November 24, 2010
PBP Roundup
Nov. 23

by Bradford Doolittle

As you read this, I'm on a southbound train for St. Louis, where I'll be meeting up with my family for Thanksgiving. This is my favorite holiday, because there really isn't anything other than food and family. And football, I guess. I like football, don't get me wrong. I've even been considered a football fanatic at various times in my life. Right now, however, I just can't find the time to watch the NFL. Just can't. Given an exhibition NBA game and an NFL matchup--I'll watch the hoops. Then once the regular season starts, forget about it. So that aspect of the holiday is kind of a drag, because football and turkey are shoved down our throats with equal alacrity. The NBA has two games slotted for Thursday: The Wizards at Hawks and the Kings at Clippers. Now, every NBA game is interesting to me, so I'll watch those games with my NBA-crazed brother and love it. The Wizards-Hawks game will be interesting for a lot reasons. John Wall should be back in the starting lineup after coming off the bench in his return on Tuesday. The Hawks are reeling and another home loss may lead to a player mutiny when all those guys should just be listening to Larry Drew. The man played for Norm freaking Stewart after all. The Kings and Clips may not draw many viewers away from the Bengals-Jets game, but have you seen Blake Griffin's recent highlights? That's better than anything T.O. and Ochocinco can offer, right?

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LIVE AT BASKETBALL PROSPECTUS

1. In the latest Poll Position, John Gasaway looks at North Carolina's issues on offense. (premium)

2. What does Utah's propensity for comeback wins foretell? Kevin Pelton has the answers. (premium)

3. Asher Fusco says that college basketball's version of the perfect game happens more often than you'd think. (premium)

4. Kevin Pelton's latest Trend Watch has items on the Nuggets' offense, Kris Humphries and this year's surprise rookies. (premium)

5. In his Prospectus debut, Sebastian Pruiti has a video analysis of Raymond Felton's problems in the pick-and-roll. (Free preview)

6. Bradford Doolittle breaks down this weekend's five-player trade between the Hornets and the Raptors. (premium)

7. Our own Asher Fusco was at Madison Square Garden, covering the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic, featuring luminaries Texas, Maryland, Pittsburgh and Illinois. (premium)

8. Kevin Pelton got a first-hand glimpse of John Calipari's new-look Kentucky squad. (premium)

9. Should ESPN's early-season hoops marathon actually kick off the campaign? (premium)

10. Bradford Doolittle offers an early glimpse of Missouri's revamped roster. (Unfiltered)

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FANTASY PROJECTIONS

This week's first downloadable fantasy projection spreadsheet is available for anyone that has at least a free basic subscription to Prospectus. If you don't have one, just go here and register. As I say, this one is free, but to get further updates, you'll need a subscription to Basketball Prospectus Premium. Once you're registered, the sheet will be available on your 'Manage Profile' page.

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HOT FIVES

POWER RATING (POW)        GR (11/23/10)          WP82 -- ALL           WP82 -- ROOKIES
spurs,sanantonio, 62.5    rose,derrick, 37.4     james,lebron, 24.2    griffin,blake, 10.9
celtics,boston, 62.0      nowitzki,dirk, 36.4    bryant,kobe, 24.0     wall,john, 10.5
hornets,neworleans, 59.9  harris,devin, 33.8     williams,deron, 22.8  bledsoe,eric, 4.8
bulls,chicago, 56.9       crawford,jamal, 33.2   anthony,carmelo, 19.3 turner,evan, 3.1
lakers,losangeles, 56.7   brown,shannon, 33.0    durant,kevin, 19.3    cousins,demarcus, 3.0

Note: GR leaders are from previous night only.

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TUESDAY'S BOX SCORES & RECAPS

NOTE: Glossary is at bottom of page.

PACERS 100, CAVALIERS 89 (box): The Pacers broke their pattern of win one, lose one and maintained the positive pub resulting from their resounding triumph in Miami on Monday. This was impressive, routing the Cavs on the second night of a back-to-back with a long plane ride in between games. And make no mistake--this game wasn't close. Indiana led by as many as 34 points before Cleveland put up a cosmetic fourth quarter score. I know it's too early to be quoting conference standings but ... the Pacers moved past Atlanta into fifth in the East, just a half-game back of Miami for fourth. Not long ago, I wrote that the Pacers look like a playoff team. After Orlando eked out a four-point win in Indianapolis the other night, Stan Van Gundy said the same thing. I feel validated.

