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I have fond memories of rooting against the Lakers on Sunday night dating way back to listening to Chick Hearn and Keith Erickson calling the Showtime Lakers back in the days of UFO-sized satellite dishes. For me, the late Sunday Lakers game has always represented the page turning moment from one week to the next.
Last night's Lakers-Hornets game marked the end of the first week of Sim Season, which can only mean one thing: Power rankings! You should never really present the results of a power rankings formula this early. But I'm going to do it anyway. Just keep in mind that at this point, one or two blowouts as well as unwieldy strength-of-schedule scores result in some extreme early ratings.
TEAM, POW TEAM, POW
1. bucks,milwaukee, 82.9 16. hawks,atlanta, 35.6
2. bulls,chicago, 77.2 17. magic,orlando, 34.8
3. spurs,sanantonio, 73.6 18. thunder,oklahomacity, 33.3
4. lakers,losangeles, 68.9 19. jazz,utah, 31.7
5. suns,phoenix, 59.7 20. warriors,goldenstate, 28.4
6. pistons,detroit, 58.9 21. 76ers,philadelphia, 28.3
7. trailblazers,portland, 57.4 22. mavericks,dallas, 28.3
8. nuggets,denver, 51.3 23. hornets,neworleans, 26.7
9. celtics,boston, 45.8 24. pacers,indiana, 26.4
10. timberwolves,minnesota, 45.7 25. cavaliers,cleveland, 23.8
11. nets,newjersey, 45.5 26. knicks,newyork, 22.9
12. bobcats,charlotte, 45.4 27. rockets,houston, 20.4
13. heat,miami, 39.2 28. clippers,losangeles, 16.6
14. grizzlies,memphis, 38.8 29. kings,sacramento, 6.0
15. raptors,toronto, 36.8 30. wizards,washington, 4.0
NOTE: POW, our formula for a team's power rating, is an estimate of
a team's "true talent" level expressed as wins per 82 games. The
formula takes into account point differential, home-road performance,
record in close games and strength of schedule.
That's how it all played out in Week One, through which we've played the 45 games the NBA hasn't as part of our Sim Season, our Strat-O-Matic simulation of the locked out 2011-12 season. We'll be doing this every day, so check back tomorrow for the results of tonight's action. You can follow me on Twitter for periodic updates on the night's action. Watch for the #simseason hashtag.
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CAVALIERS 93, CLIPPERS 91, OT: Early, it was a duel between Antawn Jamison and Eric Gordon. Both scored 12 points in a dead-even first period. The Cavs, seeking their first win of the season, led by a point both at halftime and the end of the third quarter. It stayed close. L.A.'s Ryan Gomes drilled a three with 4:43 to play, putting the Clippers up five. Cleveland answered with a seven-point run that included a layup and two free throws from Kyrie Irving. Gordon hit a jumper with 1:26 to play, then neither team scored for the rest of regulation, giving us our first overtime session of the season. Blake Griffin scored on consecutive possessions to put the Clippers up two with 2:39 to go in the extra session. Baron Davis scored twice in a row in transition to put the Cavs up by a deuce, but Eric Bledsoe answered with a three to snatch the lead back for L.A. With the shot clock winding down, Davis sank a clutch three with nine seconds left. The Clippers had one final chance, but Griffin was called for a charge and Cleveland escaped with the road win. Omri Casspi had 16 points on 7-of-11 shooting for the Cavs, Irving added 11 points, four rebounds and six assists while fellow rookie Tristan Thompson chipped in with nine points and five boards off the bench.
STRAT-O-MATIC BOX SCORE
CLEVELAND 20 22 19 20 12 93
LOS ANGELES C 20 21 19 21 10 91
----FG--- ---3PT--- ---FT--- REBOUNDS
NAME MIN MD AT PCT MD AT PCT MD AT PCT +/- OF DF T AS PF ST TO BK PTS
A.JAMISON 30 6 19 32 2 7 29 4 8 50 2 0 6 6 0 3 1 1 0 18
B.DAVIS 33 5 10 50 1 3 33 0 0 1 1 2 3 7 3 1 4 0 11
A.VAREJAO 36 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 7 12 1 2 1 2 0 0
O.CASSPI 31 7 11 64 2 4 50 0 0 2 3 4 7 1 0 1 3 0 16
