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I need a little feedback today. I think the Roundup is pretty much in the format it's going to be going forward, but little tweaks here and there are inevitable. I think I'm getting pretty close on the game box scores because the messages I've received about them have dwindled. The one remaining issue is the playing time component. Currently, I'm listing PLY, which is an estimate of the actual possessions a player is on the court. Some of my responses indicate that this number lacks enough context to be useful. I've had requests to simply list minutes played. I'm resistant to do this for one reason: You can see that anywhere. I'm trying to use categories that you won't see in a traditional box score. Another suggestion is to convert the PLY to PLY%, that is instead of saying a player was on the court for 78 plays, for example, you'd say he received 80% of the available playing time for his position. If you have a preference, click on the e-mail link at the bottom of the page and let me know. I'll go with the majority.
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HOT FIVES
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POWER RATING (POW) GR (11/2/10) WP82 - ALL WP82 - ROOKIES
heat,miami, 66.9 gordon,eric, 35.0 gay,rudy, 25.5 wall,john, 12.0
lakers,losangeles, 61.9 nowitzki,dirk, 32.9 james,lebron, 23.9 griffin,blake, 9.4
magic,orlando, 59.3 bryant,kobe, 32.8 rondo,rajon, 22.2 johnson,wesley, 4.6
nuggets,denver, 56.6 mayo,o.j., 32.6 bryant,kobe, 21.0 turner,evan, 3.0
spurs,sanantonio, 51.4 duncan,tim, 32.1 gasol,pau, 20.0 fields,landry, 2.3
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BOX SCORES AND RECAPS
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Note: glossary follows recaps.
HAWKS 94, PISTONS 85 (box): The Pistons led for much of this game, but faltered down the stretch and remained winless. On the flip side, the Hawks stayed perfect in their best defensive performance yet. Detroit coach John Kuester benched starting guard Rodney Stuckey for all but three minutes in the second half, none of them coming in the fourth quarter. (The Detroit Free Press reported that Stuckey twice refused to enter the game.) He went with a lineup for almost the entire final period of Ben Gordon, Tracy McGrady, Tayshaun Prince, Greg Monroe and Charlie Villanueva. He often had Prince initiate the offense in this lineup, which he stuck with even after the Pistons' lead dwindled and disappeared. Monroe had his best game so far, but that's not saying much. He had seven points, eight boards--six offensive-- and three assists. Too often when Monroe doesn't have the ball in his hands, he looks like he just doesn't give a rip. Half-assed screens, walking from spot to spot, no conception of help defense. It's kind of easy to see why Kuester would be down on him, but his talent is also evident. I should also note that McGrady who, according to the Hawks announcers looked over at Kuester at one point down stretch and rolled his eyes at whatever the coach told him to do, played pretty well even though I shoveled a fair amount of dirt on him in yesterday's roundup. Detroit scored just four points in the final 6:13 of the game.
DET PLY USG PCP +/- GR ATL PLY USG PCP +/- GR
gordon,ben 73 27% 0.94 -8 26.3 horford,al 65 24% 1.00 +17 28.9
prince,tayshaun 65 18% 1.23 -8 15.4 smith,josh 62 25% 1.48 +18 26.0
villanueva,charlie 63 21% 0.93 -7 13.3 johnson,joe 74 22% 1.03 +4 20.6
stuckey,rodney 24 20% 1.40 -2 12.8 williams,marvin 57 17% 1.11 +9 9.3
mcgrady,tracy 43 18% 1.34 -7 11.0 pachulia,zaza 33 22% 1.26 +2 8.1
monroe,greg 47 17% 1.05 +1 7.6 teague,jeff 28 21% 1.08 -4 7.0
daye,austin 42 24% 0.63 +4 5.5 bibby,mike 59 7% 1.19 +17 5.3
summers,dajuan 28 23% 0.72 -8 5.4 powell,josh 22 24% 0.68 -10 4.9
wallace,ben 37 2% 2.87 -10 3.6 crawford,jordan 20 13% 0.72 -8 1.5
bynum,will (DNP) collins,jason (DNP)
hamilton,richard (DNP) crawford,jamal (DNP)
maxiell,jason (DNP) thomas,etan (DNP)
PACE: 84.3 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA% PACE: 84.3 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA%
pistons,detroit 100.8 .417 .347 .095 .078 hawks,atlanta 111.4 .560 .125 .166 .120
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BOBCATS 85, NETS 83 (box): The Bobcats picked up their first win of the season in a game that was close throughout, if not particularly aesthetic. The Nets had the ball last. Devin Harris drove into the lane and kicked to Travis Outlaw along the baseline. Outlaw missed the jumper, a tip by Brook Lopez also was off the mark, then ball just sort of rolled around on the floor with everyone diving at it as the clock ran out. Stephen Jackson and D.J. Augustin, Charlotte's starting backcourt, shot 3-of-19 in the game.
