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We've got 10 games from Wednesday to get to, so I'll save you my prattle for today and just say this: Best wishes to you and yours for Thanksgiving. Be safe and enjoy the respite.
Through last night, we've played the 169 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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BOBCATS 118, GRIZZLIES 115: The Bobcats wisely decided to head a new direction earlier this year, deciding that eking out a low playoff seed in the Eastern Conference wasn't a high enough ceiling for a team. We know that's not a high enough ceiling for 'Cats owner Michael Jordan. Gerald Wallace was dealt to Portland at last year's trade deadline and, just before the draft, Stephen Jackson was flipped to Milwaukee. Charlotte drafted Bismack Biyombo and Kemba Walker, the first step in the rebuilding effort. So far, the rebuild appears to be unfolding on fast forward. Corey Maggette scored 24 points, Gerald Henderson Jr. added 20 on just nine shots and the Bobcats knocked off Memphis for their third straight win. D.J. Augustin added 19 points, five rebounds and seven assists for Charlotte. This was a close, entertaining game throughout. Tony Allen cut the lead to three with a hoop at the 56-second mark, but the Grizzlies' offense went dry. Augustin and Maggette sealed the win with free throws before Rudy Gay hit a three at the buzzer for Memphis. Zach Randolph had 23 points and 16 rebounds for Memphis, which has dropped three of four. Meanwhile the Bobcats suddenly find themselves fifth in the East.
STRAT-O-MATIC BOX SCORE
MEMPHIS 27 27 30 31 115
CHARLOTTE 32 28 29 29 118
----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 34 7 10 70 2 2 100 2 2 100 12 0 1 1 11 4 0 1 0 18
Z.RANDOLPH 37 8 13 62 0 1 0 7 8 88 3 5 11 16 1 3 0 0 0 23
M.GASOL 36 9 17 53 0 0 3 4 75 0 2 5 7 3 1 3 2 1 21
R.GAY 36 5 14 36 1 3 33 5 6 83 -8 1 5 6 2 3 0 1 1 16
T.ALLEN 27 4 9 44 0 1 0 0 0 -5 0 1 1 4 2 0 0 1 8
S.BATTIER 20 2 6 33 1 2 50 0 0 6 1 2 3 0 1 0 0 2 5
O.MAYO 23 7 12 58 3 6 50 0 0 7 0 1 1 4 4 0 1 1 17
D.ARTHUR 15 1 7 14 0 0 3 4 75 -10 3 2 5 0 2 0 2 0 5
G.VASQUEZ 10 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 -19 0 1 1 4 1 0 1 0 0
X.HENRY 2 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
MEMPHIS 48 44 91 48 7 17 41 20 24 83 12 29 41 29 22 3 8 6 115
----FG--- ---3PT--- ---FT--- REBOUNDS
NAME MIN MD AT PCT MD AT PCT MD AT PCT +/- OF DF T AS PF ST TO BK PTS
B.DIAW 45 6 12 50 1 1 100 4 4 100 1 3 5 8 5 3 2 3 2 17
D.AUGUSTIN 33 6 15 40 3 7 43 4 5 80 4 1 4 5 7 3 0 1 0 19
K.BROWN 29 4 8 50 0 0 0 0 1 4 5 9 0 3 1 1 0 8
G.HENDERSON 31 6 9 67 0 1 0 8 8 100 4 1 3 4 3 3 1 1 0 20
C.MAGGETTE 30 6 14 43 0 1 0 12 14 86 5 0 6 6 1 2 0 0 0 24
D.CUNNINGHAM 13 2 3 67 0 0 1 2 50 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5
T.THOMAS 20 3 7 43 0 0 1 2 50 -9 1 2 3 1 2 0 1 1 7
D.WHITE 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
E.NAJERA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
K.WALKER 19 6 11 55 1 2 50 1 2 50 3 1 2 3 2 1 1 1 0 14
B.BIYOMBO 9 1 3 33 0 0 2 2 100 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 4
CHARLOTTE 48 40 84 48 5 12 42 33 39 85 12 29 41 20 18 5 9 4 118
MEMPHIS CHARLOTTE
Fast Break Pts 26 Fast Break Pts 10
Second Chance Pts 10 Second Chance Pts 9
Points in the Paint 34 Points In the Paint 34
Biggest Lead 3 Biggest Lead 11
BASKETBALL PROSPECTUS BOX SCORE
MEM (6-5)...........PLY% USG PCP +/- GR CHA (7-4)...........PLY% USG PCP +/- GR
gasol,marc...........75% 25% 1.11 0 22.4 maggette,corey.......63% 30% 1.07 + 5 23.7
conley,mike..........71% 14% 2.14 +12 22.2 augustin,d.j.........69% 24% 1.34 + 4 21.5
randolph,zach........77% 19% 1.49 + 3 21.7 hendersonjr,gerald...65% 18% 1.50 + 4 21.0
mayo,o.j.............48% 25% 1.46 + 7 17.4 diaw,boris...........94% 15% 1.37 + 1 20.6
gay,rudy.............75% 21% 0.96 - 8 15.7 walker,kemba.........40% 30% 1.17 + 3 15.3
allen,tony...........56% 13% 1.15 - 5 8.0 thomas,tyrus.........42% 19% 0.84 - 9 7.6
battier,shane........42% 12% 1.11 + 6 6.3 brown,kwame..........60% 12% 1.12 + 1 7.6
arthur,darrell.......31% 32% 0.47 -10 4.7 cunningham,dante.....27% 12% 1.28 + 6 3.8
vasquez,greivis......21% 12% 1.08 -19 2.6 biyombo,bismack......19% 23% 0.75 0 3.6
henry,xavier......... 4% 22% 1.40 - 1 1.4 white,d.j............21% 7% 0.64 + 2 1.0
young,sam............(DNP) najera,eduardo....... 2% 49% 0.00 - 2 0.0
haddadi,hamed........(DNP) carroll,matt.........(DNP)
PACE: 93.9 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA% PACE: 93.9 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA%
GRIZZLIES........ 122.4 .522 .293 .085 .112 BOBCATS.......... 125.6 .506 .293 .096 .183
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PACERS 132, CAVALIERS 109: The Pacers are one of the streakiest teams in the league. Who can forget the third quarter they enjoyed against Denver, just over a year ago? You remember--Indiana rolled up 54 points in the third and shot 20-of-21 from the floor. The only miss was Mike Dunleavy's last second three just before the horn. Isn't it amazing what can happen when the NBA actually plays its games? Well, the Sim Season Pacers are on a roll. One night after putting up over 1.4 points per possession in a win over Detroit, Indiana nearly matched that figure against Cavs. Actually, the Pacers did match the 1.4, but if you go an extra decimal point, Tuesday's output was slightly more efficient. After a close first quarter, the Pacers were really in charge of their win over Cleveland. Danny Granger was a model of efficiency, scoring 37 points on just 14 shots. Roy Hibbert, who has had a quiet start, put up 23 points and 10 rebounds. The Cavs, stuck in catchup mode for most of the game, hit 14-of-31 from deep, getting four treys each from Daniel Gibson and Omri Casspi. Cleveland lost Anderson Varejao to an injury. The Brazilian center, who missed most of last season with an injury, is expected to miss five games.