K.IRVING 37 4 7 57 1 3 33 2 2 100 8 2 2 4 6 2 1 2 0 11
R.SESSIONS 18 1 4 25 0 0 5 6 83 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 0 7
D.GIBSON 19 4 7 57 2 3 67 1 1 100 -7 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 11
R.HOLLINS 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0
A.GEE 7 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 100 -1 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 2
C.EYENGA 16 2 5 40 0 1 0 1 2 50 1 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 5
S.SAMUELS 7 1 2 50 0 0 1 2 50 -1 1 2 3 0 1 0 0 1 3
T.THOMPSON 21 3 4 75 0 0 3 3 100 2 0 5 5 1 0 1 4 0 9
CLEVELAND 53 33 75 44 8 21 38 19 26 73 13 32 45 20 19 8 19 1 93
----FG--- ---3PT--- ---FT--- REBOUNDS
NAME MIN MD AT PCT MD AT PCT MD AT PCT +/- OF DF T AS PF ST TO BK PTS
B.GRIFFIN 34 5 8 62 0 0 4 4 100 -2 3 4 7 1 6 0 3 0 14
E.GORDON 42 8 22 36 2 7 29 1 1 100 -8 0 1 1 4 1 3 4 0 19
R.GOMES 33 2 8 25 1 6 17 0 0 -7 1 4 5 1 1 1 0 0 5
D.JORDAN 30 2 4 50 0 0 1 2 50 -2 2 4 6 3 2 1 2 3 5
E.BLEDSOE 37 5 10 50 1 4 25 0 0 -4 0 3 3 4 2 2 3 0 11
M.WILLIAMS 10 0 5 0 0 1 0 2 2 100 -2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2
R.FOYE 19 4 6 67 0 1 0 2 2 100 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 10
A.AMINU 14 1 2 50 1 1 100 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 3
C.KAMAN 28 7 14 50 0 0 2 2 100 1 3 9 12 2 2 2 4 2 16
C.SMITH 3 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
W.WARREN 7 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
T.THOMPKINS 8 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 4 0 0 1 0 0 4
LOS ANGELES 53 37 83 45 5 21 24 12 13 92 11 29 40 23 18 10 17 6 91
CLEVELAND LOS ANGELES C
Fast Break Pts 18 Fast Break Pts 14
Second Chance Pts 7 Second Chance Pts 10
Points in the Paint 20 Points In the Paint 34
Biggest Lead 6 Biggest Lead 5
BASKETBALL PROSPECTUS BOX SCORE
CLE (1-2)...........PLY% USG PCP +/- GR LAC (1-2)...........PLY% USG PCP +/- GR
casspi,omri..........58% 23% 1.33 + 2 18.1 gordon,eric..........79% 33% 0.80 - 8 19.7
jamison,antawn.......57% 42% 0.72 + 2 17.3 kaman,chris..........53% 35% 1.00 + 1 19.0
irving,kyrie.........70% 12% 1.75 + 8 15.2 bledsoe,eric.........70% 17% 1.13 - 4 13.5
davis,baron..........62% 21% 1.14 + 1 14.8 griffin,blake........64% 18% 1.04 - 2 12.1
thompson,tristan.....40% 22% 1.09 + 2 9.2 jordan,deandre.......57% 10% 1.45 - 2 9.2
gibson,daniel........36% 19% 1.41 - 7 8.3 foye,randy...........36% 17% 1.37 + 5 7.3
sessions,ramon.......34% 28% 0.66 + 2 6.2 gomes,ryan...........62% 11% 1.03 - 7 5.7
eyenga,christian.....30% 18% 0.91 + 1 4.9 thompkins,trey.......15% 11% 2.78 + 1 4.4
varejao,anderson.....68% 4% 1.27 + 1 3.8 williams,maurice.....19% 30% 0.65 - 2 3.7
samuels,samardo......13% 20% 1.19 - 1 2.8 aminu,alfarouq.......26% 9% 1.48 + 2 3.3
gee,alonzo...........13% 12% 1.82 - 1 2.8 warren,willie........13% 5% 3.40 + 3 2.3
hollins,ryan.........19% 8% 0.12 0 0.2 smith,craig.......... 6% 16% 1.46 + 3 1.2
PACE: 89.8 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA% PACE: 89.8 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA%
CAVALIERS........ 103.5 .493 .310 .211 .127 CLIPPERS......... 101.3 .476 .256 .189 .064
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HEAT 108, WIZARDS 86: At the outset, it looked like the Heat were poised for a complete dismantling of the Wizards. LeBron James scored 10 points as Miami jumped out to a 16-2 lead. The Wizards climbed back and closed within 29-26 midway through the second quarter on Shelvin Mack's transition hoop. Washington eventually tied the game on Nick Young's three with 7:25 to go in the third quarter. The Heat responded with a 9-1 burst to keep the Wizards at bay, then pulled away in the fourth quarter. James had a monster line with 39 points, 13 rebounds, five assists and five steals. Ultimately, Washington never led in the game and fell to 0-3. John Wall had 15 points, five boards and nine assists but also committed nine turnovers.
