Bam Adebayo just broke the all-time NBA record for free throw attempts in a game. 43.
The previous record was 39 (Dwight Howard, twice: 2012 and 2013).
No one had ever shot 40+ in a game until tonight.
OKC is +5.4% vs league from midrange on 621 FGA this season.
Denver allows -1.1% vs league there on 641 FGA.
The game turns on whether OKC can keep getting to the elbows.
LaMelo Ball: 939 FGA, 462 above-the-break threes, engine of the biggest offensive improvement in the league.
A lot of people wrote him off.
The zone data says he's back.
Full breakdown (team + LaMelo + Kon) here: statshothq.substack.com/p/the-league...
About time!! Nice seeing him at full strength.
Is Jokic the most binary passer in the NBA?
59% of his assists go to the paint. 36% to three. Only 27 out of 494 assists this season land in midrange -- 5.5%.
Rim or arc. That's the Denver offense in one chart.
Jordan '98 and Kobe '06 shot 42.5% and 42.4% from midrange.
Nearly identical.
But Jordan took 58% of his shots from there. Kobe spread to three.
Which profile wins in today's game?
First Substack: open.substack.com/pub/statshot...
Jokic's chart has no cold zones. One of 13 this season.
But his Player Impact dual panel — offense on the left, opponent shooting when he's on court on the right — tells the full story. statshot.io
Curry's midrange vs league: +3.0% on 245 FGA in 2015-16.
+10.1% on 91 FGA in 2025-26.
Unanimous MVP Curry was a worse midrange shooter relative to league than 37-year-old Curry.
Same tool, decade apart. statshot.io
I've mapped 50+ players this season.
Nobody's chart looks like Giannis.
67.5% of his shots from the restricted area, converting at 78.1% on 351 FGA.
Why would he shoot from anywhere else?
statshot.io
MJ '98: 42.5% midrange on 1,400 shots.
Kobe '06: 42.4% on 1,033.
Same efficiency, different volume.
Kobe spread to three (35.4% on 503 FGA).
Jordan lived at 15 feet.
Which profile ages better?
You and me both!
Offense and on-court D on one chart for the first time.
Luka 2025-26: 63% from the paint, elite.
On-court opp 2PT: 56.7% vs 54.6% league on 2,297 FGA — barely above average.
Opp 3PT: 35.7% vs 35.9% league — slightly better.
"Luka is a sieve" doesn't survive 3,882 opponent shots.
Glad to see you posted that chart! I was actually going to hide it in my next update because it's a little on the ugly side. :)
Are there any other features or data you were hoping to see from using the website? Always looking for feedback to make this more impactful.
My first stab at mapping defensive data. This is a team view, but I also have a player view. Getting closer! Would love your feedback!
Debuting offense + defense vs league on one chart.
Opponent shot quality by zone vs league — never visualized like this.
OKC 2025-26: -4.8% on 2PT, rim locked, right corner 3 is where they bleed.
Build your own at statshot.io
Here's a chart I put together comparing the two.
Love watching beautiful basketball!
Beautiful chart 😍
Looking forward to this game!
Chart shows offensive matchup.
Should be an entertaining game!
Quick visual showing how the Jazz shoot against Philly
Your mind is buzzing like mine!! One man show here, but really working hard on polishing the offense data subset before jumping to defense. Thank you for your insights!
Defense is v2. Getting the offensive stats from today back to 1996 was a big lift. This is where the full picture will definitely come together. :)
Shooting analysis I put together for tonight's game
This is EXACTLY why I created this chart visualization -- to ask questions just like this.
Who deserves ROY — the shooter or the finisher?
Knueppel rules from three, Flagg from the elbows and the rim.
Same heatmap, different answers. statshot.io
Thank you for the love!!! I JUST launched so this I would appreciate any feedback you have.
Appreciate the share! Combing my love of basketball + data modeling. Would enjoy hearing about other charts you might want to see.
I charted Kon and Cooper's shot this season and put them head to head.
Who do you have winning ROY?? Toss up for me.
I like this pickup for the Grizzlies. Clear to see where he's effective from on the court.
Why the Jekyll and Hyde profile shooting from three this season?
Ice cold on the right side.
