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The Denver Nuggets have surged into the catbird's seat in Week 3 of the Sim Season power rankings. The Nuggets leapfrogged the Lakers and Heat after winning all three of their games by an average of nearly 29 points per contest. Denver's overall average point differential is an absurd +18.1, which more than makes up for their soft, home-loaded early schedule. Denver leads the league in Offensive Rating (126.5) and is sixth defensively (105.1).
The Lakers are riding a five-game winning streak and remain second in the rankings. Miami dropped from first to third. The Heat has won eight in a row, but has played the 28th-ranked schedule so far and has played six of its nine games at home. The biggest leap in the rankings was by Orlando, which jumped seven places all the way up to fourth.
TEAM (LAST WEEK), POW TEAM (LAST WEEK), POW
1. nuggets,denver (3), 65.4 16. hornets,neworleans (13), 36.7
2. lakers,losangeles (2), 64.9 17. pacers,indiana (22), 34.8
3. heat,miami (1), 64.1 18. bobcats,charlotte (16), 34.6
4. magic,orlando (11), 60.5 19. rockets,houston (21), 31.9
5. bulls,chicago (10), 56.5 20. jazz,utah (25), 31.2
6. mavericks,dallas (6), 55.8 21. 76ers,philadelphia (26), 30.8
7. celtics,boston (7), 55.6 22. clippers,losangeles (17), 29.5
8. grizzlies,memphis (9), 54.0 23. warriors,goldenstate (20), 28.0
9. suns,phoenix (5), 52.7 24. nets,newjersey (24), 22.2
10. thunder,oklahomacity (4), 50.8 25. raptors,toronto (28), 21.5
11. t-wolves,minnesota (12), 49.6 26. bucks,milwaukee (19), 20.0
12. spurs,sanantonio (8), 46.7 27. cavaliers,cleveland (27), 18.7
13. knicks,newyork (18), 42.6 28. pistons,detroit (23), 18.4
14. hawks,atlanta (15), 41.1 29. wizards,washington (30), 17.7
15. t-blazers,portland (14), 39.0 30. kings,sacramento (29), 12.1
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.
Through last night, we've played the 145 games the NBA hasn't as part of Sim Season, our Strat-O-Matic simulation of the locked out 2011-12 season. We'll be doing this every day, so check back tomorrow for the results of tonight's action. You can follow me on Twitter for periodic updates on the action. Watch for the #simseason hashtag.
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CELTICS 106, WARRIORS 93: The Celtics were coming off a pair of rest days, much-needed after back-to-back losses at Orlando and Miami last week. The game was close early until the Celtics got their offense rolling and opened up an eight-point halftime lead. The Warriors closed the gap and drew within one on David Lee's free throws midway through the third. Ray Allen's three-point play sparked a seven-point Boston run that allowed the Celtics to re-establish its halftime bulge. The Warriors hung close, but Kevin Garnett's layup with 1:04 to play capped an 11-2 run and sealed the deal for Boston. The Celtics shot 52 percent from the field and got 13 points, 19 assists, six rebounds and two steals from Rajon Rondo. Golden State got 21 points, six rebounds and six assists from Stephen Curry but was outscored 40-20 in the paint.
STRAT-O-MATIC BOX SCORE
GOLDEN STATE 17 24 27 25 93
BOSTON 20 29 26 31 106
----FG--- ---3PT--- ---FT--- REBOUNDS
NAME MIN MD AT PCT MD AT PCT MD AT PCT +/- OF DF T AS PF ST TO BK PTS
M.ELLIS 32 6 16 38 1 6 17 4 4 100 -11 0 2 2 3 4 0 4 0 17
D.WRIGHT 40 3 13 23 1 7 14 2 4 50 -11 0 3 3 3 2 0 0 0 9
D.LEE 40 6 13 46 0 0 4 4 100 -11 4 6 10 1 4 1 2 0 16
S.CURRY 33 8 17 47 4 7 57 1 1 100 -8 3 3 6 6 4 2 2 0 21
A.BIEDRINS 26 1 3 33 0 0 1 2 50 -3 5 6 11 1 1 2 4 2 3
R.WILLIAMS 7 2 3 67 1 1 100 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 5
E.UDOH 20 1 3 33 0 0 0 0 -8 0 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 2
