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We're beginning our third week of Sim Season and as things settle down and we begin to feel the rhythms of the long slog of an NBA campaign, we get a sense of just how much we've lost to the league's labor situation. In any event, we keep marching on.
It's Monday, which means Power Rankings. Last week, I chose to disassociate myself from the Power Rankings as much as possible, even though it's my formula. This week, I'll take credit for this glimpse into how Sim Season's hierarchy appears to be shaking out. It really doesn't take that long for NBA teams to slot themselves. It won't be till the middle of December or so before we can be confident that our rankings have outlasted early-season schedule disparities, but even now, we are beginning to get a sense for each team's baseline strength.
TEAM, POW TEAM, POW
1. lakers,losangeles, 66.6 16. trailblazers,portland, 38.6
2. heat,miami, 65.8 17. hawks,atlanta, 36.4
3. suns,phoenix, 65.6 18. hornets,neworleans, 36.4
4. spurs,sanantonio, 59.7 19. pacers,indiana, 36.3
5. nuggets,denver, 58.1 20. 76ers,philadelphia, 33.4
6. celtics,boston, 53.4 21. clippers,losangeles, 30.6
7. grizzlies,memphis, 52.2 22. warriors,goldenstate, 30.2
8. magic,orlando, 48.8 23. pistons,detroit, 27.6
9. thunder,oklahomacity, 48.8 24. nets,newjersey, 26.8
10. mavericks,dallas, 46.2 25. cavaliers,cleveland, 24.7
11. timberwolves,minnesota, 46.0 26. rockets,houston, 23.6
12. bobcats,charlotte, 45.4 27. raptors,toronto, 18.2
13. knicks,newyork, 42.4 28. jazz,utah, 16.2
14. bulls,chicago, 41.2 29. wizards,washington, 11.0
15. bucks,milwaukee, 39.3 30. kings,sacramento, 8.5
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.
Through last night, we've played the 95 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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TIMBERWOLVES 109, NETS 82: Minnesota and New Jersey entered Sunday's game in Newark with 3-2 records, both teams among the pleasant surprises during the early part of Sim Season. The T-Wolves jumped out to the early lead thanks to a 19-point first period from Michael Beasley. Anthony Randoph came off the bench for an 11-point second quarter as Minnesota surged to a 17-point halftime lead. It just got worse for the Nets from there. Beasley scored 26 to lead Minnesota, though he took a beastly 30 shots to get there. Kevin Love happily played functionary, scoring 10 points with 12 boards and six assists. Ricky Rubio had eight points, eight assists, four rebounds and a pair of steals.
STRAT-O-MATIC BOX SCORE
MINNESOTA 21 36 26 26 109
NEW JERSEY 18 22 25 17 82
----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 36 3 7 43 0 2 0 4 4 100 19 0 12 12 6 3 1 3 0 10
M.BEASLEY 30 12 30 40 0 3 0 2 3 67 12 2 2 4 0 2 1 0 4 26
W.JOHNSON 27 4 5 80 1 1 100 0 0 8 0 2 2 3 1 0 2 0 9
D.MILICIC 25 3 9 33 0 0 1 2 50 10 1 5 6 1 3 0 1 0 7
R.RUBIO 28 2 6 33 0 0 4 4 100 15 0 4 4 8 2 2 0 0 8
L.RIDNOUR 20 4 8 50 1 3 33 0 0 12 0 1 1 3 1 1 3 0 9
A.TOLLIVER 7 0 0 0 0 2 2 100 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
W.ELLINGTON 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0
M.WEBSTER 15 3 5 60 1 1 100 0 0 15 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 7
A.RANDOLPH 19 10 16 62 1 1 100 2 2 100 22 2 4 6 0 1 0 0 0 23
