Kobe v. LeBron: 627 Games

Through 8 seasons in the NBA, LeBron James has played in 627 regular season games; the exact same number of games played by Kobe Bryant in his first 9 seasons. I thought I’d match up their numbers over their first 627 games and see what sticks out. The results should exploit some similarities and differences between two superstars early in their careers; each argued at one point to have been the best in the world.

Finals Retrospective: Was It Quantitatively “Exciting”?

I’ll spare no time in telling you what you likely already know: Dallas-Miami was one of the closest series in NBA Finals history.

Games from this past series were decided (on average) by 5.66 points; the 9th lowest point differential of any Finals series, and the lowest point differential of any NBA Finals to last exactly 6 games.