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After some wavering, I've decided to retire the Prospectus Hoops List as a feature this season. I'd already planned to scale it back to a once-per-month feature, but I realized that basically everything that goes into the Hoops List is going to crop up in these daily PBP Roundups. I'd rather keep the time open for more non-Roundup features. The one part of the Hoops List that is missing is a complete listing of NBAPET's weekly rankings, so I'll be including those with each Monday's Roundup. I missed doing that yesterday, so here's the full rankings, through Sunday's games.
PRO BASKETBALL PROSPECTUS HOOPS LIST
Games through Nov. 7
TEAM, POW TEAM, POW
1. heat,miami, 71.5 16. cavaliers,cleveland, 34.7
2. lakers,losangeles, 68.3 17. rockets,houston, 34.1
3. hornets,neworleans, 66.6 18. 76ers,philadelphia, 33.5
4. celtics,boston, 60.2 19. jazz,utah, 33.0
5. magic,orlando, 55.9 20. thunder,oklahomacity, 32.2
6. nuggets,denver, 55.1 21. kings,sacramento, 32.1
7. suns,phoenix, 50.2 22. bucks,milwaukee, 31.8
8. grizzlies,memphis, 49.4 23. pistons,detroit, 23.9
9. hawks,atlanta, 47.4 24. raptors,toronto, 23.8
10. mavericks,dallas, 45.5 25. pacers,indiana, 21.7
11. trailblazers,portland, 44.7 26. nets,newjersey, 21.0
12. warriors,goldenstate, 42.9 27. bobcats,charlotte, 20.4
13. spurs,sanantonio, 42.7 28. clippers,losangeles, 19.1
14. bulls,chicago, 40.8 29. wizards,washington, 15.5
15. knicks,newyork, 39.0 30. timberwolves,minnesota, 8.7
NOTE: POW, our formula for a team's power rating, is an estimate of
a team's "true talent" level expressed as wins per 82 games. The
formula takes into account point differential, home-road performance,
record in close games and strength of schedule.
TODAY AT BASKETBALL PROSPECTUS
1. Kevin Pelton's latest Trend Watch touches on the the Knicks, Richard Jefferson and the overall increase of the NBA's tempo.
2. John Gasaway checks in with a team to watch in the upcoming season, and it's not a school that immediately leaps to mind.
3. John Perrotto touches on the Hornets' fast start, some Isiah Thomas chatter, which we always love, and Charlotte's problems with the new technical foul guidelines.
4. In his latest Around the Rim, John Perrotto unveils his preseason version of The List.
5. In On the Beat, John Perrotto says a certain No. 6 might do things differently if he had his free-agent situation to do over.
6. Kevin Pelton focused his 'Every Play Counts' eye on rookies John Wall and Evan Turner, who hooked last week in the nation's capital.
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HOT FIVES
POWER RATING (POW) GR (11/08/10) WP82 -- ALL WP82 -- ROOKIES
heat,miami, 71.5 ellis,monta, 33.2 gay,rudy, 27.2 wall,john, 10.5
lakers,losangeles, 68.3 anthony,carmelo, 31.8 rondo,rajon, 21.7 griffin,blake, 8.9
hornets,neworleans, 66.6 rondo,rajon, 31.7 anthony,carmelo, 21.3 johnson,wesley, 5.0
celtics,boston, 60.2 kleiza,linas, 30.5 james,lebron, 20.6 bledsoe,eric, 2.9
magic,orlando, 55.9 randolph,zach, 28.9 gasol,pau, 20.6 turner,evan, 2.7
Note: GR leaders are from previous night only.
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MONDAY'S BOX SCORES & RECAPS
NOTE: Glossary is at bottom of page.
SPURS 95, BOBCATS 91 (box): The Bobcats fall to 1-3 in games decided by five points or less, dropping to 1-6 overall in what may have been their best performance of the season. A late four-point trip drew the Bobcats within two with :26.8 to play. Manu Ginobili then ran the clock down, drove to his left and hit a leaner, clinching the game. You can complain that Charlotte should have forced Ginobili to his right, but teams have been trying to do that for a long time.
