Welcome to the Top 10 Boxscore of the Week, a weekly segment on the Boxscore Geeks where we break down our favorite boxscores of the week. While we do use statistical criteria to guide our choices, this list is subjective. With that said, here's our list! These are from games from 2/8/16 through 2/14/16.
| Playe | Date | Minutes | PTS(TS%) | TRB(ORB)| | AST| | TOV| | STL| | BLK| | PF| | PoP48 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice Harkless | 2/10 | 28 | 19(74.5%) | 13(5) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 30.6 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 2/10 | 35 | 35(70.8%) | 11(4) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 20.6 |
| LeBron James | 2/8 | 31 | 21(57.7%) | 10(1) | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11.5 |
| Andrew Bogut | 2/9 | 29 | 13(55.3%) | 11(5) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 18.6 |
| Kyrie Irving | 2/8 | 35 | 32(74.6%) | 3(2) | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10.6 |
| James Harden | 2/10 | 42 | 34(65%) | 9(2) | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7.2 |
| John Wall | 2/9 | 43 | 28(52.6%) | 5(0) | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.8 |
| Chris Paul | 2/14 | 19 | 14(100.0%) | 4(0) | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ish Smith | 2/8 | 33 | 16(32.7%) | 9(1) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -5.4 |
| Klay Thompson | 2/9 | 35 | 13(31.3%) | 2(0) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -16.6 |
Notes!
- 1. Mo Harkless puts up the best game of the week. Great shooting and great rebounding out of a small forward are almost always a guaranteed recipe for success.
- How much skill does Karl-Anthony Towns have? Well, a lot, obviously. A fantastic game heading into the All-Star break before he showed his skills in the All-Star skills challenge.
- LeBron James puts up the only triple-double of the week. Doing it in a game against Rajon Rondo seems appropriate.
- The Warriors are such a strong team. Bogut usually plays limited minutes, but if you give him a full workload, he shows he can still play the star defensive center.
- Is Kyrie Irving back? He has struggled in his return from injury, but he put up a solid week heading into the All-Star break. His best game of the week was a 30-10 line with super efficient scoring and passing the ball. The Cavs could sure use this in the playoffs.
- James Harden flirts with a "dirty quadruple-double." He put up the most turnovers of the week, but also just missed getting a legitimate triple-double. Overall it was a strong game.
- John Wall put up an excellent 17/1 assist-to-turnover ratio. Sadly his shooting was mediocre, so the overall impact wasn't that great. Still, I do love players that can pass.
- Speaking of which, Chris Paul makes the list for his All-Star passing. The research for this entry ended up being its own article!
- Ish Smith puts up the worst shooting performance of the week. It wasn't all bad; he did rebound well. Still, I"m not sold on Ish being anything that great for the 76ers. An upgrade? Sure. A useful player? Not so much.
- Klay Thompson makes the list for the worst game of the week! To be fair, most of Klay's production comes from scoring, so when he shoots poorly, it can end badly. In this case, it didn't matter that much as the Warriors won by 13.
That's our list! Did we miss someone? Are any players too high? Well don't worry, we'll be back next week with another one. If you see any box scores you think deserve consideration, leave them in the comments or tweet at myself (@nerdnumbers), Patrick (@nbageek), or Brian (@boxscorebrian) with hashtag #BSGTop10. Seeya next time!