B.MILLER 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
D.WILLIAMS 19 2 3 67 0 0 4 4 100 10 2 7 9 3 0 0 0 0 8
MINNESOTA 48 43 89 48 4 11 36 19 21 90 8 38 46 28 16 5 9 4 109
----FG--- ---3PT--- ---FT--- REBOUNDS
NAME MIN MD AT PCT MD AT PCT MD AT PCT +/- OF DF T AS PF ST TO BK PTS
B.LOPEZ 35 7 22 32 0 0 6 10 60 -19 3 3 6 0 4 1 3 1 20
D.WILLIAMS 38 7 20 35 3 13 23 0 0 -27 0 3 3 6 4 0 3 0 17
T.OUTLAW 21 2 7 29 1 2 50 2 2 100 -7 2 5 7 0 2 0 0 1 7
K.HUMPHRIES 28 5 11 45 0 0 3 3 100 -15 5 5 10 0 2 0 1 0 13
A.MORROW 32 1 4 25 1 2 50 0 0 -25 0 5 5 7 0 1 0 0 3
J.FARMAR 17 1 5 20 1 4 25 2 2 100 -10 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 5
S.GRAHAM 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J.PETRO 11 2 4 50 0 0 0 0 -9 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 4
B.WRIGHT 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
D.JAMES 10 2 4 50 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 5 0 2 0 1 0 4
M.BROOKS 24 3 5 60 0 0 0 0 -15 2 1 3 3 1 1 2 0 6
J.WILLIAMS 20 1 4 25 0 0 1 2 50 -12 1 5 6 0 3 1 1 0 3
NEW JERSEY 48 31 86 36 6 21 29 14 19 74 14 31 45 19 20 4 12 3 82
MINNESOTA NEW JERSEY
Fast Break Pts 14 Fast Break Pts 18
Second Chance Pts 10 Second Chance Pts 6
Points in the Paint 28 Points In the Paint 20
Biggest Lead 31 Biggest Lead 6
BASKETBALL PROSPECTUS BOX SCORE
MIN (4-2)...........PLY% USG PCP +/- GR NJN (3-3)...........PLY% USG PCP +/- GR
randolph,anthony.....40% 40% 1.29 +22 20.8 williams,deron.......79% 27% 0.90 -27 18.7
beasley,michael......63% 47% 0.76 +12 20.6 lopez,brook..........73% 39% 0.59 -19 17.2
rubio,ricky..........58% 11% 1.96 +15 14.0 humphries,kris.......58% 21% 1.04 -15 14.0
love,kevin...........75% 13% 1.43 +19 13.3 morrow,anthony.......67% 3% 4.37 -25 8.4
williams,derrick.....40% 10% 2.72 +10 11.4 brooks,marshon.......50% 11% 1.35 -15 7.4
ridnour,luke.........42% 24% 1.03 +12 10.5 outlaw,travis........44% 16% 1.14 - 7 7.2
johnson,wesley.......56% 10% 1.73 + 8 9.8 farmar,jordan........35% 14% 1.18 -10 5.9
milicic,darko........52% 18% 0.72 +10 7.7 james,damion.........21% 22% 0.87 0 3.7
webster,martell......31% 14% 1.74 +15 7.5 williams,jordan......42% 11% 0.71 -12 3.5
ellington,wayne......25% 4% 1.83 + 7 1.8 petro,johan..........23% 20% 0.62 - 9 2.4
tolliver,anthony.....15% 4% 1.93 + 7 1.2 wright,brandan....... 4% 25% 0.66 + 1 0.7
miller,brad.......... 4% 24% 0.00 - 2 0.0 graham,stephen....... 4% 25% 0.00 + 3 0.0
PACE: 92.0 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA% PACE: 92.0 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA%
TIMBERWOLVES..... 118.5 .506 .205 .098 .100 NETS............. 89.2 .395 .269 .130 .091
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CLIPPERS 117, 76ERS 101: Philly's 3-2 start to the season has been solid, but its start to Sunday's game at the Staples Center was not. All five Clippers starters scored during a 15-2 burst to begin the game. Mo Williams' trey put L.A. up by 12 late in the first quarter and the Clippers led by double digits for the remainder of the game. Williams led the way with 37 points and hit 6-of-7 from three-point range. The Clips hit 12-of-25 from deep as a team. The Sixers actually shot a better percentage on treys (11-of-22) but couldn't overcome L.A.'s 59-percent showing from the floor.