STRAT-O-MATIC BOX SCORE
WASHINGTON 17 23 24 22 86
MIAMI 22 22 32 32 108
----FG--- ---3PT--- ---FT--- REBOUNDS
NAME MIN MD AT PCT MD AT PCT MD AT PCT +/- OF DF T AS PF ST TO BK PTS
J.WALL 36 4 8 50 0 1 0 7 7 100 -25 0 5 5 9 3 1 9 2 15
J.McGEE 28 2 3 67 0 0 1 2 50 -12 0 3 3 0 2 1 0 2 5
A.BLATCHE 31 4 11 36 0 1 0 2 2 100 -23 3 7 10 2 5 3 3 0 10
N.YOUNG 28 7 16 44 3 6 50 1 2 50 -12 0 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 18
R.LEWIS 24 3 7 43 1 4 25 1 2 50 -6 3 4 7 2 3 0 0 0 8
T.BOOKER 13 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 -1 1 2 3 0 1 0 0 1 0
J.CRAWFORD 24 4 10 40 1 4 25 4 4 100 -16 0 3 3 2 2 0 1 0 13
K.SERAPHIN 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
J.VESELY 23 3 4 75 0 0 2 2 100 -3 1 3 4 1 4 2 2 1 8
C.SINGLETON 13 2 6 33 1 4 25 0 0 -15 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 5
S.MACK 12 2 4 50 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 0 4
WASHINGTON 48 31 74 42 6 21 29 18 21 86 8 31 39 18 27 9 18 6 86
----FG--- ---3PT--- ---FT--- REBOUNDS
NAME MIN MD AT PCT MD AT PCT MD AT PCT +/- OF DF T AS PF ST TO BK PTS
L.JAMES 38 14 29 48 3 5 60 8 11 73 22 3 10 13 5 2 5 1 0 39
D.WADE 36 6 13 46 1 2 50 9 12 75 21 3 5 8 6 4 0 3 1 22
C.BOSH 38 6 11 55 0 0 7 7 100 22 2 4 6 1 0 1 1 1 19
M.CHALMERS 23 2 8 25 1 6 17 1 2 50 7 0 3 3 4 3 3 0 0 6
J.ANTHONY 22 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 15 1 5 6 0 4 0 0 0 4
M.BIBBY 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
J.JONES 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
E.HOUSE 8 2 6 33 1 4 25 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5
M.MILLER 20 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 2 100 10 0 3 3 3 2 0 4 0 2
E.DAMPIER 6 1 1 100 0 0 1 2 50 -2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 3
U.HASLEM 29 2 3 67 0 0 0 0 9 1 3 4 1 1 0 2 0 4
N.COLE 15 1 2 50 0 1 0 2 2 100 4 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 4
MIAMI 48 36 78 46 6 20 30 30 38 79 10 36 46 23 19 10 11 2 108
WASHINGTON MIAMI
Fast Break Pts 18 Fast Break Pts 12
Second Chance Pts 4 Second Chance Pts 14
Points in the Paint 14 Points In the Paint 22
Biggest Lead 0 Biggest Lead 25
BASKETBALL PROSPECTUS BOX SCORE
WAS (0-3)...........PLY% USG PCP +/- GR MIA (2-1)...........PLY% USG PCP +/- GR
wall,john............75% 26% 0.97 -25 20.1 james,lebron.........79% 43% 1.23 +22 42.0
young,nick...........58% 29% 1.00 -12 17.0 wade,dwyane..........75% 27% 1.18 +21 23.1
crawford,jordan......50% 25% 1.00 -16 12.6 bosh,chris...........79% 17% 1.31 +22 19.1
blatche,andray.......65% 22% 0.82 -23 12.0 chalmers,mario.......48% 17% 1.16 + 7 8.5
lewis,rashard........50% 15% 1.31 - 6 9.2 haslem,udonis........60% 6% 1.25 + 9 5.3
vesely,jan...........48% 13% 1.23 - 3 8.2 house,eddie..........17% 35% 0.87 0 5.0
singleton,chris......27% 22% 0.94 -15 5.6 anthony,joel.........46% 2% 3.41 +15 4.4
mcgee,javale.........58% 5% 1.60 -12 5.0 miller,mike..........42% 14% 0.63 +10 4.0
mack,shelvin.........25% 28% 0.57 + 3 4.1 cole,norris..........31% 7% 1.60 + 4 3.4
booker,trevor........27% 10% 0.30 - 1 0.9 dampier,erick........13% 13% 1.75 - 2 3.2
seraphin,kevin.......17% 11% 0.00 0 0.0 bibby,mike........... 8% 10% 0.84 + 2 0.7
evans,maurice........(DNP) jones,james.......... 2% 50% 0.33 0 0.4
PACE: 90.7 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA% PACE: 90.7 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA%
WIZARDS.......... 94.8 .459 .182 .198 .102 HEAT............. 119.1 .500 .244 .121 .184
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MAGIC 103, 76ERS 92: The Magic had runs of 14-4 and 9-0 to build a 26-point first half lead with Gilbert Arenas--a dead cinch amnesty lock in the real McCoy--scoring 15 points. The Sixers finished the half with a 14-1 surge. But that was the high point for Philly, as Orlando led by double figures most of the rest of the way and never led by fewer than eight points. The Magic evened its record at 2-2, getting 23 points and 12 boards from Dwight Howard and a season-best 20 from Arenas.