CHA PLY USG PCP +/- GR NJN PLY USG PCP +/- GR
diaw,boris 71 27% 1.10 -1 24.4 harris,devin 60 31% 1.08 +7 27.0
wallace,gerald 63 24% 1.12 +15 17.3 favors,derrick 42 14% 1.55 +10 13.7
mohammed,nazr 25 32% 1.22 +10 13.6 morrow,anthony 71 15% 1.02 +2 13.6
jackson,stephen 78 19% 1.00 +3 13.0 lopez,brook 72 30% 0.79 +6 12.0
augustin,d.j. 55 11% 1.56 +3 11.0 williams,terrence 37 18% 1.07 0 11.9
diop,desagana 32 8% 1.22 -9 5.9 farmar,jordan 32 24% 0.75 -7 5.8
thomas,tyrus 30 23% 0.71 -6 5.9 outlaw,travis 39 10% 1.66 -9 5.3
livingston,shaun 34 14% 0.70 -1 5.2 james,damion 21 10% 1.24 +3 4.7
collins,sherron 7 10% 1.64 +1 1.5 humphries,kris 12 6% 1.66 +1 1.2
hendersonjr,gerald 24 18% 0.29 -6 1.3 murphy,troy 32 12% 0.40 -17 1.2
brown,derrick 10 7% 0.00 +1 0.0 petro,johan 11 8% 0.60 -4 0.4
carroll,matt (DNP) ross,quinton 0 -% 0.00 -2 0.0
PACE: 85.8 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA% PACE: 85.8 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA%
bobcats,charlotte 99.1 .465 .282 .198 .118 nets,newjersey 96.8 .460 .211 .198 .077
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MAGIC 128, TIMBERWOLVES 86 (box): The Timberwolves have to be thrilled to escape the state of Florida, where they were outscored by a combined 74 points in two games. Orlando has now won games by 29 and 42 points, and lost by 26. Next up is New Jersey at home, a game that NBAPET projects Orlando to win by 25./p>
MIN PLY USG PCP +/- GR ORL PLY USG PCP +/- GR
love,kevin 63 38% 0.75 -26 18.6 howard,dwight 47 39% 1.05 +18 24.1
brewer,corey 50 16% 1.58 -13 12.3 bass,brandon 50 18% 1.84 +36 19.0
ridnour,luke 46 15% 0.97 -21 11.1 richardson,quentin 50 12% 2.03 +26 13.4
johnson,wesley 61 16% 0.78 -16 9.1 gortat,marcin 50 12% 1.76 +26 13.3
koufos,kosta 33 15% 0.73 -7 7.6 anderson,ryan 40 25% 1.66 +6 12.5
telfair,sebastian 41 16% 1.16 -16 6.9 carter,vince 55 28% 1.49 +26 12.2
ellington,wayne 37 30% 0.61 -24 6.1 lewis,rashard 60 20% 0.80 +14 11.3
hayward,lazar 49 16% 0.63 -31 4.9 nelson,jameer 49 16% 1.17 +16 9.8
ager,maurice 11 31% 1.22 -5 4.1 duhon,chris 25 12% 2.53 +23 7.1
tolliver,anthony 36 10% 1.01 -10 3.6 redick,j.j. 37 22% 1.13 +18 5.9
pekovic,nikola 28 17% 0.33 -26 1.7 williams,jason 25 0% 11.25 +3 1.2
milicic,darko 37 15% 0.18 -15 1.1 pietrus,mickael 7 24% 0.00 -2 0.0
PACE: 98.6 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA% PACE: 98.6 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA%
timberwolves,minn 87.2 .369 .250 .203 .125 magic,orlando 129.8 .582 .386 .132 .143
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76ERS 101, PACERS 75 (box): The Sixers picked up their first win of the season and the first for coach Doug Collins, who wasn't around to enjoy it. Collins left at halftime because of a recurrence of the vertigo-like symptoms that have been periodically bothering him. This game has to be viewed as a step back for the Pacers. Indy had three days off prior to the contest and had just handled Philadelphia by 13 points at home on Saturday. This game was never really competitive as the Sixes jumped out to a 26-point halftime lead. It was a much-needed win for Collins, whose team has now only been outscored by one point on the season but is just 1-4 to show for it. Philly has Cleveland at home next, but then sets out on a five-game road trip.
