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If Dallas was really 0-2, with losses coming to Chicago and San Antonio, would the sports talkers and interwebs be burning up with Maverick obituaries? As crazy as it seems at this early juncture, that would probably be the big story from the season's first four days. That is, given the results of the rest of the league thus far. Dallas' slow start is the best narrative, the emergent story line to feed the machine. That's the way these things work.
Of course, the Mavericks' slow start--just two games, I remind you--could well be entirely explained by randomness. This isn't the NFL. Two games have almost no meaning in the NBA, no matter what happens in them. Unfortunately, as the real schedule continues to shrink, randomness could become an ever-greater factor in this NBA season, and not in a good way. How many games does the NBA season for the results to maintain legitimacy? It's a good question. And I'm not going to attempt an answer here. I've always thought 50-60 games were enough for NBA teams to sort themselves out, much fewer than their baseball brethren. This is all something to bear in mind as the league's labor dispute erases these games that we are now bringing you in simulation form.
On the virtual court, there were a lot of blowouts and a lot of home teams sending their fans home unhappy. The new-look Timberwolves were one of the road winners. Minnesota's early results suggest an exciting squad, with Ricky Rubio and Derrick Williams joining forces with Kevin Love and Michael Beasley. That'd be the small-sample story I'd want emphasized, not the freaking out over two losses by the reigning champs.
That's how it all played out in nine games on Friday, putting us 2.2 percent through Sim Season, our Strat-O-Matic simulation of the locked out 2011-12 season. We'll be doing this every day, so check back tomorrow for the results of tonight's action. You can follow me on Twitter for periodic updates on the night's action. Watch for the #simseason hashtag.
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CELTICS 103, HAWKS 98: It was nearly a fantastic finish for the Hawks, as Joe Johnson drilled a three with 49 seconds left to pull Atlanta within a point. However, Rajon Rondo sandwiched fancy assists on Boston's last two possessions around a Marvin Williams miss to secure Boston's win. Rondo rang up 15 assists for the Celtics, who lost Paul Pierce to an injury. Pierce scored just two points on 1-of-7 shooting before going down. He is expected to miss Boston's next game. Josh Smith scored 10 of his team-high 26 points during an early Hawks surge.
STRAT-O-MATIC BOX SCORE
BOSTON 19 25 31 28 103
ATLANTA 23 19 34 22 98
----FG--- ---3PT--- ---FT--- REBOUNDS
NAME MIN MD AT PCT MD AT PCT MD AT PCT +/- OF DF T AS PF ST TO BK PTS
R.ALLEN 44 10 19 53 3 7 43 5 6 83 6 2 4 6 1 1 1 2 0 28
P.PIERCE 7 1 7 14 0 2 0 0 0 -4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
R.RONDO 38 5 11 45 0 0 0 0 -1 1 2 3 15 1 1 4 0 10
G.DAVIS 28 7 12 58 0 0 4 4 100 2 1 7 8 0 3 0 0 0 18
K.GARNETT 42 6 12 50 0 0 9 10 90 4 4 11 15 2 4 3 1 3 21
J.GREEN 39 4 11 36 0 2 0 0 0 10 3 6 9 2 2 1 1 1 8
C.ARROYO 2 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
V.WAFER 6 1 2 50 1 1 100 0 0 -2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 3
D.WEST 10 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 2
J.O'NEAL 21 1 4 25 0 0 3 6 50 7 1 1 2 1 5 1 1 1 5
J.JOHNSON 3 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
BOSTON 48 39 82 48 4 12 33 21 26 81 12 32 44 23 18 7 10 7 103
----FG--- ---3PT--- ---FT--- REBOUNDS
NAME MIN MD AT PCT MD AT PCT MD AT PCT +/- OF DF T AS PF ST TO BK PTS
A.HORFORD 37 4 11 36 0 0 4 6 67 2 6 7 13 5 3 2 1 0 12
J.SMITH 31 10 14 71 0 0 6 7 86 5 0 7 7 2 0 0 1 1 26
J.JOHNSON 36 8 19 42 1 3 33 4 4 100 -4 0 2 2 3 0 0 3 0 21
K.HINRICH 34 6 11 55 2 4 50 1 1 100 0 0 4 4 9 3 1 0 0 15
M.WILLIAMS 26 1 6 17 0 0 4 4 100 4 1 7 8 2 2 0 0 0 6
J.CRAWFORD 22 3 7 43 2 4 50 0 0 -3 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 8
Z.PACHULIA 14 1 2 50 0 0 2 2 100 -8 1 2 3 0 4 0 2 0 4
J.TEAGUE 19 1 5 20 0 0 0 0 -8 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 2
D.WILKINS 10 2 3 67 0 0 0 0 -6 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4
K.BENSON 11 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 -7 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0
ATLANTA 48 36 81 44 5 11 45 21 24 88 9 29 38 24 19 6 8 2 98
BOSTON ATLANTA
Fast Break Pts 14 Fast Break Pts 14
Second Chance Pts 14 Second Chance Pts 8
Points in the Paint 30 Points In the Paint 28
Biggest Lead 8 Biggest Lead 10
BASKETBALL PROSPECTUS BOX SCORE
BOS (2-0)...........PLY% USG PCP +/- GR ATL (1-1)...........PLY% USG PCP +/- GR
allen,ray............92% 25% 1.22 + 6 29.7 smith,josh...........65% 28% 1.36 + 5 26.3
garnett,kevin........88% 19% 1.44 + 4 22.9 hinrich,kirk.........71% 15% 1.92 0 21.0
rondo,rajon..........79% 18% 1.45 - 1 19.2 johnson,joe..........75% 32% 0.86 - 4 20.3
davis,glen...........58% 23% 1.22 + 2 15.2 horford,al...........77% 18% 1.22 + 2 16.3
green,jeff...........81% 13% 1.01 +10 12.3 crawford,jamal.......46% 17% 1.11 - 3 9.3
o'neal,jermaine......44% 16% 0.63 + 7 4.7 williams,marvin......54% 13% 1.09 + 4 8.7
wafer,von............13% 14% 1.90 - 2 3.5 wilkins,damien.......21% 13% 1.19 - 6 3.5
johnson,jajuan....... 6% 32% 1.67 0 3.4 pachulia,zaza........29% 16% 0.63 - 8 3.4
arroyo,carlos........ 4% 23% 2.48 - 3 2.7 teague,jeff..........40% 11% 0.67 - 8 3.2
west,delonte.........21% 7% 1.44 + 6 2.4 benson,keith.........23% 12% 0.00 - 7 0.0
pierce,paul..........15% 49% 0.23 - 4 1.8 rolle,magnum.........(DNP)
moore,e'twaun........(DNP) thomas,etan..........(DNP)
PACE: 87.4 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA% PACE: 87.4 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA%
CELTICS.......... 117.9 .500 .293 .114 .131 HAWKS............ 112.2 .475 .220 .92 .121
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SPURS 109, MAVERICKS 101: After dropping their opener at home to Chicago, the defending champion Mavericks looked to get into the win column against their intrastate rivals from San Antonio. Dallas star Dirk Nowitzki started out on fire by scoring 20 points in the first period, most of them by abusing Tim Duncan in the lane. Nevertheless, the Spurs led by a point at the half. San Antonio led by two midway through the fourth quarter when Nowitzki's three put Dallas in front. The Spurs answered with a game-ending 13-4 run to overcome Nowitzki's 39's points. The champs are 0-2.