STRAT-O-MATIC BOX SCORE
PHILADELPHIA 14 29 26 23 92
ORLANDO 26 27 27 23 103
----FG--- ---3PT--- ---FT--- REBOUNDS
NAME MIN MD AT PCT MD AT PCT MD AT PCT +/- OF DF T AS PF ST TO BK PTS
J.HOLIDAY 36 7 14 50 0 3 0 2 3 67 -8 0 4 4 7 2 1 3 0 16
E.BRAND 32 3 7 43 0 0 3 3 100 -8 1 4 5 0 4 0 2 5 9
A.IGUODALA 42 10 18 56 2 2 100 1 3 33 -6 1 5 6 8 2 3 1 0 23
J.MEEKS 29 3 4 75 2 2 100 0 0 -16 0 2 2 0 1 0 2 0 8
S.HAWES 22 3 8 38 1 1 100 0 0 -6 0 5 5 0 2 1 2 0 7
T.YOUNG 20 5 8 62 0 0 0 0 3 1 3 4 2 3 1 2 1 10
E.TURNER 24 1 3 33 1 1 100 1 2 50 2 0 2 2 4 2 1 1 0 4
L.WILLIAMS 12 5 7 71 1 2 50 0 0 -3 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 11
A.NOCIONI 7 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 -7 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2
M.SPEIGHTS 8 1 3 33 0 0 0 0 -8 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 2
N.VUCEVIC 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0
PHILADELPHI 48 39 75 52 7 11 64 7 11 64 3 29 32 25 19 7 16 6 92
----FG--- ---3PT--- ---FT--- REBOUNDS
NAME MIN MD AT PCT MD AT PCT MD AT PCT +/- OF DF T AS PF ST TO BK PTS
D.HOWARD 39 10 16 62 0 0 3 9 33 6 4 8 12 0 4 0 3 1 23
J.RICHARDSON 31 4 16 25 2 7 29 0 0 -2 0 1 1 2 3 1 1 0 10
H.TURKOGLU 35 4 7 57 1 2 50 2 2 100 5 0 4 4 7 2 1 3 0 11
J.NELSON 30 4 6 67 0 2 0 2 2 100 9 0 2 2 7 3 1 1 0 10
B.BASS 28 5 8 62 0 0 1 1 100 6 0 8 8 0 2 0 1 2 11
G.ARENAS 19 8 16 50 4 10 40 0 0 4 0 2 2 3 3 1 1 0 20
J.REDICK 27 4 7 57 2 4 50 0 0 8 0 4 4 4 1 1 0 0 10
R.ANDERSON 21 0 2 0 0 1 0 4 4 100 15 2 3 5 1 3 1 3 0 4
Q.RICHARDSON 7 1 2 50 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
M.ALLEN 2 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
J.HARPER 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ORLANDO 48 41 81 51 9 27 33 12 18 67 6 32 38 24 21 6 14 3 103
PHILADELPHIA ORLANDO
Fast Break Pts 16 Fast Break Pts 14
Second Chance Pts 5 Second Chance Pts 3
Points in the Paint 22 Points In the Paint 24
Biggest Lead 2 Biggest Lead 23
BASKETBALL PROSPECTUS BOX SCORE
PHI (1-2)...........PLY% USG PCP +/- GR ORL (2-2)...........PLY% USG PCP +/- GR
iguodala,andre.......88% 24% 1.32 - 6 27.8 howard,dwight........81% 27% 0.95 + 6 21.1
holiday,jrue.........75% 25% 0.98 - 8 18.1 arenas,gilbert.......40% 42% 1.27 + 4 20.6
young,thaddeus.......42% 25% 0.99 + 3 10.9 turkoglu,hedo........73% 14% 1.52 + 5 14.8
meeks,jodie..........60% 10% 1.36 -16 8.6 nelson,jameer........63% 11% 1.80 + 9 13.6
williams,lou.........25% 33% 1.32 - 3 8.4 redick,j.j...........56% 11% 2.11 + 8 13.3
brand,elton..........67% 16% 0.80 - 8 8.2 bass,brandon.........58% 15% 1.23 + 6 11.3
hawes,spencer........46% 22% 0.72 - 6 7.7 richardson,jason.....65% 25% 0.65 - 2 10.3
turner,evan..........50% 9% 1.45 + 2 6.8 anderson,ryan........44% 14% 0.75 +15 4.9
speights,marreese....17% 25% 0.72 - 8 2.8 allen,malik.......... 4% 23% 1.68 - 1 1.6
nocioni,andres.......15% 21% 0.61 - 7 1.8 richardson,quentin...15% 19% 0.56 + 5 1.5
vucevic,nikola.......17% 5% 0.00 + 2 0.0 harper,justin........ 2% 50% 0.00 0 0.0
allen,lavoy..........(DNP) liggins,deandre......(DNP)
PACE: 91.1 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA% PACE: 91.1 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA%
76ERS............ 101.0 .567 .086 .176 .053 MAGIC............ 113.1 .562 .171 .154 .087
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PISTONS 85, KNICKS 71: This was a tight game throughout before the Pistons stunned the Knicks with a 14-0 run to finish the game and held New York scoreless over the last 4:43. Rodney Stuckey led the finishing kick and scored a game-high 22 points. Carmelo Anthony scored 22 points and the Knicks got promising results from rookie Iman Shumpert, who put up six points, three boards, four assists, two steals and a block in 15 minutes. But New YOrk lost for the second straight time since knocking off Miami to open the season. Amar'e Stoudemire scored just nine points and the Knicks were just 7-of-10 from the foul stripe.
