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One of the coolest things about Strat-O-Matic basketball is the existence of this: Defensive Stops.
Let me explain. There are situations during the course of the game in which a player's individual defensive rating has a direct impact on whether or not an opponent's play is successful. This of course occurs in a different way in real basketball, but the situations are not quite so cut-and-dry. As a result, SOM can keep track of these "stops" as part of a player's performance record. Oh how I wish data like these existed in the actual NBA. Here's an early leaderboard:
DEFENSIVE STOPS
C.HAYES HOU 15
C.DELFINO MIL 10
A.BOGUT MIL 9
C.ANTHONY NYK 9
C.PAUL NOH 9
J.ANTHONY MIA 9
R.WESTBRO OKC 9
T.ALLEN MEM 9
D.WILLIAM NJN 8
K.LOWRY HOU 8
Since these are simple counting stats, you have to read them with a grain of salt. In other words, we don't know "stop opportunities" so it's possible that a player can ring up a good number of stops simply because he gets attacked so often on the defensive end. Nevertheless, this is great info to have.
Through last night, we've played the 55 games the NBA hasn't as part of 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 action. Watch for the #simseason hashtag.
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PACERS 119, ROCKETS 115: Danny Granger (16 points) and Darren Collison (12) led a 37-point first quarter for Indiana, during which the Pacers led by as many as 15. Indiana pushed the lead to 22 in the second quarter before Houston finished the half strong. Nevertheless, Indiana tacked on 38 more points in the second period, giving them--I'll do the math for you--a robust 75-point first half. Houston plugged its defensive gaps in the second half, holding Indiana to 17 points in the third. Marcus Morris scored the last four points on a 12-5 closing surge that left the game tied entering the final quarter. It was nip-and-tuck down the stretch. Kevin Martin scored off the break to put Houston up 110-108 with 2:19 to play. Granger answered with a three. Luis Scola's old school three-point play put the Rockets back in front 115-114 at the 1:04 mark. Granger was then fouled on a three attempt and sank all three free throws. Martin missed a three, but Houston retained the ball when the rebound was knocked out of bounds. Chase Budinger missed another three and Granger made two free throws to seal the win. Granger was fantastic, needing just 21 shots to put up 42 points.
STRAT-O-MATIC BOX SCORE
HOUSTON 24 39 29 23 115
INDIANA 37 38 17 27 119
----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.MARTIN 34 6 13 46 4 8 50 1 2 50 2 0 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 17
K.LOWRY 32 6 9 67 0 3 0 1 1 100 -3 0 2 2 8 4 3 0 1 13
L.SCOLA 33 7 15 47 0 0 15 16 94 2 3 6 9 2 4 1 2 0 29
C.HAYES 28 1 3 33 0 0 1 2 50 -9 2 5 7 1 3 1 3 0 3
C.BUDINGER 29 5 19 26 1 7 14 1 2 50 -4 2 5 7 2 3 1 1 1 12
C.LEE 19 2 4 50 1 1 100 2 2 100 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 7
G.DRAGIC 16 2 9 22 1 3 33 0 0 -1 0 0 0 3 3 1 3 0 5
J.HILL 15 4 6 67 0 0 2 2 100 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 10
P.PATTERSON 16 2 3 67 0 0 0 0 -6 0 4 4 0 2 1 0 0 4