STRAT-O-MATIC BOX SCORE
DALLAS 28 24 26 23 101
SAN ANTONIO 26 27 31 25 109
----FG--- ---3PT--- ---FT--- REBOUNDS
NAME MIN MD AT PCT MD AT PCT MD AT PCT +/- OF DF T AS PF ST TO BK PTS
J.KIDD 42 1 2 50 1 2 50 0 0 -3 0 3 3 9 4 1 2 1 3
J.TERRY 37 7 20 35 2 9 22 0 0 -19 1 1 2 4 2 3 4 0 16
D.NOWITZKI 33 14 23 61 1 6 17 10 11 91 -8 1 5 6 1 5 0 2 1 39
S.MARION 34 4 6 67 0 0 0 0 -2 1 6 7 5 3 2 2 0 8
T.CHANDLER 30 1 6 17 0 0 2 2 100 -14 2 6 8 2 3 0 2 2 4
J.BAREA 17 7 12 58 0 1 0 2 2 100 6 2 0 2 5 0 1 2 0 16
B.HAYWOOD 21 5 7 71 0 0 0 0 4 3 5 8 2 3 0 2 0 10
P.STOJAKOVIC 7 1 1 100 1 1 100 0 0 -5 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3
I.MAHINMI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
R.FERNANDEZ 18 0 5 0 0 3 0 2 2 100 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 2
DALLAS 48 40 82 49 5 22 23 16 17 94 11 29 40 32 22 7 16 4 101
----FG--- ---3PT--- ---FT--- REBOUNDS
NAME MIN MD AT PCT MD AT PCT MD AT PCT +/- OF DF T AS PF ST TO BK PTS
T.PARKER 36 9 17 53 0 0 3 4 75 10 0 3 3 5 0 2 2 0 21
R.JEFFERSON 28 4 5 80 2 2 100 2 2 100 10 0 3 3 3 0 1 0 0 12
M.GINOBILI 29 5 12 42 2 6 33 6 6 100 10 0 2 2 3 1 2 3 1 18
T.DUNCAN 29 7 11 64 0 0 3 4 75 12 1 5 6 5 2 1 1 3 17
D.BLAIR 16 0 1 0 0 0 2 4 50 2 1 2 3 1 2 0 1 0 2
G.NEAL 23 6 11 55 3 6 50 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 3 1 0 0 15
M.BONNER 21 1 2 50 0 0 3 4 75 6 2 5 7 0 2 0 0 0 5
A.McDYESS 13 2 7 29 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 3 5 1 1 0 0 0 4
T.SPLITTER 20 2 4 50 0 1 0 3 5 60 -4 3 2 5 0 1 1 0 0 7
C.JOSEPH 8 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 1 100 -4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1
K.LEONARD 17 3 6 50 0 0 1 2 50 -4 3 2 5 0 1 0 1 0 7
SAN ANTONIO 48 39 79 49 7 18 39 24 32 75 12 30 42 20 13 8 11 4 109
DALLAS SAN ANTONIO
Fast Break Pts 12 Fast Break Pts 14
Second Chance Pts 2 Second Chance Pts 10
Points in the Paint 36 Points In the Paint 26
Biggest Lead 9 Biggest Lead 11
BASKETBALL PROSPECTUS BOX SCORE
DAL (0-1)...........PLY% USG PCP +/- GR SAS (1-0)...........PLY% USG PCP +/- GR
nowitzki,dirk........69% 43% 1.14 - 8 32.2 parker,tony..........75% 27% 1.09 +10 26.0
terry,jason..........77% 30% 0.80 -19 18.3 duncan,tim...........60% 22% 1.48 +12 21.5
barea,jose...........35% 41% 1.21 + 6 17.3 ginobili,manu........60% 29% 1.11 +10 16.8
marion,shawn.........71% 9% 1.80 - 2 11.3 neal,gary............48% 22% 1.54 0 15.8
haywood,brendan......44% 19% 1.35 + 4 10.4 jefferson,richard....58% 8% 3.03 +10 15.0
kidd,jason...........88% 2% 4.62 - 3 9.6 leonard,kawhi........35% 21% 0.93 - 4 6.8
chandler,tyson.......63% 12% 0.84 -14 5.7 splitter,tiago.......42% 13% 1.31 - 4 6.8
stojakovic,peja......15% 4% 5.98 - 5 4.1 bonner,matt..........44% 6% 1.88 + 6 5.6
fernandez,rudy.......38% 14% 0.64 + 1 3.2 mcdyess,antonio......27% 25% 0.77 + 2 4.6
mahinmi,ian.......... 2% 51% 0.66 0 0.7 blair,dejuan.........33% 9% 0.81 + 2 2.3
jones,dominique......(DNP) joseph,cory..........17% 39% 0.12 - 4 0.7
beaubois,rodrigue....(DNP) green,danny..........(DNP)
PACE: 89.5 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA% PACE: 89.5 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA%
MAVERICKS........ 112.8 .518 .268 .179 .084 SPURS............ 121.7 .538 .293 .123 .157
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THUNDER 120, PACERS 110: You'd think a team pinned with high expectations like Oklahoma City would enter its third game with a certain sense of urgency after dropping its first two contests. Well, urgency was exactly what the Thunder had on display as it scored the first 13 points of the game and led 37-16 after one quarter. OKC led by 20 points or more until the early fourth quarter when George Hill led a 15-0 run for the Pacers. But that only got Indiana within 11 and they couldn't pull closer than nine the rest of the way. Kevin Durant (35) and Russell Westbrook (33) paved the way with 68 combined points and the Thunder rolled up a 38-16 edge in points off the fastbreak.