STRAT-O-MATIC BOX SCORE
INDIANA 32 31 39 30 132
CLEVELAND 30 23 35 21 109
----FG--- ---3PT--- ---FT--- REBOUNDS
NAME MIN MD AT PCT MD AT PCT MD AT PCT +/- OF DF T AS PF ST TO BK PTS
D.GRANGER 32 11 14 79 5 6 83 10 11 91 11 1 7 8 2 1 2 2 0 37
D.COLLISON 31 6 11 55 1 3 33 5 5 100 12 0 3 3 9 1 0 1 0 18
R.HIBBERT 36 8 14 57 0 0 7 8 88 18 3 7 10 2 4 0 4 2 23
T.HANSBROUGH 27 2 6 33 0 0 2 2 100 12 3 1 4 1 4 1 2 0 6
P.GEORGE 26 3 4 75 0 0 2 2 100 19 0 5 5 1 2 1 1 0 8
B.RUSH 10 2 6 33 0 2 0 0 0 3 1 2 3 4 1 0 0 0 4
M.DUNLEAVY 27 7 12 58 1 4 25 0 0 13 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 15
J.McROBERTS 21 3 4 75 1 1 100 0 2 0 11 2 9 11 1 1 2 0 3 7
J.FOSTER 11 2 3 67 0 0 0 0 5 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 0 4
G.HILL 19 3 9 33 0 2 0 4 6 67 11 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 10
INDIANA 48 47 83 57 8 18 44 30 36 83 12 38 50 24 16 7 12 5 132
----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 32 11 22 50 0 4 0 5 7 71 -9 2 5 7 0 1 0 1 1 27
B.DAVIS 28 4 11 36 3 7 43 2 3 67 -20 1 0 1 7 3 0 2 1 13
A.VAREJAO 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 -1 2 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0
O.CASSPI 24 7 8 88 4 5 80 0 0 -5 2 2 4 5 3 1 1 0 18
K.IRVING 18 3 7 43 1 4 25 1 2 50 2 2 0 2 1 4 1 1 0 8
R.SESSIONS 17 2 5 40 0 1 0 1 1 100 -19 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 5
D.GIBSON 33 7 12 58 4 7 57 0 0 -9 0 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 18
R.HOLLINS 26 2 5 40 0 0 2 2 100 -17 0 5 5 0 4 0 2 2 6
A.GEE 4 3 4 75 2 2 100 0 0 4 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 8
C.EYENGA 20 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 -22 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0
S.SAMUELS 13 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 -5 2 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 0
T.THOMPSON 16 3 10 30 0 0 0 0 -14 2 2 4 2 0 1 2 2 6
CLEVELAND 48 42 96 44 14 31 45 11 15 73 14 22 36 21 23 4 10 6 109
INDIANA CLEVELAND
Fast Break Pts 30 Fast Break Pts 10
Second Chance Pts 14 Second Chance Pts 13
Points in the Paint 32 Points In the Paint 32
Biggest Lead 25 Biggest Lead 3
BASKETBALL PROSPECTUS BOX SCORE
IND (7-6)...........PLY% USG PCP +/- GR CLE (2-8)...........PLY% USG PCP +/- GR
granger,danny........67% 29% 1.85 +11 29.8 jamison,antawn.......67% 36% 0.93 - 9 26.1
collison,darren......65% 19% 1.66 +12 23.5 davis,baron..........58% 22% 1.30 -20 19.1
hibbert,roy..........75% 26% 1.06 +18 22.9 casspi,omri..........50% 15% 2.74 - 5 17.7
dunleavy jr.,mike....56% 19% 1.27 +13 17.5 gibson,daniel........69% 14% 1.85 - 9 16.9
hill,george..........40% 27% 0.92 +11 11.3 gee,alonzo........... 8% 45% 2.07 + 4 8.0
mcroberts,josh.......44% 8% 2.83 +11 10.8 thompson,tristan.....33% 33% 0.72 -14 7.3
george,paul..........54% 8% 1.71 +19 8.2 irving,kyrie.........38% 21% 0.95 + 2 7.1
rush,brandon.........21% 26% 1.16 + 3 5.7 hollins,ryan.........54% 11% 0.81 -17 5.2
hansbrough,tyler.....56% 13% 0.76 +12 5.5 sessions,ramon.......35% 12% 1.04 -19 4.6
foster,jeff..........23% 19% 0.84 + 5 4.1 varejao,anderson.....19% 7% 0.87 - 1 1.2
jones,solomon........(DNP) samuels,samardo......27% 15% 0.25 - 5 1.1
price,a.j............(DNP) eyenga,christian.....42% 11% 0.12 -22 0.6
PACE: 94.8 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA% PACE: 94.8 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA%
PACERS........... 139.3 .614 .353 .127 .167 CAVALIERS........ 115.0 .510 .269 .106 .070
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CELTICS 96, RAPTORS 87: The Raptors were coming off a win over Milwaukee that snapped a six-game losing streak, but that wasn't enough to impress the Basketball Prospectus machinery. Toronto was an 18-point underdog to the Celtics. Vegas would never put out a line like that--even if it did, the money that came pouring in on the Raptors would quickly moderate the spread. Our line isn't about betting--it's about judging relative team strength. So it was a small win for the Raptors to hang relatively close in Boston. The Celtics enjoyed their biggest lead of 14 points late in the third and it certainly seemed as if the rout was on. But Toronto hung in and cut the lead to six midway through the fourth on Jose Calderon's three. That was as close as it got. It was kind of a ho-hum game stat-wise. Paul Pierce scored a game-high 21 points and need just eight shots to get there.