IND PLY USG PCP +/- GR PHI PLY USG PCP +/- GR
collison,darren 61 28% 0.62 -15 11.2 young,thaddeus 54 26% 0.98 +21 18.1
granger,danny 76 18% 0.62 -18 10.8 holiday,jrue 67 13% 1.49 +17 18.1
dunleavy jr.,mike 60 16% 0.84 -18 10.7 brand,elton 68 24% 1.44 +23 17.5
ford,t.j. 31 34% 0.65 -11 9.4 iguodala,andre 77 11% 1.48 +25 15.0
mcroberts,josh 38 17% 1.69 -11 8.1 turner,evan 43 25% 1.10 +23 11.6
hibbert,roy 52 22% 0.91 +2 7.8 williams,lou 45 21% 1.12 +16 10.0
jones,dahntay 21 23% 1.59 0 5.7 hawes,spencer 28 25% 1.10 -5 9.6
hansbrough,tyler 35 20% 0.78 -16 5.0 nocioni,andres 28 19% 0.78 -9 6.6
posey,james 26 8% 2.08 -5 4.7 speights,marreese 26 28% 0.56 +8 2.9
george,paul 28 14% 0.66 -16 4.5 kapono,jason 24 10% 0.13 +11 0.5
jones,solomon 32 9% 1.68 -22 3.7 battie,tony (DNP)
rush,brandon (DNP) songaila,darius (DNP)
PACE: 91.9 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA% PACE: 91.9 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA%
pacers,indiana 81.6 .354 .196 .141 .081 76ers,philadelphi 109.9 .494 .205 .109 .120
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CELTICS 105, BUCKS 102 (box): In a really entertaining game in Boston, the Celtics rallied to beat the Bucks, who played their best game of the season in a losing cause. Milwaukee led by six with 3:29 to play in regulation, but then Ray Allen hit a three, then Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Garnett again converted conventional three-point plays on successive possessions. The onslaught turned Boston's six-point deficit into a six-point advantage with 1:20 to play. However, the Bucks came back to send the game into overtime. In the extra period, Pierce scored 12 of Boston's 14 points and, in doing so, became the third Celtics player to surpass 20,000 points for his career. John Havlicek and Larry Bird are the others. The crowd gave Pierce a sustained roar of appreciation even after play continued and in his postgame on-court interview, Pierce was clearly emotional about the experience. Hard to believe he's been around so long.