CLE (5-8)           PLY%  USG   PCP  +/-   GR   IND (7-6)           PLY%  USG   PCP  +/-   GR
sessions,ramon       51%  26%  1.30  +16 27.2   collison,darren      71%  19%  1.52  +20 26.3
varejao,anderson     52%  18%  0.91  -26 12.7   granger,danny        67%  33%  1.18  +24 23.7
gibson,daniel        53%  21%  1.33  +12 12.2   dunleavy jr.,mike    51%  19%  1.28  +17 15.2
jamison,antawn       52%  21%  1.24  +11 11.3   mcroberts,josh       60%  12%  1.88  +10 12.3
moon,jamario         17%  27%  0.89  - 6  6.6   rush,brandon         63%  18%  1.29  - 4 10.5
hickson,j.j.         48%  17%  1.13  -22  6.2   hansbrough,tyler     42%  28%  0.57  - 9  8.3
williams,maurice     49%  19%  0.76  -27  5.7   hibbert,roy          44%  17%  0.96  +26  5.3
graham,joey          58%  23%  0.61  -21  5.7   jones,solomon        31%  15%  1.14  + 1  4.2
williams,jawad       25%  23%  0.93  +16  5.0   posey,james          23%  21%  0.94  - 6  3.2
hollins,ryan         30%  14%  1.21  + 2  3.6   ford,t.j.            29%   9%  0.42  - 9  0.6
powe,leon            18%  15%  0.23  +13  0.7   george,paul          19%  14%  0.10  -15  0.1
parker,anthony       47%  11%  0.13  -23  0.6   foster,jeff (DNP)
PACE: 91.2          ORTG eFG%  oRB%  TO% FTA%   PACE: 91.2          ORTG eFG%  oRB%  TO% FTA%
cavaliers,cleveland 97.6 .440  .213 .132 .106   pacers,indiana     109.7 .513  .159 .143 .101

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NETS 107, HAWKS 101, OT (box): Devin Harris scored six of his 27 points in overtime as the Nets snapped a three-game skid in brief stopover at home. New Jersey just finished a four-game swing on the West Coast, and now go back on the road for games at Boston and Philadelphia. Harris missed a jumper from just inside the three-point line at the end of regulation, forcing the extra session in a game in which the Nets never trailed. The increasingly listless Hawks lost for the seventh time in nine outings, perhaps done in by Brook Lopez's domination of Al Horford in the pivot. Horford has been off to a great start this season and Lopez's game has been off. You couldn't tell that on Tuesday, as Lopez put up 32 points on 19 shots and was refreshingly aggressive in the paint. Joe Johnson was 6-of-18 for Atlanta and missed all four of his shots in overtime.

ATL (8-7)           PLY%  USG   PCP  +/-   GR   NJN (5-9)           PLY%  USG   PCP  +/-   GR
crawford,jamal       71%  27%  1.18  + 3 33.2   harris,devin         82%  30%  1.23  +12 33.8
johnson,joe          73%  28%  1.00  -12 19.1   lopez,brook          82%  28%  1.24  +14 32.5
smith,josh           65%  35%  0.88  - 4 17.9   outlaw,travis        81%  12%  1.14  + 8 11.3
horford,al           72%  17%  1.30  + 2 10.1   morrow,anthony       76%  15%  1.10  -10 10.8
bibby,mike           66%   6%  2.65  - 6  8.6   humphries,kris       67%  12%  1.53    0 10.0
williams,marvin      46%   8%  1.75  + 3  7.6   farmar,jordan        45%  16%  0.98  +16  9.1
teague,jeff          30%  18%  0.73  + 9  5.3   favors,derrick       31%  20%  1.06  + 3  6.5
powell,josh          35%  15%  1.02  - 2  3.9   petro,johan          17%  27%  0.92  - 5  2.8
pachulia,zaza        20%  18%  1.64  - 5  3.7   james,damion         10%  11%  0.26  + 1  0.4
collins,jason         8%  10%  1.57  - 5  1.1   graham,stephen        8%  11%  0.00  - 9  0.0
evans,maurice        14%   4%  0.00  -13  0.0   smith,joe (DNP)
crawford,jordan (DNP)                           uzoh,ben (DNP)
PACE: 91.3          ORTG eFG%  oRB%  TO% FTA%   PACE: 91.3          ORTG eFG%  oRB%  TO% FTA%
hawks,atlanta      110.6 .511  .271 .142 .063   nets,newjersey     117.2 .513  .220 .110 .159