STRAT-O-MATIC BOX SCORE
NEW YORK 25 15 15 16 71
DETROIT 21 15 23 26 85
----FG--- ---3PT--- ---FT--- REBOUNDS
NAME MIN MD AT PCT MD AT PCT MD AT PCT +/- OF DF T AS PF ST TO BK PTS
A.STOUDEMIRE 35 4 10 40 0 0 1 2 50 -12 0 5 5 1 4 1 2 4 9
C.ANTHONY 35 9 20 45 1 2 50 3 4 75 -13 2 3 5 4 3 1 2 1 22
L.FIELDS 37 4 12 33 1 7 14 2 2 100 -12 1 7 8 1 1 0 2 0 11
C.BILLUPS 33 3 10 30 3 8 38 0 0 -18 0 3 3 6 1 1 1 0 9
R.TURIAF 15 2 5 40 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 3 2 5 0 1 0 4
T.DOUGLAS 9 1 5 20 1 4 25 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 3
S.WILLIAMS 16 3 4 75 0 1 0 0 0 -5 1 2 3 0 1 1 2 2 6
B.WALKER 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 50 -4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
J.JEFFRIES 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 -15 2 1 3 0 3 0 4 1 0
A.RAUTINS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
J.HARRELLSON 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 4 7 1 2 0 1 0 0
I.SHUMPERT 15 3 7 43 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 3 4 0 2 1 1 6
NEW YORK 48 29 74 39 6 23 26 7 10 70 12 29 41 22 22 7 17 9 71
----FG--- ---3PT--- ---FT--- REBOUNDS
NAME MIN MD AT PCT MD AT PCT MD AT PCT +/- OF DF T AS PF ST TO BK PTS
T.PRINCE 34 6 16 38 0 0 0 0 18 3 4 7 4 2 1 0 1 12
G.MONROE 29 2 4 50 0 0 2 2 100 14 4 5 9 1 2 1 2 1 6
R.STUCKEY 23 8 13 62 0 0 6 7 86 15 2 2 4 3 3 1 0 0 22
B.GORDON 25 5 7 71 2 4 50 0 0 14 0 1 1 3 0 0 2 0 12
J.JEREBKO 21 1 5 20 0 2 0 2 4 50 17 1 3 4 2 1 1 1 1 4
T.McGRADY 17 1 4 25 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 1 1 0 2
C.VILLANUEVA 17 6 15 40 2 5 40 2 4 50 -4 1 4 5 1 3 0 0 0 16
A.DAYE 21 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 2 3 1 3 0 4 0 0
B.WALLACE 19 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 0
J.MAXIELL 6 1 1 100 0 0 0 2 0 -4 1 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 2
W.BYNUM 13 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 100 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1
B.KNIGHT 15 3 3 100 2 2 100 0 0 -5 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 8
DETROIT 48 33 78 42 6 14 43 13 20 65 14 27 41 18 17 8 13 4 85
NEW YORK DETROIT
Fast Break Pts 14 Fast Break Pts 4
Second Chance Pts 7 Second Chance Pts 18
Points in the Paint 22 Points In the Paint 24
Biggest Lead 10 Biggest Lead 14
BASKETBALL PROSPECTUS BOX SCORE
NYK (1-2)...........PLY% USG PCP +/- GR DET (2-1)...........PLY% USG PCP +/- GR
anthony,carmelo......73% 35% 0.97 -13 22.1 villanueva,charlie...35% 51% 0.96 - 4 20.2
billups,chauncey.....69% 16% 1.49 -18 14.2 stuckey,rodney.......48% 35% 1.34 +15 20.2
fields,landry........77% 19% 0.89 -12 11.7 prince,tayshaun......71% 23% 1.02 +18 15.2
shumpert,iman........31% 27% 1.25 + 2 10.1 gordon,ben...........52% 16% 1.74 +14 14.0
stoudemire,amare.....73% 18% 0.80 -12 9.4 knight,brandon.......31% 11% 2.78 - 5 9.5
williams,shawne......33% 18% 1.14 - 5 7.3 monroe,greg..........60% 10% 1.54 +14 8.5
douglas,toney........19% 35% 0.81 + 3 4.6 jerebko,jonas........44% 17% 0.89 +17 7.5
turiaf,ronny.........31% 19% 0.74 + 4 3.8 maxiell,jason........13% 14% 1.82 - 4 3.2
harrellson,josh......33% 0% 10.95 + 2 2.5 mcgrady,tracy........35% 13% 0.54 + 1 2.3
walker,bill..........10% 18% 0.66 - 4 1.1 wallace,ben..........40% 5% 0.83 0 1.8
rautins,andy......... 4% 29% 0.33 - 2 0.4 bynum,will...........27% 15% 0.39 + 1 1.4
jeffries,jared.......46% 7% 0.11 -15 0.3 daye,austin..........44% 20% 0.09 + 3 0.7
PACE: 81.2 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA% PACE: 81.2 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA%
KNICKS........... 87.4 .432 .308 .209 .054 PISTONS.......... 104.7 .462 .326 .160 .108
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SUNS 112, TRAIL BLAZERS 111: The Blazers held a modest lead for nearly three quarters before Channing Frye's layup put the Suns up late in the third quarter. The Suns extended the lead to eight but Portland went on a 15-3 tear, during which Wesley Matthews scored eight of his 28 points. His three-pointer with 2:44 left capped the surge and put Portland up by four. Marcin Gortat and Steve Nash scored on consecutive possessions to draw the Suns even. Frye hit two free throws to tie the score with 1:27 remaining, then a short while later hit a three to put Phoenix up 112-109 with 31 seconds on the clock. Matthews beat Vince Carter and drew a foul, and his two free tosses drew Portland within one. Out of timeouts, the Blazers failed to foul after the inbounds, though Gortat was hit with a charging foul with two seconds remaining. Portland was unable to get off an attempt at a game-winning shot and the Suns escaped with their perfect record intact.