H.THABEET 3 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
M.MORRIS 15 4 7 57 0 0 5 5 100 -3 3 1 4 1 0 1 1 1 13
HOUSTON 48 40 90 44 7 22 32 28 32 88 11 27 38 24 22 9 12 3 115
----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 37 13 21 62 8 11 73 8 8 100 4 1 5 6 4 5 0 2 0 42
D.COLLISON 30 5 11 45 1 2 50 4 5 80 3 0 2 2 5 0 0 5 0 15
R.HIBBERT 33 8 12 67 0 0 0 0 -5 3 8 11 0 4 0 1 4 16
B.RUSH 13 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
T.HANSBROUGH 30 4 9 44 0 0 1 2 50 3 0 9 9 3 3 1 5 0 9
M.DUNLEAVY 18 3 4 75 2 2 100 0 2 0 3 0 4 4 4 0 1 1 0 8
J.McROBERTS 19 3 6 50 1 2 50 0 0 2 0 2 2 2 4 1 1 2 7
P.GEORGE 23 5 13 38 1 7 14 2 2 100 -6 2 1 3 3 3 0 0 0 13
J.FOSTER 12 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 10 0 2 2 0 5 0 0 1 2
S.JONES 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
G.HILL 23 2 3 67 1 1 100 2 2 100 2 1 0 1 4 2 1 1 0 7
INDIANA 48 44 83 53 14 26 54 17 21 81 7 34 41 27 27 5 16 7 119
HOUSTON INDIANA
Fast Break Pts 24 Fast Break Pts 30
Second Chance Pts 11 Second Chance Pts 10
Points in the Paint 36 Points In the Paint 20
Biggest Lead 4 Biggest Lead 22
BASKETBALL PROSPECTUS BOX SCORE
HOU (2-2)...........PLY% USG PCP +/- GR IND (2-2)...........PLY% USG PCP +/- GR
scola,luis...........69% 31% 1.13 + 2 23.7 granger,danny........77% 32% 1.59 + 4 38.3
martin,kevin.........71% 16% 1.58 + 2 20.7 hibbert,roy..........69% 17% 1.25 - 5 16.2
lowry,kyle...........67% 11% 2.05 - 3 15.7 collison,darren......63% 27% 0.92 + 3 15.3
morris,marcus........31% 28% 1.32 - 3 12.8 george,paul..........48% 26% 0.96 - 6 10.8
budinger,chase.......60% 30% 0.68 - 4 11.4 dunleavy jr.,mike....38% 13% 2.16 + 3 10.7
lee,courtney.........40% 9% 2.20 0 8.4 hansbrough,tyler.....63% 21% 0.76 + 3 9.2
hill,jordan..........31% 24% 0.84 + 1 7.4 hill,george..........48% 8% 2.09 + 2 9.1
dragic,goran.........33% 32% 0.55 - 1 6.3 mcroberts,josh.......40% 15% 1.17 + 2 8.0
hayes,chuck..........58% 9% 0.81 - 9 4.3 rush,brandon.........27% 9% 0.62 + 6 1.7
patterson,patrick....33% 6% 1.75 - 6 3.6 foster,jeff..........25% 2% 1.32 +10 0.8
thabeet,hasheem...... 6% 28% 0.99 + 1 1.7 jones,solomon........ 4% 24% 0.05 - 2 0.0
cousin,marcus........(DNP) posey,james..........(DNP)
PACE: 99.0 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA% PACE: 99.0 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA%
ROCKETS.......... 116.1 .483 .244 .121 .142 PACERS........... 120.2 .614 .206 .162 .093
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HEAT 88, JAZZ 81: Miami entered the game 2-1 but sported an average point differential of +17.7 after winning consecutive home blowouts. There was no blowout this time around after an 11-2 run gave Utah a four-point lead early in the third quarter. The Jazz stretched the lead to six before Udonis Haslim scored in the paint and Eddie House hit a three, drawing Miami within a point entering the fourth quarter. Those hoops ended up sparking a 13-point run that gave the Heat the upper hand. The Jazz stayed within shouting distance, but never seriously challenged the rest of the way as Miami won its third straight. Dwyane Wade enjoyed his best game of the season, scoring 28 points on 7-of-11 shooting.