STRAT-O-MATIC BOX SCORE
PHILADELPHIA 23 22 35 21 101
LOS ANGELES C 37 30 29 21 117
----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 35 9 20 45 3 4 75 2 2 100 -4 3 2 5 9 3 0 3 0 23
E.BRAND 34 7 12 58 0 0 0 0 -9 1 4 5 1 0 2 2 0 14
A.IGUODALA 41 6 12 50 1 3 33 0 0 -14 1 10 11 5 2 2 2 0 13
J.MEEKS 30 4 9 44 4 9 44 0 0 -12 0 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 12
S.HAWES 19 3 6 50 0 0 2 2 100 -5 1 1 2 2 2 1 3 1 8
T.YOUNG 20 8 12 67 0 0 0 0 -3 1 1 2 0 2 1 1 0 16
E.TURNER 25 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 -5 0 1 1 5 2 0 0 0 0
L.WILLIAMS 13 3 8 38 3 6 50 2 2 100 -12 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 11
A.NOCIONI 6 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 -3 1 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 4
M.SPEIGHTS 6 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 -3 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0
N.VUCEVIC 11 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 -10 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
PHILADELPHI 48 42 89 47 11 22 50 6 6 100 11 25 36 26 14 6 15 1 101
----FG--- ---3PT--- ---FT--- REBOUNDS
NAME MIN MD AT PCT MD AT PCT MD AT PCT +/- OF DF T AS PF ST TO BK PTS
B.GRIFFIN 7 5 6 83 0 0 0 0 13 0 4 4 0 0 0 1 0 10
E.GORDON 33 6 13 46 0 2 0 2 3 67 18 0 1 1 6 0 1 1 0 14
R.GOMES 24 3 6 50 1 4 25 0 0 6 0 3 3 1 1 1 1 0 7
D.JORDAN 25 5 6 83 0 0 0 0 12 4 8 12 2 5 1 1 4 10
E.BLEDSOE 7 1 2 50 0 0 1 2 50 13 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 3
M.WILLIAMS 40 13 21 62 6 7 86 5 7 71 5 0 3 3 11 2 2 4 1 37
R.FOYE 21 4 7 57 2 5 40 0 0 6 0 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 10
A.AMINU 18 4 9 44 3 6 50 0 0 2 1 4 5 1 0 1 0 0 11
C.KAMAN 23 3 4 75 0 0 1 2 50 4 1 3 4 0 2 0 2 1 7
C.SMITH 39 4 8 50 0 1 0 0 0 4 2 5 7 1 2 1 4 0 8
W.WARREN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
T.THOMPKINS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
LOS ANGELES 48 48 82 59 12 25 48 9 14 64 8 33 41 29 13 8 14 7 117
PHILADELPHIA LOS ANGELES C
Fast Break Pts 10 Fast Break Pts 26
Second Chance Pts 10 Second Chance Pts 6
Points in the Paint 42 Points In the Paint 26
Biggest Lead 0 Biggest Lead 26
BASKETBALL PROSPECTUS BOX SCORE
PHI (3-3)...........PLY% USG PCP +/- GR LAC (3-4)...........PLY% USG PCP +/- GR
holiday,jrue.........73% 31% 1.20 - 4 26.6 williams,maurice.....83% 33% 1.56 + 5 40.5
iguodala,andre.......85% 14% 1.43 -14 17.7 gordon,eric..........69% 21% 1.10 +18 15.0
young,thaddeus.......42% 30% 1.06 - 3 13.9 foye,randy...........44% 14% 1.78 + 6 12.4
meeks,jodie..........63% 17% 1.20 -12 13.8 jordan,deandre.......52% 12% 2.02 +12 12.1
brand,elton..........71% 18% 1.10 - 9 13.2 aminu,alfarouq.......38% 23% 1.57 + 2 12.0
williams,lou.........27% 35% 1.26 -12 9.5 smith,craig..........81% 13% 0.82 + 4 8.3
hawes,spencer........40% 23% 0.90 - 5 6.9 griffin,blake........15% 48% 1.31 +13 8.3
nocioni,andres.......13% 14% 2.14 - 3 3.4 gomes,ryan...........50% 12% 1.25 + 6 8.2
turner,evan..........52% 3% 1.69 - 5 3.0 kaman,chris..........48% 13% 1.02 + 4 6.3
vucevic,nikola.......23% 6% 1.10 -10 1.7 bledsoe,eric.........15% 18% 1.92 +13 4.4
speights,marreese....13% 22% 0.37 - 3 1.1 warren,willie........ 2% 51% 0.68 - 2 0.7
allen,lavoy..........(DNP) thompkins,trey....... 4% 25% 0.21 - 1 0.2
PACE: 91.1 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA% PACE: 91.1 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA%
76ERS............ 110.9 .534 .250 .165 .029 CLIPPERS......... 128.4 .659 .242 .154 .068
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MAGIC 95, HAWKS 78: Orlando and Atlanta slogged through the first quarter with the Magic holding a narrow lead. In the second, rookie Justin Harper's eight points keyed a 12-4 run for Orlando, which led by 11 at the break. Orlando increased the lead to 28 in the third. Atlanta closed within 11 in the final quarter but never seriously threatened as the Magic won its fifth in a row. It wasn't pretty--Gilbert Arenas led the Magic with just 14 points--but Orlando forced 19 Atlanta turnovers.
