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Shot Tendencies By Heat And Thunder, Visualized

by Tom Ziller

NYTimes.com has an awesome feature for NBA Finals Day: a visualization of the shot attempts of the major players on the Heat and Thunder. The best part is a three-way tie: Shane Battier’s chart looking like his scalp, James Harden’s incredible chart and a rasterization of Kendrick Perkins.

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