STRAT-O-MATIC BOX SCORE
UTAH 27 16 24 14 81
MIAMI 28 16 22 22 88
----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.JEFFERSON 32 9 20 45 0 0 7 7 100 -2 6 3 9 0 5 2 3 1 25
P.MILLSAP 34 2 6 33 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 5 5 2 2 3 3 0 4
D.HARRIS 30 5 9 56 1 4 25 9 9 100 7 0 1 1 6 3 1 1 1 20
G.HAYWARD 8 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
A.BURKS 22 2 5 40 0 0 0 0 -9 1 3 4 2 6 0 2 1 4
R.BELL 9 1 2 50 0 1 0 0 0 -7 0 2 2 0 2 1 0 0 2
A.KIRILENKO 18 2 3 67 0 1 0 0 0 -8 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 4
C.MILES 23 2 10 20 1 5 20 3 3 100 3 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 8
E.WATSON 18 0 7 0 0 4 0 0 0 -14 0 1 1 0 1 1 3 1 0
D.FAVORS 21 2 4 50 0 0 4 8 50 6 1 2 3 0 2 0 1 1 8
M.OKUR 14 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 -12 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 0
E.KANTER 11 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 -4 1 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 4
UTAH 48 28 72 39 2 15 13 23 29 79 12 21 33 11 25 9 17 6 81
----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.JAMES 36 6 14 43 0 2 0 1 2 50 1 2 4 6 9 4 4 4 2 13
D.WADE 35 7 11 64 0 1 0 14 17 82 3 3 7 10 4 3 1 5 2 28
C.BOSH 39 5 9 56 0 0 6 6 100 4 0 9 9 0 3 1 4 0 16
M.CHALMERS 23 3 9 33 0 5 0 0 0 -4 0 3 3 3 2 0 0 0 6
J.ANTHONY 26 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 4 1 3 0 0 2 0
M.BIBBY 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
J.JONES 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
E.HOUSE 8 2 3 67 1 1 100 0 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5
M.MILLER 20 1 3 33 1 3 33 1 2 50 15 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 4
E.DAMPIER 6 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 2
U.HASLEM 23 3 8 38 0 0 1 2 50 1 2 4 6 0 4 1 2 0 7
N.COLE 16 3 5 60 1 1 100 0 0 -2 0 0 0 2 3 0 1 1 7
MIAMI 48 31 65 48 3 13 23 23 29 79 9 30 39 22 25 9 17 9 88
UTAH MIAMI
Fast Break Pts 4 Fast Break Pts 14
Second Chance Pts 13 Second Chance Pts 8
Points in the Paint 30 Points In the Paint 22
Biggest Lead 6 Biggest Lead 10
BASKETBALL PROSPECTUS BOX SCORE
UTA (1-3)...........PLY% USG PCP +/- GR MIA (3-1)...........PLY% USG PCP +/- GR
jefferson,al.........67% 40% 0.89 - 2 28.8 wade,dwyane..........73% 34% 1.18 + 3 31.0
harris,devin.........63% 22% 1.63 + 7 24.6 james,lebron.........75% 26% 1.04 + 1 19.8
miles,c.j............48% 25% 0.71 + 3 9.1 bosh,chris...........81% 20% 0.97 + 4 16.9
favors,derrick.......44% 19% 0.89 + 6 7.7 cole,norris..........33% 18% 1.25 - 2 8.3
millsap,paul.........71% 12% 0.77 + 3 7.7 chalmers,mario.......48% 19% 0.84 - 4 7.1
kirilenko,andrei.....38% 9% 1.35 - 8 4.8 haslem,udonis........48% 24% 0.62 + 1 6.4
burks,alec...........46% 14% 0.71 - 9 4.6 house,eddie..........17% 18% 1.92 + 6 5.8
kanter,enes..........23% 7% 2.39 - 4 3.8 miller,mike..........42% 8% 1.40 +15 4.7
bell,raja............19% 9% 1.21 - 7 2.2 dampier,erick........13% 7% 2.57 + 4 2.2
hayward,gordon.......17% 10% 0.99 + 2 2.0 anthony,joel.........54% 0% 57.97 + 2 1.4
watson,earl..........38% 27% 0.06 -14 0.6 bibby,mike........... 6% 18% 0.39 + 6 0.4
okur,mehmet..........29% 12% 0.06 -12 0.2 jones,james..........10% 20% 0.18 - 1 0.3
PACE: 84.2 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA% PACE: 84.2 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA%
JAZZ............. 96.1 .403 .286 .202 .151 HEAT............. 104.5 .500 .300 .202 .151
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KNICKS 116, THUNDER 110: I suspect this would have been NBA TV's featured game on Tuesday, and it would have been an excellent choice. Kevin Durant versus Carmelo Anthony in Madison Square Garden--what's not to love? Both teams were starved for a win after starting the season slow and played like it. The Knicks seized a 14-point lead on Toney Douglas' three midway through the second quarter and led by eight at the half, with Douglas' 13 points leading the way. Durant went on a spree early in the third, scoring 12 points in less than four minutes, drawing the Thunder within three. New York pushed back, stretching the lead back to 13 on Douglas' hoop late in the third. The Thunder had another burst left, scoring the first nine points of the fourth to tie the game. The teams traded baskets before Bill Walker's fastbreak dunk capped a 7-2 run that put the Knicks up five with 4:06 to play and New York led by at least six over the last 3:21. Anthony scored 14 of his 32 in the fourth. The streak-shooting Douglas finished with 21 points on 9-of-10 shooting. The Thunder fell to 1-4 on the young season.