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WIZARDS 116, 76ERS 114, OT (box): These are the kind of games that are going to make Sixers coach Doug Collins wish he'd never come out of retirement. The Sixers led 52-38 at halftime, but Washington charged back behind John Wall's 25 second-half points. It was Wall's return to the lineup after missing four games. He came off the bench for Flip Saunders, going scoreless in the first half and exploding after the break. Still, the Sixers were in position to put the game away at the end of regulation. Up three and Philly in possession, Washington fouled rookie Evan Turner, putting him at the line with a chance to ice the game. Just six seconds remained. Turner missed both free throws. Wall then pushed the ball down the floor. Philly had a foul to give and Jrue Holliday moved into position to hack Wall. However, the clever rookie saw him coming and went into shooting motion. Holliday slapped him on the arm, and Wall went to the line for three free throws. He nailed all three. Turner then missed a desperation three, sending the game to overtime. In the extra session, the Sixers went up 114-113 on a Thaddeus Young layup. After a timeout, Turner lost track of Nick Young, who sprinted to the weakside corner, took a pass from Gilbert Arenas, and nailed the open three. Philly had one last chance, but Andre Iguodala missed a jumper. JaVale McGee, whom I've really been raving about over the last week or so, had a huge game--24 points, 18 rebounds (10 offensive) and four blocked shots. The Sixers are now 0-3 in games decided by five points or less. (Three points or less in their case.)

PHI (3-11)          PLY%  USG   PCP  +/-   GR   WAS (5-8)           PLY%  USG   PCP  +/-   GR
iguodala,andre       94%  21%  1.25  + 2 30.7   wall,john            68%  23%  1.47  +13 32.6
speights,marreese    55%  21%  1.13  + 6 15.9   arenas,gilbert       79%  25%  0.92  - 3 23.1
brand,elton          49%  34%  1.01  + 2 14.3   mcgee,javale         87%  18%  1.51  +12 21.1
nocioni,andres       52%  13%  1.46  + 2 12.4   young,nick           60%  21%  1.34    0 14.9
holiday,jrue         80%  18%  0.88  - 6 11.2   blatche,andray       81%  22%  0.89  + 1  9.8
turner,evan          38%  23%  0.93  -21  9.1   hinrich,kirk         66%  10%  1.18  + 4  5.2
young,thaddeus       45%  18%  1.53  - 3  7.6   booker,trevor        22%  22%  0.80  - 2  2.8
williams,lou         45%  20%  0.74  + 8  4.1   martin,cartier       12%  19%  0.49  - 2  1.0
hawes,spencer        42%  10%  1.67  + 0  3.7   armstrong,hilton     10%   9%  0.58  - 5  0.3
battie,tony (DNP)                               thornton,al          15%   2%  0.00  - 8  0.0
meeks,jodie (DNP)                               gee,alonzo (DNP)
songaila,darius (DNP)                           seraphin,kevin (DNP)
PACE: 104.7         ORTG eFG%  oRB%  TO% FTA%   PACE: 104.7          ORTG eFG%  oRB%  TO% FTA%
76ers,philadelphia 108.9 .495  .318 .143 .130   wizards,washington  110.8 .490  .306 .153 .109

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KNICKS 110, BOBCATS 107 (box): There were plenty of anxious moments at Madison Square Garden. The Knicks have blown several fourth-quarter leads at home already this season. On Tuesday, the Knicks led Charlotte by 14 after three quarters, only to see the Bobcats go on a 14-2 run to begin the fourth. New York recovered and held off Charlotte in a ragged, but hotly-contested, game. In the first head-to-head matchup between Raymond Felton and his former understudy, D.J. Augustin, it was the latter that got the upper hand. Augustin had 24 points, five rebounds, seven assists and four steals, while Felton had 16 points on 5-of-13 shooting and nine assists. The Knicks went 24-of-25 from the line and hit their key free throws down the stretch. Stephen Jackson's hot streak ended, as he was held to 18 points on 7-of-21 shooting, but got 10 of those points in the fourth quarter and hit two big threes in the final minutes. His final three went awry at the buzzer, however, sealing the Knicks' fourth straight win. Danilo Gallinari struggled to get open looks against Charlotte's Gerald Wallace, but did extend his made free throws streak to 43, one shy of Chris Duhon's Knicks record.

