Thomas was piling up points (21
points per game since landing in Boston) and the Celtics had become competitive, winning five of their nine games with him in the lineup.
Arizona has been scoring about 49
points per game since Tate took over.
Not exact matches
There's only one player in the NBA to average more than 27
points, 45 % shooting, and seven rebounds
per game combined
since 2011 — not LeBron James, but Kevin Durant.
Shumpert is also a decent three -
point shooter and gives the Cavs another outside threat the defense must respect and
since the trades and LeBron's return no team is making more 3 - pointers
per game.
Not only has Cleveland's offense taken off
since James took his hiatus, but the defense has improved, allowed 2.3 fewer
points per game.
And between the Texas and Florida losses, Oklahoma put together maybe the most dominant run of offense
since Army's in 1945: Despite facing five teams that finished with at least eight wins (including 11 - 2 Texas Tech and 10 - 4 Missouri), OU averaged 60
points per game over a seven -
game span.
Wade's 18.3
points per game were the worst
since his rookie season, his 43 percent shooting a career - low.
Since that time, Davis»
points per game have increased to 28.2 from 26.4 and his rebounds
per game have increased to 11.0
per game from 10.6.
In October and November, he averaged less than 18
points per game with his new squad, but
since the beginning of December, he's averaged nearly 27
points per game.
His play dipped in the second half of the season as Oklahoma closed the year losing eight of 10, but this is still the first player to lead DI in
points and assists
per game since the 1950s.
The 2017 No. 5 overall pick is in a prime position to bounce back against a Texans defense that's allowed an additional 6.1
points per game and 75.3 passing yards
per game since losing J.J. Watt (leg, IR) and Whitney Mercilus (pec, IR) in Week 5.
Sunday's matchup against the Lions sets up well for Collins with the Ravens as 3 -
point home favorites against a Lions defense that's allowed an additional 8.4
points per game and 76.2 rushing yards
per game since losing defensive tackle Haloti Ngata (biceps, IR) in Week 5.
1.8 STEALS
per game for
point guard Lorenzo Brown last season, making him the first Wolfpack player
since Chris Corchiani in 1989 — 90 to lead the conference in that category.
His stats are pretty good for the position though Darmstadt has seen their
points per game decrease
since he started getting regular minutes and after building reputation and success on defensive strengths, they have been regressed badly.
• Steve Nash will almost become the lowest - scoring MVP
since Wes Unseld (13.8
points per game in 1968 - 69).
Lopez's post moves have been well developed
since the moment he stepped into the league; he's averaged 18
points per game or more
since his second season.
When it comes to the curse of November, statistics show that the Gunners have scored fewer
points per game in this month than any other
since Wenger became manager.
His 23.1
points per game are the most he's scored
since coming to San Antonio as a free agent in 2015.
Since 2006, 46 teams have improved by at least 14 adjusted
points per game (
per S&P +) from one year to the next.
• Teams are scoring more
points per game (44.6 through Sunday) than in any season
since the NFL - AFL merger, in 1970.
Manu Ginobili, who is averaging 12.3
points per game, his lowest total
since his rookie year, has played well against the Rockets this season.
Houston could be the smallest NCAA Division I scoring champion
since 5» 9» Murray Wier of Iowa averaged 21
points per game in 1948.
In his first two years with the Cavaliers, Love hovered around the 16
points per game mark, his lowest averages
since his sophomore season in 2009.
Since his return we have taken 40 EPL
points at an average of 2.35
per game while scoring 36 goals at an average of 2.21
per game.
Since Griffin's arrival, Drummond is averaging an absurd 19
points and 19 rebounds
per game.
Russell Westbrook averaged 49.0
points against the Magic in 2016 - 17, the highest scoring average by a player against any opponent in a single season
since Karl Malone averaged 50.5
points per game against the Bucks in 1989 - 90 (minimum 2
games played).
Since 2005, teams who allow fewer than 18
points per game have gone 76 - 56 ATS (57.6 %) during bowl season.
Points per game now allowed by Alabama
since returning from its mid-September trip to College Station.
Since the start of 2015, they have averaged 39.9
points per game in wins and 16.7
per game in losses.
They've allowed an additional nine
points and 64.2 rushing yards
per game since trading defensive tackle Marcell Dareus to the Jaguars prior to Week 8.
Since scoring only 10
points against Michigan, the Nittany Lions have scored at least 29 in seven of eight
games and have averaged at least 6.5 yards
per play in six.
Since being acquired from the Denver Nuggets, the 7 - footer from Bosnia has averaged 15.2
points, 10.4 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.9 blocks
per game.
After putting up 9.1
points per game prior to the All - Star Game, Montrezl Harrell is averaging 15.7 PPG (on 70.0 % shooting) since the br
game prior to the All - Star
Game, Montrezl Harrell is averaging 15.7 PPG (on 70.0 % shooting) since the br
Game, Montrezl Harrell is averaging 15.7 PPG (on 70.0 % shooting)
since the break.
Since Curry's injury, LeBron and Durant are No. 1 and 2 in DraftKings
points per game.
Next up is a Ravens defense that has allowed an additional 9.8 real
points and 71 passing yards
per game in six outings without No. 1 cornerback Jimmy Smith (Achilles, IR)
since the beginning of last season.
Had he reached the half - century mark in Atlanta, he would have become the first Knick to do so
since King in the 1984 - 1985 season in which he scored 32.5
points per game to lead the league.
Indiana's leading scorer (20.7
points per game) almost certainly must avenge an earlier loss to the No. 5 Spartans and, on Tuesday (ESPN, 7 p.m.), another to the No. 21 Boilermakers if the No. 16 Hoosiers are to win their first regular - season conference title
since 1993.
The Gunners took 17
points from the eight
games he played and then 33
points in the 17
games since and that recuced our
points per game from 2.38 to 1.94.
Baby Dirk, who is in his fifth
game back from an injury, is averaging 14.6
points per game on the season and has taken at least 10 shots in all four
games since returning.
Our analysis found teams featuring defenses allowing fewer than 18
points per game had gone 55 - 41 against the spread (57.3 percent)
since 2003.
In all bowl
games since 2005, when a defense that is allowing 21 or fewer
points faces an offense scoring 28 or more
points per game, the defense has been profitable going 121 -110-3 (52.4 %) ATS.
Averaging more than two
points per game, they've rectified the problem with 14
points from 14
games since.
It is a list that causally omits Oklahoma's Trae Young who was the first player
since 1983 to end the regular season leading the nation in
points (27.5) and assists (8.9)
per game.
Taking in all
games since the start of the 2015/16 season, Francesco Guidolin, during his time at Swansea, recorded 1.26
points per game.
Teams are averaging 22.1
points per game, the lowest mark
since 2010.
What's more worrying is the fact their
points per game tally has dropped
since Allardyce's appointment.
In the five outings in the Premier League
since his appointment, however, they've seen their average number of
points per game rise to two, while their goals against
per 90 minutes has dropped to 0.6.
Since joining Houston in 2012, Harden has been a powerhouse in the league, finishing his first season with an average of 25.9
points and 5.8 assists
per game, and growing into a perennial all - star and one of the league's most - dominant players.