Sentence examples for steals blocked from inspiring English sources

Experts continued to overlook Lin even as he became the rare player to grace a conference top 10 in scoring, assists, steals, blocked shots, field-goal percentage and free-throw percentage -- savvy in all, flashy in none.

For most of its history basketball has measured not so much what is important as what is easy to measure — points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocked shots — and these measurements have warped perceptions of the game.

They come up short against their opponents in every category on the chart -- field-goal percentage, free-throw percentage, 3-point percentage, rebounding, assists, turnovers, steals, blocked shots and, of course, scoring.

In giving the Nets their first playoff series victory in 18 years, Kidd matched Miller point for point in scoring a career playoff-high 31, tied Kenyon Martin with a team-high 8 rebounds, gave out a Nets-best 7 assists, made a game-high 4 steals, blocked a shot, played 51 minutes and guarded the exasperating Miller.

Louisville unleashed a torrent of layups and steals, blocks and dunks, a basketball bludgeoning.

His rebounds, steals, blocks and assists were right where they have been over the last few seasons.

The first-quarter rally featured heavy doses of Wallace hustle, a blur of rebounds, steals, blocks and general havoc.

She is No. 2 in the W.N.B.A. in career rebounds and ranks in the league's top 10 in points, steals, blocks and free throws.

Those who generate steals, block shots and draw charges (a measure that should be included in the contemporary box score, but sadly is not) with consistency deserve recognition, so long as that recognition is not a standalone defensive judgment.

Jefferson was left out of the Rookie Challenge during the All-Star Game weekend despite ranking in the top 10 among rookies in points, assists, steals, blocks, field-goal percentage and free-throw percentage, and ranking 11th in rebounding.

The improvement of Durant's defense clearly began at the most foundational point possible; although it's easier to observe steals, blocks or even the effectiveness of his close-outs as evidence of his improvement, Durant's adjusted footwork has provided the core of his burgeoning defensive effectiveness.