CHA (5-9)           PLY%  USG   PCP  +/-   GR   NYK (7-8)           PLY%  USG   PCP  +/-   GR
augustin,d.j.        84%  22%  1.43  + 4 29.4   fields,landry        54%  19%  1.51  + 2 18.1
wallace,gerald       85%  22%  1.02  - 2 22.0   turiaf,ronny         64%  11%  1.39  + 1 17.7
diaw,boris           69%  11%  1.81  -11 17.4   gallinari,danilo     83%  15%  1.30  +12 17.5
jackson,stephen      77%  28%  0.90  -16 14.2   douglas,toney        50%  26%  1.59  - 1 16.3
thomas,tyrus         25%  28%  0.70  + 3  8.0   felton,raymond       80%  23%  1.03  + 5 14.9
brown,derrick        51%  16%  1.23  - 4  7.3   stoudemire,amare     64%  33%  0.67  + 9 14.8
livingston,shaun     50%  13%  1.40  +10  6.8   chandler,wilson      62%  15%  0.63  + 1  8.6
brown,kwame          37%  15%  0.78  + 8  5.3   walker,bill          23%  12%  1.62  - 6  4.3
mcguire,dominic      13%   4%  0.99  + 2  0.6   mozgov,timofey       21%  13%  0.64  - 8  2.0
mohammed,nazr         9%  39%  0.00  - 9  0.0   mason,roger (DNP)
carroll,matt (DNP)                              randolph,anthony (DNP)
collins,sherron (DNP)                           rautins,andy (DNP)
PACE: 96.4          ORTG eFG%  oRB%  TO% FTA%   PACE: 96.4          ORTG eFG%  oRB%  TO% FTA%
bobcats,charlotte  110.9 .522  .366 .197 .082   knicks,newyork     114.1 .589  .156 .207 .114

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MAVERICKS 88, PISTONS 84 (box): The Pistons looked like they had the Mavericks on the ropes, holding a 12-point lead late in the third quarter, but Dallas re-established order with a big fourth quarter. For three quarters, it looked like a vintage Pistons defensive performance. Dallas was shooting just 33 percent from the floor at that point, 25 percent by players not named Dirk Nowitzki. Nowitzki was solid all night, but especially so in the fourth quarter when he scored 15 points on just four shots. He's actually been struggling from the foul line lately, but hit 8-of-8 from there in the fourth, including two free throws with :18.1 to play, pretty much sealing the win. Nowitzki finished with 42 points on 13-of-23 shooting. The rest of the Mavs went 17-of-55 (30.9 percent). Detroit outscored Dallas 36-18 in the paint, a big reason they were able to keep the Mavs' shooting percentages down.

DET (5-9)           PLY%  USG   PCP  +/-   GR   DAL (9-4)           PLY%  USG   PCP  +/-   GR
stuckey,rodney       66%  20%  1.49  - 6 20.6   nowitzki,dirk        83%  40%  1.27  + 9 36.4
prince,tayshaun      59%  25%  1.20  -10 16.9   terry,jason          72%  26%  0.96  - 2 23.9
gordon,ben           57%  27%  0.77  + 2 11.6   kidd,jason           81%  11%  1.68  + 3 14.4
mcgrady,tracy        41%  24%  0.91  + 6 10.5   butler,caron         79%  16%  1.19  + 4 11.2
monroe,greg          39%  20%  0.69  + 3  8.2   stevenson,deshawn    21%  13%  1.32  + 7  6.7
bynum,will           34%  20%  0.74  + 2  7.5   chandler,tyson       54%   8%  0.64  + 5  4.1
hamilton,richard     54%  20%  0.51  - 7  6.9   marion,shawn         32%  29%  0.51    0  3.6
maxiell,jason        64%  12%  1.37  - 1  6.8   haywood,brendan      39%   3%  1.52  + 4  2.2
wallace,ben          50%  10%  0.85  - 6  6.7   barea,jose           33%  18%  0.22  - 5  1.6
villanueva,charlie   36%  19%  0.34  - 3  3.5   mahinmi,ian           6%  15%  0.00  - 5  0.0
daye,austin (DNP)                               cardinal,brian (DNP)
wilcox,chris (DNP)                              jones,dominique (DNP)
PACE: 84.6          ORTG eFG%  oRB%  TO% FTA%   PACE: 84.6          ORTG eFG%  oRB%  TO% FTA%
pistons,detroit     99.3 .445  .256 .177 .135   mavericks,dallas   104.0 .423  .222 .095 .140

