17: Drummond hit a 28-footer with 11:05 left in the fourth quarter of a 103-100 win over the Nets. Not only that, but he made five of those attempts (after making five in his previous six seasons): In all, Drummond attempted 38 3-pointers this season, after attempting 30 in his first six seasons combined. (He also missed all 11 3s he attempted last season.) But, finally, in the season opener, Drummond hit a 3-pointer, one of three he attempted. During the exhibition season, Drummond talked about taking more 3s, and indeed, he took 11 in those games, missing them all. More: Here is when Pistons playoff tickets go on sale Andre Drummond: 5īut wait! We’re not done with Drummond yet. (You’ll never guess who led the list, with 73 in 1982-83. (Willis had 40 15/15s in ’91-92, as did Malone in ’81-82.) The Pistons went 28-13 when Drummond hit the 15/15 mark, by the way.Īnd if you want to drop it to a paltry 10/10? Drummond had 69 of those this season, three more than Utah’s Rudy Gobert’s 66, and tied for the fifth-most in the past 40 seasons. Drummond had 41 15/15 games this season, second-most over the past 40 seasons, one behind Malone’s 42 in ’82-83. Then again, 10 of the 12 came against non-playoff teams the Clippers and Rockets were the only team hit by a 20/20 to make the postseason.ĭrummond, Malone and Willis show up at the top again if you drop it to 15 points and 15 rebounds. The Pistons went 8-4 in Drummond’s 20/20 games. Before that, you have to go back to 1982-83, when then future Hall of Famer Moses Malone had 13 20/20s for the 76ers. Those 12 20/20s are the most in a single season since Kevin Willis also had 12 during the 1991-92 season for the Hawks. No, we’re looking at 20-rebound, 20-point games, of which Drummond had 12 this season. We’re not talking about his eyesight here. More: What's the status of Blake Griffin (knee) entering playoffs? Andre Drummond: 20/20 Unfortunately for Griffin and the Pistons, they’ll be facing one of those active players in the first round: Antetokounmpo averaged 27.7 points, 12.5 rebounds and 5.9 assists, and is a favorite to be named league MVP. Here’s the others besides Griffin: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Charles Barkley, Elgin Baylor, Larry Bird, Wilt Chamberlain, DeMarcus Cousins, Clyde Drexler, Kevin Durant, James Harden, John Havlicek, LeBron James, Michael Jordan, Tracy McGrady, Oscar Robertson, Jerry West and Russell Westbrook.Įvery player on that list is either still playing, or in the Basketball Hall of Fame. In fact, just 18 players - for a total of 50 times - have put up a 24/7/5 season line. (Grant Hill came close, averaging 25.8 points, 6.6 rebounds and 5.2 assists during the 1999-2000 season.) Let’s put that in perspective: Griffin is the only player in franchise history to put up a 24/7/5 line. This brought his season averages down to 24.5 points, 7.5 rebounds and 5.4 assists. In his final 21 games, Griffin averaged 20.1 points, 6.1 rebounds and 5.2 assists. At the time, he was actually averaging 26.3/8.1/5.4, but a knee injury - costing him four of the Pistons’ final seven games - and fatigue - he played in 75 games, his most since 2013-14, when he played in 80 - slowed Griffin over the second half. During the All-Star break, we wrote Griffin had a shot to become the 12th player to average at least 26 points, eight rebounds and five assists a game for the season.
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