MIL PLY USG PCP +/- GR BOS PLY USG PCP +/- GR
ilyasova,ersan 65 15% 1.34 +9 21.3 rondo,rajon 87 17% 1.59 +11 26.8
bogut,andrew 89 20% 1.03 +9 19.0 pierce,paul 76 31% 1.01 +17 26.5
dooling,keyon 36 17% 1.56 +5 15.2 allen,ray 83 25% 1.01 +9 16.3
delfino,carlos 91 19% 0.97 -1 15.1 davis,glen 63 17% 0.98 +1 16.3
jennings,brandon 63 24% 0.79 -16 11.2 garnett,kevin 71 22% 0.76 +10 12.5
gooden,drew 33 17% 0.89 -4 6.7 o'neal,jermaine 47 8% 1.37 -5 4.5
salmons,john 47 25% 0.66 -11 6.3 wafer,von 6 15% 1.71 -7 2.1
maggette,corey 40 25% 0.72 -9 4.8 daniels,marquis 35 5% 1.36 -11 1.7
brockman,jon 9 8% 2.55 -4 2.9 erden,semih 11 9% 0.23 -7 0.1
mbahamoute,luc 19 7% 0.87 +7 1.3 robinson,nate 12 21% 0.00 -3 0.0
boykins,earl (DNP) harangody,luke (DNP)
sanders,larry (DNP) west,delonte (DNP)
PACE: 98.3 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA% PACE: 98.3 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA%
bucks,milwaukee 103.8 .448 .283 .193 .139 celtics,boston 106.9 .494 .256 .163 .143
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HORNETS 107, ROCKETS 99 (box): The Hornets stayed perfect and the Rockets remained winless. It was a vintage Chris Paul performance as he put up 25 points on just 12 shots. The bubble burst for Luis Scola who entered the game averaging 27 points. Scola was held to nine on 4-of-15 shooting, but did end up with 16 rebounds and five assists. Yao Ming was a little more assertive, getting 15 points and five free-throw attempts. He shot just four free throws in his first two games.
NWO PLY USG PCP +/- GR HOU PLY USG PCP +/- GR
paul,chris 68 24% 1.63 +12 23.3 budinger,chase 52 26% 1.05 -1 24.0
west,david 63 29% 0.69 +4 22.3 scola,luis 70 19% 0.93 -12 16.8
belinelli,marco 49 23% 1.44 +13 21.7 brooks,aaron 53 23% 1.37 -10 15.6
okafor,emeka 59 18% 1.25 +10 12.7 martin,kevin 63 26% 0.88 -13 10.8
smith,jason 43 20% 1.47 +1 11.8 ming,yao 42 26% 1.09 -2 9.3
ariza,trevor 51 7% 1.81 +3 5.6 lowry,kyle 41 20% 1.05 +2 7.8
thornton,marcus 27 30% 0.47 -3 5.6 lee,courtney 30 19% 0.74 +5 7.2
green,willie 61 15% 0.62 +3 5.1 battier,shane 43 8% 1.61 -8 7.1
bayless,jerryd 26 16% 1.21 -4 4.2 hill,jordan 51 10% 1.18 -5 4.5
ilungambenga,didier 23 10% 0.72 +1 1.7 hayes,chuck 23 9% 1.45 +4 2.4
mensahbonsu,pops (DNP) jeffries,jared (DNP)
pondexter,quincy (DNP) miller,brad (DNP)
PACE: 93.8 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA% PACE: 93.8 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA%
hornets,neworlean 114.1 .487 .261 .085 .197 rockets,houston 105.6 .462 .250 .128 .084
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MAVERICKS 102, NUGGETS 101 (box): Carmelo Anthony missed a shot at the buzzer as the Mavericks escaped with the road win. Anthony faced up Caron Butler in the waning seconds, but Butler did a good job of contesting Anthony's 17-footer as the buzzer sounded. Gary Forbes started for Denver with Nenê sitting out with a strained left groin. George Karl opted for a starting five featuring Forbes, Anthony and Shelden Williams as his frontline. Dirk Nowitzki took 31 shots and led the Mavericks with 35 points, scoring 13 of the team's 21 points in the final period.