STRAT-O-MATIC BOX SCORE
PORTLAND 26 25 27 33 111
PHOENIX 21 22 36 33 112
----FG--- ---3PT--- ---FT--- REBOUNDS
NAME MIN MD AT PCT MD AT PCT MD AT PCT +/- OF DF T AS PF ST TO BK PTS
L.ALDRIDGE 38 8 18 44 0 0 1 2 50 -4 6 4 10 5 1 2 1 0 17
W.MATTHEWS 33 9 13 69 5 7 71 5 5 100 2 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 1 28
N.BATUM 40 6 11 55 2 7 29 3 4 75 -7 1 2 3 2 0 2 2 2 17
M.CAMBY 18 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 2 5 4 0 0 0 4
R.FELTON 30 5 12 42 3 7 43 0 0 5 0 3 3 7 4 2 2 0 13
G.WALLACE 29 2 10 20 1 2 50 2 2 100 -7 0 7 7 0 3 1 1 1 7
B.ROY 14 2 5 40 1 1 100 2 2 100 -3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 7
C.JOHNSON 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 100 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
L.BABBITT 7 1 4 25 0 0 4 4 100 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 6
G.ODEN 12 0 3 0 0 0 2 2 100 8 3 2 5 1 1 0 2 0 2
N.SMITH 17 4 6 67 0 0 0 0 -6 1 1 2 2 1 0 2 0 8
PORTLAND 48 39 84 46 12 24 50 21 23 91 12 25 37 27 15 8 11 4 111
----FG--- ---3PT--- ---FT--- REBOUNDS
NAME MIN MD AT PCT MD AT PCT MD AT PCT +/- OF DF T AS PF ST TO BK PTS
C.FRYE 33 5 7 71 2 3 67 4 5 80 -2 0 6 6 0 2 0 1 1 16
S.NASH 34 4 11 36 1 4 25 4 4 100 1 2 2 4 14 1 1 4 0 13
G.HILL 28 6 12 50 0 2 0 2 2 100 -5 2 6 8 2 0 1 2 2 14
V.CARTER 31 6 9 67 2 3 67 0 0 -6 0 3 3 4 5 0 1 0 14
M.GORTAT 30 5 8 62 0 0 4 4 100 -5 0 3 3 0 1 0 2 2 14
J.DUDLEY 20 7 9 78 2 2 100 0 0 1 3 5 8 1 1 0 1 0 16
H.WARRICK 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
A.BROOKS 14 3 10 30 2 6 33 3 3 100 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 11
M.PIETRUS 12 1 6 17 1 5 20 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 3
R.LOPEZ 15 2 4 50 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 3 0 4 0 2 0 4
J.CHILDRESS 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
M.MORRIS 15 3 6 50 0 0 1 1 100 3 2 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 7
PHOENIX 48 42 83 51 10 25 40 18 19 95 12 31 43 26 20 2 14 5 112
PORTLAND PHOENIX
Fast Break Pts 8 Fast Break Pts 20
Second Chance Pts 10 Second Chance Pts 16
Points in the Paint 24 Points In the Paint 26
Biggest Lead 8 Biggest Lead 8
BASKETBALL PROSPECTUS BOX SCORE
POR (1-2)...........PLY% USG PCP +/- GR PHX (3-0)...........PLY% USG PCP +/- GR
matthews,wesley......69% 22% 1.88 + 2 29.6 nash,steve...........71% 22% 1.44 + 1 23.0
aldridge,lamarcus....79% 24% 1.11 - 4 18.8 frye,channing........69% 13% 1.76 - 2 18.4
batum,nicolas........83% 16% 1.39 - 7 18.6 dudley,jared.........42% 22% 1.86 + 1 17.2
felton,raymond.......63% 21% 1.38 + 5 18.2 hill,grant...........58% 24% 1.13 - 5 15.0
wallace,gerald.......60% 18% 0.72 - 7 8.4 carter,vince.........65% 13% 1.72 - 6 13.6
smith,nolan..........35% 21% 1.10 - 6 7.9 gortat,marcin........63% 17% 1.14 - 5 11.5
roy,brandon..........29% 19% 1.42 - 3 6.0 brooks,aaron.........29% 42% 0.95 0 10.9
babbitt,luke.........15% 39% 1.11 + 1 6.0 morris,markieff......31% 19% 1.24 + 3 7.4
camby,marcus.........38% 3% 5.35 + 4 5.7 lopez,robin..........31% 17% 0.55 + 3 3.3
oden,greg............25% 22% 0.65 + 8 3.7 pietrus,mickael......25% 22% 0.36 +11 2.1
johnson,chris........ 4% 20% 1.51 + 2 1.2 warrick,hakim........ 6% 14% 2.25 + 3 1.9
mills,patrick........(DNP) childress,josh.......10% 10% 0.68 + 1 0.8
PACE: 89.5 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA% PACE: 89.5 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA%
TRAILBLAZERS..... 124.0 .536 .279 .123 .113 SUNS............. 125.1 .566 .324 .156 .093
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LAKERS 116, HORNETS 97: The Lakers were taking on the 2-0 Hornets and looking to rebound from a loss at unbeaten Phoenix. Despite Kobe Bryant's early hot shooting, New Orleans led at the end of the first quarter and extended the lead to as many as nine in the second. Bryant and Andrew Bynum led a Lakers charge that tied the score, but Carl Landry's hoop at the second quarter buzzer gave the Hornets the halftime lead. The Lakers went on a 14-4 splurge at the end of the third quarter and scored the first four points on the fourth to open up a 13-point bulge. The Lakers pushed the lead to as many as 27 points and handed New Orleans its first defeat. Pau Gasol scored 27 points on 12-of-14 shooting to lead the Lakers and Bryant added 26 points.