STRAT-O-MATIC BOX SCORE
ATLANTA 15 16 20 27 78
ORLANDO 16 26 34 19 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
A.HORFORD 35 4 10 40 0 0 2 2 100 -8 3 9 12 1 3 1 3 0 10
J.SMITH 35 7 17 41 0 2 0 3 5 60 -30 3 6 9 0 3 1 5 1 17
J.JOHNSON 35 7 16 44 0 1 0 2 2 100 -20 3 4 7 2 1 1 4 0 16
K.HINRICH 32 1 6 17 0 2 0 0 0 -27 0 1 1 3 3 0 1 0 2
M.WILLIAMS 24 0 4 0 0 2 0 2 2 100 -13 2 2 4 1 0 1 2 0 2
J.CRAWFORD 22 5 9 56 3 5 60 1 1 100 8 0 6 6 2 2 0 1 0 14
Z.PACHULIA 11 2 3 67 0 1 0 0 0 15 1 2 3 1 4 0 0 0 4
J.TEAGUE 23 2 6 33 0 1 0 3 4 75 3 0 4 4 5 1 0 2 0 7
D.WILKINS 10 2 3 67 0 0 0 0 -4 0 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 4
K.BENSON 13 1 6 17 0 0 0 0 -9 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 2
ATLANTA 48 31 80 39 3 14 21 13 16 81 14 35 49 15 20 5 19 1 78
----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.HOWARD 11 2 4 50 0 0 0 0 10 2 4 6 0 0 2 0 1 4
J.RICHARDSON 29 6 14 43 1 7 14 0 0 23 2 3 5 1 4 1 1 0 13
H.TURKOGLU 24 3 5 60 1 3 33 0 0 20 0 5 5 2 1 1 1 0 7
J.NELSON 37 4 18 22 3 11 27 2 2 100 10 0 3 3 7 1 1 1 0 13
R.ANDERSON 20 2 6 33 1 4 25 3 3 100 13 2 5 7 2 2 0 1 0 8
B.BASS 25 5 9 56 0 0 1 2 50 -8 3 5 8 1 1 0 2 1 11
G.ARENAS 14 5 8 62 2 3 67 2 2 100 9 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 14
J.REDICK 21 1 6 17 0 2 0 1 1 100 -5 0 3 3 3 1 0 0 0 3
Q.RICHARDSON 22 2 7 29 0 4 0 2 2 100 1 2 2 4 0 3 2 1 0 6
M.ALLEN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J.HARPER 35 8 15 53 0 1 0 0 0 10 1 4 5 1 4 0 1 0 16
ORLANDO 48 38 92 41 8 35 23 11 12 92 12 35 47 19 17 8 8 2 95
ATLANTA ORLANDO
Fast Break Pts 14 Fast Break Pts 16
Second Chance Pts 14 Second Chance Pts 14
Points in the Paint 34 Points In the Paint 30
Biggest Lead 2 Biggest Lead 30
BASKETBALL PROSPECTUS BOX SCORE
ATL (2-4)...........PLY% USG PCP +/- GR ORL (5-2)...........PLY% USG PCP +/- GR
crawford,jamal.......46% 21% 1.65 + 8 17.6 nelson,jameer........77% 24% 1.00 +10 21.8
johnson,joe..........73% 28% 0.83 -20 17.3 arenas,gilbert.......29% 29% 1.75 + 9 13.0
smith,josh...........73% 33% 0.68 -30 16.0 harper,justin........73% 20% 0.95 +10 12.9
horford,al...........73% 17% 0.94 - 8 12.0 richardson,jason.....60% 23% 0.91 +23 12.1
teague,jeff..........48% 19% 1.11 + 3 8.7 bass,brandon.........52% 21% 1.09 - 8 11.4
williams,marvin......50% 11% 0.67 -13 4.1 anderson,ryan........42% 18% 1.33 +13 9.8
pachulia,zaza........23% 11% 1.48 +15 3.7 turkoglu,hedo........50% 10% 1.87 +20 9.8
hinrich,kirk.........67% 8% 0.58 -27 3.1 howard,dwight........23% 15% 1.68 +10 6.1
wilkins,damien.......21% 17% 0.73 - 4 2.6 richardson,quentin...46% 17% 0.73 + 1 5.4
benson,keith.........27% 21% 0.49 - 9 2.5 redick,j.j...........44% 13% 0.91 - 5 4.4
collins,jason........(DNP) allen,malik.......... 4% 26% 0.00 + 2 0.0
armstrong,hilton.....(DNP) liggins,deandre......(DNP)
PACE: 89.0 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA% PACE: 89.0 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA%
HAWKS............ 87.7 .406 .286 .214 .079 MAGIC............ 106.8 .457 .255 .090 .059
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WIZARDS 102, BULLS 96: With the Wizards looking for their first win, Andray Blatch (12 points) went toe-to-toe, figuratively speaking, with Derrick Rose (13 points) in the first period, though the Bulls came away with a four-point advantage. In the second, Washington went ahead on Shelvin Mack's three-pointer and led by eight at the break. John Wall scored on a layup and free throw to begin the second half, capping an 11-point Wizards run. The Bulls rallied, with Luol Deng's three and Kyle Korver's layup capping an 11-2 burst that put Chicago back in front. The Bulls stretched the lead to seven by the end of the third. The Bulls went up by 10 in the fourth, but Washington went on a 21-3 burst and snatched its first victory. John Wall led the way with 23 points, five rebounds, eight assists, three steals and three blocks.
