All Time Playoff Numbers

[Murphy3]

WinShares/48
1. Michael Jordan .2553
2. George Mikan .2541
3. LeBron James .2321
4. Dirk Nowitzki .2108
5. Magic Johnson .2108
next closest active player
9. Tim Duncan

PER
1. MJ 28.59
2. Mikan 28.51
3. James 27.03
4. Shaq 26.12
5. Hakeem 25.69
6. Tim Duncan 25.43
7. Dirk 24.96

Dirk has 7 of the highest single game PER's in playoff history.
Dirk 7
Jordan 9
Bird 0
James 8
Magic 1
Iverson 5
Chris Paul 3
Barkley 10
Kobe 4
Hakeem 4
Duncan 5
Karl Malone 3
Shaq 8

Top 20 performances all time in a playoff game based upon PER:
Barkley 3
Jordan 3
Dirk 3
Kobe 2
James 2
Iverson 2

[Rhylan]

If you look at all of those guys' career regular season averages and career playoff averages, Dirk is at or near #1 in percentage improvement for PPG and RPG in the playoffs among all of them.

[Rick41]

Dirk knows when to crank it the F up.

[Murphy3]

One thing I'd like to know is Dirk's crunch time numbers for the playoffs this year..

[dirt_dobber]

Originally Posted by Murphy3

One thing I'd like to know is Dirk's crunch time numbers for the playoffs this year..

great thread Murphy3

I would like to know this as well.

Also:
Dirk could also break a record tonight. Needs 13 more FT's to break a record
During this series he has made 50 FT's so far. The record in a 5-game-series is 62 by Oscar Robertson

[Underdog]

Originally Posted by dirt_dobber

great thread Murphy3

I would like to know this as well.

Also:
Dirk could also break a record tonight. Needs 13 more FT's to break a record
During this series he has made 50 FT's so far. The record in a 5-game-series is 62 by Oscar Robertson

I doubt the refs will send Dirk to the line 13+ times in an elimination game, even if he forces the issue...

[alexamenos]

Good stuff murph. I saw the comment on WS/48 in the chasing23 bit on dirk and I was guessin that was you.

[Lor20]

Originally Posted by dirt_dobber

great thread Murphy3

I would like to know this as well.

Also:
Dirk could also break a record tonight. Needs 13 more FT's to break a record
During this series he has made 50 FT's so far. The record in a 5-game-series is 62 by Oscar Robertson

http://www.nba.com/statscube/player....splitValue=all

[OSUmavsfan]

Originally Posted by Lor20

http://www.nba.com/statscube/player....splitValue=all

Even though his clutch numbers are amazing, they still fail to capture how good he's been. For example, in the last game only the last minute and a half of regulation and most of overtime count as "clutch" by the usual definition statswise, which eliminates Dirk's big three and two of his clutch jumpers.

Still, the increase in offensive efficiency shows that Dirk actually makes his team better in the clutch, rather than just getting a bunch of isolations in a row and hoping to score on one as it seems every other team in the playoffs is doing now.

[Sportstudi]

Originally Posted by dirt_dobber

great thread Murphy3

I would like to know this as well.

Also:
Dirk could also break a record tonight. Needs 13 more FT's to break a record
During this series he has made 50 FT's so far. The record in a 5-game-series is 62 by Oscar Robertson

Thanks for quoting me I wrote that stuff about Dirk's chance already yesterday in the thread about Kidd's defense Btw, Kidd can break the record for most steals in a 5-game-series.

[Murphy3]

Originally Posted by Lor20

http://www.nba.com/statscube/player....splitValue=all

Thank you for the post..

[dirt_dobber]

Originally Posted by Sportstudi

Thanks for quoting me I wrote that stuff about Dirk's chance already yesterday in the thread about Kidd's defense Btw, Kidd can break the record for most steals in a 5-game-series.

sorry about not crediting you Sportstudi

how about this from ESPN today ....

Nowitzki was 59-for-61 (.967) from the foul line in the Western Conference finals, setting an NBA record for the highest free throw percentage in a playoff series (minimum: 50 FTA). He broke the mark held by Larry Bird, who was 47-for-50 (.940) versus the Pistons in the 1987 Eastern Conference finals.

[Sportstudi]

Originally Posted by dirt_dobber

sorry about not crediting you Sportstudi

how about this from ESPN today ....

Nowitzki was 59-for-61 (.967) from the foul line in the Western Conference finals, setting an NBA record for the highest free throw percentage in a playoff series (minimum: 50 FTA). He broke the mark held by Larry Bird, who was 47-for-50 (.940) versus the Pistons in the 1987 Eastern Conference finals.

It's alright, no problem

Nice gem, didn't know that

[iella]

Originally Posted by @NBAStatsCube

Story of the WCFs, the incredible Dirk Nowitzki: 34.6% Usg, 58.4% 2PT, 36.4% 3PT, 96.7% FT en route to 32.2 PPG on 70.1% TS.

From the Stats Cube.