April 1, 2022 NBA StatCap: big night for TSU man

April 2, 2022 Brandon King

Who Got It Done

Player Spotlight- Robert Covington

Against the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks Robert Covington scored 43 points, tying his career-high. The Tennessee State product connected on 15 of his 24 field goal attempts, including 11 of 18 from the land of three. Covington also grabbed 8 rebounds and dished of a pair assists in the Clippers 153-119 donkey-klcking of the Milwaukee Bucks, sans Giannis.

	pt	rb	ast
Nikola Jokić DEN vs. MIN	38	19	8	10-12 ft
R. Covington LAC @ MIL	43	8	2	11-18 3-pt
Amir Coffey LAC @ MIL	32	6	7	5-9 3-pt
Devin Booker PHO @ MEM	41	4	4
T. Haliburton IND @ BOS	30	1	2	6-6 3-pt
Luka Dončić DAL @ WAS	36	7	6	10-10 ft
K. Caldwell-Pope WAS vs. DAL	35	4	0	6-11 3-pt
Jaylen Brown BOS vs. IND	32	3	7	2 stl
LeBron James LAL vs. NOP	38	8	4
Jayson Tatum BOS vs. IND	31	6	6

POINTS

1.	Robert Covington LAC	43
2.	Devin Booker PHX	41
3.	LeBron James LAL	38
3.	Nikola Jokic DEN	38
5.	Luka Doncic DAL	36

REBOUNDS

1.	Jaylen Hoard OKC	20
2.	Nikola Jokic DEN	19
3.	Damian Jones SAC	17
4.	Usman Garuba HOU	14
5.	Chimezie Metu SAC	13

ASSISTS

1.	Saben Lee DET	12
2.	Chris Paul PHX	11
2.	Kevin Porter Jr. HOU	11
2.	Lance Stephenson IND	11
5.	Davion Mitchell SAC	10

BLOCKS

1.	Damian Jones SAC	6
2.	Mo Bamba ORL	3
2.	Robert Covington LAC	3
2.	Bruno Fernando HOU	3
2.	Jamorko Pickett DET	3

STEALS

1.	Patrick Beverley MIN	6
2.	Killian Hayes DET	5
2.	Fred VanVleet TOR	5
4.	Amir Coffey LAC	4
4.	Kevin Porter Jr. HOU	4

TURNOVERS

1.	Davion Mitchell SAC	7
2.	LeBron James LAL	6
3.	Jaylen Brown BOS	5
3.	Luka Doncic DAL	5
3.	Buddy Hield IND	5

THREE POINTERS MADE

1.	Robert Covington LAC	11
2.	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope WAS	6
2.	Jalen Green HOU	6
2.	Tyrese Haliburton IND	6
2.	Garrison Mathews HOU	6

FREE THROWS MADE

1.	Luka Doncic DAL	10
1.	Nikola Jokic DEN	10
1.	D’Angelo Russell MIN	10
4.	Zach Collins SAS	9
4.	Jalen Green HOU	9

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Yesterday’s Scores

Indiana	123	Final
Boston	128

	1	2	3	4
Indiana	28	33	30	32
Boston	37	31	28	32

PTS	J. Brown-BOS	32
TRB	A. Horford-BOS	10

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Minnesota	136	Final
Denver	130

	1	2	3	4
Minnesota	40	30	28	38
Denver	35	30	29	36

PTS	N. Jokić-DEN	38
TRB	N. Jokić-DEN	19

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Sacramento	122	Final
Houston	117

	1	2	3	4
Sacramento	26	31	29	36
Houston	41	21	29	26

PTS	J. Green-HOU	33
TRB	D. Jones-SAC	17

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New Orleans	114	Final
LA Lakers	111

	1	2	3	4
New Orleans	30	20	36	28
LA Lakers	25	25	37	24

PTS	L. James-LAL	38
TRB	2 tied	12

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Phoenix	114	Final
Memphis	122

	1	2	3	4
Phoenix	23	27	33	31
Memphis	34	20	30	38

PTS	D. Booker-PHO	41
TRB	2 tied	12

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LA Clippers	153	Final
Milwaukee	119

	1	2	3	4
LA Clippers	34	39	41	39
Milwaukee	30	32	26	31

PTS	R. Covington-LAC	43
TRB	2 tied	10

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Detroit	110	Final
Oklahoma City	101

	1	2	3	4
Detroit	21	34	28	27
Oklahoma City	20	32	14	35

PTS	T. Maledon-OKC	28
TRB	J. Hoard-OKC	20

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Toronto	102	Final
Orlando	89

