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As the season begins to hit its stride, we're down to two unbeaten teams and every NBA team has now broken into the win column. One programming note: Today turned out to be not the best day to implement the changes to the box scores I noted the other day, not with three days' worth of games to work up. We'll get it done for tomorrow.
LIVE AT BASKETBALL PROSPECTUS
1. John Gasaway checks in with a with a team to watch in the upcoming season, and it's not a school that immediately leaps to mind.
2. John Perrotto touches on the Hornets' fast start, some Isiah Thomas chatter, which we always love, and Charlotte's problems with the new technical foul guidelines.
3. In his latest Around the Rim, John Perrotto unveils his preseason version of The List.
4. In On the Beat, John Perrotto says a certain No. 6 might do things differently if he had his free-agent situation to do over.
5. Kevin Pelton focused his 'Every Play Counts' eye on rookies John Wall and Evan Turner, who hooked last week in the nation's capital.
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HOT FIVES
POWER RATING (POW) GR (11/5-11/7) WP82 - -ALL WP82 -- ROOKIES
heat,miami, 71.7 james,lebron (s), 42.6 gay,rudy, 28.5 wall,john, 11.5
lakers,losangeles, 67.6 anthony,car. (f), 42.3 gasol,pau, 22.2 griffin,blake, 9.6
hornets,neworleans, 66.4 wade,dwyane (f), 39.5 james,lebron, 21.8 johnson,wesley, 5.4
celtics,boston, 60.0 gasol,pau (f), 39.4 roy,brandon, 21.3 bledsoe,eric, 3.1
suns,phoenix, 57.7 johnson,joe (u), 38.4 rondo,rajon, 19.2 turner,evan, 2.9
Note: GR leaders are from the weekend with the day noted in parenthesis..
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BOX SCORES & RECAPS
NOTE: Glossary is at bottom of page.
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FRIDAY'S GAMES
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BUCKS 94, PACERS 90 (box): The Bucks held Indiana to 5-of-19 shooting while outscoring the Pacers 24-14 in the fourth quarter, picking up a much-needed win. Milwaukee's Andrew Bogut missed game the game with a migraine, leaving Luc Mbah a Moute to start at center. Mbah a Moute responded with 10 points and 15 rebounds in 39 minutes. Roy Hibbert stuffed another box score line with 14 points, 12 boards, four assists and six blocks, but also committed six turnovers.
MIL PLY USG PCP +/- GR IND PLY USG PCP +/- GR
salmons,john 83 20% 1.28 - 5 22.7 granger,danny 87 29% 0.61 + 3 24.9
dooling,keyon 31 13% 2.43 +11 15.0 collison,darren 67 27% 0.94 + 1 16.7
jennings,brandon 68 30% 0.81 - 7 14.2 hibbert,roy 71 26% 0.86 - 1 14.0
delfino,carlos 77 19% 0.66 + 7 12.4 george,paul 29 28% 1.10 - 4 9.7
mbahamoute,luc 81 12% 1.15 - 5 12.1 posey,james 57 10% 1.53 + 4 8.4
gooden,drew 26 34% 0.56 - 2 7.4 hansbrough,tyler 20 18% 1.30 - 7 7.8
maggette,corey 37 33% 0.76 + 6 6.0 dunleavy jr.,mike 79 13% 0.98 - 4 7.2
ilyasova,ersan 56 15% 0.98 +15 5.4 ford,t.j. 32 11% 1.03 - 5 2.6
sanders,larry 8 12% 0.24 - 7 0.2 mcroberts,josh 24 7% 0.00 - 4 0.0
brockman,jon 26 1% 0.00 + 7 0.0 jones,solomon (DNP)
bogut,andrew (DNP) jones,dahntay (DNP)
boykins,earl (DNP) rush,brandon (DNP)
PACE: 98.6 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA% PACE: 98.6 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA%
bucks,milwaukee 95.3 .434 .184 .152 .134 pacers,indiana 91.3 .427 .100 .193 .134
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MAGIC 105, NETS 90 (box): Dwight Howard dominated his matchup with Brook Lopez, who is off to a shaky start. On Friday, Howard had 30 points (on 13 shots) and 16 rebounds, while Lopez was 3-of-17 from the floor. Lopez has a .398 eFG% in six games (including Saturday) on the season. Jameer Nelson sprained ankle late in the game.
NJN PLY USG PCP +/- GR ORL PLY USG PCP +/- GR
farmar,jordan 50 23% 0.98 -13 19.6 howard,dwight 69 32% 1.19 +21 38.2
humphries,kris 31 22% 1.53 - 6 17.0 carter,vince 68 16% 1.62 +31 26.4
outlaw,travis 71 9% 2.49 -29 15.9 nelson,jameer 59 26% 1.30 +25 21.2
murphy,troy 52 17% 0.89 - 8 13.3 bass,brandon 33 14% 1.60 - 1 10.6
williams,terrence 47 31% 1.07 -12 11.9 lewis,rashard 61 24% 0.90 +14 8.1
harris,devin 56 22% 1.03 - 1 11.1 pietrus,mickael 33 17% 1.62 +20 8.1
lopez,brook 57 32% 0.45 -11 7.5 redick,j.j. 37 12% 1.24 -15 3.5
morrow,anthony 43 11% 0.70 + 7 3.6 duhon,chris 28 14% 0.42 -10 1.4
favors,derrick 31 7% 1.11 - 2 3.0 gortat,marcin 18 2% 4.92 - 6 1.3
james,damion (DNP) anderson,ryan 13 20% 0.42 + 4 0.9
petro,johan (DNP) richardson,quentin 16 3% 0.98 - 8 0.4
ross,quinton (DNP) williams,jason (DNP)
PACE: 87.4 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA% PACE: 87.4 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA%
nets,newjersey 103.0 .488 .159 .137 .045 magic,orlando 120.2 .556 .351 .195 .161
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CAVALIERS 123, 76ERS 116 (box): The Sixers came back from a 19-point deficit, went up by eight and still lost by seven as the Cavaliers scored 44 points in the final period. Daniel Gibson scored 15 points on four shots in that last quarter. Cleveland's Anderson Varejao went 10-of-10 the floor. Philadelphia's Andre Iguodala missed the second half with an Achilles injury.
CLE PLY USG PCP +/- GR PHI PLY USG PCP +/- GR
gibson,daniel 55 23% 1.51 +12 34.7 holiday,jrue 77 23% 1.52 + 2 28.4
varejao,anderson 71 15% 1.96 +14 21.5 brand,elton 60 24% 1.06 -20 18.0
williams,maurice 59 35% 0.99 +13 15.7 battie,tony 52 10% 1.49 +14 15.0
hickson,j.j. 61 23% 0.97 +11 14.3 nocioni,andres 63 17% 1.37 - 8 14.5
sessions,ramon 37 24% 1.25 - 6 13.1 iguodala,andre 36 24% 0.89 - 9 13.8
graham,joey 29 24% 1.07 - 5 10.9 williams,lou 51 30% 0.95 -16 11.4
moon,jamario 50 8% 1.78 + 3 6.9 speights,marreese 25 24% 1.00 + 9 10.4
parker,anthony 56 12% 0.81 + 7 6.1 turner,evan 50 16% 0.52 + 9 3.7
williams,jawad 34 19% 0.45 - 7 3.1 young,thaddeus 28 14% 1.04 - 4 3.3
hollins,ryan 24 12% 1.01 - 7 2.4 hawes,spencer 13 12% 1.23 -18 1.4
harris,manny (DNP) kapono,jason 14 7% 1.25 + 1 1.3
powe,leon (DNP) songaila,darius 10 7% 0.12 + 5 0.1
PACE: 95.6 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA% PACE: 95.6 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA%
cavaliers,cleve 128.7 .567 .394 .178 .221 76ers,philadelphi 121.4 .590 .263 .157 .115
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PISTONS 97, BOBCATS 90 (box): The Bobcats shot a .619 eFG% but still managed to fall short in the Pistons' first win of the season. The Bobcats were outscored 26-7 from the line and their turnover woes continued. Richard Hamilton was back from injury and scored 16 points off the bench for the Pistons, who played without point guard Rodney Stuckey. Stuckey was held out for disciplinary reasons after twice refusing to re-enter Detroit's previous game because of a spat with head coach John Kuester. Tracy McGray started at the point in Stuckey's absence.
