Sunday Beat is a weekly post featuring the most remarkable performances of the week, z-points-wise.
Carlos Arroyo (DAL)
12 pts, 0.60 2PT%, 100% FT%
35 z-pts (0.89), 0.72 z2PT%, 100% zFT%
Carlos Arroyo was fantastic in the clutch, scoring 8 points in the last minute of the game.
Steve Nash (PHO)
22 pts, 0.35 2PT%, 0.67 3PT%, 0.80 FT%
31 z-pts (0.94), 0.51 z2PT%, 0.70 z3PT%, 0.88 zFT%
Nash is warming up for the playoffs. Steve lighted up the Bulls with 7 points and 2 assists in the last 2 minutes of the game.
LeBron James (CLE)
23 pts, 0.44 2PT%, 0.00 3PT%, 0.70 FT%
36 z-pts (1.17), 0.56 z2PT%, 0.00 z3PT%, 0.83 zFT%
LeBron scored 9 of his 23 points in the 4th quarter, including the go-ahead basket with 17 seconds to go.
OKLAHOMA CITY @ BOSTON 109-104
Jeff Green (OKL)
17 pts, 0.40 2PT%, 0.75 3PT%
25 z-pts (0.69), 0.36 z2PT%, 0.91 z3PT%
Two back-to-back three-pointers from Green in the last two minutes were key to the Thunder beating the Celtics in Boston. Watch out for this team in the playoffs!
Dirk Nowitzki (DAL)
28 pts, 0.35 2PT%, 0.50 3PT%, 0.87 FT%
59 z-pts (1.88), 0.52 z2PT%, 0.68 z3PT%, 0.96 zFT%
Great performance by the German, who scored 13 points in the 4th (8 in the last two minutes) and added 6 more in overtime.
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