STRAT-O-MATIC BOX SCORE
CHICAGO 33 16 30 17 96
WASHINGTON 29 28 15 30 102
----FG--- ---3PT--- ---FT--- REBOUNDS
NAME MIN MD AT PCT MD AT PCT MD AT PCT +/- OF DF T AS PF ST TO BK PTS
L.DENG 27 1 3 33 1 1 100 3 4 75 -3 1 1 2 2 1 1 3 1 6
D.ROSE 47 9 19 47 3 6 50 8 8 100 -7 2 1 3 7 2 0 2 0 29
C.BOOZER 37 5 19 26 0 0 6 8 75 1 2 12 14 4 2 1 5 0 16
R.BREWER 12 4 4 100 0 0 4 4 100 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12
J.NOAH 34 5 11 45 0 0 3 6 50 3 4 11 15 3 3 2 3 4 13
T.GIBSON 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 -7 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0
K.KORVER 31 3 9 33 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 6 1 1 0 6
K.BOGANS 6 1 2 50 1 2 50 0 0 -9 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3
O.ASIK 14 2 2 100 0 0 0 2 0 -9 2 1 3 1 2 0 1 0 4
C.WATSON 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
J.BUTLER 20 3 5 60 1 1 100 0 0 -7 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 7
CHICAGO 48 33 74 45 6 14 43 24 32 75 12 29 41 18 21 6 17 5 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
J.WALL 36 6 12 50 2 2 100 9 10 90 10 0 5 5 8 2 3 1 3 23
J.McGEE 19 2 5 40 0 0 0 0 12 1 3 4 1 4 0 0 5 4
A.BLATCHE 41 9 20 45 0 0 6 6 100 1 0 8 8 2 2 1 4 2 24
N.YOUNG 29 5 10 50 2 3 67 2 2 100 -6 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 14
R.LEWIS 14 3 6 50 0 3 0 0 0 4 1 4 5 3 3 1 0 0 6
Y.JIANLIAN 6 1 2 50 0 1 0 1 2 50 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
T.BOOKER 11 0 0 0 0 4 4 100 10 0 3 3 2 2 0 1 0 4
J.CRAWFORD 23 5 9 56 0 3 0 2 2 100 7 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 12
K.SERAPHIN 13 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 -8 4 1 5 0 1 1 1 0 0
J.VESELY 23 2 4 50 0 0 0 0 -1 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 4
C.SINGLETON 13 1 3 33 0 0 0 0 -1 0 3 3 1 2 0 2 0 2
S.MACK 12 2 5 40 1 4 25 1 2 50 -4 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 6
WASHINGTON 48 36 78 46 5 16 31 25 28 89 9 28 37 22 22 6 11 10 102
CHICAGO WASHINGTON
Fast Break Pts 8 Fast Break Pts 18
Second Chance Pts 9 Second Chance Pts 6
Points in the Paint 24 Points In the Paint 22
Biggest Lead 10 Biggest Lead 11
BASKETBALL PROSPECTUS BOX SCORE
CHI (4-3)...........PLY% USG PCP +/- GR WAS (1-4)...........PLY% USG PCP +/- GR
rose,derrick.........98% 24% 1.34 - 7 28.5 wall,john............75% 23% 1.65 +10 31.4
noah,joakim..........71% 22% 1.14 + 3 20.3 blatche,andray.......85% 31% 0.87 + 1 23.2
boozer,carlos........77% 35% 0.73 + 1 18.8 young,nick...........60% 17% 1.28 - 6 11.7
brewer,ronnie........25% 21% 1.86 + 6 11.4 crawford,jordan......48% 22% 1.02 + 7 10.8
deng,luol............56% 12% 1.18 - 3 8.1 lewis,rashard........29% 20% 1.37 + 4 8.8
butler,jimmy.........42% 12% 1.18 - 7 6.9 mack,shelvin.........25% 27% 0.93 - 4 6.5
korver,kyle..........65% 13% 0.54 + 1 5.7 booker,trevor........23% 11% 1.91 +10 5.4
asik,omer............29% 11% 1.33 - 9 4.9 mcgee,javale.........40% 11% 1.12 +12 5.1
bogans,keith.........13% 14% 1.64 - 9 3.2 vesely,jan...........48% 7% 1.21 - 1 4.7
gibson,taj...........23% 2% 0.07 - 7 0.0 singleton,chris......27% 18% 0.54 - 1 2.7
watson,c.j........... 2% 52% 0.00 + 1 0.0 jianlian,yi..........13% 23% 0.85 + 6 2.4
scalabrine,brian.....(DNP) seraphin,kevin.......27% 10% 0.67 - 8 1.8
PACE: 89.0 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA% PACE: 89.0 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA%
BULLS............ 107.9 .486 .300 .191 .158 WIZARDS.......... 114.6 .494 .237 .124 .138
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THUNDER 113, RAPTORS 91: Oklahoma City began the process of digging out of its early hole with a win at Chicago on Thursday and looked to get even healthier with the 1-5 Raptors coming to town on a four-game losing streak. Sure enough, the Thunder jumped out to a 15-4 lead, lead by 15 after one quarter, 20 at halftime and led by at least 13 for the entire second half. Kevin Durant scored 29 to lead OKC and was aided by 21 points from rookie Reggie Jackson, who added seven assists and a couple of steals. DeMar DeRozan led the Raptors with 29 points.
