Wade’s missed free throws lose the game for Heat, put him with Wallace and Chamberlain
From Elias: Dwyane Wade also took a page from Wilt Chamberlain’s handbook by going 4-for-11 from the free-throw line in Miami’s 89-87 loss. Wade was the first NBA player to miss as many as seven foul shots in a playoff game that his team lost by two or fewer points since the Pistons’ Ben Wallace missed all seven of his free throws in an 86-84 loss to the Cavaliers in Game 5 of the Conference Semifinals in 2006. Chamberlain did that three times in such close playoff losses, the most for any NBA player.
(Source: ESPN)
Anthony joins Chamberlain and Abdul-Jabbar with 40+ playoff performance
From Elias: Carmelo Anthony scored 41 points as the Knicks defeated the Heat to stay alive in their first-round playoff series. Anthony, who scored 42 points for New York in Game 2 of last year’s first-round loss to the Celtics, also had a pair of 40-point playoff games for the Nuggets (41 points in 2009 and 42 in 2010). Anthony joined Wilt Chamberlain (Warriors and 76ers) and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Bucks and Lakers) as the only players in NBA history with at least two playoff games of 40 or more points for each of two different franchises.
(Source: ESPN)
Kobe joins Kareem and Wilt as only Laker over 33 to score 38+ points in a playoff game
From Elias: Kobe Bryant, 33 years old, scored 38 points on Tuesday in the Lakers’ win over the Nuggets. The only other Lakers players to score that many points in a playoff game at age 33 or older are Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (three times in the 1980 playoffs, including twice in the NBA Finals) and Wilt Chamberlain (45 in Game 6 the 1970 Finals against the Knicks).
And coupled with Pierce’s 36-point game, it’s the first time that two players age 33 or older have scored 35 points on the same day in the NBA playoffs.
Most rebounds in a half?
Tonight Bynum had 19 rebounds in a half - who holds the record for the most? Not Wilt.
Andrew Bynum grabbed 19 rebounds in the first half tonight against the Spurs - which was a high for any Spurs opponent ever - and he finished with 30 rebounds overall (also a high against San Antonio) but who holds the NBA record for most rebounds grabbed in one half?
Amazingly, it’s not Wilt Chamberlain, who holds the record for most rebounds in a game at 55. The most in a half was set by Bill Russell, who grabbed 32 rebounds in 24 minutes versus Philadelphia on November 16, 1957, according to NBA.com.
