From beat writers, to bloggers, to analysts and teams, the NBA conversation every night on Twitter is phenomenal. Every night we'll select some of the best stats-related tweets and post them here.

It is safe to assume that players shoot better when they are not being guarded -- 5.4 percent better, in fact, on uncontested jumpers. But not all players fit this mold. NBA.com's John Schuhmann examines the SportVU data to see which players (like Brooklyn's Paul Pierce) shoot better with a defender in their face and which players (like Phoenix's Goran Dragic) are much better when left open.

The Houston Rockets' James Harden and New York Knicks' Carmelo Anthony and were named NBA Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for games played March 3 through March 9.

A day after Russell Westbrook recorded the second fastest triple-double in NBA history, we take a second look at his performance, breaking down his production quarter-by-quarter as he made every minute count in posting a triple-double in under 21 minutes. And don't forget about Durant's 42 points in three quarters.

After looking at which teams execute the pick-and-roll best last week, this week NBA.com's John Schuhmann looks at the SportVU data to break down which teams defends the pick- and-roll best. At no surprise, it's the Indiana Pacers at the top of the list.