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The Lead @TheLeadSM

Where casual fans become diehards 🏀🏈🏒⚾️

Joined January 2016
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NCAA Champions ✅ NBA Champions ✅ We will never see something like this again 🥹
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Most points in Finals clinching game on the road in NBA history: 45 - Michael Jordan 45 - Jalen Brunson
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Jalen Brunson has been labeled every name in the book. Today, he is an NBA Champion. THE NEW YORK KNICKS ARE YOUR 2025/26 NBA CHAMPS 🏆🏀
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• Rear-ended by a semi, given a 5% chance to live • Loses his mother to COVID-19 • Loses 7 additional family members to COVID • Gets COVID himself, loses 50 pounds during recovery • Hit by drunk driver in LA, hospitalized overnight What a remarkable journey for KAT 🥹
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45 PTS - JALEN BRUNSON TONIGHT 49 PTS - REST OF THE KNICKS COMBINED ONE OF THE GREATEST SERIES CLINCHING GAMES IN FINALS HISTORY
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THE NEW YORK KNICKS HAVE WON THEIR FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP IN 53 YEARS
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WEMBY HAS 5 BLOCKS IN 9 MINUTES
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Crazy but true: Stephon Castle is the YOUNGEST player in NBA history to record 400 points, 100 rebounds, and 100 assists in a single postseason 🤯
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Complete list of rookies in NBA history to put up 300 points on 60% TS in the Playoffs: - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1970) - Dylan Harper (2026) That’s it.
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Most 4th quarter points in the Playoffs since the 2020 bubble: 580 - Jalen Brunson (62.3% TS) 565 - Jayson Tatum (57.3%) 507 - Jaylen Brown (62.5%) 499 - Nikola Jokic (63.3%) 471 - Donovan Mitchell (56.4%) 455 - Jamal Murray (63.9%) The best closer of the decade 😳
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OG game winner x Father Stretch My Hands

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Highest TS% in a single postseason in NBA history among players with 150 FGA: 74.0 - OG Anunoby (2026) . 70.1 - KAT (2026) 69.6 - Donovan Mitchell (2020) 68.6 - Devin Booker (2023) 68.3 - Kevin Durant (2017) 67.9 - Kawhi Leonard (2021) WOW.
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OG Anunoby through 4 Finals games: - 23.8 PPG - 1.0 SPG - 1.5 BPG - 58/56/92 splits - 78% true shooting
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AFTER BEING DOWN 29 POINTS… THE KNICKS COMPLETE THE GREATEST FINALS COMEBACK IN NBA HISTORY ONE WIN AWAY FROM A TITLE 🤯
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OG ANUNOBY ARE YOU KIDDING ME

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Youngest player in NBA history to score 20 points in a Finals game: Dylan Harper - 20 years, 100 days Tyler Herro - 20 years, 260 days Magic Johnson - 20 years, 271 days Magic Johnson - 20 years, 276 days Tony Parker - 21 years, 20 days WOW.
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Despite winning 60 games and being the No. 1 seed, the Detroit Pistons bowed out in the second round and now face a critical offseason. How Can the Pistons Ace Their Biggest Offseason in 25 Years?: theleadsm.com/how-can-the-pi… @jackdewar21

How Can the Pistons Ace Their Biggest Offseason in 25 Years?

Despite winning 60 games and being the No. 1 seed, the Detroit Pistons bowed out in the second round and now face a critical offseason.

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Raj Chipalu was a diehard Lakers fan growing up. He turned that passion into a dream career. Read about Raj's sports media journey, going from an everyday fan to a credentialed media member for the NBA's biggest franchise: theleadsm.com/raj-chipalu-be… @tannerjploost | @RajChipalu

Raj Chipalu Became One of Lakers' Fastest-Rising Media Voices

A compelling look at Raj Chipalu's journey, highlighting how his passion and work in basketball media made his Lakers-fan dream into reality.

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Complete list of players with 30/5/5 in a Finals game before age 23: - Magic Johnson (1980; won Finals) - Kobe Bryant (2001; won Finals) - Victor Wembanyama (2026; TBD)
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Most points in the playoffs since the 2020 bubble: 2159 - Jalen Brunson 2151 - Jayson Tatum 1919 - Nikola Jokic 1884 - Jaylen Brown 1622 - Donovan Mitchell 1511 - Luka Doncic 1404 - SGA 1400 - Devin Booker 1346 - Anthony Edwards WOW.
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