STRAT-O-MATIC BOX SCORE
TORONTO 19 26 23 19 87
BOSTON 28 27 19 22 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
D.DEROZAN 29 8 15 53 0 0 4 6 67 -2 2 4 6 3 2 0 0 0 20
A.BARGNANI 41 6 12 50 1 3 33 6 7 86 -11 1 4 5 2 4 0 5 0 19
J.CALDERON 29 1 6 17 1 4 25 0 0 0 0 2 2 8 2 3 4 0 3
E.DAVIS 20 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 4 5 2 0 1 1 1 0
J.JOHNSON 20 2 5 40 1 3 33 2 4 50 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 7
A.JOHNSON 16 1 5 20 0 1 0 0 0 -13 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 2
J.BAYLESS 19 3 6 50 0 1 0 0 0 -9 0 3 3 4 2 1 0 1 6
L.BARBOSA 23 9 14 64 5 8 62 0 0 -11 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 23
L.KLEIZA 24 2 7 29 1 4 25 2 2 100 -7 1 2 3 2 3 1 4 1 7
R.EVANS 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 1 4 1 4 0 0
TORONTO 48 32 71 45 9 24 38 14 19 74 7 25 32 25 19 10 21 3 87
----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 33 4 12 33 0 4 0 0 0 8 2 3 5 7 3 0 1 1 8
P.PIERCE 32 6 8 75 3 5 60 6 7 86 8 1 3 4 0 1 1 4 0 21
R.RONDO 32 8 12 67 1 1 100 2 2 100 2 0 1 1 5 3 2 2 0 19
K.GARNETT 31 3 10 30 0 0 4 4 100 7 0 4 4 1 3 2 3 2 10
T.MURPHY 11 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 -5 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0
J.GREEN 25 3 7 43 1 2 50 2 2 100 3 0 3 3 1 3 0 2 0 9
G.DAVIS 22 4 5 80 0 1 0 2 2 100 13 0 5 5 0 1 0 0 1 10
C.ARROYO 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 100 4 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
V.WAFER 6 0 0 0 0 2 2 100 -5 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2
D.WEST 21 4 7 57 1 2 50 0 0 7 0 4 4 5 1 1 4 1 9
J.O'NEAL 12 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 3 3 1 3 0 1 1 0
J.JOHNSON 14 3 4 75 0 0 0 0 -5 1 3 4 1 3 0 1 0 6
BOSTON 48 35 70 50 6 16 38 20 21 95 7 29 36 24 22 7 19 6 96
TORONTO BOSTON
Fast Break Pts 10 Fast Break Pts 14
Second Chance Pts 6 Second Chance Pts 6
Points in the Paint 16 Points In the Paint 16
Biggest Lead 4 Biggest Lead 14
BASKETBALL PROSPECTUS BOX SCORE
TOR (2-8)...........PLY% USG PCP +/- GR BOS (8-3)...........PLY% USG PCP +/- GR
barbosa,leandro......48% 34% 1.47 -11 21.9 rondo,rajon..........67% 22% 1.33 + 2 21.5
derozan,demar........60% 29% 1.11 - 2 20.3 pierce,paul..........67% 23% 1.34 + 8 18.9
bargnani,andrea......85% 23% 0.90 -11 16.8 west,delonte.........44% 26% 1.18 + 7 13.5
calderon,jose........60% 16% 1.04 0 9.0 allen,ray............69% 19% 0.97 + 8 11.4
kleiza,linas.........50% 23% 0.72 - 7 8.0 garnett,kevin........65% 23% 0.68 + 7 10.8
johnson,james........42% 18% 1.10 + 2 7.5 davis,glen...........46% 12% 1.67 +13 10.5
bayless,jerryd.......40% 14% 1.51 - 9 7.5 green,jeff...........52% 19% 0.88 + 3 8.8
davis,ed.............42% 3% 2.35 + 6 3.5 johnson,jajuan.......29% 17% 1.20 - 5 5.9
johnson,amir.........33% 14% 0.47 -13 2.3 wafer,von............13% 6% 4.43 - 5 2.9
evans,reggie.........40% 9% 0.40 0 1.3 arroyo,carlos........ 2% 97% 1.15 + 4 2.3
alabi,soloman........(DNP) o'neal,jermaine......25% 11% 0.31 + 8 0.9
wright,julian........(DNP) murphy,troy..........23% 12% 0.27 - 5 0.9
PACE: 88.6 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA% PACE: 88.6 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA%
RAPTORS.......... 98.2 .514 .194 .237 .094 CELTICS.......... 108.3 .543 .219 .214 .104
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TRAIL BLAZERS 101, PISTONS 78: The Trail Blazers put up their best Defensive Rating of the season and sent the Pistons to their eighth straight defeat. Portland hasn't been able to really get on a roll this year and a win over one of the league's lower lights may not mean much, but it was the Blazers' best all-around performance of the season. Portland outscored Detroit 34-20 in the paint and 8-0 in transition. LaMarcus Aldridge rolled up 32 points but check Greg Oden's line--13 points, 14 rebounds in 23 minutes. The Pistons shot just 34 percent from the floor. If Detroit's skid is ever going to end, it may be on Friday when the Pistons host the Wizards.
STRAT-O-MATIC BOX SCORE
PORTLAND 18 24 31 28 101
DETROIT 20 14 23 21 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
L.ALDRIDGE 34 10 19 53 0 0 12 12 100 5 5 4 9 1 1 0 0 2 32
W.MATTHEWS 33 1 6 17 1 3 33 4 4 100 9 0 4 4 3 0 0 3 1 7
N.BATUM 22 3 6 50 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 3 1 1 1 6
M.CAMBY 20 3 8 38 0 1 0 0 0 -5 4 5 9 0 3 0 0 1 6
R.FELTON 38 2 12 17 0 2 0 1 2 50 16 0 2 2 7 5 1 2 0 5
G.WALLACE 32 3 8 38 0 2 0 0 0 29 1 4 5 3 2 0 1 2 6
B.ROY 15 5 8 62 0 1 0 5 5 100 14 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 15
C.JOHNSON 12 2 3 67 0 0 3 4 75 15 2 2 4 0 2 0 1 2 7
L.BABBITT 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
G.ODEN 23 4 9 44 0 0 5 8 62 23 4 10 14 2 3 1 2 0 13
N.SMITH 10 1 2 50 0 1 0 2 2 100 7 1 1 2 3 1 1 1 0 4
PORTLAND 48 34 81 42 1 12 8 32 37 86 17 36 53 20 23 4 11 9 101
----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.PRINCE 31 3 11 27 0 2 0 2 2 100 -5 4 6 10 0 2 2 1 2 8
G.MONROE 26 2 3 67 0 0 6 10 60 -4 0 8 8 0 5 0 1 2 10
R.STUCKEY 37 7 18 39 1 1 100 8 9 89 -14 2 1 3 4 3 0 2 1 23
B.GORDON 30 3 10 30 2 7 29 2 2 100 -8 2 3 5 3 6 0 2 0 10
J.JEREBKO 19 1 3 33 0 0 2 4 50 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 4
T.McGRADY 16 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 100 -9 0 2 2 0 1 1 1 0 2
C.VILLANUEVA 19 2 5 40 0 1 0 2 4 50 -17 0 3 3 0 3 0 3 0 6
A.DAYE 14 1 3 33 1 3 33 0 0 -18 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 3
B.WALLACE 22 2 4 50 0 1 0 1 2 50 -19 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 5
J.MAXIELL 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -6 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0
W.BYNUM 4 1 1 100 0 0 2 2 100 -10 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4
B.KNIGHT 12 1 6 17 1 3 33 0 0 -5 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 3
DETROIT 48 23 67 34 5 18 28 27 37 73 10 25 35 13 33 6 11 7 78
PORTLAND DETROIT
Fast Break Pts 8 Fast Break Pts 0
Second Chance Pts 17 Second Chance Pts 12
Points in the Paint 34 Points In the Paint 20
Biggest Lead 25 Biggest Lead 6
BASKETBALL PROSPECTUS BOX SCORE
POR (5-7)...........PLY% USG PCP +/- GR DET (2-9)...........PLY% USG PCP +/- GR
aldridge,lamarcus....71% 33% 1.33 + 5 31.4 stuckey,rodney.......77% 34% 0.91 -14 29.7
oden,greg............48% 29% 1.20 +23 16.2 gordon,ben...........63% 22% 0.90 - 8 14.2
roy,brandon..........31% 31% 1.32 +14 14.5 prince,tayshaun......65% 21% 0.79 - 5 11.7
matthews,wesley......69% 13% 1.15 + 9 10.2 monroe,greg..........54% 16% 1.12 - 4 9.2
felton,raymond.......79% 16% 0.69 +16 9.7 wallace,ben..........46% 12% 0.98 -19 5.2
wallace,gerald.......67% 10% 1.24 +29 9.5 villanueva,charlie...40% 26% 0.48 -17 4.8
johnson,chris........25% 21% 1.36 +15 8.1 jerebko,jonas........40% 11% 1.12 0 4.8
camby,marcus.........42% 17% 1.07 - 5 7.7 knight,brandon.......25% 26% 0.68 - 5 4.1
smith,nolan..........21% 16% 1.89 + 7 6.7 daye,austin..........29% 9% 1.24 -18 3.9
batum,nicolas........46% 12% 0.94 + 3 5.5 bynum,will........... 8% 24% 1.37 -10 2.8
babbitt,luke......... 2% 53% 0.27 - 1 0.3 mcgrady,tracy........33% 11% 0.61 - 9 2.2
johnson,armon........(DNP) maxiell,jason........21% 3% 0.00 - 6 0.0
PACE: 84.3 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA% PACE: 84.3 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA%
TRAILBLAZERS..... 119.9 .426 .405 .131 .193 PISTONS.......... 92.6 .381 .217 .131 .193
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THUNDER 120, LAKERS 94: The Thunder has been rolling and its offensive onslaught continued with an easy win over the Lakers, snapping L.A.'s six-game winning streak. The Lakers led by two at the half on Derek Fisher's jumper at the second-quarter buzzer. OKC poured it on in the third, getting 12 points from Kevin Durant and eight from Russell Westbrook and outscoring the Lakers 34-15. OKC extended the lead to as high as 30 in the fourth. The Thunder has now put up points per possession totals of 1.4, 1.5 and 1.3 over its last three outings. OKC has won three straight and seven out of eight after starting the season 1-4. Westbrook just missed a triple-double, finishing with 24 points, nine rebounds and 14 assists.