CHA PLY USG PCP +/- GR DET PLY USG PCP +/- GR
jackson,stephen 73 31% 1.11 - 5 31.9 hamilton,richard 49 25% 1.07 + 6 24.7
wallace,gerald 66 17% 1.20 - 7 14.8 monroe,greg 35 17% 1.39 - 2 16.4
brown,derrick 52 17% 1.29 +18 13.2 prince,tayshaun 66 23% 0.77 + 2 16.0
thomas,tyrus 39 20% 1.32 -13 11.7 gordon,ben 72 23% 1.02 + 3 14.5
augustin,d.j. 55 15% 1.70 - 5 11.7 villanueva,charlie 42 15% 1.58 - 5 9.8
diaw,boris 69 18% 0.98 - 7 9.9 mcgrady,tracy 41 15% 1.48 - 1 9.7
livingston,shaun 37 6% 2.02 - 5 5.8 daye,austin 32 21% 1.13 +17 9.5
mohammed,nazr 15 42% 0.88 - 9 5.2 wallace,ben 50 9% 1.80 + 7 6.9
diop,desagana 7 24% 0.67 + 2 1.3 bynum,will 40 23% 0.66 + 8 6.3
collins,sherron 0 -% 0.00 0 0.0 maxiell,jason (DNP)
diop,desagana (DNP) stuckey,rodney (DNP)
carroll,matt (DNP) summers,dajuan (DNP)
PACE: 85.3 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA% PACE: 85.3 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA%
bobcats,charlotte 105.5 .619 .267 .270 .057 pistons,detroit 113.7 .473 .231 .152 .139
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KNICKS 112, WIZARDS 91 (box): Toney Douglas followed up his outburst in Chicago on Thursday with 19 points, 10 boards and five steals for the Knicks. Turnovers continue to plague the Wizards, who got Gilbert Arenas back from his ankle injury. Washington turned the ball over 35 times--nine from rookie John Wall--leading to 29 points for the Knicks. New York also blocked 11 more shots and lead the lead in that category.
WAS PLY USG PCP +/- GR NYK PLY USG PCP +/- GR
blatche,andray 77 25% 1.00 -14 23.7 gallinari,danilo 67 18% 1.40 +24 22.1
wall,john 70 29% 0.70 -16 16.0 felton,raymond 62 18% 1.51 + 9 18.2
arenas,gilbert 53 24% 1.29 -13 15.3 douglas,toney 61 29% 1.25 +19 17.0
hinrich,kirk 67 16% 0.60 - 5 10.7 chandler,wilson 48 20% 1.29 +13 16.9
thornton,al 53 18% 0.71 - 3 6.9 stoudemire,amare 66 20% 1.18 +11 11.7
armstrong,hilton 36 8% 1.55 - 1 6.5 walker,bill 30 16% 1.53 + 1 10.4
mcgee,javale 50 11% 1.24 -12 6.2 fields,landry 39 9% 1.39 + 8 7.2
jianlian,yi 27 30% 0.83 - 9 5.9 mozgov,timofey 28 27% 0.84 - 2 5.3
young,nick 30 9% 0.87 -18 3.0 turiaf,ronny 61 8% 1.67 +23 4.9
hudson,lester 4 25% 0.00 - 6 0.0 randolph,anthony 20 49% 0.34 - 1 2.0
young,nick (DNP) mason,roger (DNP)
martin,cartier (DNP) rautins,andy (DNP)
PACE: 96.8 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA% PACE: 96.8 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA%
wizards,washington 94.0 .480 .243 .258 .100 knicks,newyork 115.7 .575 .317 .196 .082
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CELTICS 110, BULLS 105, OT (box): The Bulls came within a botched late possession of bouncing back from their home loss to New York on Thursday. Luol Deng hit a late three to knot the game, then Keith Bogans out hustled Ray Allen for a loose ball, securing possession for the Bulls with a chance to win in regulation. However, Derrick Rose dribbled the clock down, waited too long to start his move, and got the ball poked away by the long reach of Rajon Rondo. Rondo may have gotten away with a reach on the play, but it was too close to be whistled in that situation.
CHI PLY USG PCP +/- GR BOS PLY USG PCP +/- GR
deng,luol 81 26% 0.84 0 27.2 rondo,rajon 77 16% 1.26 +14 22.0
rose,derrick 87 26% 0.86 - 8 22.3 daniels,marquis 37 22% 1.46 +11 17.2
noah,joakim 94 18% 1.36 + 3 15.1 garnett,kevin 75 23% 1.00 + 5 16.6
gibson,taj 77 17% 1.20 - 4 13.8 davis,glen 71 20% 0.78 + 1 16.2
brewer,ronnie 29 14% 1.45 + 3 9.2 allen,ray 78 20% 1.49 -12 14.4
bogans,keith 43 11% 1.59 + 6 5.6 pierce,paul 81 18% 0.78 + 5 10.8
watson,c.j. 14 12% 3.72 + 3 5.2 o'neal,jermaine 37 18% 1.29 + 2 6.7
korver,kyle 39 13% 0.93 - 8 3.1 robinson,nate 24 31% 0.67 - 9 3.1
asik,omer 22 15% 0.29 + 3 1.5 erden,semih 20 8% 0.68 + 2 1.6
johnson,james 11 42% 0.13 -11 0.7 wafer,von 6 15% 0.00 + 6 0.0
scalabrine,brian 6 16% 0.00 - 7 0.0 harangody,luke (DNP)
thomas,kurt (DNP) o'neal,shaquille (DNP)
PACE: 101.2 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA% PACE: 101.2 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA%
bulls,chicago 103.7 .518 .200 .198 .078 celtics,boston 108.7 .537 .077 .148 .109
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HAWKS 113, TIMBERWOLVES 103 (box): Josh Smith had 20 points, eight boards, six assists and five blocks and leads the league in the latter category. Atlanta stayed perfect (for the time being) despite playing without Marvin Williams, who has a gimpy knee. The Hawks outscored up-tempo Minnesota 24-9 on fastbreak points.