STRAT-O-MATIC BOX SCORE
TORONTO 20 16 28 27 91
OKLAHOMA CITY 35 21 23 34 113
----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 39 10 20 50 0 0 9 10 90 -12 2 4 6 4 3 0 2 0 29
A.BARGNANI 44 6 14 43 0 2 0 3 3 100 -19 1 4 5 3 4 1 1 1 15
J.CALDERON 42 5 8 62 1 2 50 4 4 100 -16 0 4 4 9 4 2 3 0 15
E.DAVIS 10 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 -16 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2
J.JOHNSON 8 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 -12 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4
A.JOHNSON 3 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
J.BAYLESS 8 1 3 33 0 0 0 0 -10 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 2
L.BARBOSA 5 1 1 100 1 1 100 0 0 -4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
L.KLEIZA 40 5 16 31 2 9 22 0 0 -10 1 2 3 1 3 1 5 0 12
R.EVANS 38 3 7 43 0 1 0 1 2 50 -15 5 10 15 2 5 1 2 0 7
J.WRIGHT 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
TORONTO 48 35 75 47 4 15 27 17 19 89 9 25 34 22 23 5 15 2 91
----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 27 10 17 59 1 2 50 8 11 73 15 1 5 6 2 1 3 0 0 29
R.WESTBROOK 8 3 5 60 0 0 3 3 100 12 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 9
S.IBAKA 28 6 8 75 0 0 0 0 21 3 4 7 1 2 0 2 0 12
T.SEFOLOSHA 40 7 12 58 3 8 38 0 0 19 1 3 4 4 5 0 0 0 17
K.PERKINS 26 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 2 4 0 3 0 0
J.HARDEN 22 4 5 80 3 3 100 0 0 3 1 4 5 2 2 1 0 0 11
N.COLLISON 23 1 2 50 0 1 0 0 0 11 0 2 2 0 1 0 4 2 2
N.MOHAMMED 18 3 8 38 0 0 0 0 11 1 4 5 2 0 1 0 1 6
E.MAYNOR 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D.COOK 8 2 4 50 0 1 0 2 2 100 6 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 6
R.JACKSON 39 4 12 33 1 2 50 12 13 92 13 0 2 2 7 4 2 2 1 21
OKLAHOMA CI 48 40 76 53 8 17 47 25 29 86 7 27 34 21 19 8 11 4 113
TORONTO OKLAHOMA CITY
Fast Break Pts 10 Fast Break Pts 18
Second Chance Pts 4 Second Chance Pts 6
Points in the Paint 22 Points In the Paint 24
Biggest Lead 0 Biggest Lead 23
BASKETBALL PROSPECTUS BOX SCORE
TOR (1-6)...........PLY% USG PCP +/- GR OKC (3-4)...........PLY% USG PCP +/- GR
derozan,demar........81% 34% 1.01 -12 26.0 durant,kevin.........56% 39% 1.29 +15 30.3
calderon,jose........88% 14% 1.65 -16 20.7 jackson,reggie.......81% 24% 1.19 +13 25.4
bargnani,andrea......92% 17% 0.96 -19 19.7 sefolosha,thabo......83% 13% 1.68 +19 17.3
evans,reggie.........79% 11% 1.16 -15 12.4 harden,james.........46% 10% 3.10 + 3 14.8
kleiza,linas.........83% 26% 0.59 -10 11.9 ibaka,serge..........58% 16% 1.28 +21 13.9
bayless,jerryd.......17% 18% 0.95 -10 3.3 mohammed,nazr........38% 21% 1.09 +11 8.8
barbosa,leandro......10% 8% 3.65 - 4 3.2 westbrook,russell....17% 38% 1.21 +12 8.1
johnson,james........17% 11% 1.46 -12 2.7 cook,daequan.........17% 29% 1.22 + 6 7.0
johnson,amir......... 6% 15% 1.94 + 5 1.8 collison,nick........48% 11% 0.42 +11 2.6
davis,ed.............21% 19% 0.34 -16 1.4 perkins,kendrick.....54% 10% 0.15 + 2 1.1
wright,julian........ 6% 15% 1.04 - 1 1.1 maynor,eric.......... 2% 52% 0.00 - 3 0.0
alabi,soloman........(DNP) mullens,byron........(DNP)
PACE: 87.4 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA% PACE: 87.4 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA%
RAPTORS.......... 104.1 .493 .250 .172 .096 THUNDER.......... 129.3 .579 .219 .126 .146
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LAKERS 124, PISTONS 91: The Pistons led early but Kobe Bryant scored 11 points during a 12-2 run to give the Lakers a double-digit advantage. By halftime, the lead was up to 33 and Bryant had 19 points. The Pistons cut the lead to 29 a couple of times in the second half, but that was as close to drama as the game got. Bryant finished with 36 points.