STRAT-O-MATIC BOX SCORE
LOS ANGELES L 19 33 15 27 94
OKLAHOMA CITY 24 26 34 36 120
----FG--- ---3PT--- ---FT--- REBOUNDS
NAME MIN MD AT PCT MD AT PCT MD AT PCT +/- OF DF T AS PF ST TO BK PTS
P.GASOL 36 5 14 36 0 0 10 13 77 -14 4 5 9 2 1 0 1 1 20
K.BRYANT 41 7 17 41 0 6 0 3 4 75 -31 0 5 5 7 1 1 5 0 17
R.ARTEST 29 3 12 25 0 5 0 0 0 -34 1 1 2 2 3 0 0 0 6
D.FISHER 27 2 4 50 0 1 0 0 0 -31 0 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 4
A.BYNUM 27 2 6 33 0 0 5 8 62 -27 3 4 7 1 3 0 3 4 9
L.ODOM 30 8 9 89 2 3 67 2 2 100 -5 1 6 7 1 2 0 2 0 20
S.BLAKE 16 2 4 50 1 2 50 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 5
S.BROWN 12 1 3 33 1 3 33 0 0 8 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 3
M.BARNES 19 4 6 67 2 2 100 0 0 8 0 4 4 2 5 0 1 0 10
D.CARACTER 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
T.RATLIFF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
LOS ANGELES 48 34 75 45 6 22 27 20 27 74 9 26 35 24 23 3 15 6 94
----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 35 9 19 47 1 5 20 8 13 62 35 0 4 4 2 2 0 2 1 27
R.WESTBROOK 41 8 18 44 0 2 0 8 8 100 24 4 5 9 14 1 1 0 0 24
S.IBAKA 27 6 6 100 0 0 0 0 17 1 3 4 1 4 2 1 1 12
T.SEFOLOSHA 26 3 7 43 1 4 25 2 2 100 4 0 2 2 2 1 1 2 0 9
K.PERKINS 32 2 5 40 0 0 2 2 100 28 6 6 12 3 3 1 1 3 6
J.HARDEN 22 5 13 38 3 7 43 3 4 75 19 1 2 3 1 1 2 1 0 16
N.COLLISON 22 4 4 100 0 0 1 2 50 11 2 5 7 1 3 2 1 1 9
N.MOHAMMED 14 3 3 100 0 0 0 0 -5 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 6
E.MAYNOR 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D.COOK 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0
R.JACKSON 11 5 9 56 0 1 0 1 1 100 -6 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 11
OKLAHOMA CI 48 45 84 54 5 19 26 25 32 78 14 30 44 27 18 11 9 6 120
LOS ANGELES L OKLAHOMA CITY
Fast Break Pts 12 Fast Break Pts 24
Second Chance Pts 7 Second Chance Pts 5
Points in the Paint 26 Points In the Paint 26
Biggest Lead 8 Biggest Lead 30
BASKETBALL PROSPECTUS BOX SCORE
LAL (9-3)...........PLY% USG PCP +/- GR OKC (8-5)...........PLY% USG PCP +/- GR
gasol,pau............75% 27% 1.00 -14 20.9 westbrook,russell....85% 23% 1.64 +24 34.9
bryant,kobe..........85% 27% 0.88 -31 20.8 durant,kevin.........73% 35% 0.97 +35 25.4
odom,lamar...........63% 18% 1.78 - 5 17.7 harden,james.........46% 33% 1.16 +19 16.4
barnes,matt..........40% 16% 1.65 + 8 12.0 ibaka,serge..........56% 10% 2.05 +17 11.1
bynum,andrew.........56% 21% 0.84 -27 9.2 sefolosha,thabo......54% 16% 1.17 + 4 10.9
blake,steve..........33% 13% 1.64 + 2 7.8 perkins,kendrick.....67% 7% 2.12 +28 10.8
artest,ron...........60% 19% 0.54 -34 6.9 jackson,reggie.......23% 40% 1.11 - 6 9.4
fisher,derek.........56% 9% 0.96 -31 5.3 collison,nick........46% 10% 2.15 +11 9.0
brown,shannon........25% 10% 1.81 + 8 4.7 mohammed,nazr........29% 11% 1.62 - 5 5.1
caracter,derrick..... 4% 25% 0.00 - 3 0.0 cook,daequan.........17% 6% 1.26 + 2 1.2
ratliff,theo.........(DNP) maynor,eric.......... 4% 25% 0.00 + 1 0.0
ebanks,devin.........(DNP) aldrich,cole.........(DNP)
PACE: 89.3 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA% PACE: 89.3 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA%
LAKERS........... 105.3 .493 .231 .168 .133 THUNDER.......... 134.4 .565 .350 .101 .158
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ROCKETS 115, MAVERICKS 93: The Rockets dispatched the champion Mavericks and stayed hot, getting their third straight win and fifth in six games. Houston is now tied with the Timberwolves for fourth in the West, which I bring up because the Rockets play at Minnesota on Friday. Dallas didn't lead after Houston's 13-2 run midway through the second put the Rockets in control. Kevin Martin led the way with 28 points and Luis Scola added 24 points and 13 rebounds. Dallas actually shot 51 percent from the field, but the jump-shooting Mavericks were out-pointed by Houston 22-9 at the foul line. It also didn't hurt the Rockets' cause that they hit 11-of-17 from deep. Chase Budinger scored 14 for Houston on 5-of-5 shooting and went 3-of-3 from downtown.