ATL PLY USG PCP +/- GR MIN PLY USG PCP +/- GR
smith,josh 80 15% 1.78 +15 26.6 johnson,wesley 70 11% 2.12 - 2 29.1
crawford,jamal 63 32% 0.92 0 21.8 love,kevin 54 36% 0.91 -17 18.1
bibby,mike 58 25% 1.18 +15 16.3 brewer,corey 50 31% 1.07 + 3 16.6
horford,al 49 23% 1.22 +16 12.9 beasley,michael 71 26% 0.75 - 9 12.8
pachulia,zaza 37 15% 1.08 - 4 10.6 telfair,sebastian 54 12% 1.79 + 1 8.8
johnson,joe 73 18% 0.89 + 4 9.2 ridnour,luke 42 12% 1.67 -11 6.6
teague,jeff 30 17% 1.58 - 3 7.9 tolliver,anthony 44 11% 1.41 + 3 5.3
powell,josh 26 23% 1.21 - 6 7.7 milicic,darko 42 15% 0.98 - 8 5.1
collins,jason 42 7% 1.95 +13 4.4 pekovic,nikola 27 22% 0.42 0 2.9
crawford,jordan 19 13% 0.57 0 1.1 ellington,wayne 24 12% 1.05 -10 2.8
thomas,etan (DNP) hayward,lazar (DNP)
williams,marvin (DNP) koufos,kosta (DNP)
PACE: 95.4 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA% PACE: 95.4 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA%
hawks,atlanta 118.5 .568 .235 .157 .120 timberwolves,minn 108.0 .465 .314 .115 .055
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HORNETS 96, HEAT 93 (box): You could look at this result in two ways. The Heat are vulnerable, with no point guard who can contain the elite at that position from other teams. They also are lacking in the paint, where New Orleans' Emeka Okafor put up a career night (26 points on 12-of-13 shooting). You could also observe that the Heat nearly beat the league's hottest team on the road despite these extreme performances. Chris Paul was in charge in this one, with 13 points, 19 assists and five steals. New Orleans outscored Miami 50-30 in the paint.
MIA PLY USG PCP +/- GR NWO PLY USG PCP +/- GR
wade,dwyane 73 35% 0.99 - 7 39.5 paul,chris 67 23% 1.47 + 9 36.7
james,lebron 76 26% 1.24 - 6 21.3 okafor,emeka 64 21% 1.68 0 15.8
bosh,chris 62 19% 1.02 - 2 13.7 ariza,trevor 67 19% 0.98 + 9 13.1
house,eddie 34 29% 0.54 - 2 8.4 west,david 52 29% 0.80 - 8 12.7
jones,james 52 9% 1.41 +15 7.8 smith,jason 45 24% 0.95 +19 11.4
ilgauskas,zydrunas 41 12% 1.43 + 3 6.5 belinelli,marco 57 13% 0.97 + 4 7.2
haslem,udonis 47 13% 0.96 + 5 5.3 green,willie 33 12% 1.01 - 5 6.7
anthony,joel 26 5% 2.01 -10 2.0 thornton,marcus 19 13% 1.92 0 4.7
arroyo,carlos 31 8% 0.26 -11 0.7 ilungambenga,didier 15 11% 0.30 - 7 0.5
chalmers,mario (DNP) bayless,jerryd 22 16% 0.00 - 6 0.0
howard,juwan (DNP) mensahbonsu,pops (DNP)
stackhouse,jerry (DNP) pondexter,quincy (DNP)
PACE: 88.3 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA% PACE: 88.3 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA%
heat,miami 105.3 .455 .200 .147 .120 hornets,neworlean 108.7 .519 .263 .158 .085
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SUNS 123, GRIZZLIES 118, 2OT (box): This was a missed opportunity for the Grizzlies. Memphis had a one-point lead and the ball out of bounds with :01.1 to play. Rudy Gay inbounded the ball off of Grant Hill's back, a clever move sniffed out by Steve Nash, who fouled Gay. Initially, the clock ran out, but an official's review reset the clock at :00.4. Gay missed the first free throw and tried to miss the second intentionally. He failed, putting Memphis up two. After a timeout, Jason Richardson broke free on the weak side and tipped in a lob pass to send the game to overtime.
MEM PLY USG PCP +/- GR PHX PLY USG PCP +/- GR
gasol,marc 95 16% 1.44 - 4 26.9 richardson,jason 87 32% 1.30 + 1 28.7
gay,rudy 104 25% 0.84 - 1 25.6 nash,steve 80 30% 1.04 + 5 24.2
conley,mike 94 20% 0.92 - 5 12.6 turkoglu,hedo 73 13% 1.78 + 4 16.3
mayo,o.j. 103 20% 1.02 - 1 11.9 warrick,hakim 76 10% 1.52 + 4 8.1
arthur,darrell 51 19% 1.11 - 1 9.3 childress,josh 33 16% 1.19 + 8 7.9
randolph,zach 83 18% 0.92 - 4 8.3 dragic,goran 36 38% 0.81 0 5.8
allen,tony 28 24% 0.74 - 4 4.6 hill,grant 47 20% 0.54 - 3 5.3
law,acie 17 2% 6.02 0 2.0 dudley,jared 39 15% 1.01 + 2 4.3
thabeet,hasheem 4 23% 0.00 - 1 0.0 frye,channing 65 6% 0.79 + 4 3.8
young,sam (DNP) siler,garret 20 15% 0.31 + 5 0.7
henry,xavier (DNP) lopez,robin 26 10% 0.09 - 5 0.1
vasquez,greivis (DNP) clark,earl (DNP)
PACE: 116.7 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA% PACE: 116.7 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA%
grizzlies,memphis 101.1 .500 .320 .223 .128 suns,phoenix 105.4 .495 .396 .240 .121
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NUGGETS 111, CLIPPERS 104 (box): Carmelo Anthony had an efficient night, scoring 30 points on 20 shots and adding six assists with no turnovers. The Nuggets played again without Nenê Hilario, while the Clippers played without Baron Davis, who is getting more unpopular by the day. His replacement Eric Bledsoe (12 points, 13 assists) played well once again.
LAC PLY USG PCP +/- GR DEN PLY USG PCP +/- GR
griffin,blake 64 28% 1.29 - 5 25.2 anthony,carmelo 73 26% 1.39 +14 42.3
bledsoe,eric 72 15% 1.60 - 8 20.6 afflalo,arron 71 22% 1.08 + 4 19.3
gordon,eric 76 23% 1.15 -15 19.2 williams,shelden 57 18% 0.96 + 1 13.0
smith,craig 41 21% 1.59 + 6 16.1 harrington,al 60 22% 1.24 + 1 12.7
butler,rasual 36 25% 1.14 - 2 12.6 billups,chauncey 54 24% 1.05 +14 11.9
kaman,chris 66 25% 0.67 - 6 11.3 lawson,ty 38 19% 1.05 - 5 8.5
gomes,ryan 72 9% 0.91 -10 6.0 smith,j.r. 49 17% 1.15 - 3 7.3
aminu,alfarouq 17 9% 1.17 + 9 2.0 ely,melvin 57 6% 1.94 + 9 5.6
jordan,deandre 15 10% 0.00 - 4 0.0 balkman,renaldo (DNP)
collins,jarron (DNP) carter,anthony (DNP)
cook,brian (DNP) forbes,gary (DNP)
warren,willie (DNP) hilario,nenê (DNP)
PACE: 92.0 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA% PACE: 92.0 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA%
clippers,losangel 113.0 .512 .275 .130 .120 nuggets,denver 120.6 .548 .211 .098 .105
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WARRIORS 85, JAZZ 78 (box): Stephon Curry was back for the Warriors, who dominated the offensive glass in dispatching of the Jazz in a strangely low-possession game. Golden State chalked up 21 offensive boards in 57 opportunities, leading to a 26-8 edge in second-chance points. Andris Biedrins and David Lee combined for 35 rebounds to lead the Warriors.