STRAT-O-MATIC BOX SCORE
OKLAHOMA CITY 21 28 33 28 110
NEW YORK 28 27 36 25 116
----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 37 13 21 62 5 6 83 0 1 0 -9 0 2 2 2 6 0 4 0 31
R.WESTBROOK 37 8 21 38 0 1 0 8 11 73 -5 1 3 4 10 4 6 3 0 24
T.SEFOLOSHA 18 2 2 100 1 1 100 1 2 50 -4 0 2 2 0 2 1 1 0 6
N.MOHAMMED 21 2 5 40 0 0 2 2 100 4 0 2 2 0 2 1 0 0 6
K.PERKINS 26 0 2 0 0 0 2 4 50 -8 2 1 3 1 3 0 0 0 2
S.IBAKA 33 4 7 57 0 0 1 1 100 -1 1 4 5 1 4 0 1 2 9
J.HARDEN 27 6 11 55 2 6 33 2 2 100 -11 1 3 4 4 3 2 2 0 16
N.COLLISON 16 2 3 67 0 0 2 2 100 -7 0 3 3 0 3 0 1 0 6
E.MAYNOR 10 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 2 100 -4 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 2
D.COOK 14 2 3 67 1 2 50 0 0 12 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 5
R.JACKSON 1 1 1 100 1 1 100 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
OKLAHOMA CI 48 40 78 51 10 18 56 20 27 74 5 20 25 21 30 11 15 2 110
----FG--- ---3PT--- ---FT--- REBOUNDS
NAME MIN MD AT PCT MD AT PCT MD AT PCT +/- OF DF T AS PF ST TO BK PTS
A.STOUDEMIRE 40 9 16 56 0 0 8 12 67 8 2 3 5 3 5 0 1 2 26
C.ANTHONY 40 11 20 55 3 4 75 7 8 88 9 1 9 10 4 1 1 2 0 32
L.FIELDS 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
C.BILLUPS 31 5 11 45 4 9 44 6 6 100 14 0 4 4 8 2 2 8 0 20
R.TURIAF 22 1 1 100 0 0 1 2 50 5 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 1 3
T.DOUGLAS 29 9 10 90 3 4 75 0 0 4 0 3 3 2 3 3 0 0 21
S.WILLIAMS 13 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 2 50 0 0 3 3 0 2 1 1 1 1
B.WALKER 11 1 2 50 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 2
J.JEFFRIES 20 1 2 50 0 0 3 4 75 -1 1 1 2 0 2 1 2 0 5
A.RAUTINS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 -5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
J.HARRELLSON 9 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 50 -3 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1
I.SHUMPERT 14 2 3 67 1 1 100 0 0 -9 0 1 1 0 4 0 1 0 5
NEW YORK 48 39 68 57 11 21 52 27 36 75 4 29 33 22 24 9 17 4 116
OKLAHOMA CITY NEW YORK
Fast Break Pts 18 Fast Break Pts 18
Second Chance Pts 4 Second Chance Pts 6
Points in the Paint 20 Points In the Paint 18
Biggest Lead 1 Biggest Lead 14
BASKETBALL PROSPECTUS BOX SCORE
OKC (1-4)...........PLY% USG PCP +/- GR NYK (2-2)...........PLY% USG PCP +/- GR
durant,kevin.........77% 32% 1.14 - 9 29.5 anthony,carmelo......83% 30% 1.28 + 9 34.5
westbrook,russell....77% 36% 0.98 - 5 25.9 billups,chauncey.....65% 33% 1.16 +14 25.8
harden,james.........56% 23% 1.32 -11 18.4 stoudemire,amare.....83% 26% 1.02 + 8 24.1
ibaka,serge..........69% 11% 1.08 - 1 10.0 douglas,toney........60% 16% 2.16 + 4 19.4
sefolosha,thabo......38% 9% 1.62 - 4 6.6 turiaf,ronny.........46% 3% 2.33 + 5 4.3