STRAT-O-MATIC BOX SCORE
DALLAS 29 19 20 25 93
HOUSTON 29 27 36 23 115
----FG--- ---3PT--- ---FT--- REBOUNDS
NAME MIN MD AT PCT MD AT PCT MD AT PCT +/- OF DF T AS PF ST TO BK PTS
J.KIDD 40 2 6 33 1 5 20 0 0 -17 0 0 0 7 3 3 0 1 5
J.TERRY 30 7 14 50 3 5 60 0 0 -12 0 4 4 4 2 0 1 0 17
D.NOWITZKI 35 10 17 59 0 1 0 4 4 100 -12 0 10 10 2 3 0 3 1 24
S.MARION 27 7 15 47 0 1 0 0 0 -3 2 1 3 5 2 2 0 1 14
T.CHANDLER 35 2 3 67 0 1 0 3 8 38 -12 1 5 6 1 4 2 2 1 7
J.BAREA 22 3 5 60 1 1 100 0 0 -11 1 1 2 8 1 0 3 0 7
B.HAYWOOD 11 2 3 67 0 0 0 0 -5 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 4
P.STOJAKOVIC 17 3 7 43 3 5 60 2 3 67 -16 0 1 1 0 3 0 3 0 11
I.MAHINMI 2 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 -5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
R.FERNANDEZ 21 1 4 25 0 2 0 0 0 -17 1 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 2
DALLAS 48 38 75 51 8 21 38 9 15 60 6 23 29 28 22 9 12 4 93
----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 30 9 19 47 4 7 57 6 7 86 18 1 5 6 3 0 1 1 0 28
K.LOWRY 37 7 13 54 2 3 67 2 2 100 20 3 2 5 10 1 1 0 0 18
L.SCOLA 28 8 15 53 0 1 0 8 9 89 22 1 12 13 2 3 0 3 1 24
C.HAYES 32 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 19 2 4 6 5 1 3 1 1 0
C.BUDINGER 24 5 5 100 3 3 100 1 1 100 18 0 4 4 2 3 1 3 0 14
C.LEE 24 1 5 20 0 1 0 2 2 100 -11 0 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 4
G.DRAGIC 12 3 3 100 2 2 100 1 1 100 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 9
J.HILL 11 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2
P.PATTERSON 12 1 4 25 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
H.THABEET 8 0 0 0 0 2 2 100 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 2
M.MORRIS 22 6 7 86 0 0 0 0 9 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 12
HOUSTON 48 41 76 54 11 17 65 22 24 92 9 30 39 27 14 7 14 2 115
DALLAS HOUSTON
Fast Break Pts 16 Fast Break Pts 16
Second Chance Pts 4 Second Chance Pts 8
Points in the Paint 24 Points In the Paint 30
Biggest Lead 3 Biggest Lead 29
BASKETBALL PROSPECTUS BOX SCORE
DAL (7-5)...........PLY% USG PCP +/- GR HOU (7-4)...........PLY% USG PCP +/- GR
nowitzki,dirk........73% 32% 1.01 -12 21.4 lowry,kyle...........77% 17% 1.93 +20 29.9
terry,jason..........63% 26% 1.27 -12 19.3 martin,kevin.........63% 38% 1.31 +18 27.4
marion,shawn.........56% 29% 1.06 - 3 15.5 scola,luis...........58% 39% 1.09 +22 24.2
barea,jose...........46% 18% 1.56 -11 12.5 budinger,chase.......50% 16% 2.00 +18 14.6
stojakovic,peja......35% 35% 0.89 -16 10.9 dragic,goran.........25% 17% 2.48 + 4 10.5
kidd,jason...........83% 6% 1.90 -17 10.4 morris,marcus........46% 19% 1.23 + 9 9.7
chandler,tyson.......73% 11% 0.94 -12 9.2 hayes,chuck..........67% 4% 2.21 +19 7.3
haywood,brendan......23% 13% 1.22 - 5 4.1 lee,courtney.........50% 15% 0.59 -11 4.9
fernandez,rudy.......44% 9% 0.67 -17 3.1 hill,jordan..........23% 7% 1.47 + 6 2.3
mahinmi,ian.......... 4% 26% 1.59 - 5 1.9 patterson,patrick....25% 15% 0.62 + 4 2.2
beaubois,rodrigue....(DNP) thabeet,hasheem......17% 10% 0.40 + 1 0.7
butler,caron.........(DNP) flynn,jonny..........(DNP)
PACE: 86.0 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA% PACE: 86.0 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA%
MAVERICKS........ 108.1 .560 .167 .140 .077 ROCKETS.......... 133.7 .612 .281 .163 .123
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BUCKS 96, NETS 77: Things haven't been going too well for these clubs of late. The Nets snapped a six-game losing streak in their last outing, while the Bucks were trying to halt a seven-game skid. The Nets scored with 4:07 in the first quarter to go up 11-10 but never led again. Plenty of shots went askew in this one. Jersey shot 33 percent from the floor. Deron Williams scored 22 points was but was just 6-of-18. Anthony Morrow was 4-of-16 and Jordan Farmar hit just 4-of-12. But the piece de resistance was offered by Milwaukee's Stephen Jackson in a winning effort--he shot just 3-of-22 from the floor. You have to give him points for persistance. The non-Jackson Bucks actually shot nearly 61 percent, so the game qualified as one of the better offensive outings of the season for Milwaukee, which ranks last in the league in efficiency on that end of the floor. Andrew Bogut led the way 22 points and 15 rebounds.
STRAT-O-MATIC BOX SCORE
NEW JERSEY 18 20 22 17 77
MILWAUKEE 25 23 26 22 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
B.LOPEZ 36 6 13 46 0 0 2 2 100 -15 4 4 8 2 3 0 2 1 14
D.WILLIAMS 32 6 18 33 1 6 17 9 11 82 -11 0 4 4 4 3 2 1 0 22
K.HUMPHRIES 30 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 -13 0 10 10 0 2 0 2 0 2
A.MORROW 30 4 16 25 2 7 29 0 0 -15 0 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 10
S.GRAHAM 10 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 -5 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 2
T.OUTLAW 25 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 -12 1 4 5 1 0 0 0 0 0
J.FARMAR 22 4 12 33 3 7 43 0 0 -10 0 2 2 2 0 1 4 0 11
J.PETRO 12 2 6 33 0 0 0 0 -4 0 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 4
D.JAMES 18 2 4 50 0 0 0 0 -4 1 3 4 0 1 1 0 0 4
M.BROOKS 17 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 -5 2 1 3 1 2 0 2 0 0
J.WILLIAMS 8 2 3 67 0 0 4 4 100 -1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 8
NEW JERSEY 48 28 84 33 6 21 29 15 17 88 8 33 41 15 19 4 13 1 77
----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 39 10 16 62 0 0 2 4 50 19 2 13 15 2 2 0 1 1 22
B.JENNINGS 29 7 12 58 1 2 50 2 3 67 16 0 4 4 3 1 2 1 1 17
L.MOUTE 32 3 4 75 0 0 0 0 14 2 3 5 2 1 0 2 1 6
C.DELFINO 30 3 5 60 1 3 33 0 0 10 0 2 2 4 1 2 0 0 7
S.JACKSON 37 3 22 14 0 7 0 4 4 100 14 2 4 6 3 3 1 4 3 10
E.ILYASOVA 20 5 8 62 0 1 0 2 2 100 15 3 3 6 1 0 1 0 0 12
L.SANDERS 9 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 4
D.GOODEN 21 3 6 50 0 0 3 4 75 3 1 4 5 0 2 0 0 0 9
B.UDRIH 19 2 5 40 1 4 25 0 0 3 0 5 5 3 5 0 4 0 5
S.LIVINGSTON 4 2 3 67 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 4
MILWAUKEE 48 40 83 48 3 17 18 13 17 76 10 41 51 18 17 6 13 8 96
NEW JERSEY MILWAUKEE
Fast Break Pts 8 Fast Break Pts 14
Second Chance Pts 4 Second Chance Pts 7
Points in the Paint 18 Points In the Paint 40
Biggest Lead 2 Biggest Lead 23
BASKETBALL PROSPECTUS BOX SCORE
NJN (4-7)...........PLY% USG PCP +/- GR MIL (3-8)...........PLY% USG PCP +/- GR
williams,deron.......67% 35% 0.93 -11 22.3 bogut,andrew.........81% 22% 1.26 +19 24.3
farmar,jordan........46% 34% 0.85 -10 14.1 jennings,brandon.....60% 23% 1.31 +16 17.5
morrow,anthony.......63% 24% 0.76 -15 13.7 ilyasova,ersan.......42% 20% 1.47 +15 12.7