STRAT-O-MATIC BOX SCORE
DETROIT 20 16 24 31 91
LOS ANGELES L 38 31 28 27 124
----FG--- ---3PT--- ---FT--- REBOUNDS
NAME MIN MD AT PCT MD AT PCT MD AT PCT +/- OF DF T AS PF ST TO BK PTS
T.PRINCE 32 4 12 33 0 1 0 0 0 -28 1 6 7 1 2 0 2 0 8
G.MONROE 23 3 7 43 0 0 0 0 -18 2 2 4 2 3 0 0 0 6
R.STUCKEY 31 8 14 57 0 2 0 11 14 79 -24 1 1 2 4 4 0 3 2 27
B.GORDON 20 2 7 29 1 4 25 0 0 -21 0 3 3 3 3 1 0 0 5
J.JEREBKO 20 1 5 20 0 2 0 0 0 -24 3 2 5 0 2 0 0 0 2
T.McGRADY 19 3 6 50 0 0 0 0 -14 1 2 3 3 1 1 0 0 6
C.VILLANUEVA 19 5 13 38 1 2 50 0 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 11
A.DAYE 19 4 11 36 1 4 25 0 0 -9 1 2 3 2 1 0 0 1 9
B.WALLACE 21 1 2 50 0 0 0 2 0 -9 4 3 7 2 1 1 1 2 2
J.MAXIELL 11 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 100 -13 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 2
W.BYNUM 12 1 5 20 0 1 0 2 2 100 -14 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 4
B.KNIGHT 13 3 6 50 3 5 60 0 0 8 0 3 3 2 0 0 1 0 9
DETROIT 48 35 89 39 6 21 29 15 20 75 15 28 43 22 20 4 8 5 91
----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 39 9 15 60 0 0 7 8 88 32 3 5 8 5 2 2 4 1 25
K.BRYANT 34 12 23 52 4 4 100 8 11 73 31 2 6 8 4 4 1 0 1 36
L.ODOM 22 8 11 73 1 1 100 0 0 13 4 5 9 0 3 0 0 2 17
R.ARTEST 30 4 6 67 1 2 50 0 0 22 2 3 5 4 1 0 0 0 9
D.FISHER 37 4 13 31 3 5 60 4 4 100 19 0 1 1 4 3 1 0 0 15
S.BLAKE 11 1 3 33 1 3 33 2 2 100 14 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 5
S.BROWN 15 2 3 67 2 3 67 0 0 7 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 6
A.BYNUM 30 2 8 25 0 0 1 2 50 10 2 10 12 2 2 0 3 3 5
M.BARNES 18 2 4 50 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 4 4 2 1 0 0 0 4
D.CARACTER 3 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
T.RATLIFF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
LOS ANGELES 48 45 87 52 12 19 63 22 27 81 14 35 49 25 17 4 8 7 124
DETROIT LOS ANGELES L
Fast Break Pts 6 Fast Break Pts 2
Second Chance Pts 8 Second Chance Pts 19
Points in the Paint 26 Points In the Paint 42
Biggest Lead 3 Biggest Lead 44
BASKETBALL PROSPECTUS BOX SCORE
DET (2-4)...........PLY% USG PCP +/- GR LAL (6-2)...........PLY% USG PCP +/- GR
stuckey,rodney.......65% 36% 1.07 -24 23.9 bryant,kobe..........71% 38% 1.37 +31 36.6
knight,brandon.......27% 25% 1.79 + 8 11.6 gasol,pau............81% 26% 1.27 +32 27.0
daye,austin..........40% 27% 0.99 - 9 11.0 odom,lamar...........46% 22% 1.69 +13 18.3
villanueva,charlie...40% 35% 0.77 + 1 10.5 fisher,derek.........77% 17% 1.30 +19 16.4
prince,tayshaun......67% 19% 0.67 -28 8.7 artest,ron...........63% 7% 2.78 +22 13.0
mcgrady,tracy........40% 13% 1.56 -14 8.0 bynum,andrew.........63% 17% 0.86 +10 8.5
gordon,ben...........42% 15% 1.18 -21 6.6 brown,shannon........31% 10% 2.33 + 7 7.5
wallace,ben..........44% 6% 2.13 - 9 6.5 blake,steve..........23% 15% 1.93 +14 6.0