	1	2	3	4
Toronto	29	30	26	17
Orlando	23	23	17	26

PTS	2 tied	19
TRB	P. Siakam-TOR	11

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Portland	111	Final
San Antonio	130

	1	2	3	4
Portland	29	20	32	30
San Antonio	34	43	24	29

PTS	D. Vassell-SAS	22
TRB	R. Perry-POR	10

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Dallas	103	Final
Washington	135

	1	2	3	4
Dallas	30	23	25	25
Washington	41	26	27	41

PTS	L. Dončić-DAL	36
TRB	K. Porziņģis-WAS	9

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Today’s On-Court Docket

All times EST

Charlotte @ Philadelphia	12:30 pm	NBCS-PH
Cleveland @ New York	1:00 pm	MSG
Brooklyn @ Atlanta	7:30 pm	NBA TV
Miami @ Chicago	8:00 pm	NBCS-CHI
Utah @ Golden State	8:30 pm	NBCS-

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Association Statistical Leaders

*as of games played 4.1.2022

POINTS PER GAME

1.	LeBron James LAL	30.3
2.	Giannis Antetokounmpo MIL	30.1
3.	Joel Embiid PHI	30.0
4.	Luka Doncic DAL	28.3
5.	Trae Young ATL	28.2

REBOUNDS PER GAME

1.	Rudy Gobert UTA	14.6
2.	Nikola Jokic DEN	13.6
3.	Domantas Sabonis SAC	12.1
4.	Clint Capela ATL	11.8
5.	Giannis Antetokounmpo MIL	11.7

ASSISTS PER GAME

1.	Chris Paul PHX	10.7
2.	James Harden PHI	10.0
3.	Trae Young ATL	9.6
4.	Dejounte Murray SAS	9.3
5.	Darius Garland CLE	8.7

BLOCKS PER GAME

1.	Jaren Jackson Jr. MEM	2.3
2.	Robert Williams III BOS	2.2
3.	Rudy Gobert UTA	2.1
4.	Mitchell Robinson NYK	1.8
5.	Jakob Poeltl SAS	1.8

STEALS PER GAME

1.	Dejounte Murray SAS	2.0
2.	Chris Paul PHX	1.8
3.	Tyrese Haliburton IND	1.8
4.	Gary Trent Jr. TOR	1.8
5.	Matisse Thybulle PHI	1.7

FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE

1.	Rudy Gobert UTA	71.2
2.	Jarrett Allen CLE	67.7
3.	Montrezl Harrell CHA	64.0
4.	Deandre Ayton PHX	63.6
5.	Jakob Poeltl SAS	61.8

THREE POINTERS MADE

1.	Stephen Curry GSW	285
2.	Buddy Hield IND	249
3.	Fred VanVleet TOR	236
4.	Evan Fournier NYK	230
5.	Malik Beasley MIN	228

THREE POINT PERCENTAGE

1.	Luke Kennard LAC	44.8
2.	Cameron Johnson PHX	44.4
3.	Desmond Bane MEM	43.0
4.	Seth Curry BKN	42.4
5.	Lonzo Ball CHI	42.3

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League Standings

Conference Standings

• * Playoff teams

Eastern Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G	SRS
Miami Heat (1)	49	28	.636	—	109.3	105.1	4.01
Milwaukee Bucks (2)	48	29	.623	1.0	115.0	111.9	2.95
Boston Celtics (3)	48	30	.615	1.5	110.8	104.3	6.19
Philadelphia 76ers (4)	46	30	.605	2.5	108.7	106.7	2.05
Chicago Bulls (5)	45	32	.584	4.0	111.7	111.2	0.31
Toronto Raptors (6)	45	32	.584	4.0	109.3	106.8	2.51
Cleveland Cavaliers (7)	42	35	.545	7.0	107.2	105.2	2.00
Brooklyn Nets (8)	40	37	.519	9.0	112.5	112.2	0.49
Charlotte Hornets (9)	40	37	.519	9.0	114.8	114.4	0.59
Atlanta Hawks (10)	40	37	.519	9.0	113.7	112.4	1.40
Washington Wizards (11)	34	43	.442	15.0	108.7	111.3	-2.61
New York Knicks (12)	34	43	.442	15.0	106.4	107.0	-0.37
Indiana Pacers (13)	25	53	.321	24.5	111.0	114.2	-2.97
Detroit Pistons (14)	22	56	.282	27.5	104.6	111.9	-7.09
Orlando Magic (15)	20	58	.256	29.5	104.0	111.9	-7.66