DAL PLY USG PCP +/- GR DEN PLY USG PCP +/- GR
nowitzki,dirk 73 44% 0.93 +8 32.9 billups,chauncey 65 21% 1.31 -8 24.7
terry,jason 71 23% 1.26 +5 22.0 harrington,al 60 22% 1.07 +2 20.9
butler,caron 66 18% 1.25 -2 17.8 anthony,carmelo 79 26% 0.99 -5 18.9
kidd,jason 72 6% 2.52 +2 12.6 afflalo,arron 77 13% 1.56 -1 13.5
chandler,tyson 55 7% 2.19 +9 10.1 lawson,ty 53 18% 1.28 +5 11.8
marion,shawn 41 18% 1.13 -4 9.3 smith,j.r. 32 24% 0.87 +6 10.0
barea,jose 31 26% 0.73 -4 5.2 forbes,gary 44 25% 0.96 -3 7.7
haywood,brendan 30 10% 0.89 -4 3.0 williams,shelden 40 6% 2.30 -1 4.6
cardinal,brian 6 14% 0.30 -4 0.3 balkman,renaldo (DNP)
jones,dominique 7 11% 0.00 -1 0.0 carter,anthony (DNP)
mahinmi,ian (DNP) ely,melvin (DNP)
stevenson,deshawn (DNP) hilario,nenê (DNP)
PACE: 90.1 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA% PACE: 90.1 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA%
mavericks,dallas 113.2 .506 .316 .155 .093 nuggets,denver 112.1 .517 .283 .133 .059
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JAZZ 125, RAPTORS 108 (box): The Jazz offense hummed for the second straight game as Utah evened its record with a stretch of five road games in six outings up next. C.J. Miles scored 19 points for the Jazz and went 5-of-6 from three-point range. Sonny Weems, who had 23 points in 27 minutes for Toronto, continued his emergence as a bench scorer. Weems is averaging 22.4 points per 40 minutes.
TOR PLY USG PCP +/- GR UTA PLY USG PCP +/- GR
weems,sonny 57 29% 1.07 -12 31.4 williams,deron 86 22% 1.43 +23 25.0
bargnani,andrea 75 31% 1.03 -19 20.5 miles,c.j. 52 22% 1.50 +8 19.3
derozan,demar 58 20% 1.11 -3 14.4 millsap,paul 80 20% 1.18 +20 19.2
jack,jarrett 65 21% 0.92 -4 11.9 jefferson,al 83 23% 1.15 +18 18.2
evans,reggie 68 10% 0.85 -14 7.6 kirilenko,andrei 55 22% 0.86 +2 15.7
barbosa,leandro 41 20% 0.81 -14 5.3 price,ronnie 34 18% 1.79 +13 13.6
kleiza,linas 43 15% 0.60 -5 4.9 bell,raja 54 12% 1.20 +8 7.2
johnson,amir 12 21% 1.34 -8 3.8 elson,francisco 24 18% 1.03 +3 6.5
calderon,jose 35 13% 0.98 -13 3.6 watson,earl 14 6% 0.79 -6 0.7
dorsey,joey 20 7% 1.75 +5 2.9 hayward,gordon 17 15% 0.09 -4 0.2
andersen,david 25 9% 0.91 +2 2.2 evans,jeremy (DNP)
wright,julian (DNP) fesenko,kyrylo (DNP)
PACE: 99.6 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA% PACE: 99.6 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA%
raptors,toronto 108.4 .475 .263 .161 .186 jazz,utah 125.5 .606 .212 .151 .110
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SPURS 112, SUNS 110 (box): Richard Jefferson and Tim Duncan combined for 53 points on 20-of-26 shooting for the Spurs. Jefferson, who is averaging 20 points and has put up a True Shooting Percentage of .769 so far, drilled four threes from the corner in the game, the same shot over and over that has been coming from San Antonio small forwards for well over a decade. With each passing game, it's becoming more apparent that Hakim Warrick is a better option at the four than Hedo Turkoglu, who may simply be over the hill, even though by Suns standards he's a spring chicken at 32.