UTA PLY USG PCP +/- GR GSW PLY USG PCP +/- GR
williams,deron 74 36% 0.80 -10 19.3 ellis,monta 78 31% 0.85 + 9 21.6
millsap,paul 76 15% 1.17 - 1 13.8 lee,david 83 15% 1.20 + 6 18.3
miles,c.j. 43 31% 0.81 + 4 13.1 curry,stephen 64 31% 0.92 + 8 15.2
jefferson,al 70 24% 0.90 -16 12.8 wright,dorell 71 16% 0.97 + 8 15.2
kirilenko,andrei 53 10% 1.02 -13 8.1 biedrins,andris 70 11% 1.34 + 8 8.5
price,ronnie 40 10% 1.14 - 2 7.0 gadzuric,dan 23 20% 1.17 - 1 7.7
bell,raja 54 21% 0.55 - 5 6.9 williams,reggie 29 15% 0.92 + 6 2.7
elson,francisco 30 4% 1.42 + 8 1.2 carney,rodney 31 18% 0.23 - 6 1.6
watson,earl 19 3% 1.38 + 3 1.2 radmanovic,vladimir 10 14% 0.00 + 1 0.0
hayward,gordon 8 12% 0.00 - 3 0.0 bell,charlie (DNP)
evans,jeremy (DNP) adrien,jeff (DNP)
fesenko,kyrylo (DNP) wright,brandan (DNP)
PACE: 93.6 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA% PACE: 93.6 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA%
jazz,utah 83.4 .414 .244 .224 .099 warriors,goldenst 90.8 .387 .368 .182 .103
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LAKERS 108, RAPTORS 103 (box): The Raptors actually kept the game close against an L.A. squad that looked like it was on cruise control. Pau Gasol continuted his early season tear for the Lakers. For the Raptors, Linas Kleiza continues to struggle in his expanded role. Also, Jose Calderon has been outplaying Jarrett Jack at point guard so far this season, though the latter has the playing time edge and the starting role. As the Raptors continue to struggle, we'll see if Jay Triano shakes up his lineup.
TOR PLY USG PCP +/- GR LAL PLY USG PCP +/- GR
barbosa,leandro 48 29% 1.16 + 7 16.4 gasol,pau 85 27% 1.07 +13 39.4
bargnani,andrea 73 19% 0.88 - 5 13.8 bryant,kobe 66 28% 1.19 + 1 26.4
evans,reggie 42 9% 1.90 -11 13.1 artest,ron 49 12% 1.30 0 10.9
jack,jarrett 45 17% 1.64 -11 12.4 blake,steve 35 20% 2.01 + 7 10.8
calderon,jose 51 20% 1.55 + 9 12.0 fisher,derek 58 15% 1.30 - 2 9.5
derozan,demar 66 27% 0.59 -10 11.7 brown,shannon 39 21% 1.14 + 6 7.0
johnson,amir 48 15% 1.77 + 3 11.4 odom,lamar 77 17% 0.67 0 6.5
kleiza,linas 44 22% 0.65 - 6 7.6 barnes,matt 32 13% 0.78 + 3 2.6
weems,sonny 11 42% 0.77 - 1 6.4 ratliff,theo 8 10% 2.12 - 4 1.8
wright,julian 17 1% 6.42 0 3.4 caracter,derrick 4 22% 1.00 - 1 0.7
andersen,david 20 9% 1.81 0 2.7 walton,luke 12 6% 0.40 + 2 0.5
dorsey,joey (DNP) vujacic,sasha (DNP)
PACE: 92.9 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA% PACE: 92.9 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA%
raptors,toronto 110.9 .500 .442 .226 .090 lakers,losangeles 116.3 .526 .189 .129 .152
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SATURDAY'S GAMES
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MAGIC 91, BOBCATS 88 (box): Chris Duhon started for the injured Jameer Nelson and played reasonably well, though the Magic barely eked out the win. Boris Diaw and D.J. Augustin missed threes in final seconds for Charlotte. A turnover disparity once again killed Charlotte, which committed 16 miscues to Orlando's seven.
ORL PLY USG PCP +/- GR CHA PLY USG PCP +/- GR
lewis,rashard 64 18% 1.76 + 4 32.2 jackson,stephen 77 28% 0.83 0 28.6
howard,dwight 58 34% 0.99 + 9 17.6 wallace,gerald 79 19% 1.67 - 7 23.2
carter,vince 67 18% 0.96 +14 12.1 augustin,d.j. 60 14% 1.37 - 8 10.7
duhon,chris 63 7% 2.08 + 8 11.0 mohammed,nazr 42 26% 0.86 -12 10.3
richardson,quentin 66 26% 0.79 + 8 9.2 hendersonjr,gerald 20 13% 1.66 + 4 8.0
bass,brandon 25 20% 1.27 - 1 5.6 thomas,tyrus 28 29% 0.92 + 5 7.3
pietrus,mickael 32 13% 0.83 - 9 5.5 diaw,boris 69 13% 0.72 - 2 4.9
gortat,marcin 31 20% 0.94 - 6 5.2 brown,derrick 17 15% 0.53 + 6 2.3
williams,jason 25 13% 1.11 - 5 3.9 livingston,shaun 31 17% 0.55 + 2 2.3
redick,j.j. 13 21% 0.14 - 7 0.2 diop,desagana 22 16% 0.40 - 3 1.4
allen,malik (DNP) carroll,matt (DNP)
anderson,ryan (DNP) collins,sherron (DNP)
PACE: 88.8 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA% PACE: 88.8 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA%
magic,orlando 102.4 .476 .159 .090 .104 bobcats,charlotte 99.1 .520 .091 .180 .054
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CAVALIERS 107, WIZARDS 102 (box): The Cavaliers evened their record, mostly thanks to a 41-18 edge in bench points. Among the starters, Mo Williams enjoyed his first big game of the season for the Cavs.
CLE PLY USG PCP +/- GR WAS PLY USG PCP +/- GR
williams,maurice 64 38% 0.97 - 3 35.3 blatche,andray 68 24% 1.01 + 9 25.1
hollins,ryan 35 14% 1.73 + 9 14.5 arenas,gilbert 51 28% 0.98 -21 16.6
gibson,daniel 57 23% 1.31 +10 13.3 hinrich,kirk 75 18% 1.52 +12 16.0
parker,anthony 60 16% 1.25 - 4 9.1 thornton,al 67 24% 1.28 + 7 13.4
hickson,j.j. 62 20% 0.69 - 4 8.1 mcgee,javale 66 12% 1.52 +12 13.3
varejao,anderson 71 8% 1.58 + 1 7.7 wall,john 88 22% 0.85 - 1 13.0
moon,jamario 50 16% 1.19 -16 7.0 jianlian,yi 31 13% 0.64 -11 4.0
sessions,ramon 37 22% 0.74 +15 6.5 young,nick 12 22% 1.09 -12 2.4
williams,jawad 31 20% 0.86 + 9 5.7 armstrong,hilton 31 7% 0.47 -20 0.8
graham,joey 20 13% 0.54 + 8 2.4 booker,trevor (DNP)
harris,manny (DNP) hudson,lester (DNP)
powe,leon (DNP) martin,cartier (DNP)
PACE: 97.6 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA% PACE: 97.6 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA%
cavaliers,clevel 109.7 .524 .132 .133 .117 wizards,washingto 104.6 .489 .256 .164 .090
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HEAT 101, NETS 89 (box): The mainstream storyline was that this was the first time the Heat had 20 point-outings in the same contest from its vaunted big three. Well, that was pretty much the storyline, though Brook Lopez played poorly for the second straight game, leading you to wonder if there is something wrong. Terrence Williams had nine assists off the bench for the Nets.