cook,daequan.........29% 9% 1.88 +12 6.2 jeffries,jared.......42% 13% 0.75 - 1 4.1
mohammed,nazr........44% 12% 0.90 + 4 5.5 shumpert,iman........29% 13% 0.98 - 9 3.9
collison,nick........33% 13% 1.00 - 7 5.2 harrellson,josh......19% 9% 1.36 - 3 2.5
jackson,reggie....... 2% 47% 3.13 + 3 3.6 williams,shawne......27% 13% 0.41 0 1.7
maynor,eric..........21% 27% 0.46 - 4 3.0 walker,bill..........23% 12% 0.46 + 2 1.3
perkins,kendrick.....54% 5% 0.71 - 8 2.7 fields,landry........15% 7% 1.17 + 6 1.3
vaden,robert.........(DNP) rautins,andy......... 8% 11% 0.00 - 5 0.0
PACE: 94.4 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA% PACE: 94.4 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA%
THUNDER.......... 116.5 .577 .147 .159 .126 KNICKS........... 122.8 .654 .167 .180 .168
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BULLS 122, CLIPPERS 88: The Clippers slipped by the Bulls 100-99 in their only meeting in Chicago last season, snapping the Bulls' seven-game winning streak when Derrick Rose missed a free throw after time had expired. This time around, Tom Thibodeau's bench led a 32-18 second quarter burst that left Chicago up by 20 at halftime. It was never really a ballgame, as Chicago led by as many as 35 in the second half and improved to 3-1 on the season. The Bulls outrebounded the Clippers 51-21, grabbed more than half their own misses and outscored L.A. 20-1 on second-chance points. If this were the real thing, you'd be questioning the effort of Vinny Del Negro's squad in his second trip back to the arena in which he once coached.
STRAT-O-MATIC BOX SCORE
LOS ANGELES C 24 18 26 20 88
CHICAGO 30 32 34 26 122
----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 16 20 80 0 0 6 12 50 -22 3 3 6 2 2 1 2 1 38
E.GORDON 33 6 17 35 3 9 33 3 4 75 -20 0 1 1 3 3 0 0 0 18
R.GOMES 29 1 4 25 0 3 0 0 0 -23 1 0 1 1 3 1 0 1 2
D.JORDAN 23 3 4 75 0 0 0 1 0 -12 1 3 4 0 3 1 1 0 6
M.WILLIAMS 34 2 10 20 2 6 33 0 0 -29 1 3 4 7 2 0 1 0 6
E.BLEDSOE 20 2 6 33 0 3 0 0 0 -16 1 1 2 3 3 0 1 0 4
R.FOYE 18 1 3 33 1 3 33 0 0 -8 0 0 0 5 1 0 1 2 3
A.AMINU 13 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 100 -11 0 0 0 2 2 1 3 0 2
C.KAMAN 24 1 3 33 0 0 1 2 50 -22 0 2 2 1 3 0 4 3 3
C.SMITH 1 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
W.WARREN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T.THOMPKINS 7 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 -3 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 4
LOS ANGELES 48 35 72 49 6 25 24 12 21 57 7 14 21 25 24 4 13 8 88
----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.DENG 34 7 13 54 0 2 0 4 6 67 20 2 2 4 3 2 2 0 0 18
D.ROSE 33 8 18 44 1 4 25 5 5 100 20 2 4 6 6 3 0 2 2 22
C.BOOZER 31 8 12 67 0 0 8 9 89 24 0 8 8 1 3 1 2 0 24
R.BREWER 25 2 5 40 0 0 3 4 75 13 1 2 3 2 2 1 2 0 7
