Kyrie Irving has long been one of the NBA’s most electric scorers. He’s now logged a season among their most efficient.
Sunday night, Irving locked in a rare ’50-40-90′ season with shooting percentages of 50.6% on field goals overall, 40.2% on 3-pointers and 92.2% from the free-throw line. He becomes the ninth player to do so, notably joining teammate Kevin Durant (51.0/41.6/90.5 in 2012-13 for OKC) as the fifth to manage it while averaging at least 25.0 ppg.
The other seven are: Larry Bird (2x), Mark Price, Reggie Miller, Steve Nash (4x), Dirk Nowitzki, Stephen Curry and Malcolm Brogdon.
History for @kyrieirving.
KAI has become the ninth player in NBA history to average at least 50% FG, 40% 3P and 90% FT over a whole season 👏👏👏 pic.twitter.com/aXYymRTvtQ
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) May 17, 2021
This is Irving’s second season with Brooklyn, and first playing alongside Durant and James Harden, who was acquired in a January trade with the Rockets. The Nets finished the year as the East’s No. 2 seed, and will take on the winner of the Eastern Conference’s 7-8 matchup in this week’s State Farm NBA Play-In Tournament.
Players to shoot 50-40-90 & average 25.0 ppg
Player | Team | Season | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PPG |
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Kyrie Irving | BKN | 2020-21 | 50.6 | 40.2 | 92.2 | 26.9 |
Stephen Curry | GSW | 2015-16 | 50.4 | 45.4 | 90.8 | 30.1 |
Kevin Durant | OKC | 2013-13 | 51.0 | 41.6 | 90.5 | 28.1 |
Larry Bird | BOS | 1987-88 | 52.7 | 41.4 | 91.6 | 29.9 |
Larry Bird | BOS | 1986-87 | 52.5 | 40.0 | 91.0 | 28.1 |