SAS (5-1) PLY% USG PCP +/- GR CHA (1-6) PLY% USG PCP +/- GR
ginobili,manu 70% 28% 1.45 + 2 24.7 diaw,boris 76% 14% 1.63 + 4 14.6
parker,tony 76% 21% 1.08 + 2 20.3 augustin,d.j. 77% 17% 0.91 - 5 14.3
duncan,tim 71% 24% 0.95 0 14.8 wallace,gerald 67% 17% 0.71 - 6 14.0
neal,gary 30% 32% 1.65 + 5 14.8 jackson,stephen 57% 36% 0.74 -11 12.1
jefferson,richard 68% 12% 1.13 + 6 13.4 thomas,tyrus 47% 35% 1.01 + 2 11.9
blair,dejuan 45% 11% 1.39 0 4.8 livingston,shaun 23% 25% 0.95 + 3 9.2
anderson,james 29% 32% 0.73 - 1 4.3 mohammed,nazr 35% 21% 1.02 - 2 8.5
mcdyess,antonio 45% 9% 1.62 + 4 4.2 hendersonjr,gerald 44% 18% 1.14 + 6 7.7
splitter,tiago 22% 20% 1.24 + 5 3.6 diop,desagana 31% 3% 3.84 - 6 4.8
hill,george 43% 9% 0.37 - 3 0.9 brown,derrick 36% 5% 2.87 - 1 4.3
gee,alonzo 0% -% 0.00 0 0.0 collins,sherron 7% 11% 0.00 - 4 0.0
quinn,chris (DNP) carroll,matt (DNP)
PACE: 89.8 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA% PACE: 89.8 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA%
spurs,sanantonio 105.8 .494 .366 .189 .083 bobcats,charlotte 101.4 .434 .326 .156 .118
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MAGIC 93, HAWKS 89 (box): We were wondering how Atlanta's sparkling turnover differential of last season would hold up in the new systems put in by coach Larry Drew. Sure enough, the offense has been turning the ball over more frequently, from 13.3 percent last season (1st in the league) up to 16 percent (10th). More problematic has been the defense's lack of forced turnovers, as the Hawks have fallen all the way to 27th in opponent's turnover percentage. Orlando was +7 with its 10 turnovers against Atlanta on Monday, leading to a 22-14 edge in points off of miscues.
ATL (6-2) PLY% USG PCP +/- GR ORL (5-1) PLY% USG PCP +/- GR
smith,josh 72% 26% 1.00 - 8 26.3 howard,dwight 71% 38% 0.90 - 2 22.5
horford,al 59% 22% 1.33 +15 24.4 williams,jason 48% 8% 3.05 +10 17.2
johnson,joe 87% 20% 1.37 0 17.8 carter,vince 55% 26% 1.18 + 9 14.2
powell,josh 30% 23% 0.83 -12 8.1 redick,j.j. 55% 25% 0.72 0 11.8
bibby,mike 65% 13% 1.07 +10 7.5 gortat,marcin 43% 17% 1.16 + 5 11.8
crawford,jamal 69% 24% 0.72 -15 7.3 duhon,chris 52% 9% 1.50 - 6 9.1
collins,jason 46% 12% 0.78 +15 3.8 bass,brandon 39% 18% 0.98 +12 6.0
pachulia,zaza 33% 8% 0.91 - 8 1.8 lewis,rashard 65% 10% 0.88 0 4.7
thomas,etan 11% 38% 0.40 - 6 1.8 anderson,ryan 32% 20% 0.62 -11 3.2
teague,jeff 29% 13% 0.05 -11 0.1 richardson,quentin 40% 16% 0.55 + 3 2.6
crawford,jordan (DNP) allen,malik (DNP)
williams,marvin (DNP) pietrus,mickael (DNP)
PACE: 90.0 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA% PACE: 90.0 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA%
hawks,atlanta 98.8 .500 .200 .189 .078 magic,orlando 103.3 .453 .224 .111 .117
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WARRIORS 109, RAPTORS 102 (box): Either David Lee is just about the greatest rebounder of all time, or the Warriors are simply expending more effort on the boards this season. Golden State was the worst percentage rebounding team on both ends of the floor last season, and has a three-year streak going of finishing last in defensive rebounding. After Golden State hammered the Raptors off the glass on Monday, the Warriors continue to rank second in both offensive and defensive rebounding. Lee has been really good, but we'll have to give the lion's share of the credit to new coach Keith Smart for this development. Amazing what a little change of emphasis and some normal basketball lineups will do for an NBA team.