NJN PLY USG PCP +/- GR MIA PLY USG PCP +/- GR
morrow,anthony 65 27% 1.36 -11 21.3 james,lebron 64 32% 1.21 +11 42.6
williams,terrence 49 17% 1.53 0 20.9 wade,dwyane 67 34% 1.20 +15 20.8
favors,derrick 54 13% 1.20 - 3 11.0 bosh,chris 63 24% 1.21 +11 14.1
farmar,jordan 34 24% 0.76 -10 10.1 haslem,udonis 57 19% 0.59 + 8 8.6
harris,devin 44 12% 0.92 -10 8.1 jones,james 45 7% 2.60 +19 6.6
lopez,brook 59 28% 0.63 -11 7.3 arroyo,carlos 37 11% 0.74 + 6 5.8
james,damion 16 45% 0.78 + 9 6.0 ilgauskas,zydrunas 32 10% 1.26 +11 5.0
murphy,troy 43 25% 0.77 -13 6.0 anthony,joel 22 2% 3.56 + 2 3.0
outlaw,travis 54 8% 1.20 -20 4.5 house,eddie 43 7% 0.91 + 1 2.7
humphries,kris 14 11% 1.33 - 3 2.7 magloire,jamaal 8 33% 0.72 - 8 2.1
petro,johan 12 14% 0.00 + 6 0.0 stackhouse,jerry 8 10% 0.00 - 8 0.0
ross,quinton (DNP) chalmers,mario (DNP)
PACE: 90.8 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA% PACE: 90.8 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA%
nets,newjersey 98.0 .459 .224 .154 .082 heat,miami 111.2 .527 .167 .143 .140
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HORNETS 87, BUCKS 81 (box): In some ways, this was even more impressive than Friday's win over Miami for the undefeated Hornets. To beat Miami in a high-profile game at home, then turn around and outlast a tough Milwaukee squad on the road the next night is a dandy little feat.
NWO PLY USG PCP +/- GR MIL PLY USG PCP +/- GR
west,david 65 23% 1.50 +22 22.4 bogut,andrew 63 21% 1.43 -14 23.5
ariza,trevor 62 21% 0.97 +19 21.8 jennings,brandon 58 20% 1.15 -12 16.7
paul,chris 60 22% 1.26 +15 17.6 salmons,john 71 17% 1.18 - 3 11.5
belinelli,marco 54 23% 1.13 +14 12.8 mbahamoute,luc 57 18% 0.61 -13 10.7
smith,jason 34 17% 1.09 - 9 11.2 dooling,keyon 26 28% 0.63 + 4 6.9
okafor,emeka 53 12% 1.32 + 9 6.9 maggette,corey 31 30% 0.68 + 8 6.4
pondexter,quincy 20 2% 5.57 -14 4.0 boykins,earl 14 17% 1.53 + 1 6.4
green,willie 37 29% 0.35 - 2 3.4 gooden,drew 35 24% 0.82 - 8 5.4
mensahbonsu,pops 19 8% 0.17 -13 0.3 ilyasova,ersan 40 11% 0.60 + 9 3.0
bayless,jerryd 20 21% 0.00 - 5 0.0 delfino,carlos 31 16% 0.54 - 8 2.3
thornton,marcus (DNP) brockman,jon 7 11% 0.39 + 6 0.5
ilungambenga,didier (DNP) sanders,larry (DNP)
PACE: 86.6 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA% PACE: 86.6 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA%
hornets,neworlean 100.4 .500 .244 .219 .112 bucks,milwaukee 93.5 .410 .229 .139 .102
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SPURS 124, ROCKETS 121, OT (box): A bad start got worse for the Rockets as Aaron Brooks had to leave with a badly sprained ankle. Courtney Lee missed two free throws late in regulation that could have wrapped up Houston's first win. Manu Ginobili tied the game and Ishmael Smith missed a runner, sending the game to overtime. In the extra period, Shane Battier, Luis Scola and Smith missed all missed threes that could have tied the score. The Rockets got a DNP from Yao Ming as the team opted to save him for Sunday's game against Minnesota.
HOU PLY USG PCP +/- GR SAS PLY USG PCP +/- GR
martin,kevin 45 32% 1.44 - 7 18.3 duncan,tim 77 20% 1.24 +11 24.3
scola,luis 66 23% 1.08 - 6 16.7 ginobili,manu 80 32% 1.04 0 20.9
battier,shane 78 11% 1.66 - 8 15.9 parker,tony 83 25% 1.26 +12 20.3
hayes,chuck 55 12% 1.42 + 5 13.8 jefferson,richard 79 16% 1.53 +13 16.5
smith,ishmael 69 22% 0.90 - 3 13.1 mcdyess,antonio 69 12% 1.35 - 9 9.2
brooks,aaron 35 44% 1.04 + 2 12.5 blair,dejuan 43 15% 0.99 +13 9.1
lee,courtney 61 19% 0.90 + 4 9.9 neal,gary 32 24% 0.52 - 8 7.5
miller,brad 36 18% 1.26 + 5 7.6 hill,george 46 11% 1.71 - 6 7.2
hill,jordan 55 8% 1.29 -10 4.3 splitter,tiago 23 5% 1.46 -11 1.7
budinger,chase 30 16% 0.24 + 3 1.8 gee,alonzo (DNP)
jeffries,jared (DNP) quinn,chris (DNP)
taylor,jermaine (DNP) temple,garrett (DNP)
PACE: 106.2 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA% PACE: 106.2 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA%
rockets,houston 113.9 .520 .292 .151 .087 spurs,sanantonio 116.8 .530 .277 .113 .104
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NUGGETS 103, MAVERICKS 92 (box): The Nuggets evened the score from Dallas' win in Denver on Friday. The normally careful Mavericks committed 21 turnovers, mostly due to a frenzied Denver help defense which came up with 16 steals.
DEN PLY USG PCP +/- GR DAL PLY USG PCP +/- GR
anthony,carmelo 72 27% 1.36 + 4 25.5 terry,jason 72 23% 1.27 - 6 37.2
harrington,al 65 22% 1.14 +24 21.1 nowitzki,dirk 71 32% 0.81 - 9 15.8
lawson,ty 48 26% 0.98 +14 16.1 kidd,jason 64 12% 1.70 +11 13.8
billups,chauncey 65 28% 0.88 + 2 15.9 marion,shawn 54 18% 1.21 -22 12.2
ely,melvin 42 9% 1.66 +22 8.5 butler,caron 64 31% 0.64 + 5 11.0
williams,shelden 42 12% 1.27 -11 8.4 chandler,tyson 51 5% 1.10 + 8 3.5
smith,j.r. 64 15% 1.52 +22 8.3 jones,dominique 14 16% 1.19 - 6 2.6
forbes,gary 23 19% 1.64 - 9 6.4 mahinmi,ian 1 61% 2.29 + 2 2.1
afflalo,arron 38 8% 0.68 -13 1.6 barea,jose 33 11% 0.37 -21 1.2
balkman,renaldo (DNP) haywood,brendan 31 6% 0.48 -21 0.8
carter,anthony (DNP) cardinal,brian 1 65% 0.00 + 2 0.0
hilario,nenê (DNP) stevenson,deshawn (DNP)
PACE: 92.0 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA% PACE: 92.0 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA%
nuggets,denver 111.9 .530 .205 .130 .100 mavericks,dallas 100.0 .474 .275 .228 .124
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JAZZ 109, CLIPPERS 107, 2OT (box): The Jazz overcame a big halftime deficit to get what was as close to a must win as team can have at this point in the season. Utah evened its record at 3-3, but now heads out on a four-game trip with stops in Miami, Orlando, Atlanta and Charlotte. No thanks to C.J. Miles, who went 1-of-13 from the floor. Eric Gordon continued his fast start as the Clippers morph more and more into the Gordon & Griffin show.