lopez,brook..........75% 20% 0.96 -15 11.2 jackson,stephen......77% 36% 0.43 +14 10.8
williams,jordan......17% 27% 1.04 - 1 4.9 delfino,carlos.......63% 6% 2.56 +10 9.6
petro,johan..........25% 27% 0.64 - 4 4.5 mbahamoute,luc.......67% 7% 1.56 +14 8.9
james,damion.........38% 9% 1.27 - 4 4.2 gooden,drew..........44% 16% 1.09 + 3 7.4
humphries,kris.......63% 4% 1.21 -13 3.8 udrih,beno...........40% 22% 0.78 + 3 6.2
graham,stephen.......21% 8% 1.34 - 5 2.5 sanders,larry........19% 14% 1.30 0 4.1
outlaw,travis........52% 6% 0.66 -12 2.1 livingston,shaun..... 8% 36% 1.15 + 1 3.8
brooks,marshon.......35% 18% 0.17 - 5 1.1 harris,tobias........(DNP)
wright,brandan.......(DNP) dooling,keyon........(DNP)
PACE: 91.2 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA% PACE: 91.2 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA%
NETS............. 84.4 .369 .163 .143 .082 BUCKS............ 105.3 .500 .233 .143 .082
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TIMBERWOLVES 107, WARRIORS 102: The Timberwolves had dropped two straight and needed a home win over the Warriors to prevent a buzzkill skid after such a nice start to the season. Golden State had lost three straight, but didn't make it easy for Minnesota. Stephen Curry scored 18 points and David Lee added 14 as Golden State took a six-point lead into the break. Monta Ellis was slowed by an injury and finished with just five points, but he hit a big three to cap a 13-2 run in the third that put the Warriors up 76-61. Not looking good for my Timberwolves. Minny made a run in the early fourth, with Martell Webster's three capping a 10-point spree to cut the lead to four. The Warriors went up seven on Curry's layup with 7:03 to play, but the T-Wolves reeled off 11 straight to seize the advantage. Ricky Rubio finished off that run with a penetration hoop. The Warriors tied it on Andris Biedrins' bucket with 2:49 to go, but Michael Beasley's three sparked a six-point Wolves spree that iced the game. Rubio finished with 13 points, 11 rebounds, five assists and three steals. Fellow rookie Derrick Williams had 13 points, five boards, three assists and two steals. Curry finished with 31 points for Golden State.
STRAT-O-MATIC BOX SCORE
GOLDEN STATE 29 34 22 17 102
MINNESOTA 24 33 16 34 107
----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 16 2 6 33 1 3 33 0 2 0 -4 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 5
D.WRIGHT 39 6 13 46 2 7 29 2 2 100 -7 2 3 5 0 4 2 1 0 16
D.LEE 45 10 17 59 0 0 5 7 71 -11 3 3 6 5 3 1 4 0 25
S.CURRY 47 13 22 59 2 3 67 3 3 100 -4 1 7 8 7 0 4 3 0 31
A.BIEDRINS 25 1 4 25 0 0 0 0 1 3 5 8 1 3 0 4 1 2
R.WILLIAMS 3 2 2 100 1 1 100 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
E.UDOH 17 1 5 20 0 0 1 2 50 -2 3 2 5 2 3 0 0 3 3
L.AMUNDSON 9 2 3 67 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 4
K.THOMPSON 24 2 9 22 1 3 33 2 2 100 3 2 2 4 3 2 0 4 0 7
C.JENKINS 15 2 4 50 0 1 0 0 0 -9 2 2 4 3 0 0 1 0 4
GOLDEN STAT 48 41 85 48 7 18 39 13 18 72 17 24 41 22 18 9 19 4 102
----FG--- ---3PT--- ---FT--- REBOUNDS
NAME MIN MD AT PCT MD AT PCT MD AT PCT +/- OF DF T AS PF ST TO BK PTS
K.LOVE 20 4 5 80 1 1 100 3 5 60 15 4 3 7 2 6 1 7 0 12
M.BEASLEY 33 10 18 56 1 3 33 4 5 80 -4 0 6 6 0 2 0 2 0 25
W.JOHNSON 24 3 7 43 0 2 0 0 0 7 1 2 3 0 2 1 0 0 6
D.MILICIC 32 6 9 67 0 0 2 2 100 10 2 0 2 1 3 1 3 3 14
R.RUBIO 37 6 13 46 0 2 0 1 2 50 4 4 7 11 5 2 3 1 0 13
L.RIDNOUR 13 2 3 67 0 0 0 0 -6 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 4
A.TOLLIVER 2 2 2 100 1 1 100 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5
W.ELLINGTON 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
M.WEBSTER 18 4 9 44 3 4 75 0 0 8 0 4 4 3 0 1 0 0 11
A.RANDOLPH 21 1 6 17 0 1 0 2 4 50 -3 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 4
B.MILLER 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 -10 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
D.WILLIAMS 30 5 10 50 0 1 0 3 3 100 2 1 4 5 3 4 2 3 0 13
MINNESOTA 48 43 85 51 6 15 40 15 21 71 14 27 41 20 24 11 18 4 107
GOLDEN STATE MINNESOTA
Fast Break Pts 20 Fast Break Pts 8
Second Chance Pts 10 Second Chance Pts 13
Points in the Paint 24 Points In the Paint 32
Biggest Lead 17 Biggest Lead 10
BASKETBALL PROSPECTUS BOX SCORE
GSW (4-9)...........PLY% USG PCP +/- GR MIN (7-4)...........PLY% USG PCP +/- GR
curry,stephen........98% 24% 1.43 - 4 32.8 beasley,michael......69% 30% 1.04 - 4 22.9
lee,david............94% 23% 1.12 -11 24.6 rubio,ricky..........77% 16% 1.36 + 4 17.6
wright,dorell........81% 15% 1.19 - 7 14.3 webster,martell......38% 21% 1.79 + 8 15.4
thompson,klay........50% 25% 0.70 + 3 8.3 milicic,darko........67% 16% 1.13 +10 13.8
jenkins,charles......31% 13% 1.58 - 9 6.6 williams,derrick.....63% 20% 1.04 + 2 12.6
udoh,epke............35% 13% 1.04 - 2 5.8 love,kevin...........42% 31% 0.94 +15 11.6
ellis,monta..........33% 24% 0.67 - 4 5.8 ridnour,luke.........27% 12% 1.82 - 6 6.3
williams,reggie...... 6% 30% 2.51 + 6 4.8 johnson,wesley.......50% 11% 0.96 + 7 6.0
biedrins,andris......52% 12% 0.62 + 1 3.9 tolliver,anthony..... 4% 46% 2.31 + 5 4.4
amundson,louis.......19% 13% 1.33 + 2 3.0 randolph,anthony.....44% 17% 0.58 - 3 4.1
thornton,al..........(DNP) miller,brad..........13% 13% 0.42 -10 0.7
radmanovic,vladimir..(DNP) ellington,wayne...... 8% 9% 0.16 - 3 0.1
PACE: 92.7 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA% PACE: 92.7 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA%
WARRIORS......... 110.0 .524 .386 .205 .085 TIMBERWOLVES..... 115.4 .541 .368 .194 .100
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MAGIC 106, SPURS 104: The Magic was facing a tough test in trying to extend its eight-game winning streak. It was a tremendous game, one I think we all would have liked to watch on League Pass. Alas. The biggest lead either team enjoyed in the game was just six points. That came when Dwight Howard's transition dunk capped a seven-point run that left Orlando up 97-91 with 5:22 to play. San Antonio responded with a 7-2 burst that included five points from Tony Parker. Hedo Turkoglu stemmed the tide with a basket, but San Antonio scored the next six points, four by Richard Jefferson. His driving hoop with 2:12 to play gave the Spurs a four-point lead. They didn't score again. Howard scored with one minute left to draw the Magic within one, then Jason Richardson drilled the go-ahead trey with 14 seconds on the clock. San Antonio had another chance but Tim Duncan missed in the lane, Howard secured the rebound and the Orlando streak reached nine games. Richardson scored 30 points and hit six three-pointers for the Magic.
