.com · 18/06/2026

Knicks uniform numbers, including retired numbers, are on Basketball Reference. 👀 Check them out here, in case you're looking to get a banner made: www.basketball-reference.com/teams/NYK/nu...

Every retired number in New York Knicks history, including Patrick Ewing's number 33

Every player since 1985 to wear #1 for the New York Knicks

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Basketball Reference @basketball-reference.com · 17/06/2026

Would this team go 82-0? 👀 Here’s a look at the most viewed Basketball Reference player pages at each position this season. Check out our full 2025-26 NBA Season-in-Review: info.basketball-reference.com/25-26…

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Basketball Reference @basketball-reference.com · 17/06/2026

Most points in franchise history in a non-overtime game! 💪 The Fever's 113-91 win over Toronto set a franchise record for points in a game that ended in regulation. Here's the full leaderboard: www.sports-reference.com/stathead/t…

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Basketball Reference @basketball-reference.com · 16/06/2026

In Year 23, LeBron is still dominating—on the court and on Basketball Reference. Here's which players had the most page views in each month, from last offseason through the Knicks’ championship run 📆

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Basketball Reference @basketball-reference.com · 16/06/2026

Whether you were marveling at LeBron’s stats, checking out Luka’s first full season in LA, or you’re just a big Jake LaRavia fan—the Lakers had the most views of any team page on our site this season! 📈

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Basketball Reference @basketball-reference.com · 16/06/2026

Would this team go 82-0? 👀 Here’s a look at the most viewed Basketball Reference player pages at each position this season.

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Basketball Reference @basketball-reference.com · 16/06/2026

Another season on the throne for King James 👑 In his 23rd NBA season, LeBron had the most viewed NBA player page on Basketball Reference! 🥇

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Basketball Reference @basketball-reference.com · 16/06/2026

The 2025-26 Basketball Reference season recap is here! 🏀 In this thread, we’re breaking down the stats on which players & teams you looked up the most this season, starting with the most-viewed player pages on a single day. 🧵👇 Explore it all here: info.basketball-reference.com/25-26-nba-se...

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Basketball Reference @basketball-reference.com · 11/06/2026

Players to have a block AND a go-ahead FG in the final 15 seconds of a playoff game, in the play-by-play era (since 1997): 🏀 OG Anunoby (2026 NBA Finals, Game 4) 🏀 LeBron James (2018 First Round, Game 5)

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Basketball Reference @basketball-reference.com · 10/06/2026

New York held the Spurs to an offensive rating of 101.0 over the first two games of the NBA Finals—18.6 points lower than their regular season mark of 119.6. In Game 3, San Antonio finally had a nearly exactly average offensive output in Game 3 and led the entire 4th quarter. Who takes Game 4?

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Basketball Reference @basketball-reference.com · 09/06/2026

How have small guards fared in the NBA Playoffs over the last 5 seasons? 🤔 J. Kyle Mann explored this question with Stathead on the latest Bill Simmons Podcast.

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Basketball Reference @basketball-reference.com · 05/06/2026

With 8 made threes on Thursday night, Olivia Miles set a new WNBA rookie single-game record. 🥇 See the full leaderboard: www.sports-reference.com/stathead/t…

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Basketball Reference @basketball-reference.com · 03/06/2026

Wemby's 1.46 blocked shots per personal foul ranks among some of the greatest in NBA history. 📊 Watch our full video exploring Wilt Chamberlain's career block totals: youtu.be/9GWKCiRWkvc

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Basketball Reference @basketball-reference.com · 02/06/2026

Wilt Chamberlain's final NBA season was in 1972-73. The next year, the league began officially tracking blocked shots, leaving many to ask, "How many shots did Wilt block?" Our Executive Director of Data, Mike Lynch, set out to find the answer. See his research here: youtu.be/9GWKCiRWkvc

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Basketball Reference @basketball-reference.com · 29/05/2026

OKC's best plus-minus in the Conference Finals isn't MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (who is -28 for the series) or Chet Holmgren—it's Alex Caruso, at +38. In the plus-minus section of Thursday's box score, you can see how Caruso was on the floor for the only stretch where Wemby shows up with red.

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Basketball Reference @basketball-reference.com · 27/05/2026

The Knicks have won each of their last 11 playoff games by six points or more. 🔥 No other team in NBA history has won more than 8 straight playoff games by 6+ points: www.sports-reference.com/stathead/t…

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Basketball Reference @basketball-reference.com · 21/05/2026

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has passed Russell Westbrook for the second most 30-point playoff games in Thunder history! 📈 See the full leaderboard here: www.sports-reference.com/stathead/t…

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Basketball Reference @basketball-reference.com · 19/05/2026

Dylan Harper's 7 steals in Game 1 are the most by a Spurs player in any postseason game in our database. 🔥 See the full leaderboard here: www.sports-reference.com/stathead/t…

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Basketball Reference @basketball-reference.com · 19/05/2026

With 2 blocks on Monday, Brittney Griner surpassed Lisa Leslie for the most multi-block games in WNBA history! 🤯 Click here to see the full leaderboard: www.sports-reference.com/stathead/t…

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Basketball Reference @basketball-reference.com · 18/05/2026

It's been 63 years since a road team in Game 7 had as many free throw attempts as Cleveland did on Sunday. 🤯 Their 44 FTA are tied for the third most ever in a Game 7 on the road: www.sports-reference.com/stathead/t…

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Basketball Reference @basketball-reference.com · 11/05/2026

The Knicks tied a NBA postseason record by making 25 three-pointers in Sunday's win. 🔥 See the full leaderboard here: www.sports-reference.com/stathead/t…

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Basketball Reference @basketball-reference.com · 07/05/2026

San Antonio's 38-point win over the Wolves was their 3rd largest margin of victory in a postseason game. See the full list here: www.sports-reference.com/stathead/t…

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Basketball Reference @basketball-reference.com · 04/05/2026

Sunday was just the third time in franchise history—and the first time in nearly 50 years—that the Pistons had multiple players with 30+ points in a playoff game. 🔥 30+ points in the same playoff game for Detroit: www.sports-reference.com/stathead/t…

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Basketball Reference @basketball-reference.com · 01/05/2026

In New York's dominant series-clinching win, Karl-Anthony Towns recorded a triple-double with just one made field goal. That's tied for the fewest in any NBA triple-double in our database—regular season or playoffs: www.sports-reference.com/stathead/t…

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Basketball Reference @basketball-reference.com · 27/04/2026

Victor Wembanyama is the 5th player to record 4+ STL and 7+ BLK in a playoff game. 🔥 See all the stats here: www.sports-reference.com/stathead/t…

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Basketball Reference @basketball-reference.com · 21/04/2026

Cade Cunningham has scored 20+ points in each of his first 7 career playoff games. 🔥 Most consecutive 20-point playoff games to start a career: www.sports-reference.com/stathead/t…

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Basketball Reference @basketball-reference.com · 16/04/2026

This season, UConn was number one in every AP poll AND they were number one in College Basketball Reference page views! 📊 See our full season recap here: info.sports-reference.com/25-26-wcb…

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