STRAT-O-MATIC BOX SCORE
INDIANA 16 30 32 32 110
OKLAHOMA CITY 37 29 36 18 120
----FG--- ---3PT--- ---FT--- REBOUNDS
NAME MIN MD AT PCT MD AT PCT MD AT PCT +/- OF DF T AS PF ST TO BK PTS
D.GRANGER 36 5 20 25 4 15 27 2 2 100 -9 0 4 4 6 3 0 0 0 16
D.COLLISON 23 7 13 54 2 4 50 7 7 100 -13 1 2 3 0 2 0 4 0 23
R.HIBBERT 28 2 5 40 0 0 2 2 100 -22 1 3 4 3 3 0 3 2 6
T.HANSBROUGH 32 3 9 33 0 0 4 4 100 -28 3 3 6 0 4 1 3 0 10
P.GEORGE 25 6 9 67 3 4 75 0 0 -10 1 3 4 1 3 1 1 0 15
B.RUSH 14 1 6 17 1 3 33 0 0 7 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3
M.DUNLEAVY 17 3 6 50 3 6 50 2 2 100 -6 0 2 2 1 2 0 1 0 11
J.McROBERTS 17 1 4 25 0 1 0 3 4 75 15 2 3 5 2 3 0 1 0 5
J.FOSTER 17 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 15 5 4 9 1 2 1 0 0 4
A.PRICE 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
S.JONES 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
G.HILL 28 6 12 50 3 6 50 2 2 100 4 1 1 2 1 2 1 0 1 17
INDIANA 48 36 86 42 16 39 41 22 23 96 14 26 40 15 24 5 13 3 110
----FG--- ---3PT--- ---FT--- REBOUNDS
NAME MIN MD AT PCT MD AT PCT MD AT PCT +/- OF DF T AS PF ST TO BK PTS
K.DURANT 39 13 20 65 3 5 60 6 6 100 15 0 5 5 7 2 0 3 1 35
R.WESTBROOK 36 13 25 52 0 3 0 7 7 100 10 1 2 3 10 5 2 4 0 33
S.IBAKA 33 6 12 50 0 0 4 4 100 8 4 11 15 3 4 0 0 1 16
T.SEFOLOSHA 15 3 5 60 0 1 0 0 0 8 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 6
K.PERKINS 24 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 19 4 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0
J.HARDEN 27 3 6 50 1 2 50 1 1 100 14 0 3 3 3 0 0 1 0 8
N.COLLISON 21 2 2 100 0 0 2 2 100 -16 3 3 6 1 4 0 1 0 6
N.MOHAMMED 17 1 3 33 0 0 3 4 75 6 0 4 4 0 3 0 1 1 5
E.MAYNOR 10 1 2 50 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 2
D.COOK 15 3 6 50 1 2 50 2 2 100 -17 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 9
C.ALDRICH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
R.JACKSON 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
OKLAHOMA CI 48 45 86 52 5 14 36 25 26 96 13 32 45 30 19 4 11 3 120
INDIANA OKLAHOMA CITY
Fast Break Pts 16 Fast Break Pts 38
Second Chance Pts 15 Second Chance Pts 8
Points in the Paint 18 Points In the Paint 18
Biggest Lead 0 Biggest Lead 26
BASKETBALL PROSPECTUS BOX SCORE
IND (0-1)...........PLY% USG PCP +/- GR OKC (0-2)...........PLY% USG PCP +/- GR
granger,danny........75% 25% 1.05 - 9 20.5 durant,kevin.........81% 30% 1.49 +15 39.1
collison,darren......48% 40% 1.04 -13 19.7 westbrook,russell....75% 41% 1.08 +10 29.8
hill,george..........58% 19% 1.49 + 4 18.3 ibaka,serge..........69% 18% 1.48 + 8 19.0
george,paul..........52% 16% 1.79 -10 16.3 harden,james.........56% 11% 1.64 +14 10.5
dunleavy jr.,mike....35% 19% 1.65 - 6 10.7 cook,daequan.........31% 20% 1.42 -17 8.9
hibbert,roy..........58% 12% 1.03 -22 9.4 sefolosha,thabo......31% 13% 1.51 + 8 6.8
hansbrough,tyler.....67% 18% 0.74 -28 8.3 collison,nick........44% 6% 2.18 -16 5.8
foster,jeff..........35% 2% 6.38 +15 7.3 mohammed,nazr........35% 14% 0.87 + 6 4.4
mcroberts,josh.......35% 16% 1.01 +15 5.7 maynor,eric..........21% 12% 1.33 0 3.5
rush,brandon.........29% 18% 0.71 + 7 4.1 perkins,kendrick.....50% 5% 0.71 +19 2.2
price,a.j............ 2% 50% 0.00 - 3 0.0 aldrich,cole......... 2% 50% 0.67 + 3 0.7
hill,george..........(DNP) jackson,reggie....... 4% 22% 0.46 0 0.4
PACE: 91.5 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA% PACE: 91.5 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA%
PACERS........... 120.3 .512 .304 .142 .111 THUNDER.......... 131.2 .552 .333 .120 .125
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SUNS 101, LAKERS 95: The Lakers lost for the first time in three outings in a contest that was close the entire way. The Lakers seemed to be pulling away midway through the fourth quarter, but rookie Markieff Morris capped a 9-0 Phoenix run to put the Suns up 84-82. Kobe Bryant put the Lakers back in front a couple of possessions later, but Phoenix reeled off eight points in a row and held off L.A. down the stretch. Bryant hit just 5-of-19 shots, his second bad outing of the young campaign. Steve Nash turned in a vintage performance for the Suns with 20 points and 14 assists. Morris chipped in with 17 points on 8-of-9 shooting off the bench, getting extra court time because of Channing Frye's foul trouble.
STRAT-O-MATIC BOX SCORE
LOS ANGELES L 29 18 25 23 95
PHOENIX 31 16 18 36 101
----FG--- ---3PT--- ---FT--- REBOUNDS
NAME MIN MD AT PCT MD AT PCT MD AT PCT +/- OF DF T AS PF ST TO BK PTS
P.GASOL 37 7 16 44 0 0 4 6 67 -11 5 9 14 2 3 0 2 1 18
K.BRYANT 26 5 19 26 0 5 0 3 4 75 -6 0 5 5 5 4 1 1 0 13
L.ODOM 32 7 13 54 1 2 50 4 6 67 -1 4 3 7 2 2 0 2 2 19
R.ARTEST 30 4 7 57 2 4 50 1 2 50 1 0 0 0 3 2 2 2 0 11
D.FISHER 26 2 9 22 1 6 17 0 0 -1 1 2 3 1 4 2 0 0 5
S.BLAKE 19 2 3 67 2 3 67 0 0 -4 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 6
S.BROWN 19 1 2 50 1 2 50 3 3 100 -3 0 2 2 1 2 0 3 0 6
A.BYNUM 27 2 10 20 0 0 3 5 60 -4 3 3 6 3 3 0 1 1 7
M.BARNES 16 3 4 75 2 3 67 0 0 -5 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 8
D.CARACTER 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 100 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
D.EBANKS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
T.RATLIFF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
LOS ANGELES 48 33 83 40 9 25 36 20 28 71 15 27 42 19 23 7 13 4 95
----FG--- ---3PT--- ---FT--- REBOUNDS
NAME MIN MD AT PCT MD AT PCT MD AT PCT +/- OF DF T AS PF ST TO BK PTS
C.FRYE 13 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 50 13 0 1 1 1 6 0 1 1 1
S.NASH 34 6 12 50 1 4 25 7 8 88 12 1 5 6 14 0 1 0 0 20
G.HILL 25 8 13 62 1 1 100 4 4 100 6 2 2 4 3 3 0 1 0 21
V.CARTER 28 6 13 46 1 4 25 0 0 2 0 2 2 3 2 1 2 0 13
M.GORTAT 33 4 6 67 0 0 2 4 50 -3 2 11 13 1 3 1 1 5 10
J.DUDLEY 31 2 9 22 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 1 1 1 4
H.WARRICK 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0
A.BROOKS 14 1 6 17 0 5 0 3 3 100 -6 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 5
M.PIETRUS 19 4 6 67 2 3 67 0 0 3 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 0 10
R.LOPEZ 14 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 3 0
J.CHILDRESS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
M.MORRIS 20 8 9 89 0 0 1 4 25 3 1 4 5 0 4 0 1 0 17
PHOENIX 48 39 77 51 5 19 26 18 25 72 7 31 38 26 27 4 11 10 101
LOS ANGELES L PHOENIX
Fast Break Pts 4 Fast Break Pts 22
Second Chance Pts 12 Second Chance Pts 4
