Tim Duncan had a bad day today. He went 0-for-8 from the field in the Spurs’ 116-105 win over the Bulls, finishing with three points.
Tim Duncan didn’t make a basket today for the first time EVER
Tim Duncan’s bad game says more about his over 1,300 good games.
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This doesn’t happen often. In fact, in Tim Duncan’s 1,310 games,today’s is the first in which he didn’t record a made field goal.
That’s pretty amazing. It isn’t difficult for Duncan to score a basket in any given game, considering how many minutes he plays on average, but for him to go ONE THOUSAND, THREE HUNDRED AND TEN games and score in every one is absolutely incredible. It’s a testament to how consistent he’s been for the better part of two decades.
For comparison, LeBron has one game where he didn’t score an FG, back in his second NBA season. Shaq had two -- he got injured in one. Kobe has had 23, the majority of them in his rookie season, but several others sprinkled along the way.
Duncan has avoided injury, bench stints, and bad games for an incredible amount of time. That should be appreciated.
(For the record, Michael Jordan scored an FG in every game he ever played.)
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