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LAKERS 98, BULLS 91 (box): The Bulls were the more athletic, explosive and entertaining team on Tuesday, but the Lakers methodically executed their offense and hit enough shots to get the win. It was the tortoise versus the hare. The Bulls led 81-79 with 8:13 to play, but the Lakers went on a three-point spree: Shannon Brown, Steve Blake, Matt Barnes and Blake again. L.A. eventually pushed to a 96-83 lead by the time the 17-2 run was finished. Derrick Rose put on an absolute show with at least a half dozen spectacular forays to the rim. He had 30 points and eight assists, but took 25 shots. The Bulls hung close thanks to Rose and a 26-15 edge in second-chance points, but Brown was the difference for the Lakers. His 18-point explosion in the first half kept the Lakers afloat in the opening half when Chicago clearly outplayed the defending champs yet still trailed at the break.

CHI (7-5)           PLY%  USG   PCP  +/-   GR   LAL (13-2)          PLY%  USG   PCP  +/-   GR
rose,derrick         83%  36%  1.07  + 1 37.4   brown,shannon        59%  26%  1.49  + 7 33.0
noah,joakim          82%  21%  1.27  - 5 24.3   bryant,kobe          77%  29%  0.91  + 3 16.8
deng,luol            69%  20%  0.92  -18 15.1   odom,lamar           71%  23%  1.22  + 2 15.9
gibson,taj           84%  16%  1.35  - 6 11.1   blake,steve          49%   6%  2.73  + 8 12.1
bogans,keith         29%  15%  0.91  - 4  3.7   gasol,pau            88%  17%  1.02  +11 10.9
brewer,ronnie        57%   9%  0.99  + 8  2.6   barnes,matt          64%  12%  1.59  + 9 10.7
korver,kyle          52%  13%  0.50  - 6  2.3   fisher,derek         51%  16%  0.50  - 1  3.1
watson,c.j.          26%  16%  0.69  - 3  2.2   artest,ron           36%  24%  0.29  - 2  2.5
asik,omer            18%  14%  0.18  - 2  0.2   caracter,derrick      5%  19%  1.31  - 2  1.7
johnson,joe (DNP)                               ebanks,devin (DNP)
scalabrine,brian (DNP)                          vujacic,sasha (DNP)
thomas,kurt (DNP)                               walton,luke (DNP)
PACE: 91.8          ORTG eFG%  oRB%  TO% FTA%   PACE: 91.8          ORTG eFG%  oRB%  TO% FTA%
bulls,chicago       99.1 .419  .333 .142 .125   lakers,losangeles  106.7 .457  .238 .131 .129

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NEWS & MOVES

Minutiae from around the league

NBA: "NBA players' association executive director Billy Hunter said Monday he is "99 percent sure" there will be a lockout next summer. With negotiations toward a new collective bargaining agreement to replace the one that expires next summer going nowhere, Hunter said he's been instructing his players to save their money. There was no breakthrough in the latest meeting with league representatives last week, and the sides hope to meet again next month. But Hunter said the owners aren't budging on their demands for cuts in salaries, contract lengths and guarantees, annual raises, and the rookie salary scale." (The Associated Press)
Some have postulated that even if there is a lockout, it'll be confined to the summer and won't result in a loss of regular-season games. My feeling is that the owners mean business and to exact a fundamental change in their working agreement with the players, regular season games (and their checks) are going to have to be sacrificed. I don't get the feeling that this is going to end well. Don't worry though. Perhaps we'll use SCHOENE projections to simulate the season for you on Strat-O-Matic or something and run daily box scores. You could even draft fantasy leagues based on it. And there is always college hoops. Those guys can't be locked out.