Points in the Paint 34 Points In the Paint 18
Biggest Lead 10 Biggest Lead 9
BASKETBALL PROSPECTUS BOX SCORE
LAL (2-0)...........PLY% USG PCP +/- GR PHX (1-0)...........PLY% USG PCP +/- GR
odom,lamar...........67% 24% 1.23 - 1 21.9 nash,steve...........71% 21% 1.92 +12 32.3
gasol,pau............77% 24% 1.04 -11 17.3 hill,grant...........52% 30% 1.30 + 6 20.1
bryant,kobe..........54% 38% 0.71 - 6 15.2 morris,markieff......42% 28% 1.21 + 3 13.8
artest,ron...........63% 13% 1.55 + 1 11.6 gortat,marcin........69% 12% 1.62 - 3 13.6
bynum,andrew.........56% 21% 0.76 - 4 9.8 carter,vince.........58% 25% 0.94 + 2 13.5
blake,steve..........40% 4% 4.40 - 4 8.4 pietrus,mickael......40% 17% 1.46 + 3 9.4
barnes,matt..........33% 15% 1.65 - 5 8.3 brooks,aaron.........29% 28% 0.66 - 6 5.1
brown,shannon........40% 13% 1.18 - 3 6.6 dudley,jared.........65% 14% 0.41 0 3.9
fisher,derek.........54% 14% 0.79 - 1 5.6 lopez,robin..........29% 13% 0.28 + 7 1.2
caracter,derrick..... 4% 18% 1.61 + 2 1.3 warrick,hakim........15% 7% 0.50 - 3 0.5
ebanks,devin......... 8% 12% 0.53 0 0.6 frye,channing........27% 9% 0.08 +13 0.2
ratliff,theo......... 4% 25% 0.35 + 2 0.3 childress,josh....... 4% 26% 0.00 - 4 0.0
PACE: 89.0 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA% PACE: 89.0 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA%
LAKERS........... 106.8 .452 .326 .146 .138 SUNS............. 113.5 .539 .206 .124 .124
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BUCKS 106, BOBCATS 96: Stephen Jackson made his return to Charlotte, apparently intent on sticking it to Michael Jordan for trading him to Milwaukee. Jackson scored the Bobcats' first 12 points then, after he cooled off, Brandon Jennings scored 10 of his own as the Bucks established an early 11-point lead. The Bobcats edged back into the game thanks to a couple of three-pointers from prized rookie Kemba Walker. Milwaukee pulled away in the third quarter as Jennings and Jackson took turns on the offensive end, ensuring that the Bucks would not have a repeat of their 24-point second half against San Antonio on Wednesday. Jennings finished with 29 points and Jackson added 23. Milwaukee pounded the Bobcats on the glass, grabbing nearly a third of its own misses and holding an 18-7 edge in second-chance points. Walker finished with 14 points in 24 minutes for Charlotte and hit 4-of-6 from three-point range.
STRAT-O-MATIC BOX SCORE
MILWAUKEE 36 21 29 20 106
CHARLOTTE 26 22 22 26 96
----FG--- ---3PT--- ---FT--- REBOUNDS
NAME MIN MD AT PCT MD AT PCT MD AT PCT +/- OF DF T AS PF ST TO BK PTS
A.BOGUT 35 3 8 38 0 0 0 0 19 3 11 14 1 3 1 0 1 6
B.JENNINGS 35 11 24 46 3 10 30 4 4 100 18 0 2 2 3 2 0 1 0 29
L.MOUTE 24 2 4 50 0 0 1 2 50 6 2 0 2 2 4 0 1 0 5
C.DELFINO 30 6 11 55 2 6 33 0 0 17 0 1 1 4 3 0 1 0 14
S.JACKSON 34 9 19 47 3 5 60 2 2 100 11 3 2 5 5 3 1 4 1 23
E.ILYASOVA 20 1 3 33 1 1 100 2 2 100 7 2 3 5 1 2 2 0 0 5
L.SANDERS 13 2 4 50 0 0 0 0 -9 0 2 2 0 2 0 1 2 4
D.GOODEN 19 4 8 50 0 0 0 2 0 -8 4 6 10 1 2 0 2 1 8
B.UDRIH 22 3 3 100 0 0 2 2 100 -8 0 4 4 4 3 1 3 0 8
S.LIVINGSTON 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T.HARRIS 7 2 3 67 0 0 0 0 -1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4
MILWAUKEE 48 43 87 49 9 22 41 11 14 79 15 31 46 21 24 5 13 5 106
----FG--- ---3PT--- ---FT--- REBOUNDS
NAME MIN MD AT PCT MD AT PCT MD AT PCT +/- OF DF T AS PF ST TO BK PTS
B.DIAW 30 3 6 50 0 0 2 2 100 -13 0 4 4 1 2 0 0 0 8
D.AUGUSTIN 33 4 11 36 2 7 29 4 4 100 -10 1 3 4 3 2 1 1 0 14
K.BROWN 32 6 12 50 0 0 4 8 50 -16 3 2 5 2 3 0 2 0 16
G.HENDERSON 30 6 11 55 0 1 0 0 0 -17 1 3 4 2 3 0 0 0 12
C.MAGGETTE 24 2 9 22 0 1 0 6 6 100 -13 0 3 3 1 2 0 2 0 10
D.CUNNINGHAM 16 1 6 17 0 0 0 0 14 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 2
T.THOMAS 31 6 9 67 0 0 6 10 60 -11 1 3 4 2 2 1 2 1 18
D.WHITE 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M.CARROLL 2 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
E.NAJERA 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
K.WALKER 24 5 11 45 4 6 67 0 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 2 1 0 14
B.BIYOMBO 15 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 2 4 2 4 1 2 1 0
CHARLOTTE 48 34 78 44 6 16 38 22 30 73 10 24 34 15 18 5 10 3 96
MILWAUKEE CHARLOTTE
Fast Break Pts 14 Fast Break Pts 6
Second Chance Pts 18 Second Chance Pts 7
Points in the Paint 20 Points In the Paint 26
Biggest Lead 21 Biggest Lead 0
BASKETBALL PROSPECTUS BOX SCORE
MIL (1-1)...........PLY% USG PCP +/- GR CHA (1-1)...........PLY% USG PCP +/- GR
jennings,brandon.....73% 36% 1.08 +18 26.8 thomas,tyrus.........65% 23% 1.15 -11 19.8
jackson,stephen......71% 33% 1.14 +11 26.1 walker,kemba.........50% 23% 1.49 + 2 19.2
delfino,carlos.......63% 17% 1.43 +17 17.4 augustin,d.j.........69% 19% 1.22 -10 16.5
gooden,drew..........40% 26% 0.98 - 8 11.2 brown,kwame..........67% 26% 0.89 -16 16.1
udrih,beno...........46% 13% 1.72 - 8 9.8 hendersonjr,gerald...63% 16% 1.13 -17 11.7
bogut,andrew.........73% 8% 1.55 +19 8.9 maggette,corey.......50% 27% 0.67 -13 9.4
ilyasova,ersan.......42% 6% 2.59 + 7 7.9 diaw,boris...........63% 9% 1.30 -13 9.3
mbahamoute,luc.......50% 9% 1.09 + 6 5.8 cunningham,dante.....33% 17% 0.51 +14 3.2
sanders,larry........27% 16% 0.84 - 9 3.6 biyombo,bismack......31% 8% 0.85 + 6 2.3
harris,tobias........15% 19% 1.35 - 1 3.5 carroll,matt......... 4% 23% 1.70 + 4 1.8
livingston,shaun..... 2% 53% 0.00 - 2 0.0 najera,eduardo....... 4% 23% 0.29 + 4 0.3
brockman,jon.........(DNP) white,d.j............ 2% 53% 0.00 0 0.0
PACE: 87.5 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA% PACE: 87.5 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA%
BUCKS............ 121.1 .546 .385 .149 .070 BOBCATS.......... 109.7 .474 .244 .114 .151
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TIMBERWOLVES 110, 76ERS 97: The young Timberwolves have a lot of new faces and, so far, the results are promising. Minnesota crumbled down the stretch in its opener against Atlanta, but on Friday rookie Derrick Williams led the way in a strong first half and the Wolves cruised to an impressive road win. Williams finished with 18 points on 6-of-7 shooting. Ricky Rubio, in what may be a typical performance, took just two shots in 24 minutes and led Minnesota with six assists. Darko Milic chipped in 16 points and six blocks as the Timberwolves shot 56 percent from the floor. The Sixers fell to 1-1 despite Andre Iguodala's near triple-double.
