The NBA will tell you that Play In stats don’t count.
That they don’t matter.
That they shouldn’t be recognized.
That they are lesser than.
Well not this blog.
In defense of the Hawks here, this was not the worst blow-out in the glorious NBA Play-In history.
In fact, they themselves have the record with a 132-103 29-point win over the Charlotte Hornets.
I do have a question for Magic fans.
Where exactly were you?
That’s just embarrassing.
Every one of you should watch some Penny era 90s home games for a clue.
This game could have been played in the center of a cemetery and had more decibels.
Seriously - were you guys still using the Bubble face time crowd technology you still had laying around?
At least one fan was trying to get some energy going.
Recorded this myself for proper Reggie Millerism historical tracking.
Video credit: me.
My second favorite stat for this game is this absolutely hilarious “jump” shot by Zach Edey.
Video credit: also me.
This is the Zach Edey everyone imagined coming out of college.
Just an absolute lost puppy when he wanders anywhere out of an arms reach of the basket.
This leads us to a very important question.
Is this the biggest height disparity for anyone that was blocked?
14 inches is the difference here.
Let’s first look at those who blocked shots while towering over a smaller shooter.
Remember, Victor Wembanyama did play this season folks.
And one of these Edey block victims includes Jose Alvarado tying the largest height difference at 16-inches.
But let’s look at the other side of this.
What about the shortest blocking player against the taller shooter?
Tough night for both home teams.
There was no point in watching anything after that if even anything up until then.
