By using statistical analysis of Kevin Durant's season I was able to determine which day he plays his best and which day he plays his worst.

1. Kevin
Durant
When
Could
I
Beat
Kevin
Durant
One-­‐on-­‐One?

2. Kevin
Durant
• Leading
Scorer
in
NBA
for
past
2
seasons
• Has
been
called
“unstoppable”
• 6’11’’
with
a
7’3’’
wingspan—and
he’s
a
shooLng
guard
– In
NBA
history
only
10%
of
shooLng
guards
have
been
this
size
and
few
have
been
successful.
– Michael
Jordan
was
6’6”

3. Kevin
Durant
• QuesLons
to
be
answered.
– When
is
the
best
day
that
Kevin
Durant
performs?
• When
should
the
OKC
Thunder
do
a
Kevin
Durant
bobblehead
night?
– When
is
the
worst
day
he
performs?
• When
is
the
best
chance
I
have
of
beaLng
KD
one-­‐on-­‐one?

4. Overall
Scoring
• 27.9
PPG
• 0
Day
Rest-­‐27.2
PPG
• 1
Day
Rest-­‐
27.3
PPG
• 2
Day
Rest-­‐31.0
PPG
• 3+
Day
Rest-­‐
27.7
• Home:
27.3
PPG
• Away:
25.3
• If
you
dig
a
li^le
deeper….

5. Scoring
by
Month
• October-­‐29.3
PPG
• November-­‐26.8
PPG
• December-­‐29.4
PPG
• January-­‐
30.5
PPG
• February-­‐26.8
PPG
• March-­‐24.9
PPG
• If
you
dig
a
li^le
deeper….

6. Scoring
by
Day
• Sunday-­‐24.9
PPG
• Monday-­‐26.9
PPG
• Tuesday-­‐25.8
PPG
• Wednesday-­‐29.6
PPG
• Thursday-­‐30.7
PPG
• Friday-­‐28
PPG
• Saturday-­‐31
PPG
• So,
based
on
this
data…

7. Kevin
Durant
• Kevin
Durant
bobblehead
giveaway
should
occur
on
– 2
Days
rest
in
January
on
a
Saturday.
• My
best
chance
of
beaLng
KD
is
– 0
Days
Rest
in
November
on
a
Sunday
• But…if
you
dig
a
li^le
deeper

8. Kevin
Durant-­‐Bobblehead
Night
• 75%
win
percentage
on
3
Days
Rest
• 82
%
win
percentage
in
March
• 83%
win
percentage
on
even
numbered
days
• 65%
win
percentage
in
games
played
in
Central
Standard
Time
Zone
• 54%
win
percentage
when
outside
temperature
is
over
70
degrees
• 93
%
win
percentage
on
Fridays
– 100
%
win
percentage
in
home
games
on
Fridays
– 31.2
PPG
at
home
on
Friday
So,
based
on
this
data…

9. Kevin
Durant-­‐Bobblehead
Night
• Next
season—the
OKC
Thunder
should
do
a
Kevin
Durant
bobble
night
on
– Friday
March
23rd
2012
at
7pm
in
Oklahoma
City.
With
at
least
3
days
off.
– When
the
weather
is
projected
to
be
72
degrees.

10. When
I
Could
Beat
Kevin
Durant
• 45%
win
percentage
on
0
Days
Rest
• 54%
win
percentage
in
January
• 59%
win
percentage
on
odd
numbered
days
• 19%
win
percentage
in
games
played
in
Eastern
Standard
Time
Zone
• 46%
win
percentage
when
outside
temperature
is
below
70
degrees
• 30
%
win
percentage
on
Fridays
– 33
%
win
percentage
in
away
games
on
Sundays
– 18.8
PPG
away
on
Sunday
• So,
based
on
this
data…

11. When
I
Could
Beat
Kevin
Durant
• My
best
possible
chance
of
beaLng
Kevin
Durant
would
be
on…
– Sunday
January
22nd
2012
at
6pm
in
New
Jersey
with
0
days
off.
– Where
the
weather
is
projected
to
be
34
degrees.

12. • I
be^er
start
training…