STRAT-O-MATIC BOX SCORE
MINNESOTA 24 26 24 36 110
PHILADELPHIA 21 19 29 28 97
----FG--- ---3PT--- ---FT--- REBOUNDS
NAME MIN MD AT PCT MD AT PCT MD AT PCT +/- OF DF T AS PF ST TO BK PTS
K.LOVE 35 7 12 58 1 1 100 3 4 75 12 4 9 13 4 2 1 4 0 18
M.BEASLEY 28 8 19 42 1 2 50 6 7 86 13 0 2 2 2 3 0 2 0 23
W.JOHNSON 27 2 3 67 0 1 0 0 0 18 0 3 3 5 0 1 0 0 4
D.MILICIC 24 6 7 86 0 0 4 4 100 19 1 2 3 1 1 2 0 6 16
R.RUBIO 24 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 14 1 2 3 6 3 0 2 0 4
L.RIDNOUR 24 5 11 45 1 4 25 1 1 100 -1 0 2 2 2 2 1 1 0 12
A.TOLLIVER 6 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 2
W.ELLINGTON 11 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
M.WEBSTER 16 3 3 100 0 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 6
A.RANDOLPH 21 2 10 20 0 0 1 2 50 3 1 5 6 1 1 0 3 1 5
B.MILLER 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -6 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
D.WILLIAMS 22 6 7 86 1 1 100 5 7 71 -3 2 5 7 0 1 1 2 0 18
MINNESOTA 48 43 77 56 4 9 44 20 25 80 9 32 41 25 19 6 16 7 110
----FG--- ---3PT--- ---FT--- REBOUNDS
NAME MIN MD AT PCT MD AT PCT MD AT PCT +/- OF DF T AS PF ST TO BK PTS
J.HOLIDAY 36 10 19 53 2 3 67 2 2 100 -23 1 1 2 6 3 1 3 0 24
E.BRAND 37 5 11 45 0 0 0 0 -15 3 2 5 4 3 2 1 1 10
A.IGUODALA 31 5 11 45 0 1 0 0 2 0 -13 4 3 7 10 5 4 1 0 10
J.MEEKS 31 2 7 29 2 6 33 2 2 100 -14 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 8
S.HAWES 20 4 9 44 0 0 0 0 -15 2 4 6 0 2 0 2 0 8
T.YOUNG 17 7 9 78 0 0 1 2 50 7 0 2 2 0 3 1 2 0 15
E.TURNER 27 2 10 20 0 2 0 2 2 100 6 4 3 7 1 1 0 0 0 6
L.WILLIAMS 16 3 9 33 2 5 40 2 4 50 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 10
A.NOCIONI 7 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 2
M.SPEIGHTS 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 3 0 1 0 1 0 0
N.VUCEVIC 12 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 -4 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 4
PHILADELPHI 48 41 91 45 6 17 35 9 14 64 16 22 38 23 22 10 11 2 97
MINNESOTA PHILADELPHIA
Fast Break Pts 12 Fast Break Pts 12
Second Chance Pts 12 Second Chance Pts 12
Points in the Paint 44 Points In the Paint 38
Biggest Lead 16 Biggest Lead 2
BASKETBALL PROSPECTUS BOX SCORE
MIN (1-1)...........PLY% USG PCP +/- GR PHI (1-1)...........PLY% USG PCP +/- GR
love,kevin...........73% 23% 1.28 +12 22.2 holiday,jrue.........75% 29% 1.15 -23 26.3
beasley,michael......58% 41% 0.85 +13 21.2 iguodala,andre.......65% 18% 1.51 -13 16.7
williams,derrick.....46% 25% 1.48 - 3 17.9 brand,elton..........77% 13% 1.24 -15 12.5
milicic,darko........50% 16% 1.98 +19 16.5 young,thaddeus.......35% 32% 1.06 + 7 11.7
ridnour,luke.........50% 24% 1.02 - 1 12.6 williams,lou.........33% 34% 0.98 + 2 11.4
johnson,wesley.......56% 3% 3.89 +18 7.9 meeks,jodie..........65% 9% 1.39 -14 8.7
rubio,ricky..........50% 6% 2.36 +14 7.7 turner,evan..........56% 17% 0.77 + 6 7.8
randolph,anthony.....44% 31% 0.47 + 3 6.8 hawes,spencer........42% 25% 0.75 -15 7.0
webster,martell......33% 10% 1.70 - 1 5.9 vucevic,nikola.......25% 5% 3.17 - 4 4.1
tolliver,anthony.....13% 6% 2.52 - 2 2.1 nocioni,andres.......15% 11% 0.80 + 2 1.2
ellington,wayne......23% 2% 2.18 - 1 1.4 speights,marreese....13% 22% 0.22 + 2 0.6
miller,brad.......... 4% 48% 0.21 - 6 0.4 brackins,craig.......(DNP)
PACE: 89.8 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA% PACE: 89.8 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA%
TIMBERWOLVES..... 122.4 .584 .290 .178 .122 76ERS............ 108.0 .484 .333 .122 .069
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TRAIL BLAZERS 105, CLIPPERS 98: LaMarcus Aldridge is off to a big start after scoring 36 points against the Clippers, increasing his total to a league-high 82 points in two games. Aldridge helped the Blazers finally take control of a nip-and-tuck game by scoring all eight points of Portand's 8-2 closing run. Prior to that, Eric Gordon had trimmed the lead to one with two free throws at the two-minute mark, but the Clippers went scoreless the rest of the way. The Blazers, perennially one of the NBA's best offensive rebounding teams, held a 14-4 edge in second-chance points on Friday. Greg Oden had a promising outing as he attempts to overcome his longstanding knee trouble, putting up 11 points, grabbing four offensive boards and blocking two shots in 11 minutes.