LAC PLY USG PCP +/- GR UTA PLY USG PCP +/- GR
gordon,eric 95 30% 0.83 - 1 24.1 williams,deron 96 31% 1.00 + 5 32.8
kaman,chris 74 23% 1.06 + 3 20.9 millsap,paul 74 25% 1.21 - 1 22.5
griffin,blake 66 24% 1.01 + 8 15.1 kirilenko,andrei 85 8% 2.03 - 3 16.0
bledsoe,eric 79 16% 1.08 - 2 13.1 jefferson,al 90 25% 0.77 + 3 13.1
gomes,ryan 88 14% 0.79 - 6 11.4 bell,raja 51 11% 1.34 + 4 8.4
smith,craig 38 6% 1.22 - 7 5.6 miles,c.j. 60 18% 0.44 + 2 3.2
butler,rasual 34 19% 1.10 0 5.3 hayward,gordon 19 12% 1.67 - 5 3.2
aminu,alfarouq 10 16% 1.62 + 2 4.5 fesenko,kyrylo 11 14% 1.88 0 2.6
jordan,deandre 29 10% 1.69 - 5 3.7 price,ronnie 7 51% 0.39 - 3 2.3
collins,jarron 2 54% 0.00 - 2 0.0 elson,francisco 23 0% 9.13 + 8 1.5
cook,brian (DNP) evans,jeremy (DNP)
warren,willie (DNP) watson,earl (DNP)
PACE: 103.1 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA% PACE: 103.1 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA%
clippers,losangel 103.8 .459 .350 .223 .137 jazz,utah 105.8 .443 .315 .116 .132
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GRIZZLIES 100, KINGS 91 (box): Rudy Gay had 32 points as the Grizzlies won in in their fourth game in five nights.
MEM PLY USG PCP +/- GR SAC PLY USG PCP +/- GR
gay,rudy 89 24% 1.33 +13 30.6 evans,tyreke 73 33% 1.16 -15 30.9
randolph,zach 56 33% 0.99 + 7 28.5 garcia,francisco 62 22% 1.26 + 6 25.8
conley,mike 69 23% 0.85 +11 21.3 dalembert,samuel 62 18% 0.99 -14 16.3
mayo,o.j. 68 20% 0.92 + 9 9.1 udrih,beno 62 15% 0.79 -10 7.8
arthur,darrell 28 17% 0.94 + 7 7.2 casspi,omri 49 18% 0.90 -14 6.4
henry,xavier 29 22% 1.08 - 5 5.4 thompson,jason 31 13% 1.62 + 7 4.4
gasol,marc 74 5% 1.84 +14 4.6 jackson,darnell 38 9% 1.02 +11 3.6
thabeet,hasheem 24 8% 0.70 - 9 2.3 cousins,demarcus 44 20% 0.35 - 6 2.6
law,acie 22 14% 0.11 - 4 0.3 landry,carl 37 15% 0.50 -10 1.7
vasquez,greivis 1 80% 0.00 + 2 0.0 greene,donte (DNP)
allen,tony (DNP) jeter,pooh (DNP)
young,sam (DNP) whiteside,hassan (DNP)
PACE: 91.5 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA% PACE: 91.5 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA%
grizzlies,memphis 109.3 .500 .333 .164 .111 kings,sacramento 99.4 .462 .333 .229 .115
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TRAIL BLAZERS 97, RAPTORS 84 (box): If the Blazers had this kind of role dilineation every game, they'd be tough to beat. Nicholas Batum, LaMarcus Aldridge and Brandon Roy all had 14 shots or more, while the other starters (Marcus Camby--16 boards, Andre Miller--13 assists) chipped in with outstanding non-shooting performances.
TOR PLY USG PCP +/- GR POR PLY USG PCP +/- GR
calderon,jose 39 15% 2.07 - 5 22.3 roy,brandon 68 29% 0.99 +29 29.7
jack,jarrett 53 25% 1.03 -15 17.4 batum,nicolas 64 20% 1.53 +24 29.6
barbosa,leandro 39 25% 0.94 - 2 16.9 aldridge,lamarcus 61 32% 0.97 +28 17.0
bargnani,andrea 57 29% 0.60 -27 10.3 camby,marcus 54 14% 1.27 +15 13.0
johnson,alexander 41 20% 0.71 - 6 7.1 miller,andre 62 10% 2.28 +19 11.2
wright,julian 31 28% 0.97 + 3 6.6 cunningham,dante 41 10% 1.33 +12 5.1
evans,reggie 40 0% 14.33 -19 3.5 babbitt,luke 19 11% 1.75 - 2 2.4
kleiza,linas 43 22% 0.43 -12 3.4 matthews,wesley 25 27% 0.32 -23 1.9
andersen,david 30 5% 1.78 +16 3.3 mills,patrick 6 27% 0.27 -10 0.6
banks,marcus 6 25% 1.55 +10 2.4 johnson,armon 23 21% 0.09 - 4 0.3
derozan,demar 52 18% 0.26 -18 2.4 marks,sean 15 6% 0.00 -23 0.0
dorsey,joey 7 13% 0.24 +10 0.2 fernandez,rudy (DNP)
PACE: 87.5 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA% PACE: 87.5 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA%
raptors,toronto 96.0 .375 .370 .194 .171 trailblazers,port 110.9 .480 .341 .206 .141
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SUNDAY'S GAMES
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SIXERS 106, KNICKS 96 (box): Andre Iguodala sat out for Philadelphia, snapping his consecutive games streak at 253. The Sixers ended the game on a 16-4 run. That marked the second time in a little over a week that the 3-3 Knicks collapsed down the stretch of a home game. Suffice to say, a 5-1 start would have fans at Madison Square Garden buzzing. Rookie Evan Turner started in Iguodala's place and had 14 points, 10 rebounds and three assists.
PHI PLY USG PCP +/- GR NYK PLY USG PCP +/- GR
holiday,jrue 87 18% 1.43 +22 27.2 stoudemire,amare 74 26% 1.02 - 9 20.9
williams,lou 54 36% 0.85 +12 18.1 chandler,wilson 49 33% 0.58 -19 16.0
brand,elton 75 22% 1.03 + 8 14.9 gallinari,danilo 68 16% 1.30 - 3 13.7
turner,evan 72 21% 0.90 0 12.0 douglas,toney 53 31% 0.78 -19 13.6
meeks,jodie 33 16% 1.13 - 1 9.3 felton,raymond 67 19% 1.06 -11 12.3
nocioni,andres 39 15% 1.35 0 7.8 fields,landry 42 11% 1.83 +15 7.5
young,thaddeus 34 12% 0.89 - 4 4.9 turiaf,ronny 58 7% 1.72 - 5 5.5
speights,marreese 21 17% 1.26 +12 4.9 mozgov,timofey 30 29% 0.74 + 8 5.2
battie,tony 32 7% 2.28 +15 4.8 randolph,anthony 24 8% 1.55 - 1 2.8
hawes,spencer 34 24% 0.73 -13 3.9 walker,bill 26 4% 0.19 - 6 0.2
kapono,jason 11 7% 0.00 - 1 0.0 mason,roger (DNP)
songaila,darius (DNP) rautins,andy (DNP)
PACE: 98.3 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA% PACE: 98.3 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA%
76ers,philadelphi 107.8 .519 .186 .163 .157 knicks,newyork 97.7 .418 .275 .173 .157
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SUNS 118, HAWKS 114 (box): Phoenix jumped out to an 18-point lead, then survived a three-point barrage in the third quarter and held on for the win. It was the first loss for Atlanta, who hung in until the final minute when Joe Johnson missed a runner that would have tied game. Phoenix had a 46-19 edge in bench points.