GSW (5-2) PLY% USG PCP +/- GR TOR (1-6) PLY% USG PCP +/- GR
ellis,monta 90% 28% 0.98 - 4 33.2 kleiza,linas 79% 25% 1.04 - 2 30.5
lee,david 66% 20% 1.10 + 8 22.5 jack,jarrett 79% 20% 1.49 + 1 16.4
curry,stephen 76% 37% 1.12 +13 22.3 johnson,amir 60% 14% 1.12 +13 14.4
biedrins,andris 53% 11% 1.39 +10 8.8 weems,sonny 48% 22% 1.14 - 2 11.8
lin,jeremy 32% 13% 1.27 + 3 7.8 barbosa,leandro 31% 29% 0.77 +1 9.8
wright,brandan 44% 22% 0.77 + 6 5.9 derozan,demar 69% 12% 0.97 - 8 8.0
wright,dorell 71% 9% 1.29 + 7 5.9 bargnani,andrea 43% 25% 0.83 -17 7.5
carney,rodney 39% 5% 2.12 - 1 4.4 andersen,david 31% 19% 1.03 + 6 6.2
williams,reggie 17% 15% 1.09 - 6 2.4 evans,reggie 38% 8% 0.76 -19 1.8
radmanovic,vladimir 13% 5% 1.19 - 1 0.9 calderon,jose 21% 27% 0.07 - 8 0.3
bell,charlie (DNP) banks,marcus (DNP)
gadzuric,dan (DNP) wright,julian (DNP)
PACE: 95.5 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA% PACE: 95.5 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA%
warriors,goldenst 114.1 .561 .344 .220 .147 raptors,toronto 106.8 .482 .262 .178 .124
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BULLS 94, NUGGETS 92 (box): Early in the game, I joked with a colleague that Keith Bogans was more active and might explode for as many as five or six points. Bogans actually ended up with 10 points and had the Bulls' best +/- on the game. I normally dismiss him as being a succubus on a unit's chances to succeed, so I have to give him credit for playing well last night. Ronnie Brewer looks better with each passing game, but he and the rest of the Bulls' second unit struggled again. I still think Brewer will end up as the starting two guard before too much longer.
DEN (4-3) PLY% USG PCP +/- GR CHI (3-3) PLY% USG PCP +/- GR
anthony,carmelo 80% 35% 1.01 +10 31.8 rose,derrick 82% 29% 0.78 + 6 19.8
billups,chauncey 74% 20% 0.99 - 2 20.0 gibson,taj 70% 24% 0.94 +12 19.7
hilario,nene 56% 10% 1.72 + 1 10.6 deng,luol 89% 23% 0.83 - 1 13.2
harrington,al 66% 21% 0.70 + 6 9.0 noah,joakim 82% 15% 1.25 + 6 12.6
afflalo,arron 75% 19% 0.87 -25 8.5 bogans,keith 59% 13% 1.47 +14 11.1
smith,j.r. 36% 26% 1.01 +16 8.0 watson,c.j. 18% 14% 1.67 - 5 6.2
williams,shelden 29% 16% 0.67 - 7 2.8 brewer,ronnie 36% 14% 1.45 -19 5.0
lawson,ty 43% 10% 0.68 - 7 2.6 asik,omer 25% 9% 1.30 -12 4.5
ely,melvin 40% 6% 0.27 - 2 0.5 korver,kyle 39% 19% 0.62 + 9 3.9
balkman,renaldo (DNP) johnson,james (DNP)
carter,anthony (DNP) scalabrine,brian (DNP)
forbes,gary (DNP) thomas,kurt (DNP)
PACE: 98.0 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA% PACE: 98.0 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA%
nuggets,denver 93.9 .481 .133 .184 .108 bulls,chicago 96.0 .445 .174 .153 .148
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GRIZZLIES 109, SUNS 99 (box): The Grizzlies will be chasing their loss at Phoenix last Friday in the game Memphis would have won had Rudy Gay been able to successfully miss a free throw. Memphis has bounced back nicely, with a solid win at Sacramento and a get-even win against the Suns on Monday. Zach Randolph put up his fifth career 20-20 game with 23 points and 20 rebounds. The Grizzlies are 4-4 in the season, but have a POW rating of a 49-win team, so things continue to look promising for Memphis.