J.NOAH 32 8 14 57 0 1 0 4 5 80 27 7 7 14 4 5 1 2 2 20
T.GIBSON 17 2 7 29 0 1 0 0 1 0 10 0 4 4 0 5 0 1 0 4
K.KORVER 10 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 100 15 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
K.BOGANS 21 3 3 100 2 2 100 0 0 17 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 8
O.ASIK 16 1 1 100 0 0 1 2 50 7 6 3 9 2 1 1 0 0 3
C.WATSON 15 4 6 67 3 4 75 0 0 14 0 1 1 4 0 1 0 0 11
J.BUTLER 6 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4
CHICAGO 48 45 82 55 6 15 40 26 33 79 19 32 51 23 23 7 9 4 122
LOS ANGELES C CHICAGO
Fast Break Pts 8 Fast Break Pts 12
Second Chance Pts 1 Second Chance Pts 20
Points in the Paint 42 Points In the Paint 38
Biggest Lead 2 Biggest Lead 35
BASKETBALL PROSPECTUS BOX SCORE
LAC (1-3)...........PLY% USG PCP +/- GR CHI (3-1)...........PLY% USG PCP +/- GR
griffin,blake........77% 38% 1.25 -22 35.2 rose,derrick.........69% 32% 1.16 +20 28.9
gordon,eric..........69% 29% 0.99 -20 21.3 noah,joakim..........67% 27% 1.37 +27 24.3
williams,maurice.....71% 16% 1.16 -29 13.9 deng,luol............71% 21% 1.31 +20 23.2
foye,randy...........38% 10% 1.92 - 8 7.5 boozer,carlos........65% 27% 1.31 +24 19.6
jordan,deandre.......48% 11% 1.12 -12 5.5 watson,c.j...........31% 17% 2.88 +14 17.0
bledsoe,eric.........42% 17% 0.77 -16 5.5 asik,omer............33% 2% 10.60 + 7 8.7
thompkins,trey.......15% 13% 2.24 - 3 5.1 bogans,keith.........44% 3% 5.94 +17 8.6
kaman,chris..........50% 16% 0.46 -22 3.9 brewer,ronnie........52% 15% 1.07 +13 8.2
aminu,alfarouq.......27% 18% 0.59 -11 3.4 butler,jimmy.........13% 14% 2.05 + 3 3.6
gomes,ryan...........60% 5% 0.73 -23 2.6 gibson,taj...........35% 23% 0.38 +10 2.9
smith,craig.......... 2% 107% 0.65 - 2 1.5 korver,kyle..........21% 3% 1.52 +15 1.2
warren,willie........ 2% 55% 0.00 - 2 0.0 scalabrine,brian.....(DNP)
PACE: 83.4 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA% PACE: 83.4 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA%
CLIPPERS......... 105.5 .528 .179 .156 .111 BULLS............ 146.3 .585 .576 .108 .174
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GRIZZLIES 116, SUNS 100: A tough test for the surprising Suns, who entered the game as one of four unbeaten teams left in the league. Memphis went on a 23-11 run during the first half and led by 13 at the break with Rudy Gay's 12 points leading the way. Gay entered the game averaging 29.7 points per contest. He finished with 26 this time out, as the Grizzlies led by double digits for the entire second half and came evened their record at 2-2. The Suns are no longer perfect after getting pounded in transition (44-24) and in the paint (34-18). The bad news for Memphis: Zach Randolph was injured and will miss a couple of games.