SAS PLY USG PCP +/- GR PHX PLY USG PCP +/- GR
duncan,tim 67 26% 1.39 +10 32.1 nash,steve 65 36% 0.87 +3 28.5
jefferson,richard 69 24% 1.50 +8 20.6 richardson,jason 72 23% 1.15 +2 22.2
ginobili,manu 67 25% 1.01 -1 17.6 hill,grant 68 15% 1.54 +5 12.1
mcdyess,antonio 54 12% 1.43 -8 13.9 warrick,hakim 63 17% 1.26 +3 11.3
parker,tony 69 19% 0.89 +10 11.0 dragic,goran 32 31% 1.09 -5 9.7
anderson,james 47 11% 1.24 -8 5.9 dudley,jared 37 7% 2.75 -4 9.1
splitter,tiago 31 20% 0.86 0 5.4 childress,josh 28 10% 1.87 -5 8.8
blair,dejuan 39 19% 0.61 +9 5.2 turkoglu,hedo 34 19% 0.81 -5 4.6
temple,garrett 28 10% 0.81 -12 2.5 frye,channing 47 7% 1.34 +9 3.7
neal,gary 14 17% 0.72 +2 1.2 lopez,robin 25 23% 0.56 -14 2.3
gee,alonzo 0 -% 0.00 0 0.0 siler,garret 14 16% 0.38 +1 0.8
simmons,bobby (DNP) clark,earl 1 -% 0.00 0 0.0
PACE: 97.1 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA% PACE: 97.1 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA%
spurs,sanantonio 115.4 .584 .314 .237 .145 suns,phoenix 113.3 .489 .320 .134 .104
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WARRIORS 115, GRIZZLIES 109 (box): Monta Ellis had 39 points, nine rebounds and eight assists as he continues to shoulder a heavy load with Stephen Curry out with an ankle injury. Ellis had 17 points on 5-of-8 shooting in the fourth quarter as Golden State held off another onslaught from Rudy Gay. Gay had 35 points on 23 shots and moved past LeBron James into the top spot on the early WP82 leaderboard. Mike Conley had 18 points, seven boards and 13 assists for the Grizzlies.
MEM PLY USG PCP +/- GR GSW PLY USG PCP +/- GR
mayo,o.j. 78 26% 1.10 -7 32.6 ellis,monta 90 36% 1.09 +6 30.4
gay,rudy 96 26% 1.26 -6 26.1 lee,david 79 22% 1.01 -5 23.4
conley,mike 93 18% 1.44 -6 18.0 wright,dorell 91 18% 1.48 +6 19.6
gasol,marc 66 15% 0.99 +4 14.4 williams,reggie 71 19% 1.38 +8 17.3
arthur,darrell 59 16% 0.71 +8 5.3 radmanovic,vladimir 34 13% 1.53 14 9.7
young,sam 41 14% 0.92 -6 4.7 biedrins,andris 63 3% 1.64 -9 4.2
thabeet,hasheem 22 19% 0.93 +1 2.8 carney,rodney 41 18% 0.74 -2 3.9
law,acie 9 11% 2.06 0 1.3 bell,charlie 26 3% 5.65 +7 3.3
allen,tony 10 28% 0.56 -7 0.9 gadzuric,dan 13 37% 0.47 +5 1.3
haddadi,hamed 10 8% 1.19 -6 0.8 adrien,jeff (DNP)
henry,xavier 25 13% 0.04 -5 0.1 lin,jeremy (DNP)
vasquez,greivis (DNP) wright,brandan (DNP)
PACE: 101.7 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA% PACE: 101.7 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA%
grizzlies,memphis 107.1 .561 .237 .197 .108 warriors,goldenst 113.0 .484 .388 .197 .147
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CLIPPERS 107, THUNDER 92 (box): The Clippers won their first game under Vinny Del Negro in a game that has to be highly troubling for Thunder fans. With worries about the team's defense floating around the Web, from Kevin Durant among others, Oklahoma City allowed a 114.9 Offensive Rating to the team with the worst attack in the league. Durant was awful in this one with the type of performance that we haven't seen much of since his rookie year. Durant was 6-of-24 from the field, committed six turnovers and missed all 10 of his three-point attempts. Eric Gordon continued his early-season emergence as L.A.'s best player with 27 points on 17 shots and now averaging 20 points with a .571 True Shooting Percentage.