HEAT: "The Miami HEAT announced that forward Udonis Haslem underwent successful surgery today on an internal fixation repair of the Lisfranc ligament. The one hour procedure was performed by specialist Dr. Tom Sangiovanni as well as HEAT team physicians Dr. Harlan Selesnick and Dr. James Losito at Doctors Hospital in Coral Gables. He will be out indefinitely." (press release)
We may not see Haslem again this season.

HEAT: "The HEAT has waived guard Jerry Stackhouse. Stackhouse appeared in seven games (one start) and averaged 1.7 points, 1.0 rebounds and 7.1 minutes." (press release)
This was the corresponding roster move to yesterday's signing of Erick Dampier. Stackhouse didn't get much of a shot with the Heat. With Milwaukee last season, he still showed an ability to get his own offense and while he wasn't exactly efficient, he wasn't terrible, either. At this point, his jump-shooting ability is about the only thing Stackhouse has going for him, but he doesn't have the range to be a consistent floor-stretcher. You'd think he'd get another shot somewhere, but he's not far off from moving back to fight the vampires in Bon Ton.

NETS: "New Jersey Nets sixth man Terrence Williams will miss the next two games after repeatedly breaking team rules. Nets coach Avery Johnson said the second-year guard will be inactive for Tuesday night's home game against the Atlanta Hawks and won't travel to Boston for Wednesday night's game. Johnson wouldn't discuss specifics. The coach said Williams has been fined a couple of times, and the message hasn't sunk in." (The Associated Press)
This won't help Williams' reputation as a burgeoning Ron Artest.

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FAB FIVE

A selection of our favorite NBA links

1. Atlanta's Jamal Crawford is feeling insecure about his NBA future and it may be affecting his play on the court.

2. Today is the 50th anniversary of Wilt Chamberlain setting the NBA record with 55 rebounds in a game. Kevin Love, you have your work cut out for you, young man.

3. Sebastian Pruiti, our newest scribe, has a look at Miami's leaky interior defense during the Heat's loss to Indiana on Monday.

4. Harlan Schreiber remembers the late Quintin Dailey.

5. Here's an interesting video breakdown of the Suns' Earl Clark from the guys at Valley of the Suns. The piece highlights Clark's strengths, but I couldn't help but feel like he's still expending a lot of effort and ending up with long twos.

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ON TAP

Tonight in the NBA

WTC  VIS @ HOM,  GAMETIME     NBAPET LINE    OFFICIALS
+25  mia @ orl,  7:30 PM EST [ orl by  1 ]
+11  dal @ okc,  8:00 PM EST [ dal by  2 ]
+11  nwo @ uta,  9:00 PM EST [ nwo by  3 ]
+ 7  nyk @ cha,  7:00 PM EST [ cha by  2 ]
+ 6  chi @ phx,  9:00 PM EST [ chi by  1 ]
+ 1  phi @ tor,  7:00 PM EST [ tor by  2 ]
+ 1  njn @ bos,  7:30 PM EST [ bos by 16 ]
- 1  gsw @ hou,  8:30 PM EST [ hou by  4 ]
- 2  det @ mem,  8:00 PM EST [ mem by  5 ]
- 4  mil @ cle,  7:00 PM EST [ mil by  2 ]
-12  sas @ min,  8:00 PM EST [ sas by 17 ]
Note: WTC is a junk stat rating the "watchability" of a game, taking into
account the quality of the opponents and the likelihood of a close game.

Through Tuesday, 207 of 1,230 games (16.8 percent) have been played in the 2010-11 NBA regular season.

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GLOSSARY
+/- (Plus-Minus) Raw data is from official box scores from NBA.com.
GR (Game Rating) Reflects a player's Points Created total, or the portion of his team's offense for which he gets credit based on his box score line. This number is then adjusted for estimated defensive performance based on box score counterpart productivity. GR is pace-adjusted so you can compare players from game to game.
PCP (Points Created Per Possession Used) An estimate of each player's points created per possession used, a measure of offensive efficiency. The stat accounts for a player's entire box score line, not just the scoring categories.
PLY% (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 at team's possessions resulting in a turnover.
FTA%: Percentage of a team's possessions resulting in a trip to the foul line.

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