PHX (3-4) PLY% USG PCP +/- GR MEM (4-4) PLY% USG PCP +/- GR
hill,grant 61% 25% 1.35 - 1 22.0 randolph,zach 85% 20% 1.43 +12 28.9
nash,steve 63% 22% 1.56 + 1 21.9 mayo,o.j. 64% 22% 1.17 + 9 21.4
richardson,jason 66% 29% 0.76 - 3 13.3 conley,mike 75% 25% 0.97 + 5 16.3
warrick,hakim 72% 14% 1.37 0 13.2 gasol,marc 57% 13% 1.27 + 8 15.0
frye,channing 48% 14% 0.85 + 1 9.6 gay,rudy 80% 25% 1.06 +14 14.4
dragic,goran 37% 22% 1.10 -11 6.4 henry,xavier 53% 22% 0.95 0 10.2
dudley,jared 43% 18% 0.79 - 6 6.3 law,acie 24% 21% 0.85 + 7 5.4
turkoglu,hedo 45% 14% 1.20 - 7 5.9 young,sam 19% 13% 1.23 - 2 2.9
childress,josh 34% 15% 1.11 - 9 5.0 arthur,darrell 43% 1% 4.37 - 3 2.2
lopez,robin 30% 17% 0.44 -15 2.5 allen,tony (DNP)
clark,earl (DNP) thabeet,hasheem (DNP)
siler,garret (DNP) vasquez,greivis (DNP)
PACE: 93.4 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA% PACE: 93.4 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA%
suns,phoenix 106.0 .531 .310 .246 .099 grizzlies,memphis 116.7 .506 .364 .161 .132
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MAVERICKS 89, CELTICS 87 (box): We're still early enough in the season that a close loss in a road game against a quality opponent can actually help a team's POW rating. Such is the case with the Celtics, who moved from fourth to fifth in the league despite losing at Dallas. The Mavericks have been a defensively-oriented team this season, with a fifth-place ranking Defensive Rating (up from 12th last season) and an 18th-place rank in Offensive Rating (down from 10th). We'll see how long that holds up, but so far Rick Carlisle's plan to keep a "seven-foot ass-kicker" on the floor at all times is paying dividends for the Dallas defense.
BOS (6-2) PLY% USG PCP +/- GR DAL (4-2) PLY% USG PCP +/- GR
rondo,rajon 87% 21% 1.30 + 6 31.7 nowitzki,dirk 86% 29% 0.95 + 4 20.5
pierce,paul 76% 26% 1.19 - 1 22.3 terry,jason 71% 25% 1.07 + 5 17.6
garnett,kevin 79% 24% 1.04 + 8 17.5 chandler,tyson 69% 8% 2.39 - 1 16.1
allen,ray 85% 13% 1.15 + 3 9.1 barea,jose 30% 40% 1.00 + 3 12.3
davis,glen 72% 9% 1.31 + 1 6.8 stevenson,deshawn 29% 18% 1.30 - 2 9.5
daniels,marquis 32% 13% 0.85 - 2 5.0 butler,caron 56% 33% 0.57 - 9 8.3
erden,semih 25% 22% 0.97 - 6 3.1 kidd,jason 71% 11% 1.00 - 3 7.5
robinson,nate 20% 29% 0.58 -11 1.9 marion,shawn 57% 5% 1.57 +10 6.7
o'neal,jermaine 23% 35% 0.35 - 8 1.6 haywood,brendan 31% 9% 1.50 + 3 3.0
harangody,luke (DNP) cardinal,brian (DNP)
o'neal,shaquille (DNP) jones,dominique (DNP)
wafer,von (DNP) mahinmi,ian (DNP)
PACE: 87.8 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA% PACE: 87.8 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA%
celtics,boston 99.1 .440 .292 .148 .035 mavericks,dallas 101.4 .545 .125 .216 .100
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NEWS & MOVES
Minutiae from around the league
HAWKS: "Hawks coach Larry Drew said starting small forward Marvin Williams could miss up to two weeks because of the knee injury he suffered Wednesday at Detroit. Williams has a bone bruise in his right knee. He will be examined later this week. ... Drew said he doesn't know when reserve forward Mo Evans (knee) would return; Evans hasn't played since the season opener at Memphis. With Williams and Evans out, Drew has had to go without a true small forward. His solution has been to start power forward Josh Smith at the position with center Al Horford at power forward and reserve Jason Collins at center. At times Drew also has shifted shooting guard Joe Johnson to small forward." (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
One thing the Hawks have is a great deal of versatility on their roster, which will help Drew get through this mini-crisis. Not sure starting Jason Collins works, but Drew likely wants to keep his second unit intact, which means bringing Zaza Pachulia off the bench.