STRAT-O-MATIC BOX SCORE
PORTLAND 22 28 31 24 105
LOS ANGELES C 22 28 28 20 98
----FG--- ---3PT--- ---FT--- REBOUNDS
NAME MIN MD AT PCT MD AT PCT MD AT PCT +/- OF DF T AS PF ST TO BK PTS
L.ALDRIDGE 38 14 21 67 0 0 8 8 100 -1 4 5 9 3 1 1 1 1 36
W.MATTHEWS 33 7 10 70 1 2 50 1 2 50 3 0 4 4 1 2 0 1 0 16
N.BATUM 38 2 11 18 0 5 0 0 0 0 3 4 7 3 5 0 1 0 4
M.CAMBY 26 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 8 2 1 1 4 0 0
R.FELTON 39 6 14 43 4 11 36 5 6 83 3 1 4 5 10 3 1 2 0 21
G.WALLACE 20 4 7 57 0 0 2 2 100 10 0 3 3 0 4 1 2 0 10
B.ROY 16 3 8 38 0 1 0 1 1 100 -1 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 7
C.JOHNSON 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0
L.BABBITT 7 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
G.ODEN 11 5 6 83 0 0 1 1 100 7 4 0 4 2 1 0 0 2 11
N.SMITH 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
PORTLAND 48 41 81 51 5 20 25 18 20 90 13 28 41 22 22 6 13 4 105
----FG--- ---3PT--- ---FT--- REBOUNDS
NAME MIN MD AT PCT MD AT PCT MD AT PCT +/- OF DF T AS PF ST TO BK PTS
B.GRIFFIN 37 6 14 43 0 0 4 5 80 -3 3 6 9 1 5 2 2 1 16
E.GORDON 36 9 24 38 2 14 14 7 8 88 -1 1 2 3 1 1 1 2 0 27
R.GOMES 28 3 5 60 1 1 100 0 2 0 5 0 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 7
D.JORDAN 20 1 1 100 0 0 2 2 100 -1 1 7 8 0 2 1 0 0 4
M.WILLIAMS 30 3 7 43 2 5 40 3 3 100 -6 1 1 2 6 2 0 0 0 11
E.BLEDSOE 19 2 4 50 0 0 6 6 100 -2 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 0 10
R.FOYE 18 1 6 17 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
A.AMINU 13 3 4 75 1 1 100 0 0 -15 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 7
C.KAMAN 27 5 7 71 0 0 2 2 100 -5 2 3 5 4 2 0 3 2 12
C.SMITH 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
W.WARREN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T.THOMPKINS 8 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 -6 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2
LOS ANGELES 48 34 75 45 6 24 25 24 28 86 9 23 32 16 17 7 10 3 98
PORTLAND LOS ANGELES C
Fast Break Pts 12 Fast Break Pts 14
Second Chance Pts 14 Second Chance Pts 4
Points in the Paint 40 Points In the Paint 26
Biggest Lead 8 Biggest Lead 8
BASKETBALL PROSPECTUS BOX SCORE
POR (1-1)...........PLY% USG PCP +/- GR LAC (1-1)...........PLY% USG PCP +/- GR
aldridge,lamarcus....79% 32% 1.41 - 1 38.4 gordon,eric..........75% 42% 0.84 - 1 27.0
felton,raymond.......81% 22% 1.64 + 3 31.8 griffin,blake........77% 24% 0.89 - 3 17.7
matthews,wesley......69% 16% 1.43 + 3 14.8 kaman,chris..........56% 19% 1.35 - 5 14.9
oden,greg............23% 28% 1.98 + 7 12.4 williams,maurice.....63% 12% 1.94 - 6 14.5
wallace,gerald.......42% 23% 0.88 +10 8.3 bledsoe,eric.........40% 22% 1.16 - 2 11.5
batum,nicolas........79% 13% 0.60 0 6.5 gomes,ryan...........58% 9% 1.67 + 5 11.2
roy,brandon..........33% 28% 0.58 - 1 5.8 aminu,alfarouq.......27% 14% 1.83 -15 7.2
camby,marcus.........54% 9% 0.78 + 1 3.7 jordan,deandre.......42% 3% 4.39 - 1 6.0
smith,nolan..........19% 8% 0.27 + 4 0.5 thompkins,trey.......17% 11% 0.74 - 6 2.8
babbitt,luke.........15% 4% 0.55 + 5 0.4 foye,randy...........38% 15% 0.29 + 3 1.8
johnson,chris........ 6% 18% 0.26 + 4 0.3 smith,craig.......... 4% 51% 0.00 - 2 0.0
mills,patrick........(DNP) thompkins,trey.......(DNP)
PACE: 85.5 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA% PACE: 85.5 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA%
TRAILBLAZERS..... 122.8 .537 .361 .152 .103 CLIPPERS......... 114.6 .493 .243 .117 .144
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WARRIORS 124, KINGS 92: Golden State led wire to wire. The Warriors went on a 24-4 run behind strong bench play in the second quarter and blew out the Kings for their first win of the season. Golden State got strong performances up and down the roster, but of special note was the 10 points on 5-of-5 shooting by rookie Charles Jenkins. Kings rookie Jimmer Fredette fared better in his second start. After missing all six of his shots in his debut, Fredette scored 14 points on 6-of-9 shooting and made his first two NBA three-pointers. Of course, that's just 15 shots from the field in 56 minutes over two games for player about whom there are concerns over his ability to create his own shot at the NBA level.
