82Games.Com: New NBA Stat, Best Game Winning Opportunity Shooters (Kobe stinks!)

[TruBlueCowboy]

We know who the media is in love with but ever wonder who truly makes the big shots when it counts? This website watched the last 2 years of the NBA and recorded the shooting stats of all players during this situation:

Game Winning Shot Opportunity = 24 seconds or less left in the game, team with the ball is either tied or down by 1 to 2 points.

1. With 24 seconds or less, then it truly is a "last possession" situation potentially
2. With a margin from tied to down 2, the team can take the lead with a made basket (including 3's)
3. By excluding a down 3 situation, we don't have the "gimme two point buckets" that defenses will sometimes yield to the quick bucket/intentional foul strategy option you often see exercised

The results are on this page:

http://www.82games.com/random12.htm

They include 2003-2004 Regular & Playoffs, 2004-2005 Regular & Playoffs, 2005-2006 Regular.

Some of the notables:

Most Field Goals made in game winning situation

1st - Carmelo Anthony 10
2nd - Steve Francis, Allen Iverson, Tracy McGrady, Vince Carter 8

(But Anthony is the only one of the 5 with a FG% above .500)

Best FG% in game winning situation (players who made 4 or more baskets)

1st - Carmelo Anthony, Zach Randolph, Damon Jones .625
2nd - Jalen Rose .600
3rd - Yao Ming, P.J. Brown .571
4th - Derek Fisher, Antwan Jamison .556
5th - Pau Gasol .545

Game winning assist for the game winning shot

1st - Steve Nash 6
2nd - Paul Pierce 5
3rd - Damon Stoudamire, Lebron James 4

Notables

Kobe Bryant who the entire world says is Mr. Clutch is only 7 of 28 for a .250 FG % in these situations. He's tied for 3rd with FGM at 7 but there are only 3 players with 4 or more FGM (the top clutch shooters in the NBA) with a FG% of .250 or less in these situations.

Lebron James is 2 for 16 in these situation!!

Stephon Marbury is 1 for 12! I can't wait for that guy to be kicked out of the NBA. A team destroyer if there ever was one.