OKC PLY USG PCP +/- GR LAC PLY USG PCP +/- GR
ibaka,serge 43 13% 1.94 -15 20.0 gordon,eric 70 26% 1.34 -1 35.0
green,jeff 73 20% 1.11 -21 18.2 bledsoe,eric 74 16% 1.62 +22 19.7
krstic,nenad 47 16% 1.15 -12 15.5 gomes,ryan 76 12% 1.45 +9 16.5
westbrook,russell 67 23% 1.12 -10 14.3 griffin,blake 63 26% 0.92 -2 11.7
durant,kevin 76 36% 0.53 -15 13.3 smith,craig 30 20% 1.21 +17 10.5
cook,daequan 26 29% 1.57 +4 9.5 butler,rasual 40 27% 0.81 +11 10.3
maynor,eric 27 11% 1.17 -5 2.7 kaman,chris 46 19% 0.64 +13 4.0
harden,james 38 16% 0.38 -4 2.0 aminu,alfarouq 17 26% 1.28 +6 3.4
sefolosha,thabo 41 6% 0.75 -7 1.7 jordan,deandre 47 10% 1.06 +2 3.0
white,d.j. 9 7% 2.22 +7 1.6 warren,willie 2 51% 0.67 -2 0.8
aldrich,cole 19 5% 0.00 +3 0.0 collins,jarron (DNP)
ivey,royal (DNP) cook,brian (DNP)
PACE: 93.1 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA% PACE: 93.1 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA%
thunder,oklacity 98.8 .400 .320 .140 .109 clippers,losangel 114.9 .575 .184 .129 .128
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LAKERS 112, KINGS 100 (box): The Lakers were the third unbeaten team to take the court Wednesday evening and became the third to remain perfect. Kobe Bryant's triple-double (30 points, 10 rebounds, 12 assists) led the charge. Tyreke Evans scored 21 points for the Kings, but rolled an ankle, which limited him to 29 minutes and inhibited his ability to contain Bryant.
LAL PLY USG PCP +/- GR SAC PLY USG PCP +/- GR
bryant,kobe 70 35% 1.38 +22 32.8 garcia,francisco 56 15% 1.85 +10 24.7
artest,ron 50 21% 1.63 +18 28.2 udrih,beno 81 11% 2.03 -9 15.9
gasol,pau 84 21% 1.09 +13 21.0 landry,carl 62 26% 0.87 -23 14.4
odom,lamar 74 15% 1.55 +16 15.2 evans,tyreke 55 32% 0.89 -22 11.2
fisher,derek 61 9% 1.90 +24 10.7 cousins,demarcus 39 38% 0.63 -20 11.1
barnes,matt 47 19% 0.99 -8 8.9 head,luther 36 20% 0.98 +6 10.0
blake,steve 32 18% 0.67 -12 4.1 dalembert,samuel 54 6% 1.55 +8 7.9
ratliff,theo 14 6% 0.34 -5 0.4 thompson,jason 24 21% 0.76 +1 5.8
caracter,derrick 3 36% 0.21 +5 0.2 jackson,darnell 12 33% 0.82 +5 4.8
vujacic,sasha 0 -% 0.00 0 0.0 casspi,omri 43 10% 0.86 -16 2.5
brown,shannon (DNP) greene,donte (DNP)
caracter,derrick (DNP) wright,antoine (DNP)
PACE: 92.4 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA% PACE: 92.4 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA%
lakers,losangeles 121.2 .530 .159 .065 .133 kings,sacramento 108.3 .473 .250 .087 .110
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GLOSSARY
PLY is an estimate of how many possessions on which the player was on the court. USG is 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. Is 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. Plus-Minus (+/-) data is from official box scores from NBA.com. Game Rating (GR) 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. TEAM STATS: PACE, or esimated 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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FAB FIVE
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A selection of our favorite NBA links
1. The Sacramento Bee has an interesting piece on Paul Westphal's plan to use Jason Thompson at the three.
2. Injured Bulls forward Carlos Boozer has some comments about the progess of his healing hand.
3. The Daily Thunder expresses the state of anxiety of the fans in Oklahoma City after last night's dud against the Clippers.
4. The folks at Bucksketball also saw some rays of hope in last night's loss to the Celtics.
5. Since it's become apparent that I'm never going to get around to writing about the D-League, here's a solid recap of Monday's draft.
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ON TAP
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Tonight in the NBA
WTC VIS @ HOM, GAMETIME NBAPET LINE OFFICIALS
+12 nyk @ chi, 8:00 PM EST [ chi by 6 ] Dan Crawford, Derrick Collins, Violet Palmer
- 3 okc @ por, 10:30 PM EST [ por by 17 ] James Capers, Mark Lindsay, Jason Phillips
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 Wednesday, 65 of 1,230 games (5.3%) have been played in the 2010-11 NBA regular season.
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