The Muse Letter Vol. 8: A Memorable Month
A memorable last 30 days. We launched StatMuse+ pilot membership worldwide, notched a new all-time high for monthly traffic and already had more searches YTD in 2023 than all of 2022.
But it didn't stop there — we saw a record Game 7 performance in Boston, the Joker is averaging a triple-double into the Finals and our art was featured on a beer can.
Let's jump in.
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MUSE MILESTONES
StatMuse+
We've experienced incredible growth over the past year and welcomed a surge of power users, whose wide range of usage patterns we’re trying to better understand. Earlier this month, we announced our StatMuse+ pilot membership, designed to deliver the most powerful and comprehensive experience for avid StatMusers worldwide. Read more here.
310+ Muse accounts with 370K+ combined followers on Twitter and counting. See them all here and follow your favorite team or players.
Fav Muse Family follows for this month: @JimmyBucketMuse, @PanthersMuse_, @HawksMuse.
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE MUSE NETWORK
Hawks Follow HawksMuse
LETS GOOOOOOO @ATLHawks pic.twitter.com/nJ6TZRvsao
— HawksMuse (@HawksMuse) May 16, 2023
EastMuse Goes Viral
P.J. Tucker tonight:
— EastMuse (@EastMuse) May 2, 2023
37 Mins
0 PTS
0-0 FG
Most minutes in PLAYOFF HISTORY without a FGA or FTA. pic.twitter.com/E5mrIy1rYd
StatMuse Shoutouts
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) May 6, 2023
Only two players in NBA history have recorded these averages in a single postseason:
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) May 20, 2023
30+ PPG
5+ RPG
5+ APG
2+ SPG
50+ FG%
(via @statmuse) pic.twitter.com/EisYqbQCrO
Cowboy Bruce was in full effect last night 🤠
— Denver Nuggets (@nuggets) May 21, 2023
15 PTS
5 REB
5 AST
First bench player with that stat line on 0 turnovers since Andre Iguodala in the 2015 Finals. pic.twitter.com/Kj1HHqXqMV
TRENDING SEARCHES
See what StatMusers around the world are asking:
Top Searches
- Who has scored the most points in an NBA playoff game all time?
- Which MLB team strikes out the most?
- Who has scored the most points in a Game 7?
Global Sports Searches
- Canada: What is the Maple Leafs' playoff record in the last 10 years?
- Cameroon: What is the 76ers' record without Joel Embiid this season?
- Australia: Who has the most career NBA playoff games with 40+ points?
Global Money Searches
Search stocks, FX, Bitcoin and more on statmuse.com/money
- Global: What's the return of NVIDIA MTD?
- Global: What's the most shorted bank stock?
- Global: BTC, gold and S&P 500 returns YTD?
STATMUSE TOP TEN
10. Hot Playoff Start
Leon Draisaitl in the playoffs:
— StatMuse (@statmuse) May 7, 2023
13 goals (1st)
6 powerplay goals (1st)
17 points (1st)
Most goals by a player in the first 8 games of the playoffs in NHL history. pic.twitter.com/z2oz7lfAF9
9. First Round Steph
Steph in the first round:
— StatMuse (@statmuse) May 1, 2023
34 rebounds
34 assists
34 threes
34 free throws
And 34 points per game. pic.twitter.com/g5LJBpTXYN
8. Franchise Firsts
Denver Nuggets franchise firsts:
— StatMuse (@statmuse) May 23, 2023
— 1st Finals appearance
— 1st sweep
— 1st series win against the Lakers pic.twitter.com/h7F5xqHRwf
7. Clutch Batters
Highest batting average with runners in scoring position (min 25 at-bats):
— StatMuse (@statmuse) May 22, 2023
.511 — Marcus Semien
.500 — Jonah Heim
.475 — Cedric Mullins
.455 — Yordan Alvarez pic.twitter.com/jGTmRQS0YR
6. An All-Time Game 7
Tatum today:
— StatMuse (@statmuse) May 14, 2023
— 51/13/5
— Most points ever in a Game 7
— First ever 50-point playoff game on 0 TOV
And he’s only 19. pic.twitter.com/iwxle8XRfO
5. The King x The Rookie
LeBron James vs Jeremy Sochan:
— LeBron Muse (@BronMuse) May 19, 2023
26.7PPG 10.7 PPG
9.3 RPG 5.3 RPG
6.3 APG 3.7 APG
1.3 SPG 1.7 SPG
48/41/94% 42/37/60%
— LeBron is up 3-0 all-time. pic.twitter.com/Vojh3uPlBB
4. Playoff Jamal
Jamal Murray in the Western Conference Finals:
— StatMuse (@statmuse) May 21, 2023
37 PTS | 7 REB | 6 AST | 2 STL
37 PTS | 10 REB | 5 AST | 4 STL
31 PTS | 5 REB | 5 AST | 3 STL
Averaging 35 PPG on 52/46/93% splits. pic.twitter.com/iv3br9OL4a
3. Heat Culture
Miami Heat 3-point shooting in the regular season vs playoffs:
— StatMuse (@statmuse) May 22, 2023
Robinson — 32.8% ➡️ 44.7%
Martin — 35.6% ➡️ 41.5%
Vincent — 33.4% ➡️ 38.0%
Love — 29.7% ➡️ 36.5%
Strus — 35.0% ➡️ 37.3%
Lowry — 34.5 ➡️ 36.5%
27th in 3P% ➡️ 1st in 3P%. pic.twitter.com/Zz0V5jq1m4
2. Jokic ➡️ Finals
Jokic in the Conference Finals:
— StatMuse (@statmuse) May 23, 2023
27.8 PPG
14.5 RPG
11.8 APG
1.3 SPG
1.3 BPG
51/47/78%
The first player in NBA history to average 20/10/10 in a Conference Finals. pic.twitter.com/Uaa4Y1Y9q3
1. The Ultimate Playoff Riser
Jimmy Butler:
— StatMuse (@statmuse) May 20, 2023
This season — This playoffs —
22.9 PPG 31.1 PPG
5.9 RPG 6.6 RPG
5.3 APG 5.6 APG
1.8 SPG 2.2 SPG
Different. pic.twitter.com/J3PnDjblMV
FUN FACT
A friend of Brock Holt's made some beers as a gift for Brock featuring our illustration. Unfortunately, they're not for sale.
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