STRAT-O-MATIC BOX SCORE
PHOENIX 21 31 24 24 100
MEMPHIS 28 37 26 25 116
----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 30 5 9 56 2 5 40 0 0 -1 0 6 6 3 3 1 2 1 12
S.NASH 35 5 12 42 0 4 0 0 0 -13 1 3 4 15 1 1 6 0 10
G.HILL 29 6 13 46 2 5 40 2 2 100 -5 1 3 4 2 1 0 0 0 16
J.DUDLEY 28 7 12 58 0 2 0 0 0 -11 3 2 5 0 0 2 3 1 14
M.GORTAT 21 1 6 17 0 0 0 0 -2 1 4 5 2 3 0 1 0 2
V.CARTER 30 5 14 36 2 10 20 0 0 -14 0 4 4 2 0 0 2 0 12
H.WARRICK 7 1 2 50 0 1 0 5 5 100 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 7
A.BROOKS 15 4 8 50 3 6 50 2 2 100 -7 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 13
M.PIETRUS 6 1 2 50 1 1 100 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
R.LOPEZ 20 1 2 50 0 0 1 2 50 -14 0 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 3
J.CHILDRESS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
M.MORRIS 18 4 9 44 0 0 0 0 -16 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 8
PHOENIX 48 40 90 44 10 34 29 10 11 91 7 28 35 26 11 5 17 3 100
----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.CONLEY 35 5 13 38 2 6 33 0 0 20 1 4 5 11 0 1 1 0 12
Z.RANDOLPH 13 5 7 71 0 0 0 0 6 1 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 10
M.GASOL 34 7 9 78 0 0 1 2 50 16 3 7 10 1 3 0 2 2 15
R.GAY 43 11 25 44 1 4 25 3 4 75 7 0 3 3 5 1 2 4 2 26
T.ALLEN 23 3 9 33 0 0 0 0 10 1 2 3 4 0 3 1 0 6
S.BATTIER 23 4 6 67 2 3 67 0 0 15 1 7 8 3 1 1 2 0 10
O.MAYO 26 6 7 86 1 1 100 0 0 7 0 3 3 2 2 1 1 0 13
D.ARTHUR 25 6 9 67 0 0 1 2 50 -1 0 5 5 3 3 1 0 0 13
G.VASQUEZ 10 4 4 100 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 1 0 3 0 8
X.HENRY 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -7 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
H.HADDADI 5 1 1 100 0 0 1 2 50 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 3
MEMPHIS 48 52 91 57 6 14 43 6 10 60 8 36 44 33 11 9 16 5 116
PHOENIX MEMPHIS
Fast Break Pts 24 Fast Break Pts 44
Second Chance Pts 11 Second Chance Pts 7
Points in the Paint 18 Points In the Paint 34
Biggest Lead 0 Biggest Lead 24
BASKETBALL PROSPECTUS BOX SCORE
PHX (3-1)...........PLY% USG PCP +/- GR MEM (2-2)...........PLY% USG PCP +/- GR
nash,steve...........73% 22% 1.13 -13 17.9 gay,rudy.............90% 31% 0.87 + 7 23.1
hill,grant...........60% 20% 1.23 - 5 15.3 conley,mike..........73% 17% 1.54 +20 18.9
dudley,jared.........58% 23% 0.94 -11 12.9 gasol,marc...........71% 14% 1.35 +16 14.3
frye,channing........63% 15% 1.39 - 1 12.4 mayo,o.j.............54% 12% 1.76 + 7 11.9
carter,vince.........63% 23% 0.87 -14 11.6 battier,shane........48% 14% 1.84 +15 11.7
brooks,aaron.........31% 25% 1.47 - 7 10.0 arthur,darrell.......52% 16% 1.41 - 1 10.6
morris,markieff......38% 24% 0.72 -16 6.2 randolph,zach........27% 23% 1.44 + 6 7.9
warrick,hakim........15% 26% 1.46 0 5.0 allen,tony...........48% 18% 0.99 +10 7.7
lopez,robin..........42% 7% 0.98 -14 2.9 vasquez,greivis......21% 30% 1.18 + 3 6.8