L.AMUNDSON 9 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 -4 2 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 0
A.THORNTON 1 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
K.THOMPSON 24 4 10 40 1 1 100 4 4 100 0 1 3 4 3 1 0 2 1 13
C.JENKINS 8 2 2 100 1 1 100 0 0 -7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5
GOLDEN STAT 48 34 84 40 9 23 39 16 19 84 15 28 43 22 19 7 16 4 93
----FG--- ---3PT--- ---FT--- REBOUNDS
NAME MIN MD AT PCT MD AT PCT MD AT PCT +/- OF DF T AS PF ST TO BK PTS
R.ALLEN 37 5 11 45 1 4 25 3 3 100 9 0 2 2 1 1 1 0 1 14
P.PIERCE 36 7 11 64 0 1 0 10 10 100 13 1 11 12 2 3 2 3 0 24
R.RONDO 39 6 12 50 0 0 1 2 50 9 2 4 6 19 2 2 3 0 13
K.GARNETT 26 6 9 67 0 0 0 0 10 0 4 4 0 0 1 1 2 12
J.O'NEAL 5 1 3 33 0 0 0 0 9 2 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 2
J.GREEN 26 4 8 50 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 4 5 2 4 2 2 0 8
G.DAVIS 29 5 12 42 0 0 6 8 75 -2 0 2 2 1 2 3 1 1 16
V.WAFER 6 2 3 67 0 1 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4
D.WEST 17 3 4 75 1 1 100 0 0 7 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 7
T.MURPHY 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 100 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
J.JOHNSON 16 2 5 40 0 0 0 0 8 0 4 4 0 0 0 2 0 4
BOSTON 48 41 79 52 2 9 22 22 25 88 6 32 38 29 16 11 12 4 106
GOLDEN STATE BOSTON
Fast Break Pts 16 Fast Break Pts 12
Second Chance Pts 10 Second Chance Pts 6
Points in the Paint 20 Points In the Paint 40
Biggest Lead 1 Biggest Lead 14
BASKETBALL PROSPECTUS BOX SCORE
GSW (4-7)...........PLY% USG PCP +/- GR BOS (6-3)...........PLY% USG PCP +/- GR
curry,stephen........69% 27% 1.39 - 8 22.5 pierce,paul..........75% 24% 1.30 +13 26.5
ellis,monta..........67% 31% 0.75 -11 17.4 rondo,rajon..........81% 19% 1.69 + 9 24.4
lee,david............83% 18% 1.04 -11 14.8 allen,ray............77% 15% 1.14 + 9 14.0
thompson,klay........50% 26% 1.10 + 13.7 davis,glen...........60% 27% 0.89 - 2 13.8
wright,dorell........83% 15% 0.79 -11 9.4 garnett,kevin........54% 17% 1.20 +10 11.6
biedrins,andris......54% 12% 1.11 - 3 7.0 west,delonte.........35% 10% 2.43 + 7 8.5
williams,reggie......15% 18% 2.25 - 1 6.1 green,jeff...........54% 17% 0.92 + 1 7.7
jenkins,charles......17% 9% 3.45 - 7 5.1 johnson,jajuan.......33% 20% 0.63 + 8 4.3
udoh,epke............42% 7% 1.31 - 8 3.5 wafer,von............13% 23% 1.00 - 2 2.6
thornton,al.......... 2% 48% 1.62 - 1 1.5 o'neal,jermaine......10% 28% 0.68 + 9 1.8
amundson,louis.......19% 19% 0.39 - 4 1.3 murphy,troy.......... 6% 30% 0.82 + 3 1.4
radmanovic,vladimir..(DNP) arroyo,carlos........(DNP)
PACE: 90.9 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA% PACE: 90.9 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA%
WARRIORS......... 102.3 .458 .319 .176 .092 CELTICS.......... 116.6 .532 .176 .132 .121
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PACERS 99, PISTONS 90: Rodney Stuckey has been on a tear lately for the Pistons and his 10 first-half points left Detroit up by a basket at the break. He scored seven quick points in the third quarter and the Pistons went up eight, but Indiana closed the quarter strong behind Josh McRoberts and Darren Collison, trailing by two entering the final quarter. Detroit went up four on Charlie Villanueva's layup midway through the fourth, but George Hill hit a three and a layup and Collison drilled a jumper as Indiana forged a three-point advantage. Tayshaun Prince scored to put Detroit up two with 3:29 left, but the Pacers reeled off another seven-point run. Collison scored five of those and his three-point play with 2:26 remaining gave his squad a five-point lead. The Pacers cruised from there and outscored Detroit 34-23 in the final quarter.