STRAT-O-MATIC BOX SCORE
NEW ORLEANS 26 25 19 27 97
LOS ANGELES L 22 27 30 37 116
----FG--- ---3PT--- ---FT--- REBOUNDS
NAME MIN MD AT PCT MD AT PCT MD AT PCT +/- OF DF T AS PF ST TO BK PTS
C.PAUL 36 4 10 40 0 2 0 6 6 100 -11 0 4 4 12 3 2 2 0 14
T.ARIZA 34 5 16 31 0 6 0 3 4 75 -5 1 0 1 0 4 1 0 1 13
D.WEST 25 4 10 40 0 0 5 6 83 -16 0 4 4 0 2 0 1 0 13
E.OKAFOR 34 6 8 75 0 0 1 4 25 -5 2 8 10 4 2 2 0 2 13
M.BELINELLI 33 3 7 43 0 1 0 0 0 -16 1 1 2 3 2 0 3 0 6
C.LANDRY 26 2 7 29 0 0 2 3 67 -18 2 3 5 0 4 0 0 0 6
J.JACK 14 7 11 64 2 3 67 0 0 -3 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 16
W.GREEN 21 5 8 62 1 4 25 0 0 -11 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 0 11
J.SMITH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Q.PONDEXTER 8 2 4 50 1 2 50 0 0 -6 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 5
A.GRAY 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 1 2 0 2 0 0
D.ILUNGA-MBE 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NEW ORLEANS 48 38 81 47 4 18 22 17 23 74 10 25 35 25 21 6 9 3 97
----FG--- ---3PT--- ---FT--- REBOUNDS
NAME MIN MD AT PCT MD AT PCT MD AT PCT +/- OF DF T AS PF ST TO BK PTS
P.GASOL 34 12 14 86 0 0 3 4 75 20 2 5 7 1 2 1 1 4 27
K.BRYANT 30 8 18 44 1 2 50 9 9 100 14 1 3 4 4 4 0 4 1 26
L.ODOM 30 4 6 67 0 0 2 2 100 14 1 9 10 5 4 1 1 2 10
R.ARTEST 27 5 8 62 1 2 50 0 0 13 1 3 4 0 3 0 0 0 11
D.FISHER 22 2 5 40 2 3 67 0 0 11 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 6
S.BLAKE 21 2 5 40 2 4 50 0 0 11 0 1 1 1 3 0 2 0 6
S.BROWN 18 3 9 33 1 3 33 0 0 5 1 1 2 3 0 1 0 0 7
A.BYNUM 30 5 7 71 0 0 2 2 100 14 2 5 7 1 2 0 0 1 12
M.BARNES 19 3 6 50 1 3 33 2 2 100 6 1 3 4 0 0 1 0 0 9
D.CARACTER 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D.EBANKS 5 0 4 0 0 0 2 2 100 -3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
T.RATLIFF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LOS ANGELES 48 44 82 54 8 17 47 20 21 95 10 30 40 19 20 4 8 8 116
NEW ORLEANS LOS ANGELES L
Fast Break Pts 12 Fast Break Pts 14
Second Chance Pts 8 Second Chance Pts 10
Points in the Paint 30 Points In the Paint 42
Biggest Lead 9 Biggest Lead 27
BASKETBALL PROSPECTUS BOX SCORE
NWO (1-2)...........PLY% USG PCP +/- GR LAL (3-1)...........PLY% USG PCP +/- GR
paul,chris...........75% 18% 1.53 -11 22.6 bryant,kobe..........63% 43% 0.96 +14 29.2
jack,jarrett.........29% 38% 1.59 - 3 18.5 gasol,pau............71% 23% 1.59 +20 26.6
okafor,emeka.........71% 12% 1.97 - 5 17.3 odom,lamar...........63% 11% 2.05 +14 17.2
green,willie.........44% 20% 1.44 -11 12.2 bynum,andrew.........63% 11% 1.77 +14 13.5
west,david...........52% 26% 0.84 -16 11.7 artest,ron...........56% 13% 1.40 +13 10.8
ariza,trevor.........71% 25% 0.61 - 5 11.2 barnes,matt..........40% 16% 1.51 + 6 9.8
belinelli,marco......69% 13% 0.80 -16 6.9 fisher,derek.........46% 9% 2.05 +11 9.8
landry,carl..........54% 14% 0.69 -18 5.6 brown,shannon........38% 24% 1.12 + 5 9.5
pondexter,quincy.....17% 23% 1.35 - 6 5.4 blake,steve..........44% 15% 1.02 +11 6.3
gray,aaron...........15% 12% 0.69 0 1.4 ebanks,devin.........10% 49% 0.39 - 3 2.1
smith,jason.......... 2% 53% 0.00 + 2 0.0 caracter,derrick..... 4% 26% 0.00 - 5 0.0
ilungambenga,didier..(DNP) ratliff,theo.........(DNP)
PACE: 86.1 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA% PACE: 86.1 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA%
HORNETS.......... 112.7 .494 .250 .105 .118 LAKERS........... 134.7 .585 .286 .093 .107
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STRAT-O-MATIC STANDINGS, SCORES, SCHEDULE AND LEADERS
