Ironmen of the NBA

Today we will take a look at the NBA players who are called on the most by their respective teams.

NBA
1. Luol Deng- Chicago 39.8 minutes per game. Although currently injured. The Bull's forward was averaging 17.4 points per game 6.4 rebounds.
2. Kevin Durant- Oklahoma City 39.8 mpg. Has also been the best player in the league so far this year averaging 29.5 ppg with 7.5 rebounds. He has also been very efficient from the line with a 52.1 FG%, 91.2 FT%, and a 41.7%.
3. Nicolas Batum- Portland 39 mpg. Hasn't been the most productive in his time on the court. Only 16.5 ppg but does have an impressive 86.6 FT%.
4. Kobe Bryant- LA Lakers 38.9 mpg The Laker's new defensive specialist thanks to their idiotic coach but is still second in poins with 28.9.
5. James Harden- Houston 38mpg The third best player in the NBA has received a big boost in playing time since being traded away from OK City. The high minutes count has led to the most turnovers in the NBA but as well as 25.9 ppg and 5.5 assists per game.
5. Damian Lillard- Portland 38.5 mpg. Portland's second member of the Ironman Club, Lillard is Portland's leader scorer with 18.3 a game. The point guard also averages 6.6 assists per game.

Interesting to see that no 4 or 5 men were on the list. Now we have our standard all-NBA and all-NHL teams.

All- NHL Team
Forward- Eric Staal- Carolina 20 Second day in a row on the list for the eldest Staal brother. Finished with a 1 +/- in over 22 minutes. Had an assist in the third period to help the Canes tie the Sabres in the 3-1 victory.
Forward- Patrice Bergeron- Boston 19 A very good 14-5 at the faceoff dot as well as a goal in the third to cement the Bruin's 3-1 victory against the Islanders. Played a strong defensive game with 3 hits and 2 takeaways.

Forward- Steven Stamkos- Tampa Bay 17 One goal and two assists in the Lightning's 6-4 win over the Senators. Also had two hits and two assists.
Forward- Pavel Datsyuk- Detroit 15 In the Wing's 5-3 win over the Wild Datsyuk had a powerplay goal that proved to be the game winner as well as assisting on the insurance goal as well as a second period one. Good enough for a +3. The skilled center turned the puck over twice but also got down and dirty to block a shot.
Defensemen- Victor Hedman- Tampa Bay 16 In the Lightning's 6-4 win Hedman had a goal and an assist to finish with a +3. Did his job as a defensemen blocking 3 shots as well as a hit.
Defensemen- Sami Solo- Tampa Bay 14.83 A very impressive game from another Tampa Bay defensemen. A through the roof +5 with 2 assists and 4 blocks.
Defensemen- Erik Karlsson- Ottawa 13 Ended up on the losing end of the TB-OTT game. Played over 27 minutes scoring a goal and stealing once.
Goalie- Cory Schneider- Vancouver 8 This game may have given him sole possession of the starting role in Vancouver as he had a shut out in the 5-0 win over the Ducks.

Puck control is
critical for goalies

Goalie- Ryan Miller- Buffalo 8 Saved 39 of 41 shots in the loss to Carolina. The Canes also threw in an empty netter.

*Honorable Mention* Dan Ellis- Carolina Miller's opponent in the game would have finished with a higher percentage if he hadn't committed a turnover. Saved 40 of 41 shots for a .976 SV%.


All NBA
Guard- James Harden- Houston 66 The shooting guard committed a costly 8 turnovers but also chipped in with 30 points. A perfect 12-12 from the line as the Houston beat the soon to be Pelicans 100-82.
Guard- Kobe Bryant- LA Lakers 67 Played a great all around game even though he only managed to score 14 points in the Laker's win over Utah. Kobe became a playmaker with 14 assists while also grabbing 9 boards.

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Forward- Kyle Korver- Atlanta 74 I know your thinking that this is impossible but Korver shot 66% from behind the arc going 8-12. He was also a perfect 3-3 from the line while he scored 27 points. So if you do the math correctly that means that he didn't make a 2 pt field goal all night, We are not done yet, he also grabbed 6 rebounds, dished out 4 assists, had 3 steals, and 2 blocks as Atlanta beat Boston 123-111.
Forward- Kevin Durant- Oklahoma City 61 No surprise to see him on the list again as the NBA's leading scorer put up 24 points and 11 rebounds against the Kings in a 105-95 win.
Forward- Ersan Ilyasova- Milwaukee 59 His second time appearing on the list the forward had 30 points and 7 assists as the Bucks lost to the Cavs 113-108.