MAGIC: "The Orlando Magic's Dwight Howard was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played Monday, Nov. 1, through Sunday, Nov. 7. It marks the 12th time that Howard has earned the league's top weekly honor." (press release)
No one really gets their undies in a bunch over these POW awards. I'm not even sure how they're selected. Anyway, NBAPET would have tabbed Boston's Ray Allen for the honor last week based on his WP82 for those dates.
HORNETS: "The NBA announced today that New Orleans Hornets point guard Chris Paul was selected the Western Conference Player of the Week for games played Monday, Nov. 1 through Sunday, Mar. 7. It marks Paul's fifth time to win the honor in his career and the first time a Hornet has been awarded it since the 2008-09 season." (press release)
NBAPET disagrees here, too, as Memphis' Rudy Gay clocks in as the league's best overall player for last week.
KNICKS: "Eddy Curry, out all season with a hamstring injury, took another step toward returning to game action when he participated for the first time in three-on-three drills. The Knicks want to see what Curry does in fullcourt practices before they activate him for game duty." (New York Daily-News)
I wouldn't be hitting that free-agent wire in your fantasy league just yet.
PISTONS: "Detroit Red Wings and Tigers owner Mike Ilitch was in Toronto today to see Wings executive Jimmy Devellano get inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. He ended up talking a little basketball as well. 'We're getting close,' Ilitch said when asked if there was any news to report about him buying Pistons. 'We're getting close.' When asked whether the Wings could play at the Palace in Auburn Hills, Ilitch said: 'Well, I don't want to get into all that. We're going to build a stadium in Detroit. ... I want two teams in one building. So that's all I can tell you.' Ilitch has had exclusive negotiating rights with Pistons owner Karen Davidson for the past month." (Detroit Free Press)
I didn't state this when I was writing about Detroit's ownership situation in Pro Basketball Prospectus 2010-11, but I was kind of pulling for Tom Gores. I like those nouveau riche types that roll up their sleeves and try to boost their egos by building a basketball team. Anyway, if a deal doesn't get done with Ilitch this month, the process will then be re-opened to other bidders.
SIXERS: "(Andre) Iguodala's status for tomorrow's game in Oklahoma City still remains up in the air. He did not practice again yesterday due to a strained right Achilles' tendon, and didn't sound so sure that he'd be ready to go, though his coach sounded a little more optimistic.' It's still a little stiff,' Iguodala said the day after his streak of 252 consecutive starts was halted. 'The one thing we don't want to have a problem with is coming back too fast and overcompensating and something else happens. We're just being cautious.'" (Philadelphia Daily News)
Sixers have been playing better without Iggy, but that's likely just a coincidence. In the long haul, the Sixers need a healthy Iguodala.
WARRIORS: "When Warriors guard Monta Ellis hits the hardwood and doesn't pop back up, you know something's wrong. And with 1:22 left in the game Monday, when he landed awkwardly after a driving layup attempt, Ellis didn't pop up. He hardly moved. The image of the Warriors' best player lying on the floor robbed some of the luster from their first road win of the season, a 109-102 victory over Toronto. With help, Ellis slowly limped off the court straight to the locker room. He was X-rayed for a lower back injury. Results will be made available today, the team announced. Instead of heading to New York with the team, Ellis stayed in his Toronto hotel room. His status for Wednesday's game at the Knicks is uncertain." (Oakland Tribune)
We'll be keeping our fingers crossed that Ellis' MRI is clean. Selfishly speaking, the Warriors will be in Chicago on Thursday and I've been looking forward to seeing that Stephen Curry-Ellis backcourt, which has been terrific so far this season. (UPDATE: The Warriors say Ellis has a strained lower back and is listed as day-to-day.)