gortat,marcin........44% 13% 0.54 - 2 2.8 haddadi,hamed........10% 25% 1.13 + 4 2.9
pietrus,mickael......13% 21% 1.08 + 4 2.6 henry,xavier......... 6% 29% 0.14 - 7 0.2
childress,josh....... 2% 44% 0.62 - 1 0.5 selby,josh...........(DNP)
PACE: 100.0 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA% PACE: 100.0 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA%
SUNS............. 100.0 .500 .163 .170 .048 GRIZZLIES........ 116.1 .604 .222 .160 .044
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STANDINGS SCORING AVERAGE REBOUNDS⁄GAME FIELD GOAL PCT
TEAM WON LOST ------------------- ------------------- -------------------
NJN 3 0 K.DURANT OKC 33.2 K.HUMPHRI NJN 14.7 J.VESELY WAS .733
BOS 2 1 L.ALDRIDG POR 32.0 K.LOVE MIN 12.7 N.HILARIO DEN .692
NYK 2 2 M.ELLIS GSW 29.8 A.JEFFERS UTA 12.0 B.GRIFFIN LAC .643
PHI 1 2 R.GAY MEM 28.8 A.BOGUT MIL 12.0 G.HENDERS CHA .640
TOR 1 3 A.BARGNAN TOR 28.5 K.GARNETT BOS 12.0 G.NEAL SAS .619
TEAM WON LOST
CHI 3 1 FREE THROW PCT THREE POINT PCT ASSISTS⁄GAME
DET 2 1 ------------------- ------------------- -------------------
MIL 2 2 A.AFFLALO DEN1.000 C.ARROYO BOS1.000 S.NASH PHX 13.8
IND 2 2 C.BILLUPS NYK1.000 E.ILYASOV MIL1.000 C.PAUL NOH 11.7
CLE 1 3 C.BOSH MIA1.000 V.WAFER BOS1.000 R.RONDO BOS 11.3
TEAM WON LOST C.PAUL NOH1.000 K.BOGANS CHI .750 A.IGUODAL PHI 10.0
MIA 3 1 D.DEROZAN TOR1.000 M.BELINEL NOH .667 R.WESTBRO OKC 10.0
CHA 2 1
ORL 2 2 STEALS⁄GAME TURNOVERS⁄GAME BLOCKS⁄GAME
ATL 1 2 ------------------- ------------------- -------------------
WAS 0 3 T.ALLEN MEM 3.2 J.WALL WAS 4.3 T.DUNCAN SAS 3.3
TEAM WON LOST L.JAMES MIA 2.8 D.ROSE CHI 4.2 K.GARNETT BOS 3.0
SAS 3 0 A.IGUODAL PHI 2.7 R.RONDO BOS 4.0 S.IBAKA OKC 3.0
NOH 2 1 R.WESTBRO OKC 2.6 D.COUSINS SAC 3.8 A.STOUDEM NYK 2.8
MEM 2 2 J.VESELY WAS 2.3 D.HOWARD ORL 3.8 E.BRAND PHI 2.7
HOU 2 2
DAL 2 2
TEAM WON LOST
DEN 3 0
MIN 2 1
POR 1 2
UTA 1 3
OKC 1 4
TEAM WON LOST
PHX 3 1
LAL 3 2
SAC 1 3
LAC 1 3
GSW 1 3
DATE YESTERDAY'S SCORES HIGH POINTS HIGH REBOUNDS HIGH ASSISTS
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11⁄8 IND 119 vs HOU 115 D.GRANGER 42 R.HIBBERT 11 K.LOWRY 8
11⁄8 CHI 122 vs LAC 88 B.GRIFFIN 38 J.NOAH 14 M.WILLIAMS 7
11⁄8 NYK 116 vs OKC 110 C.ANTHONY 32 C.ANTHONY 10 R.WESTBROOK 10
11⁄8 MEM 116 vs PHX 100 R.GAY 26 M.GASOL 10 S.NASH 15
11⁄8 MIA 88 vs UTA 81 D.WADE 28 D.WADE 10 L.JAMES 9
TODAY'S SCHEDULED GAMES
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CHARLOTTE (2-1) at BOSTON (2-1)
CLEVELAND (1-3) at SACRAMENTO (1-3)
DALLAS (2-2) at NEW JERSEY (3-0)
DETROIT (2-1) at GOLDEN STATE (1-3)
HOUSTON (2-2) at PHILADELPHIA (1-2)
INDIANA (2-2) at MILWAUKEE (2-2)
LOS ANGELES C (1-3) at TORONTO (1-3)
MIAMI (3-1) at NEW ORLEANS (2-1)
NEW YORK (2-2) at ATLANTA (1-2)
PHOENIX (3-1) at MINNESOTA (2-1)
PORTLAND (1-2) at DENVER (3-0)
SAN ANTONIO (3-0) at LOS ANGELES L (3-2)
UTAH (1-3) at ORLANDO (2-2)
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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