STRAT-O-MATIC BOX SCORE
ORLANDO 25 25 24 32 106
SAN ANTONIO 24 23 32 25 104
----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 36 8 14 57 0 1 0 3 4 75 7 2 5 7 4 2 1 4 2 19
J.RICHARDSON 31 12 21 57 6 9 67 0 0 7 0 3 3 3 1 2 0 0 30
H.TURKOGLU 29 3 7 43 1 4 25 0 0 -7 0 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 7
J.NELSON 24 1 2 50 0 0 2 4 50 -4 0 5 5 1 4 1 1 0 4
B.BASS 25 2 5 40 0 0 5 8 62 -1 1 4 5 0 1 0 0 0 9
G.ARENAS 24 3 14 21 0 4 0 0 0 6 1 3 4 11 1 1 0 0 6
J.REDICK 24 4 8 50 2 5 40 2 3 67 6 1 1 2 4 2 1 1 0 12
R.ANDERSON 24 7 8 88 1 1 100 0 0 3 3 5 8 0 1 0 0 0 15
Q.RICHARDSON 13 0 0 0 0 2 2 100 -2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 2
J.HARPER 10 1 5 20 0 1 0 0 0 -5 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2
ORLANDO 48 41 84 49 10 25 40 14 21 67 8 29 37 24 14 8 9 3 106
----FG--- ---3PT--- ---FT--- REBOUNDS
NAME MIN MD AT PCT MD AT PCT MD AT PCT +/- OF DF T AS PF ST TO BK PTS
T.PARKER 36 9 17 53 2 3 67 5 8 62 -2 1 2 3 8 2 0 1 0 25
R.JEFFERSON 35 7 10 70 2 3 67 0 2 0 -4 2 4 6 2 3 1 1 0 16
M.GINOBILI 39 6 15 40 2 5 40 1 1 100 9 0 5 5 4 1 0 3 0 15
T.DUNCAN 37 5 11 45 0 0 2 4 50 -7 3 8 11 5 1 1 1 1 12
A.McDYESS 8 0 0 0 0 2 2 100 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 2
D.BLAIR 22 6 12 50 0 0 0 2 0 -8 2 5 7 2 3 2 3 0 12
G.NEAL 17 4 9 44 1 3 33 0 0 -6 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 9
M.BONNER 22 2 2 100 1 1 100 0 0 9 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 5
T.SPLITTER 9 1 2 50 0 0 2 3 67 4 2 2 4 0 3 0 2 0 4
C.JOSEPH 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 -5 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0
K.LEONARD 11 2 4 50 0 1 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 3 1 1 2 0 4
SAN ANTONIO 48 42 84 50 8 18 44 12 22 55 12 31 43 26 20 7 14 1 104
ORLANDO SAN ANTONIO
Fast Break Pts 10 Fast Break Pts 20
Second Chance Pts 13 Second Chance Pts 10
Points in the Paint 32 Points In the Paint 26
Biggest Lead 6 Biggest Lead 5
BASKETBALL PROSPECTUS BOX SCORE
ORL (9-2)...........PLY% USG PCP +/- GR SAS (6-5)...........PLY% USG PCP +/- GR
richardson,jason.....65% 32% 1.52 + 7 34.5 parker,tony..........75% 27% 1.34 - 2 30.0
howard,dwight........75% 26% 1.04 + 7 19.2 jefferson,richard....73% 14% 1.62 - 4 18.5
arenas,gilbert.......50% 28% 1.00 + 6 13.5 duncan,tim...........77% 16% 1.35 - 7 16.6
anderson,ryan........50% 15% 1.97 + 3 13.1 ginobili,manu........81% 21% 1.02 + 9 13.2
redick,j.j...........50% 20% 1.43 + 6 13.0 blair,dejuan.........46% 33% 0.85 - 8 11.7
bass,brandon.........52% 15% 1.01 - 1 8.0 neal,gary............35% 24% 1.12 - 6 8.3
turkoglu,hedo........60% 14% 0.87 - 7 7.2 leonard,kawhi........23% 24% 1.05 - 1 5.6
nelson,jameer........50% 8% 1.05 - 4 4.0 bonner,matt..........46% 2% 5.69 + 9 5.2
richardson,quentin...27% 1% 5.02 - 2 2.3 splitter,tiago.......19% 27% 0.70 + 4 3.5
harper,justin........21% 28% 0.28 - 5 1.6 mcdyess,antonio......17% 3% 1.84 + 1 0.9
allen,malik..........(DNP) joseph,cory.......... 8% 35% 0.17 - 5 0.4
duhon,chris..........(DNP) anderson,james.......(DNP)
PACE: 91.2 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA% PACE: 91.2 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA%
MAGIC............ 116.3 .548 .205 .099 .101 SPURS............ 114.1 .548 .293 .154 .106
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JAZZ 115, KINGS 84: The Jazz haven't won often this season, but when it has, it has won big. Utah led by 19 at the half and breezed to the easy win on the Kings' home floor. Utah's four victories this season have all been by 17 points or more. The Jazz pounded the Kings on the glass and in the lane, holding a 36-18 edge on points in the paint. Utah led by as many as 37 and never trailed in the contest. Al Jefferson had 24 points and 15 rebounds and Devin Harris scored 29. Jimmer Fredette shot 4-of-18 for Sacramento and just 2-of-11 from deep. The Kings have lost four straight and eight of nine.