monroe,greg..........48% 12% 1.13 -18 6.5 barnes,matt..........38% 8% 1.81 + 5 5.2
bynum,will...........25% 22% 0.92 -14 5.1 caracter,derrick..... 6% 14% 1.91 + 8 1.7
jerebko,jonas........42% 9% 0.67 -24 2.5 ratliff,theo......... 2% 52% 0.34 + 4 0.4
maxiell,jason........23% 5% 1.81 -13 2.3 ebanks,devin.........(DNP)
PACE: 88.2 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA% PACE: 88.2 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA%
PISTONS.......... 103.2 .427 .300 .091 .100 LAKERS........... 140.6 .586 .333 .091 .135
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SCORES, STANDINGS, SCHEDULE & LEADERS
STANDINGS SCORING AVERAGE REBOUNDS⁄GAME FIELD GOAL PCT
TEAM WON LOST ------------------- ------------------- -------------------
BOS 5 1 D.NOWITZK DAL 31.3 K.LOVE MIN 13.2 N.HILARIO DEN .735
NYK 4 2 L.ALDRIDG POR 31.2 J.NOAH CHI 12.1 C.JENKINS GSW .681
PHI 3 3 K.DURANT OKC 30.9 A.BOGUT MIL 12.0 T.CHANDLE DAL .634
NJN 3 3 D.ROSE CHI 29.6 K.GARNETT BOS 11.8 D.HOWARD ORL .630
TOR 1 6 L.JAMES MIA 28.7 K.HUMPHRI NJN 11.5 G.HENDERS CHA .611
TEAM WON LOST
CHI 4 3 FREE THROW PCT THREE POINT PCT ASSISTS⁄GAME
IND 3 4 ------------------- ------------------- -------------------
DET 2 4 D.WRIGHT GSW1.000 K.BOGANS CHI .667 S.NASH PHX 13.0
CLE 2 4 K.IRVING CLE1.000 C.JENKINS GSW .650 R.RONDO BOS 11.8
MIL 2 5 T.BOOKER WAS1.000 T.LAWSON DEN .647 J.KIDD DAL 9.5
TEAM WON LOST C.BOSH MIA .964 K.DURANT OKC .641 M.CONLEY MEM 9.0
MIA 5 1 D.AUGUSTI CHA .962 M.BIBBY MIA .625 A.IGUODAL PHI 8.8
ORL 5 2
CHA 3 2 STEALS⁄GAME TURNOVERS⁄GAME BLOCKS⁄GAME
ATL 2 4 ------------------- ------------------- -------------------
WAS 1 4 R.RONDO BOS 2.5 R.RONDO BOS 4.8 J.McGEE WAS 3.2
TEAM WON LOST R.WESTBRO OKC 2.4 J.JOHNSON ATL 4.0 T.DUNCAN SAS 3.2
SAS 5 1 L.JAMES MIA 2.3 D.COUSINS SAC 3.9 A.STOUDEM NYK 3.0
MEM 4 2 R.GAY MEM 2.2 D.ROSE CHI 3.7 M.GORTAT PHX 2.4
HOU 3 3 T.ALLEN MEM 2.2 J.WALL WAS 3.6 S.IBAKA OKC 2.3
DAL 3 3
NOH 2 4
TEAM WON LOST
DEN 4 1
MIN 4 2
OKC 3 4
POR 2 4
UTA 1 6
TEAM WON LOST
PHX 6 1
LAL 6 2
LAC 3 4
GSW 3 4
SAC 1 6
DATE YESTERDAY'S SCORES HIGH POINTS HIGH REBOUNDS HIGH ASSISTS
---- ------------------------ --------------- -------------- ------------
11⁄13 ORL 95 vs ATL 78 J.SMITH 17 A.HORFORD 12 J.NELSON 7
11⁄13 WAS 102 vs CHI 96 D.ROSE 29 J.NOAH 15 J.WALL 8
11⁄13 LAL 124 vs DET 91 K.BRYANT 36 A.BYNUM 12 P.GASOL 5
11⁄13 MIN 109 @ NJN 82 M.BEASLEY 26 K.LOVE 12 R.RUBIO 8
11⁄13 LAC 117 vs PHI 101 M.WILLIAMS 37 D.JORDAN 12 M.WILLIAMS 11
11⁄13 OKC 113 vs TOR 91 Multiple 29 R.EVANS 15 J.CALDERON 9
TODAY'S SCHEDULED GAMES
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GOLDEN STATE (3-4) at DALLAS (3-3)
NEW YORK (4-2) at UTAH (1-6)
OKLAHOMA CITY (3-4) at CHARLOTTE (3-2)
PHILADELPHIA (3-3) at PORTLAND (2-4)
SACRAMENTO (1-6) at MEMPHIS (4-2)
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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