WIZARDS: "Flip Saunders was the first to arrive at practice on Monday, so excited about preparing to correct the mistakes that have led to the Washington Wizards' disappointing 1-4 start that he showed up more than three hours early. But Saunders was also the first to leave practice, when he watched his players lethargically push through a scrimmage while complaining to assistants about every call, rather than communicating with each other. With about 30 minutes still scheduled before practice ended, Saunders got up from his chair on the main court at Verizon Center and stormed to the locker room, shouting, 'If you want to get better. Come back at 4.'" (Washington Post)
No one said rebuilding would be easy.
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FAB FIVE
A selection of our favorite NBA links
1. Henry Abbott has some thoughts about whether there is reason for concern about the Lakers' defense, at least in terms of whether it's championship caliber. My subjective two cents: I just have the impression the Lakers have cruised at times, which is really scary for the rest of the NBA.
2. Phil Jasner with a piece on Allen Iverson arriving in Turkey. Personally, I don't really feel sorry for Iverson. I am and have been friends with several people from Turkey and, to me, there is a tremendous opportunity in front of Iverson to experiece a new way of life, some rich culture and to gain some much-needed fresh perspective. Kobe Bryant has often mused about playing in Italy to finish his career. I know Iverson only went to Turkey as a last resort, but no one -- no one -- is guaranteed anything in the NBA. Iverson's refusal to accept the erosion of his skills gracefully led to teams being reluctant to try to bring him in as a role player. So he's out of the league, but there are worse things than being paid $2 million to play basketball in a great Eurasian country.
3. Sebastian Pruiti looks at the Blazers's proficiency in high-low action with their post players. This is something I wish NBA teams used more often. There are a number of big men in the league whose passing skills are underutilized and this is way for second units in particular to remain efficient without a specific offense-creater on the floor.
4. In perhaps a surprising outburst of sentimentality, Jermaine O'Neal says he'd like to retire as an Indiana Pacer.
5. A film study of the Thunder's floundering offense.
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ON TAP
Tonight in the NBA
WTC VIS @ HOM, GAMETIME NBAPET LINE OFFICIALS
+ 9 uta @ mia, 7:30 PM EST [ mia by 20 ] Ken Mauer, Brent Barnaky, Kevin Fehr
- 3 nyk @ mil, 8:00 PM EST [ nyk by 6 ] Ron Garretson, Bennie Adams, Marat Kogut
- 5 det @ por, 10:00 PM EST [ por by 13 ] Dan Crawford, John Goble, JT Orr
- 8 den @ ind, 7:00 PM EST [ den by 12 ] James Capers, Jason Phillips, Olandis Poole
- 9 lac @ nwo, 8:00 PM EST [ nwo by 22 ] Dick Bavetta, Brian Forte, Rodney Mott
-11 cle @ njn, 7:00 PM EST [ cle by 2 ] Marc Davis, Derek Richardson, Leon Wood
-28 min @ lal, 10:30 PM EST [ lal by 36 ] Steve Javie, Courtney Kirkland, Eli Roe
Note: WTC is a junk stat rating the "watchability" of a game, taking into
account the quality of the opponents and the likelihood of a close game.
Through Monday, 99 of 1,230 games (8.0%) have been played in the 2010-11 NBA regular season.
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GLOSSARY
+/- (Plus-Minus) Raw data is from official box scores from NBA.com.
GR (Game Rating) Reflects a player's Points Created total, or the portion of his team's offense for which he gets credit based on his box score line. This number is then adjusted for estimated defensive performance based on box score counterpart productivity. GR is pace-adjusted so you can compare players from game to game.
PCP (Points Created Per Possession Used) An estimate of each player's points created per possession used, a measure of offensive efficiency. The stat accounts for a player's entire box score line, not just the scoring categories.
PLY (Plays) An estimate of how many possessions on which the player was on the court.
USG An estimate of how many of those plays a player used by shooting, going to the line or committing a turnover, with a portion the team's offensive rebound total subtracted.
TEAM STATS
PACE: Esimated possessions in the game.
ORTG: A team's points per 100 possessions.
eFG%: Team's shooting percentage with an extra half-point added for each made three-point field goal.
oRB%: Percentage of a team's misses that they retrieved off the offensive glass.
TO%: Percentage of at team's possessions resulting in a turnover.
FTA%: Percentage of a team's possessions resulting in a trip to the foul line.
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