STRAT-O-MATIC BOX SCORE
SACRAMENTO 22 16 35 19 92
GOLDEN STATE 30 31 39 24 124
----FG--- ---3PT--- ---FT--- REBOUNDS
NAME MIN MD AT PCT MD AT PCT MD AT PCT +/- OF DF T AS PF ST TO BK PTS
D.COUSINS 36 6 13 46 0 0 10 12 83 -18 3 7 10 2 2 2 4 1 22
T.EVANS 37 4 11 36 1 4 25 3 6 50 -18 0 3 3 9 0 1 2 1 12
J.HICKSON 30 6 10 60 0 0 3 5 60 -10 3 3 6 1 2 0 3 1 15
J.SALMONS 35 3 10 30 1 2 50 0 0 -13 0 3 3 4 2 2 3 1 7
J.FREDETTE 26 6 9 67 2 5 40 0 0 -17 0 0 0 4 3 0 1 0 14
S.DALEMBERT 10 2 3 67 0 0 0 0 -14 1 2 3 0 5 1 2 1 4
M.THORNTON 32 4 11 36 0 1 0 1 2 50 -27 0 5 5 2 1 3 2 0 9
J.THOMPSON 15 2 4 50 0 0 0 1 0 -20 1 2 3 0 3 0 2 1 4
F.GARCIA 12 1 5 20 0 3 0 0 0 -19 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 2
D.JACKSON 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 50 -2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1
I.THOMAS 2 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 -2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
SACRAMENTO 48 35 77 45 4 15 27 18 28 64 10 26 36 23 20 10 21 6 92
----FG--- ---3PT--- ---FT--- REBOUNDS
NAME MIN MD AT PCT MD AT PCT MD AT PCT +/- OF DF T AS PF ST TO BK PTS
M.ELLIS 38 14 27 52 2 4 50 2 4 50 31 0 4 4 7 1 1 1 0 32
D.WRIGHT 33 6 10 60 0 4 0 2 2 100 12 1 2 3 6 2 0 2 0 14
D.LEE 32 10 14 71 0 0 3 3 100 10 1 9 10 1 2 2 3 0 23
S.CURRY 30 5 10 50 2 4 50 2 2 100 12 1 3 4 7 5 0 3 0 14
A.BIEDRINS 15 1 3 33 0 0 0 0 8 2 2 4 2 5 2 0 2 2
R.WILLIAMS 14 2 4 50 0 1 0 0 1 0 19 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 4
V.RADMANOVIC 3 2 2 100 1 1 100 0 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 5
E.UDOH 26 3 4 75 0 0 3 4 75 18 3 2 5 0 5 2 1 1 9
L.AMUNDSON 21 3 7 43 0 0 1 3 33 25 4 5 9 0 1 0 1 1 7
A.THORNTON 1 1 2 50 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
K.THOMPSON 13 1 5 20 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 3 1 0 2 0 2
C.JENKINS 14 5 5 100 0 0 0 0 20 0 2 2 3 1 3 2 0 10
GOLDEN STAT 48 53 93 57 5 16 31 13 19 68 13 32 45 31 25 11 15 4 124
SACRAMENTO GOLDEN STATE
Fast Break Pts 24 Fast Break Pts 38
Second Chance Pts 13 Second Chance Pts 8
Points in the Paint 32 Points In the Paint 32
Biggest Lead 0 Biggest Lead 35
BASKETBALL PROSPECTUS BOX SCORE
SAC (0-2)...........PLY% USG PCP +/- GR GSW (1-1)...........PLY% USG PCP +/- GR
cousins,demarcus.....75% 27% 1.00 -18 20.5 ellis,monta..........79% 33% 1.17 +31 33.7
evans,tyreke.........77% 18% 1.21 -18 17.9 lee,david............67% 24% 1.29 +10 18.6
fredette,jimmer......54% 16% 1.56 -17 14.8 wright,dorell........69% 15% 1.38 +12 16.0
hickson,j.j..........63% 22% 0.96 -10 12.5 curry,stephen........63% 18% 1.38 +12 13.6
thornton,marcus......67% 18% 0.81 -27 9.6 jenkins,charles......29% 20% 1.79 +20 10.7
salmons,john.........73% 15% 0.85 -13 8.4 amundson,louis.......44% 18% 0.99 +25 7.8
thompson,jason.......31% 18% 0.56 -20 2.8 udoh,epke............54% 9% 1.49 +18 7.6
dalembert,samuel.....21% 21% 0.66 -14 2.6 radmanovic,vladimir.. 6% 28% 3.27 + 3 5.8
garcia,francisco.....25% 21% 0.39 -19 2.1 thompson,klay........27% 22% 0.66 + 1 4.2
thomas,isaiah........ 4% 21% 2.03 - 2 1.8 biedrins,andris......31% 6% 1.76 + 8 3.8
jackson,darnell......10% 15% 0.66 - 2 1.1 williams,reggie......29% 12% 0.88 +19 3.4
greene,donte.........(DNP) thornton,al.......... 2% 90% 0.80 + 1 1.5
PACE: 97.8 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA% PACE: 97.8 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA%
KINGS............ 94.1 .481 .238 .215 .126 WARRIORS......... 126.8 .597 .333 .153 .086
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RAPTORS 102, CAVALIERS 80: The Raptors jumped out to an early lead thanks to the crazy-hot shooting of Andrea Bargnani, who scored 19 points in the first period. He finished with 24 in the opening half as Toronto took a nine-point lead into the break. The long, tall Italian tacked on nine more in the third and the Raptors pushed the lead to 14, then breezed through a stress-free fourth quarter. Bargnani finished with 37 points, seven boards and five assists. On Cleveland's rookie report, Kyrie Irving was limited to seven points on 2-of-11 shooting. Tristan Thompson had 12 points on 4-of-5 shooting and blocked a couple of shots.
STRAT-O-MATIC BOX SCORE
TORONTO 33 26 19 24 102
CLEVELAND 25 25 14 16 80
----FG--- ---3PT--- ---FT--- REBOUNDS
NAME MIN MD AT PCT MD AT PCT MD AT PCT +/- OF DF T AS PF ST TO BK PTS
D.DEROZAN 35 8 15 53 0 0 2 2 100 24 1 4 5 1 1 1 0 1 18
A.BARGNANI 38 13 28 46 1 2 50 10 14 71 23 4 3 7 5 4 1 0 1 37
J.CALDERON 27 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 12 1 4 5 7 1 0 0 0 0
E.DAVIS 23 3 6 50 0 0 0 0 11 3 7 10 1 3 0 1 4 6
J.JOHNSON 21 1 4 25 0 0 0 0 10 0 3 3 1 1 0 3 2 2
A.JOHNSON 26 3 6 50 0 0 4 4 100 12 3 8 11 1 5 2 0 3 10
J.BAYLESS 22 7 12 58 2 3 67 0 0 6 0 3 3 3 2 0 2 0 16
L.BARBOSA 22 2 3 67 1 1 100 0 0 12 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 5
L.KLEIZA 17 3 8 38 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 4 2 1 0 0 1 6
R.EVANS 9 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 -2 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 2
TORONTO 48 41 86 48 4 8 50 16 20 80 13 37 50 23 19 5 9 12 102
----FG--- ---3PT--- ---FT--- REBOUNDS
NAME MIN MD AT PCT MD AT PCT MD AT PCT +/- OF DF T AS PF ST TO BK PTS