 

Western Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G	SRS
Phoenix Suns (1)	62	15	.805	—	115.2	107.0	7.72
Memphis Grizzlies (2)	55	23	.705	7.5	115.4	109.2	5.74
Golden State Warriors (3)	48	29	.623	14.0	110.7	105.7	5.09
Dallas Mavericks (4)	48	30	.615	14.5	107.1	104.7	2.39
Utah Jazz (5)	46	31	.597	16.0	113.4	107.8	5.23
Denver Nuggets (6)	46	32	.590	16.5	112.2	109.8	2.30
Minnesota Timberwolves (7)	44	34	.564	18.5	115.5	112.6	2.91
Los Angeles Clippers (8)	38	40	.487	24.5	107.7	108.9	-0.94
New Orleans Pelicans (9)	34	43	.442	28.0	109.0	109.8	-0.60
San Antonio Spurs (10)	32	45	.416	30.0	113.2	113.3	-0.23
Los Angeles Lakers (11)	31	46	.403	31.0	111.5	114.6	-3.19
Sacramento Kings (12)	29	49	.372	33.5	110.7	115.8	-5.10
Portland Trail Blazers (13)	27	50	.351	35.0	107.4	115.1	-7.32
Oklahoma City Thunder (14)	22	55	.286	40.0	103.9	111.5	-7.38
Houston Rockets (15)	20	58	.256	42.5	109.4	117.8	-8.25

Division Standings

* Playoff teams

Eastern Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G	SRS
Atlantic Division
Boston Celtics (3)	48	30	.615	—	110.8	104.3	6.19
Philadelphia 76ers (4)	46	30	.605	1.0	108.7	106.7	2.05
Toronto Raptors (6)	45	32	.584	2.5	109.3	106.8	2.51
Brooklyn Nets (8)	40	37	.519	7.5	112.5	112.2	0.49
New York Knicks (12)	34	43	.442	13.5	106.4	107.0	-0.37
Central Division
Milwaukee Bucks (2)	48	29	.623	—	115.0	111.9	2.95
Chicago Bulls (5)	45	32	.584	3.0	111.7	111.2	0.31
Cleveland Cavaliers (7)	42	35	.545	6.0	107.2	105.2	2.00
Indiana Pacers (13)	25	53	.321	23.5	111.0	114.2	-2.97
Detroit Pistons (14)	22	56	.282	26.5	104.6	111.9	-7.09
Southeast Division
Miami Heat (1)	49	28	.636	—	109.3	105.1	4.01
Atlanta Hawks (10)	40	37	.519	9.0	113.7	112.4	1.40
Charlotte Hornets (9)	40	37	.519	9.0	114.8	114.4	0.59
Washington Wizards (11)	34	43	.442	15.0	108.7	111.3	-2.61
Orlando Magic (15)	20	58	.256	29.5	104.0	111.9	-7.66

 

Western Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G	SRS
Northwest Division
Utah Jazz (5)	46	31	.597	—	113.4	107.8	5.23
Denver Nuggets (6)	46	32	.590	0.5	112.2	109.8	2.30
Minnesota Timberwolves (7)	44	34	.564	2.5	115.5	112.6	2.91
Portland Trail Blazers (13)	27	50	.351	19.0	107.4	115.1	-7.32
Oklahoma City Thunder (14)	22	55	.286	24.0	103.9	111.5	-7.38
Pacific Division
Phoenix Suns (1)	62	15	.805	—	115.2	107.0	7.72
Golden State Warriors (3)	48	29	.623	14.0	110.7	105.7	5.09
Los Angeles Clippers (8)	38	40	.487	24.5	107.7	108.9	-0.94
Los Angeles Lakers (11)	31	46	.403	31.0	111.5	114.6	-3.19
Sacramento Kings (12)	29	49	.372	33.5	110.7	115.8	-5.10
Southwest Division
Memphis Grizzlies (2)	55	23	.705	—	115.4	109.2	5.74
Dallas Mavericks (4)	48	30	.615	7.0	107.1	104.7	2.39
New Orleans Pelicans (9)	34	43	.442	20.5	109.0	109.8	-0.60
San Antonio Spurs (10)	32	45	.416	22.5	113.2	113.3	-0.23
Houston Rockets (15)	20	58	.256	35.0	109.4	117.8	-8.25

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