PHX PLY USG PCP +/- GR ATL PLY USG PCP +/- GR
nash,steve 63 20% 2.02 + 6 25.6 johnson,joe 83 31% 1.20 - 1 38.4
dudley,jared 39 25% 1.35 +12 17.7 horford,al 79 20% 1.80 + 6 28.7
hill,grant 43 30% 1.00 -10 14.5 smith,josh 80 18% 1.29 + 8 16.2
childress,josh 42 24% 0.99 + 6 14.3 bibby,mike 59 14% 1.53 0 12.9
frye,channing 54 10% 1.51 - 8 14.0 teague,jeff 32 9% 2.37 - 6 11.8
richardson,jason 58 25% 1.23 - 4 14.0 crawford,jamal 57 22% 0.90 + 4 10.1
turkoglu,hedo 51 14% 1.76 + 9 10.9 powell,josh 22 18% 0.85 -14 7.0
lopez,robin 36 12% 1.18 +14 8.8 crawford,jordan 17 14% 0.40 - 3 0.8
dragic,goran 27 22% 1.07 0 5.7 collins,jason 8 12% 0.00 - 1 0.0
warrick,hakim 39 14% 0.84 - 5 5.2 crawford,jordan (DNP)
clark,earl (DNP) thomas,etan (DNP)
siler,garret (DNP) williams,marvin (DNP)
PACE: 90.4 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA% PACE: 90.4 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA%
suns,phoenix 130.5 .623 .289 .166 .107 hawks,atlanta 126.1 .584 .351 .155 .107
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PISTONS 102, WARRIORS 97 (box): Rodney Stuckey was back in the lineup for the Pistons and spearheaded Detroit's second win of the season. Stephen Curry rimmed out a late three-pointer that would have tied the game. Rip Hamilton had 27 points for Detriot.
GSW PLY USG PCP +/- GR DET PLY USG PCP +/- GR
wright,dorell 74 18% 1.47 - 1 20.1 stuckey,rodney 61 31% 1.20 + 2 29.0
williams,reggie 52 19% 0.98 - 6 19.9 hamilton,richard 71 30% 1.09 +12 28.9
ellis,monta 83 25% 0.95 - 1 17.3 villanueva,charlie 49 28% 1.22 + 6 13.2
biedrins,andris 48 14% 1.13 + 4 13.3 prince,tayshaun 63 20% 1.06 + 2 11.7
lee,david 67 18% 0.99 + 4 11.4 gordon,ben 47 9% 2.26 + 5 7.6
curry,stephen 54 24% 0.88 - 3 10.3 daye,austin 32 12% 1.82 - 4 7.3
carney,rodney 18 16% 1.54 - 3 6.8 monroe,greg 34 32% 0.60 + 4 5.9
radmanovic,vladimir 37 14% 1.32 -12 6.5 bynum,will 33 3% 3.27 + 3 5.3
wright,brandan 9 6% 3.24 - 3 2.0 wallace,ben 43 1% 5.86 0 3.5
bell,charlie 7 38% 0.02 - 4 0.1 mcgrady,tracy 17 7% 0.80 - 5 1.0
gadzuric,dan (DNP) maxiell,jason (DNP)
lin,jeremy (DNP) summers,dajuan (DNP)
PACE: 90.0 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA% PACE: 90.0 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA%
warriors,goldenst 107.8 .464 .313 .156 .112 pistons,detroit 113.4 .506 .295 .144 .137
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ROCKETS 120, TIMBERWOLVES 94 (box): Houston finally won its first game of the season, though they aren't likely doing backflips by knocking off a Timberwolves team that has lost five straight by an average of 26 points per game.
MIN PLY USG PCP +/- GR HOU PLY USG PCP +/- GR
pekovic,nikola 45 26% 0.98 -12 21.8 martin,kevin 54 26% 1.24 +18 24.5
love,kevin 62 25% 1.02 -21 14.1 scola,luis 56 33% 1.14 +21 19.7
brewer,corey 50 24% 0.83 -26 8.0 smith,ishmael 86 12% 0.96 +24 14.2
beasley,michael 47 28% 0.75 - 5 8.0 battier,shane 51 18% 1.60 +20 13.4
ager,maurice 13 25% 1.80 - 2 6.8 lee,courtney 44 19% 1.07 +13 12.8
koufos,kosta 29 16% 0.80 - 4 6.8 budinger,chase 48 20% 1.04 + 6 10.5
milicic,darko 42 12% 1.36 - 3 6.5 hill,jordan 50 18% 1.20 +10 8.7
ellington,wayne 50 19% 0.63 -20 6.3 ming,yao 35 20% 1.52 + 2 6.4
telfair,sebastian 43 19% 0.67 - 8 5.3 hayes,chuck 28 15% 1.30 + 9 5.4
ridnour,luke 35 13% 0.71 -11 4.4 taylor,jermaine 16 28% 0.99 - 3 3.4
johnson,wesley 60 13% 0.46 - 6 4.1 jeffries,jared 17 15% 0.76 - 4 1.6
tolliver,anthony 21 9% 1.45 -12 2.5 miller,brad 14 7% 0.00 +14 0.0
PACE: 99.5 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA% PACE: 99.5 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA%
timberwolves,minn 94.5 .390 .328 .171 .146 rockets,houston 120.7 .471 .222 .070 .208
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CELTICS 92, THUNDER 83 (box): Boston rode a 32-12 edge in bench points to the win. Oklahoma City played without Jeff Green, who sat with an ankle injury.
BOS PLY USG PCP +/- GR OKC PLY USG PCP +/- GR
allen,ray 73 23% 1.08 + 8 27.5 durant,kevin 79 35% 1.06 -10 35.8
rondo,rajon 66 17% 1.36 + 2 16.6 westbrook,russell 79 29% 0.86 0 22.2
garnett,kevin 58 21% 0.80 - 4 12.3 harden,james 36 8% 2.17 -15 11.2
erden,semih 25 22% 1.41 + 9 11.7 ibaka,serge 67 13% 0.91 +10 11.0
daniels,marquis 35 13% 1.32 +11 9.1 krstic,nenad 75 16% 0.91 - 5 9.7
pierce,paul 58 26% 0.81 - 2 8.8 maynor,eric 23 30% 0.67 -11 3.4
davis,glen 51 11% 1.37 + 1 7.2 sefolosha,thabo 42 4% 0.81 + 1 1.5
robinson,nate 25 30% 1.18 +10 6.5 aldrich,cole 25 1% 1.88 -14 0.6
o'neal,jermaine 39 15% 1.15 + 9 6.0 cook,daequan 10 17% 0.00 - 1 0.0
wafer,von 5 20% 0.00 + 1 0.0 ivey,royal (DNP)
harangody,luke (DNP) peterson,morris (DNP)
o'neal,shaquille (DNP) white,d.j. (DNP)
PACE: 87.0 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA% PACE: 87.0 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA%
celtics,boston 105.7 .500 .205 .149 .101 thunder,oklacity 95.4 .453 .220 .207 .086
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LAKERS 121, TRAIL BLAZERS 96 (box): L.A. won in a game that was never close. Are the Lakers supposed to be this good already? Pau Gasol, who moved up to second in the league in WP82, notched his fourth career triple-double with 20 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists.
