Sunday Beat is a weekly post featuring the most remarkable performances of the week, z-point-wise.
Zach Randolph (MEM)
30 pts, 0.57 2PT%, 0.86 FT%
40 z-pts (1.38), 0.67 z2PT%, 0.86 zFT%
Zach Randolph made a shot to put Memphis ahead with 6 seconds left in regulation.
Beno Udrih (SAC)
16 pts, 0.56 2PT%, 0.67 3PT%
24 z-pts (0.83), 0.69 z2PT%, 0.19 z3PT%
Beno Udrih tied the game with a layup with just one second remaining in regulation, but he followed it up with a missed three-pointer that would have won the game for the Kings. See how his z3PT% goes down because of that last shot.
Lester Hudson (BOS)
6pts
0 z-pts (0.00)
Hudson got his points in garbage time and that shows in his zero z-points.
Willie Green (PHI)
7 pts
0 z-pts (0.00)
Same for Green, getting his numbers with the game already decided for the Celtics.
L.A. LAKERS @ OKLAHOMA CITY 101-98
Kobe Bryant (LAL)
31 pts, 0.42 2PT%, 0.33 3PT%, 0.86 FT%
42 z-pts (1.33), 0.45 z2PT%, 0.07 z3PT%, 0.93 zFT%
Kobe delivered in this game, although he didn’t shoot particularly well down the stretch. He made some big buckets but also missed a few of them. At the end that was enough to get the Lakers the W.
Kevin Durant (OKC)
28 pts, 0.62 2PT%
19 z-pts (0.59), 0.35 z2PT%
The flip side of Kobe was Kevin Durant, who had a terrible game in the clutch. He missed shots and had turnovers that made it really tough for the Thunder to win this game.
Joe Johnson (ATL)
19 pts, 0.53 2PT%, 0.2 3PT%
27 z-pts (0.74), 0.64z2PT%, 0.43z3PT%
Not a superb game for Johnson overall but he scored well in the 4th, putting up seven points that helped Atlanta win the game.
Dirk Nowitzki (DAL)
40 pts, 0.58 2PT%, 0.33 3PT%, 0.94 FT%
54 z-pts (1.28), 0.67 z2PT%, 0.52 z3PT%, 0.94 zFT%
Well, you already know about it. Dirk Nowitzki exploded for 29 points in the 4th quarter, setting up a new franchise record for most points in a single quarter (Mark Aguirre had the previous record since 1984, with 24 points in one quarter).