STRAT-O-MATIC BOX SCORE
UTAH 28 31 30 26 115
SACRAMENTO 18 22 26 18 84
----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 41 10 17 59 0 0 4 6 67 27 2 13 15 3 4 1 1 4 24
P.MILLSAP 33 3 6 50 0 0 0 0 29 1 9 10 5 3 0 1 1 6
D.HARRIS 36 9 17 53 3 3 100 8 8 100 29 0 3 3 7 2 1 3 0 29
G.HAYWARD 15 2 4 50 0 2 0 0 0 20 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 4
A.BURKS 11 3 5 60 0 0 0 0 17 0 2 2 0 1 1 1 1 6
R.BELL 19 1 4 25 0 3 0 0 0 11 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 2
A.KIRILENKO 19 2 7 29 1 1 100 4 4 100 -2 1 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 9
C.MILES 18 5 9 56 2 4 50 2 2 100 3 1 2 3 1 1 0 3 0 14
E.WATSON 12 2 3 67 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 4
D.FAVORS 18 2 4 50 0 0 1 1 100 19 3 6 9 1 5 1 1 1 5
M.OKUR 12 2 5 40 0 0 0 0 -7 0 2 2 2 0 0 1 0 4
E.KANTER 6 3 4 75 0 0 2 2 100 7 1 2 3 0 3 0 0 0 8
UTAH 48 44 85 52 6 13 46 21 23 91 9 43 52 27 24 6 15 9 115
----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.COUSINS 15 2 4 50 0 0 2 4 50 -10 0 4 4 0 5 1 3 0 6
T.EVANS 47 7 21 33 2 3 67 3 4 75 -35 0 6 6 2 3 2 4 1 19
J.HICKSON 21 2 4 50 0 0 5 10 50 -16 1 6 7 0 3 0 0 2 9
J.SALMONS 36 2 9 22 0 0 1 2 50 -29 0 2 2 1 2 1 1 0 5
J.FREDETTE 37 4 18 22 2 11 18 4 4 100 -32 0 1 1 2 4 1 0 0 14
S.DALEMBERT 26 2 2 100 0 0 3 4 75 -13 1 6 7 1 1 1 1 2 7
J.THOMPSON 26 4 9 44 0 0 2 2 100 -19 1 2 3 2 3 0 1 0 10
F.GARCIA 13 3 5 60 2 4 50 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 8
D.GREENE 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
D.JACKSON 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -8 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
I.THOMAS 11 3 4 75 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 1 0 6
SACRAMENTO 48 29 77 38 6 18 33 20 30 67 4 29 33 12 26 10 12 6 84
UTAH SACRAMENTO
Fast Break Pts 12 Fast Break Pts 18
Second Chance Pts 10 Second Chance Pts 6
Points in the Paint 36 Points In the Paint 18
Biggest Lead 37 Biggest Lead 0
BASKETBALL PROSPECTUS BOX SCORE
UTA (4-8)...........PLY% USG PCP +/- GR SAC (2-11)..........PLY% USG PCP +/- GR
harris,devin.........75% 29% 1.35 +29 30.0 evans,tyreke.........98% 26% 0.72 -35 19.7
jefferson,al.........85% 22% 1.30 +27 24.4 fredette,jimmer......77% 25% 0.67 -32 12.5
miles,c.j............38% 32% 1.11 + 3 13.0 garcia,francisco.....27% 21% 1.59 + 2 10.9
kirilenko,andrei.....40% 25% 1.03 - 2 9.7 thompson,jason.......54% 19% 0.86 -19 9.7
millsap,paul.........69% 8% 1.78 +29 9.6 hickson,j.j..........44% 18% 1.02 -16 9.6
hayward,gordon.......31% 10% 1.51 +20 6.3 dalembert,samuel.....54% 8% 1.92 -13 8.9
kanter,enes..........13% 36% 1.33 + 7 5.8 thomas,isaiah........23% 21% 1.12 + 1 5.7
favors,derrick.......38% 12% 1.33 +19 5.5 salmons,john.........75% 13% 0.46 -29 5.0
burks,alec...........23% 24% 0.98 +17 5.4 cousins,demarcus.....31% 27% 0.53 -10 4.6
okur,mehmet..........25% 21% 0.91 - 7 4.7 jackson,darnell......15% 6% 1.12 - 8 1.0
watson,earl..........25% 17% 0.93 + 2 4.0 greene,donte......... 2% 49% 0.32 + 4 0.3
bell,raja............40% 8% 0.68 +11 1.9 thornton,marcus......(DNP)
PACE: 95.7 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA% PACE: 95.7 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA%
JAZZ............. 120.2 .553 .237 .157 .106 KINGS............ 87.8 .416 .085 .125 .138
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STANDINGS, SCORES, LEADERS AND SCHEDULE
SCORING AVERAGE REBOUNDS/GAME FIELD GOAL PCT
TEAM WON LOST ------------------- ------------------- -------------------
BOS 8 3 K.DURANT OKC 33.1 K.LOVE MIN 11.9 N.HILARIO DEN .678
NYK 6 5 D.NOWITZK DAL 30.1 K.HUMPHRI NJN 11.8 L.ODOM LAL .635
PHI 5 6 D.ROSE CHI 29.8 Z.RANDOLP MEM 11.2 D.HOWARD ORL .610
NJN 4 7 D.GALLINA DEN 27.0 A.BOGUT MIL 11.0 J.McGEE WAS .609
TOR 2 8 K.MARTIN HOU 26.9 J.NOAH CHI 10.9 J.BAREA DAL .602
TEAM WON LOST
CHI 9 3 FREE THROW PCT THREE POINT PCT ASSISTS/GAME
IND 7 6 ------------------- ------------------- -------------------
MIL 3 8 S.NASH PHX .952 M.WEBSTER MIN .727 S.NASH PHX 12.6
CLE 2 8 D.AUGUSTI CHA .942 R.JACKSON OKC .727 R.RONDO BOS 11.5
DET 2 9 A.KIRILEN UTA .929 R.JEFFERS SAS .571 C.PAUL NOH 11.1
TEAM WON LOST A.AFFLALO DEN .917 T.LAWSON DEN .567 D.WILLIAM NJN 9.6
MIA 9 1 J.JACK NOH .917 G.HILL PHX .562 J.KIDD DAL 9.4
ORL 9 2
CHA 7 4 STEALS/GAME TURNOVERS/GAME BLOCKS/GAME
ATL 4 6 ------------------- ------------------- -------------------
WAS 2 8 L.JAMES MIA 2.3 J.WALL WAS 4.8 J.McGEE WAS 3.3
TEAM WON LOST R.GAY MEM 2.1 R.RONDO BOS 3.7 A.STOUDEM NYK 3.0
HOU 7 4 A.IGUODAL PHI 1.8 J.JOHNSON ATL 3.4 T.DUNCAN SAS 2.7
DAL 7 5 D.HOWARD ORL 1.8 D.COUSINS SAC 3.4 B.LOPEZ NJN 2.6
SAS 6 5 C.PAUL NOH 1.8 J.SMITH ATL 3.2 A.BOGUT MIL 2.4
MEM 6 5
NOH 4 6
TEAM WON LOST
DEN 8 2
MIN 7 4
OKC 8 5
POR 5 7
UTA 4 8
TEAM WON LOST
PHX 9 3
LAL 9 3
LAC 4 8
GSW 4 9
SAC 2 11
DATE YESTERDAY'S SCORES HIGH POINTS HIGH REBOUNDS HIGH ASSISTS
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11/23 HOU 115 vs DAL 93 K.MARTIN 28 L.SCOLA 13 K.LOWRY 10
11/23 MIN 107 vs GSW 102 S.CURRY 31 R.RUBIO 11 S.CURRY 7
11/23 IND 132 @ CLE 109 D.GRANGER 37 J.McROBERTS 11 D.COLLISON 9
11/23 OKC 120 vs LAL 94 K.DURANT 27 K.PERKINS 12 R.WESTBROOK 14
11/23 CHA 118 vs MEM 115 C.MAGGETTE 24 Z.RANDOLPH 16 M.CONLEY 11
11/23 MIL 96 vs NJN 77 Multiple 22 A.BOGUT 15 Multiple 4
11/23 ORL 106 @ SAS 104 J.RICHARDSO 30 T.DUNCAN 11 G.ARENAS 11
11/23 POR 101 @ DET 78 L.ALDRIDGE 32 G.ODEN 14 R.FELTON 7
11/23 BOS 96 vs TOR 87 L.BARBOSA 23 D.DEROZAN 6 J.CALDERON 8
11/23 UTA 115 @ SAC 84 D.HARRIS 29 A.JEFFERSON 15 D.HARRIS 7
TODAY'S SCHEDULED GAMES
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NEW ORLEANS (4-6) at LOS ANGELES C (4-8)
PHILADELPHIA (5-6) at ATLANTA (4-6)
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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