STRAT-O-MATIC BOX SCORE
INDIANA 25 18 22 34 99
DETROIT 23 22 22 23 90
----FG--- ---3PT--- ---FT--- REBOUNDS
NAME MIN MD AT PCT MD AT PCT MD AT PCT +/- OF DF T AS PF ST TO BK PTS
D.GRANGER 45 8 18 44 0 3 0 5 6 83 6 2 5 7 5 4 0 2 1 21
D.COLLISON 29 7 12 58 1 2 50 5 7 71 10 0 2 2 5 2 1 2 0 20
R.HIBBERT 20 3 7 43 0 0 7 11 64 1 3 5 8 1 6 0 2 2 13
T.HANSBROUGH 24 4 13 31 0 0 0 0 10 4 7 11 1 2 0 1 1 8
P.GEORGE 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
B.RUSH 29 1 3 33 0 1 0 0 0 -4 1 4 5 3 1 0 1 1 2
M.DUNLEAVY 10 1 5 20 1 4 25 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 3
J.McROBERTS 26 5 7 71 1 2 50 0 0 2 1 4 5 0 2 1 2 0 11
J.FOSTER 21 3 4 75 0 0 0 0 3 2 5 7 1 3 2 0 1 6
S.JONES 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 100 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
G.HILL 25 5 12 42 2 4 50 1 1 100 9 0 2 2 2 2 1 1 0 13
INDIANA 48 37 82 45 5 16 31 20 27 74 13 36 49 18 23 5 12 7 99
----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 30 5 15 33 0 2 0 0 0 -7 0 3 3 3 5 0 0 2 10
G.MONROE 31 5 9 56 0 0 4 10 40 -11 3 6 9 1 2 0 1 0 14
R.STUCKEY 27 6 17 35 0 3 0 7 8 88 -5 2 1 3 0 3 1 1 0 19
B.GORDON 29 2 7 29 1 2 50 2 2 100 -8 0 5 5 1 2 1 1 0 7
J.JEREBKO 31 4 9 44 0 1 0 3 3 100 -7 1 4 5 2 3 0 0 0 11
T.McGRADY 18 4 9 44 0 3 0 2 2 100 1 2 1 3 1 0 2 1 0 10
C.VILLANUEVA 16 4 7 57 1 2 50 1 2 50 0 0 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 10
A.DAYE 18 2 2 100 0 0 2 4 50 -2 0 3 3 0 3 0 1 0 6
B.WALLACE 17 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 5 0 1 0 1 0 0
J.MAXIELL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
W.BYNUM 14 0 4 0 0 1 0 1 2 50 -5 2 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 1
B.KNIGHT 8 1 4 25 0 2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 2
DETROIT 48 33 84 39 2 16 12 22 33 67 11 31 42 12 22 5 6 2 90
INDIANA DETROIT
Fast Break Pts 28 Fast Break Pts 10
Second Chance Pts 14 Second Chance Pts 12
Points in the Paint 22 Points In the Paint 30
Biggest Lead 9 Biggest Lead 8
BASKETBALL PROSPECTUS BOX SCORE
IND (4-6)...........PLY% USG PCP +/- GR DET (2-6)...........PLY% USG PCP +/- GR
collison,darren......60% 27% 1.26 +10 22.3 stuckey,rodney.......56% 38% 0.74 - 5 16.0
granger,danny........94% 23% 1.01 + 6 22.0 monroe,greg..........65% 21% 1.04 -11 14.6
hill,george..........52% 24% 1.08 + 9 14.5 prince,tayshaun......63% 23% 0.71 - 7 12.5
mcroberts,josh.......54% 15% 1.36 + 2 11.5 mcgrady,tracy........38% 28% 1.00 + 1 12.5
hibbert,roy..........42% 32% 0.90 + 1 11.5 jerebko,jonas........65% 14% 1.17 - 7 11.9
hansbrough,tyler.....50% 27% 0.76 +10 9.7 gordon,ben...........60% 13% 1.05 - 8 9.8
foster,jeff..........44% 7% 2.55 + 3 8.7 villanueva,charlie...33% 22% 1.22 + 9.5
rush,brandon.........60% 4% 2.01 - 4 5.0 daye,austin..........38% 11% 1.16 - 2 5.5
dunleavy jr.,mike....21% 28% 0.55 + 5 3.4 knight,brandon.......17% 23% 0.88 - 1 3.8
jones,solomon........10% 6% 2.81 + 4 1.8 bynum,will...........29% 15% 0.68 - 5 3.2
george,paul..........13% 5% 0.31 - 1 0.2 wallace,ben..........35% 3% 0.92 + 2 1.3
price,a.j............(DNP) maxiell,jason........ 2% 51% 0.00 - 2 0.0
PACE: 89.5 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA% PACE: 89.5 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA%
PACERS........... 110.6 .482 .295 .134 .133 PISTONS.......... 100.6 .405 .234 .067 .162
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HEAT 104, 76ERS 94: The Heat entered as winners of seven in a row, making hay during a stretch of nine home games out of 12 to open the season. The Sixers started fast, getting six points from Jodie Meeks during a 13-0 run, and led by 10 after the first. Miami closed the gap despite Lou Williams' 14-point second quarter and trailed by four at the break. The Heat finally went ahead on LeBron James' layup midway through the third quarter and led by seven entering the fourth. James poured in 26 second-half points as the Heat extended its winning streak to eight and once again sucked the fun out of a basketball game by appearing to be impossible to beat. James had 33 points, 15 rebounds and seven assists.