STANDINGS SCORING AVERAGE REBOUNDS⁄GAME FIELD GOAL PCT
TEAM WON LOST ------------------- ------------------- -------------------
NJN 2 0 K.DURANT OKC 33.8 K.HUMPHRI NJN 16.5 M.BROOKS NJN .769
BOS 2 1 D.GALLINA DEN 33.5 A.JEFFERS UTA 13.0 J.VESELY WAS .733
TOR 1 2 L.ALDRIDG POR 32.0 A.BOGUT MIL 12.7 N.HILARIO DEN .706
PHI 1 2 L.JAMES MIA 32.0 K.LOVE MIN 12.7 M.MORRIS PHX .647
NYK 1 2 M.ELLIS GSW 32.0 A.VAREJAO CLE 12.3 G.HENDERS CHA .640
TEAM WON LOST
MIL 2 1 FREE THROW PCT THREE POINT PCT ASSISTS⁄GAME
DET 2 1 ------------------- ------------------- -------------------
CHI 2 1 A.MILLER DEN1.000 C.ARROYO BOS1.000 S.NASH PHX 13.3
IND 1 2 A.AFFLALO DEN1.000 E.ILYASOV MIL1.000 C.PAUL NOH 11.7
CLE 1 2 B.UDRIH MIL1.000 J.JEFFRIE NYK1.000 R.RONDO BOS 11.3
TEAM WON LOST B.JENNING MIL1.000 V.WAFER BOS1.000 A.IGUODAL PHI 10.0
MIA 2 1 C.BOSH MIA1.000 D.HARRIS UTA .800 R.WESTBRO OKC 10.0
CHA 2 1
ORL 2 2 STEALS⁄GAME TURNOVERS⁄GAME BLOCKS⁄GAME
ATL 1 2 ------------------- ------------------- -------------------
WAS 0 3 T.ALLEN MEM 3.3 D.ROSE CHI 5.0 S.IBAKA OKC 3.2
TEAM WON LOST A.IGUODAL PHI 2.7 J.WALL WAS 4.3 A.STOUDEM NYK 3.0
SAS 2 0 J.NOAH CHI 2.7 R.RONDO BOS 4.0 K.GARNETT BOS 3.0
NOH 2 1 K.FARIED DEN 2.5 Z.RANDOLP MEM 4.0 E.BRAND PHI 2.7
HOU 2 1 J.VESELY WAS 2.3 D.HOWARD ORL 3.8 E.OKAFOR NOH 2.7
MEM 1 2
DAL 1 2
TEAM WON LOST
DEN 2 0
MIN 2 1
UTA 1 2
POR 1 2
OKC 1 3
TEAM WON LOST
PHX 3 0
LAL 3 1
LAC 1 2
GSW 1 2
SAC 0 3
DATE YESTERDAY'S SCORES HIGH POINTS HIGH REBOUNDS HIGH ASSISTS
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11⁄6 CLE 93 @ LAC 91 (1 OT) E.GORDON 19 Multiple 12 B.DAVIS 7
11⁄6 LAL 116 vs NOH 97 P.GASOL 27 Multiple 10 C.PAUL 12
11⁄6 DET 85 vs NYK 71 Multiple 22 G.MONROE 9 C.BILLUPS 6
11⁄6 ORL 103 vs PHI 92 Multiple 23 D.HOWARD 12 A.IGUODALA 8
11⁄6 PHX 112 vs POR 111 W.MATTHEWS 28 L.ALDRIDGE 10 S.NASH 14
11⁄6 MIA 108 vs WAS 86 L.JAMES 39 L.JAMES 13 J.WALL 9
TODAY'S SCHEDULED GAMES
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CLEVELAND (1-2) at DENVER (2-0)
DALLAS (1-2) at TORONTO (1-2)
LOS ANGELES L (3-1) at SACRAMENTO (0-3)
MILWAUKEE (2-1) at NEW JERSEY (2-0)
SAN ANTONIO (2-0) at GOLDEN STATE (1-2)
GLOSSARY
+/- (Plus-Minus) Raw data is from official box scores from NBA.com.
GR (Game Rating) Reflects a player's Points Created total, or the portion of his team's offense for which he gets credit based on his box score line. This number is then adjusted for estimated defensive performance based on box score counterpart productivity. GR is pace-adjusted so you can compare players from game to game.
PCP (Points Created Per Possession Used) An estimate of each player's points created per possession used, a measure of offensive efficiency. The stat accounts for a player's entire box score line, not just the scoring categories.
PLY% (Play percentage) An estimate of the percentage of a team's possessions on which the player was on the court.
USG An estimate of how many of those plays a player used by shooting, going to the line or committing a turnover, with a portion the team's offensive rebound total subtracted.
TEAM STATS
PACE: Estimated possessions in the game.
ORTG: A team's points per 100 possessions.
eFG%: Team's shooting percentage with an extra half-point added for each made three-point field goal.
oRB%: Percentage of a team's misses that they retrieved off the offensive glass.
TO%: Percentage of a team's possessions resulting in a turnover.
FTA%: Percentage of a team's possessions resulting in a trip to the foul line.
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