POR PLY USG PCP +/- GR LAL PLY USG PCP +/- GR
batum,nicolas 56 24% 1.05 -16 19.7 gasol,pau 64 17% 2.25 +27 33.1
miller,andre 63 27% 1.04 -15 17.1 odom,lamar 66 24% 1.26 +14 26.3
roy,brandon 61 12% 1.03 -18 15.6 brown,shannon 38 29% 1.24 +10 18.1
johnson,armon 23 36% 1.24 - 7 12.6 bryant,kobe 48 30% 0.60 +18 11.5
fernandez,rudy 37 20% 1.71 - 6 11.1 barnes,matt 39 19% 1.89 + 6 9.2
aldridge,lamarcus 69 16% 0.71 -28 7.8 fisher,derek 51 16% 1.38 +16 8.6
cunningham,dante 48 18% 1.02 -14 7.6 artest,ron 53 11% 1.42 +19 6.1
marks,sean 9 19% 1.78 - 5 4.5 vujacic,sasha 11 49% 0.77 - 2 5.4
matthews,wesley 45 18% 0.46 -12 3.1 blake,steve 42 8% 2.66 + 9 5.2
camby,marcus 43 7% 0.95 - 5 2.9 caracter,derrick 32 14% 1.09 + 8 4.1
babbitt,luke 14 32% 0.11 + 1 0.4 walton,luke 14 17% 1.11 - 1 1.5
mills,patrick (DNP) ratliff,theo 9 17% 0.04 + 1 0.0
PACE: 93.7 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA% PACE: 93.7 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA%
trailblazers,port 102.4 .467 .146 .149 .146 lakers,losangeles 129.1 .593 .424 .160 .070
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NEWS & MOVES
Minutiae from around the league
LEAGUE: "Former NBA guard Cuttino Mobley(notes) told Yahoo! Sports that he’s hoping to return after sitting out the past two seasons. Mobley announced on Dec. 10, 2008, that he 'couldn’t continue to play professional basketball without putting my health and life in serious danger' after doctors told him he was at risk because of his heart condition, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. The condition, which was linked to the deaths of former Boston Celtics forward Reggie Lewis and Loyola Marymount star Hank Gathers, causes the heart muscle to thicken, making it more difficult to pump blood. Mobley, 35, says he’s confident his heart is fine, and is willing to undergo a series of physicals for interested teams." (Yahoo!)
It's been just shy of two years since Mobley played in the NBA. His performance was declining fast even before the heart issue came up. At 35, it's doubtful that he could really help a team at this point.
BULLS: "Although he's still a long way from being ready to play in a game, Carlos Boozer was more than a spectator for Sunday's practice. 'Carlos is doing a little bit more on the court, so it's encouraging,' coach Tom Thibodeau said. Boozer, who's been out since breaking his right hand in training camp, wasn't wearing the soft cast he had been sporting since getting the hard cast removed last week. His right hand was simply heavily wrapped. 'He can do some running up and down the court, close outs, but he can't handle the ball yet,' Thibodeau said. 'But he's doing a lot of the non-contact stuff." (Chicago Sun-Times)
Good to hear Boozer is making progress, but with the Bulls' performance still uneven, it's unfortunate that they won't be full strength for the upcoming dreaded Circus Trip.
JAZZ: "Jerry Sloan is close to signing a contract extension as coach of the Jazz, he told NBA.com Friday in a predictable development but important signal of his continued passion for the job at age 68. 'It’s pretty much done, as far as that’s concerned,' he said before the Jazz played the Warriors at Oracle Arena." (NBA.com)
With two more seasons after this one, Sloan could well be in position to pass Don Nelson as the league's all-time winningest head coach.
ROCKETS: "Rockets point guard Aaron Brooks will miss four-to-six weeks of action because of a sprained left ankle. Brooks suffered the injury in the team's loss to San Antonio on Saturday night. The injury snapped his streak of 119 consecutive games played." (Real GM)
Brooks' backup, Kyle Lowry, has been battling back spasms and the dearth of options at the point has led to some heavy minutes for rookie Ishmael Smith. Also, Kevin Martin sprained his ankle against the Spurs but was in the lineup in Houston's game on Sunday. Add to all of this the limited availability of Yao Ming and it's clear that coach Rick Adelman is dealing with a lot as Houston looks to overcome a slow start. By the way, the latest reports suggest that Erick Dampier won't be signing with the Rockets after all. This is case in point why we don't report things until they actually happen. Also, the Rockets' official Web site is saying that Brooks may only be out for two weeks.
SPURS: "The San Antonio Spurs today announced that they have signed point guard Chris Quinn. Per team policy, terms of the deal are not disclosed. At the same time, the Spurs announced that Bobby Simmons has been placed on waivers." (press release)
This move simply corrects a roster imbalance on San Antonio. There was no true point guard on the squad to spell Tony Parker and sometimes, you need a pure playmaker. Quinn won't play heavy minutes, but he'll provide more value than Simmons simply because of the way the rest of the Spurs' roster is constituted.
TRAIL BLAZERS: "The Portland Trail Blazers have signed forward/center Sean Marks, it was announced today by General Manager Rich Cho. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. Marks (6'10", 250 lb.) holds career NBA averages of 3.0 points, 2.3 rebounds and 0.2 assists over 10 seasons with Toronto, Miami, San Antonio, Phoenix and New Orleans. He appeared in 14 games for the Hornets in 2009-10, averaging 0.7 points and 1.6 rebounds. The first New Zealand native to play in the NBA, Marks, 35, played collegiately at California. He will wear jersey No. 4." (press release)
Marks takes the roster spot of recently-retired center Fabricio Oberto.
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FAB FIVE
A selection of our favorite NBA links
1. This analytically-inclined Sixers fan has his own system to break down games. What I like about his approach is that he's combined scout-based video breakdown with a statistical framework.
2. There is a fair amount of specualtion here in Chris Broussard's piece on Timberwolves forward Kevin Love. I do, however, think this is a situation to watch. It is beyond baffling that Love is averaging fewer minutes than he got last season. It's not performance. It's not health. It's not foul trouble. There is no logical explanation why Minnesota's best player is not getting 35 minutes per game. This is just another example of why people are coming to view the Timberwolves as the NBA's most clueless organization and, remember, this is a league that includes the Los Angeles Clippers.
3. In their latest back and forth, the guys at HoopSpeak probe the issue of NBA contraction but also get into a thought-provoking exchange on the social demographics of the league's fan base.
4. I have to agree with Chris Tomasson's piece at FanHouse on Clippers guard Eric Gordon, who looks like one of the NBA's breakout players to me.
5. Harlan Schreiber always has interesting takes whenver he checks in at Hoops Analyst ARTICLE TEASE HEREand this time is no different.
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ON TAP
Tonight in the NBA
WTC VIS @ HOM, GAMETIME NBAPET LINE OFFICIALS
+25 atl @ orl, 7:00 PM EST [ orl by 10 ] Bill Spooner, Derrick Collins, James Williams
+18 bos @ dal, 8:30 PM EST [ bos by 1 ] Bill Kennedy, Mark Ayotte, David Jones
+ 8 den @ chi, 8:00 PM EST [ den by 6 ] Bennett Salvatore, Pat Fraher, Eric Lewis
+ 5 phx @ mem, 8:00 PM EST [ mem by 0 ] Bob Delaney, Matt Boland, Scott Wall
- 2 gsw @ tor, 7:00 PM EST [ gsw by 4 ] Monty McCutchen, Tony Brothers, Haywoode Workman
- 4 sas @ cha, 7:00 PM EST [ sas by 6 ] Joe Crawford, Tommy Nunez Jr., Tom Washington
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 Sunday, 94 of 1,230 games (7.6%) 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 (Plays) An estimate of how many 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: 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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