STRAT-O-MATIC BOX SCORE
PHILADELPHIA 31 26 18 19 94
MIAMI 21 32 29 22 104
----FG--- ---3PT--- ---FT--- REBOUNDS
NAME MIN MD AT PCT MD AT PCT MD AT PCT +/- OF DF T AS PF ST TO BK PTS
J.HOLIDAY 34 3 10 30 1 3 33 3 5 60 -17 0 1 1 9 2 1 0 1 10
E.BRAND 36 5 9 56 0 0 3 4 75 -7 3 6 9 2 3 1 2 0 13
A.IGUODALA 36 3 7 43 2 3 67 2 2 100 -6 1 7 8 5 2 1 1 0 10
J.MEEKS 32 5 12 42 2 6 33 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 1 2 0 12
S.HAWES 19 3 7 43 0 0 0 0 -8 3 1 4 1 1 0 1 0 6
T.YOUNG 27 4 10 40 0 0 1 2 50 -3 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 9
E.TURNER 19 1 7 14 1 4 25 0 0 -9 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 3
L.WILLIAMS 22 8 13 62 2 5 40 4 7 57 2 0 2 2 2 4 0 1 1 22
M.SPEIGHTS 2 1 1 100 0 0 1 1 100 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3
N.VUCEVIC 13 2 5 40 0 0 2 2 100 -3 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 0 6
PHILADELPHI 48 35 81 43 8 21 38 16 23 70 9 21 30 23 20 6 10 2 94
----FG--- ---3PT--- ---FT--- REBOUNDS
NAME MIN MD AT PCT MD AT PCT MD AT PCT +/- OF DF T AS PF ST TO BK PTS
L.JAMES 40 12 19 63 3 4 75 6 6 100 6 4 11 15 7 0 1 3 0 33
D.WADE 34 5 12 42 1 2 50 2 4 50 2 0 4 4 5 2 0 2 0 13
C.BOSH 40 8 9 89 0 0 4 4 100 6 2 7 9 1 3 0 6 0 20
M.CHALMERS 21 3 9 33 2 7 29 0 0 6 0 2 2 1 4 1 0 0 8
J.ANTHONY 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 2 3 2 4 0 1 0 0
M.BIBBY 14 1 4 25 1 3 33 0 0 9 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 3
J.JONES 7 1 1 100 1 1 100 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
E.HOUSE 7 3 7 43 3 5 60 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 9
M.MILLER 12 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 100 1 0 2 2 2 3 0 2 0 2
E.DAMPIER 12 0 0 0 0 1 2 50 11 1 3 4 2 0 0 2 0 1
U.HASLEM 23 3 6 50 0 1 0 0 0 -2 3 2 5 0 2 1 0 0 6
N.COLE 14 3 7 43 0 0 0 0 -6 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 6
MIAMI 48 39 76 51 11 23 48 15 18 83 11 35 46 24 21 4 17 1 104
PHILADELPHIA MIAMI
Fast Break Pts 12 Fast Break Pts 12
Second Chance Pts 10 Second Chance Pts 10
Points in the Paint 24 Points In the Paint 26
Biggest Lead 12 Biggest Lead 13
BASKETBALL PROSPECTUS BOX SCORE
PHI (4-6)...........PLY% USG PCP +/- GR MIA (8-1)...........PLY% USG PCP +/- GR
williams,lou.........46% 38% 1.19 + 2 21.5 james,lebron.........83% 30% 1.59 + 6 40.6
holiday,jrue.........71% 16% 1.36 -17 15.3 bosh,chris...........83% 19% 1.16 + 6 17.9
brand,elton..........75% 16% 1.18 - 7 14.6 wade,dwyane..........71% 22% 1.01 + 2 15.3
iguodala,andre.......75% 10% 1.93 - 6 14.5 house,eddie..........15% 50% 1.49 + 5 10.5
meeks,jodie..........67% 20% 0.88 + 13.2 chalmers,mario.......44% 20% 0.98 + 6 8.8
young,thaddeus.......56% 22% 0.67 - 3 8.8 haslem,udonis........48% 11% 1.19 - 2 5.9
hawes,spencer........40% 19% 0.88 - 8 7.3 cole,norris..........29% 28% 0.62 - 6 4.7
vucevic,nikola.......27% 25% 0.73 - 3 5.0 bibby,mike...........29% 12% 1.40 + 9 4.7
turner,evan..........40% 17% 0.75 - 9 4.9 jones,james..........15% 5% 4.70 + 5 3.4