A.JAMISON 25 8 18 44 3 4 75 3 3 100 -13 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 22
B.DAVIS 27 5 12 42 0 2 0 0 0 -17 3 1 4 6 3 1 1 1 10
A.VAREJAO 31 1 6 17 0 0 1 2 50 -13 5 6 11 0 3 1 1 2 3
O.CASSPI 26 0 4 0 0 2 0 1 2 50 -11 2 7 9 1 1 1 0 0 1
K.IRVING 32 2 11 18 1 5 20 2 2 100 -14 1 1 2 5 0 0 2 1 7
R.SESSIONS 18 7 12 58 0 0 4 4 100 -2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 18
D.GIBSON 19 0 7 0 0 3 0 0 0 -11 1 2 3 2 2 2 0 0 0
R.HOLLINS 13 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 -9 0 2 2 1 3 0 1 1 0
A.GEE 6 2 3 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4
C.EYENGA 17 1 2 50 1 1 100 0 0 -9 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 1 3
S.SAMUELS 6 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
T.THOMPSON 20 4 5 80 0 0 4 4 100 -11 0 1 1 0 3 0 2 2 12
CLEVELAND 48 30 85 35 5 17 29 15 17 88 13 28 41 16 16 6 9 8 80
TORONTO CLEVELAND
Fast Break Pts 10 Fast Break Pts 10
Second Chance Pts 14 Second Chance Pts 7
Points in the Paint 42 Points In the Paint 22
Biggest Lead 24 Biggest Lead 0
BASKETBALL PROSPECTUS BOX SCORE
TOR (0-1)...........PLY% USG PCP +/- GR CLE (0-1)...........PLY% USG PCP +/- GR
bargnani,andrea......79% 44% 1.07 +23 38.5 jamison,antawn.......52% 41% 1.06 -13 20.7
derozan,demar........73% 21% 1.17 +24 16.6 sessions,ramon.......38% 38% 1.08 - 2 15.0
bayless,jerryd.......46% 30% 1.27 + 6 16.2 davis,baron..........56% 23% 1.09 -17 13.1
johnson,amir.........54% 12% 1.79 +12 13.0 irving,kyrie.........67% 20% 0.83 -14 12.2
davis,ed.............48% 13% 1.43 +11 8.3 thompson,tristan.....42% 20% 1.15 -11 9.8
calderon,jose........56% 3% 3.87 +12 6.9 varejao,anderson.....65% 10% 0.87 -13 5.4
kleiza,linas.........35% 22% 1.00 + 2 6.9 casspi,omri..........54% 7% 1.13 -11 4.5
barbosa,leandro......46% 11% 1.05 +12 5.5 eyenga,christian.....35% 6% 1.90 - 9 4.4
johnson,james........44% 14% 0.54 +10 3.5 gee,alonzo...........13% 24% 1.23 0 3.7
evans,reggie.........19% 3% 6.25 - 2 3.0 gibson,daniel........40% 17% 0.39 -11 2.9
alabi,soloman........(DNP) hollins,ryan.........27% 9% 0.24 - 9 0.6
ajinca,alexis........(DNP) samuels,samardo......13% 24% 0.19 0 0.6
PACE: 86.1 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA% PACE: 86.1 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA%
RAPTORS.......... 118.5 .500 .317 .105 .102 CAVALIERS........ 93.0 .382 .260 .105 .087
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STRAT-O-MATIC DAILY RECAP
STANDINGS SCORING AVERAGE REBOUNDS⁄GAME FIELD GOAL PCT
TEAM WON LOST ------------------- ------------------- -------------------
BOS 2 0 L.ALDRIDG POR 39.5 K.HUMPHRI NJN 16.0 T.OUTLAW NJN1.000
NYK 1 0 A.STOUDEM NYK 36.0 K.GARNETT BOS 15.0 C.JENKINS GSW .800
NJN 1 0 D.WEST NOH 36.0 K.LOVE MIN 14.5 G.ODEN POR .800
TOR 1 1 M.ELLIS GSW 34.5 A.BOGUT MIL 13.5 J.JEREBKO DET .800
PHI 1 1 K.DURANT OKC 33.3 L.SCOLA HOU 13.5 C.VILLANU DET .786
TEAM WON LOST
DET 1 0 FREE THROW PCT THREE POINT PCT ASSISTS⁄GAME
MIL 1 1 ------------------- ------------------- -------------------
CHI 1 1 A.GRAY NOH1.000 A.AFFLALO DEN1.000 S.NASH PHX 13.0
IND 0 2 A.BURKS UTA1.000 B.WALKER NYK1.000 C.PAUL NOH 12.0
CLE 0 2 B.UDRIH MIL1.000 D.HARRIS UTA1.000 R.RONDO BOS 11.5
TEAM WON LOST B.DIAW CHA1.000 K.KORVER CHI1.000 R.WESTBRO OKC 11.3
MIA 1 1 B.JENNING MIL1.000 R.LEWIS WAS1.000 A.IGUODAL PHI 11.0
CHA 1 1
ATL 1 1 STEALS⁄GAME TURNOVERS⁄GAME BLOCKS⁄GAME
WAS 0 1 ------------------- ------------------- -------------------
ORL 0 2 K.FARIED DEN 4.0 D.COUSINS SAC 5.0 J.McGEE WAS 5.0
TEAM WON LOST A.MILLER DEN 3.0 J.SALMONS SAC 4.5 B.LOPEZ NJN 3.0
SAS 2 0 D.WILLIAM NJN 3.0 L.JAMES MIA 4.5 D.MILICIC MIN 3.0
NOH 1 0 J.RICHARD ORL 3.0 R.RONDO BOS 4.5 E.OKAFOR NOH 3.0
MEM 1 1 T.ALLEN MEM 3.0 R.GAY MEM 4.5 K.GARNETT BOS 3.0
HOU 1 1
DAL 0 2
TEAM WON LOST
DEN 1 0
UTA 1 1
POR 1 1
MIN 1 1
OKC 1 2
TEAM WON LOST
PHX 2 0
LAL 2 1
LAC 1 1
GSW 1 1
SAC 0 2
DATE YESTERDAY'S SCORES HIGH POINTS HIGH REBOUNDS HIGH ASSISTS
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11⁄4 BOS 103 @ ATL 98 R.ALLEN 28 K.GARNETT 15 R.RONDO 15
11⁄4 SAS 109 vs DAL 101 D.NOWITZKI 39 Multiple 8 J.KIDD 9
11⁄4 OKC 120 vs IND 110 K.DURANT 35 S.IBAKA 15 R.WESTBROOK 10
11⁄4 PHX 101 vs LAL 95 G.HILL 21 P.GASOL 14 S.NASH 14
11⁄4 MIL 106 @ CHA 96 B.JENNINGS 29 A.BOGUT 14 S.JACKSON 5
11⁄4 MIN 110 @ PHI 97 J.HOLIDAY 24 K.LOVE 13 A.IGUODALA 10
11⁄4 POR 105 @ LAC 98 L.ALDRIDGE 36 Multiple 9 R.FELTON 10
11⁄4 GSW 124 vs SAC 92 M.ELLIS 32 Multiple 10 T.EVANS 9
11⁄4 TOR 102 @ CLE 80 A.BARGNANI 37 Multiple 11 J.CALDERON 7
TODAY'S SCHEDULED GAMES
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ATLANTA (1-1) at CHICAGO (1-1)
BOSTON (2-0) at INDIANA (0-2)
CHARLOTTE (1-1) at MEMPHIS (1-1)
DETROIT (1-0) at NEW JERSEY (1-0)
GOLDEN STATE (1-1) at DENVER (1-0)
NEW ORLEANS (1-0) at SACRAMENTO (0-2)
NEW YORK (1-0) at MILWAUKEE (1-1)
OKLAHOMA CITY (1-2) at DALLAS (0-2)
ORLANDO (0-2) at WASHINGTON (0-1)
TORONTO (1-1) at MINNESOTA (1-1)
UTAH (1-1) at HOUSTON (1-1)
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% (Play percentage) An estimate of the percentage of a team's 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: Estimated 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 a 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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