Nike is the top-scoring basketball shoe in the NBA playoffs
Nike ranked as the top-scoring basketball shoe brand in the 2020鈥2021 National Basketball Association (NBA)听playoffs, according to meta-search website听, which analyzed the top 50 basketball players who scored the most听points听up until the听conference听finals,听,听and identified听.听听
The group鈥檚 research showed that 62% of the NBA鈥檚 top scorers wear Nike basketball shoes,听with the PG 5,听Zoom Kobe 4 and 5听Protro, KD 14, and Kyrie among the most worn shoes in the brand鈥檚 roster. Paul George of the Los Angeles (LA) Clippers,听, was recorded as the highest scoring player up until the听end of the听conference听finals with a total of 511 points.听听听
Adidas comes second, with 14% of the ballers making it their preferred brand, including Atlanta Hawks鈥檚 Trae Young. The Atlanta Hawks all-star scored 461 points on his first appearance in the playoffs with听, which also debuted this season.听听
A subsidiary of Nike, Air Jordan, ranks as the third top-scoring shoe with 10% of the athletes sporting the iconic sneakers. Shoes like Air Jordan 35 are worn by athletes like Dallas Mavericks鈥 Luka Doncic, LA Clippers鈥 Nicolas Batum, and Boston Celtics鈥 Jayson Tatum. The Phoenix Suns鈥 Chris Paul was wearing his signature shoes,听the听Jordan CP3.12.听听
Other brands that have made their appearance in the 2020鈥2021 playoffs include Under听Armour (4%), Puma (4%), New Balance (2%), Peak (2%), and Li-Ning (2%).听听
iPrice听also found that 36% of all the top 50 players with the highest points were wearing signature shoes.听听听
Kobe Bryant鈥檚听Protro, for instance, is worn by Khris Middleton of the Milwaukee Bucks (427 pts.), Devin Booker of the Phoenix Suns (459 pts.), Jrue Holiday of the Milwaukee Bucks (309 pts.), Tobias Harris of the Philadelphia 76ers (261 pts.), among others.听听
Giannis Antetokounmpo鈥檚 Zoom Freak is also gaining popularity as a signature shoe line, the meta-search website said. The Milwaukee听Bucks鈥 forward, who was named听the most valuable player of the NBA听Finals,听wore it this season as his team won the championship for the first time in 50 years.听
Other NBA players that used their own signature shoes include three ballers from the Brooklyn Nets: Kyrie Irving with his Kyrie line, Kevin Durant with听the听KD14, and James Harden with Harden Vol5.听鈥斕P. B. Mirasol
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