speights,marreese.... 4% 35% 1.73 + 1 2.4 dampier,erick........25% 10% 1.36 +11 3.2
battie,tony..........(DNP) miller,mike..........25% 19% 0.57 + 1 2.8
nocioni,andres.......(DNP) anthony,joel.........33% 0% 4.09 + 7 1.2
PACE: 87.4 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA% PACE: 87.4 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA%
76ERS............ 107.6 .481 .205 .114 .116 HEAT............. 119.0 .586 .344 .195 .091
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THUNDER 127, JAZZ 125: The Thunder jumped out on top in a wild first quarter, getting 16 points from Kevin Durant and 10 from Russell Westbrook. Devin Harris scored 14 in that opening period, helping the Jazz hang close. James Harden scored seven points during a 13-1 OKC burst in the second quarter that opened the game up. Harris stayed hot in the second half, hitting a jumper with 7:58 to play to trim the lead to six. The teams traded baskets the rest of the way, until Al Jefferson's free throws with six seconds left cut the lead to two. But Utah was unable to foul and the Thunder ran out the clock, preserving the win in the season's highest-scoring game to date. Durant scored 40. Westbrook's court time was limited by foul trouble, but he still managed to score 18 points in 17 minutes. Harris led Utah with 34.
STRAT-O-MATIC BOX SCORE
UTAH 33 30 31 31 125
OKLAHOMA CITY 38 35 29 25 127
----FG--- ---3PT--- ---FT--- REBOUNDS
NAME MIN MD AT PCT MD AT PCT MD AT PCT +/- OF DF T AS PF ST TO BK PTS
A.JEFFERSON 41 9 12 75 0 0 11 13 85 10 1 6 7 2 3 0 1 2 29
P.MILLSAP 35 4 11 36 0 0 6 9 67 0 0 2 2 2 2 1 1 0 14
D.HARRIS 36 12 21 57 2 5 40 8 10 80 4 0 2 2 8 2 1 2 1 34
G.HAYWARD 10 1 3 33 0 1 0 0 0 -5 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 2
A.BURKS 8 0 0 0 0 2 2 100 -4 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2
R.BELL 22 3 5 60 1 2 50 0 0 -3 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 7
A.KIRILENKO 21 3 4 75 2 2 100 5 6 83 6 1 2 3 6 0 1 2 0 13
C.MILES 24 3 4 75 0 1 0 0 0 -4 1 2 3 3 3 0 0 0 6
E.WATSON 12 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 -6 0 1 1 3 3 0 0 0 0
D.FAVORS 18 4 5 80 0 0 1 2 50 -6 1 2 3 0 1 0 1 0 9
M.OKUR 6 3 3 100 0 0 0 3 0 10 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 6
E.KANTER 7 1 4 25 0 0 1 2 50 -12 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
UTAH 48 43 73 59 5 12 42 34 47 72 6 20 26 27 19 4 8 4 125
----FG--- ---3PT--- ---FT--- REBOUNDS
NAME MIN MD AT PCT MD AT PCT MD AT PCT +/- OF DF T AS PF ST TO BK PTS
K.DURANT 47 15 24 62 4 8 50 6 7 86 2 1 6 7 6 4 1 3 2 40
R.WESTBROOK 17 7 8 88 0 0 4 4 100 9 0 1 1 5 4 0 3 0 18
S.IBAKA 30 3 5 60 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 2 6
T.SEFOLOSHA 16 2 3 67 1 1 100 2 2 100 11 0 4 4 5 2 1 0 1 7
K.PERKINS 34 1 4 25 0 0 2 2 100 10 1 8 9 4 5 0 1 0 4
J.HARDEN 26 8 10 80 2 3 67 2 2 100 1 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 20
N.COLLISON 20 1 2 50 0 0 2 4 50 -14 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 2 4
N.MOHAMMED 13 5 6 83 0 0 1 2 50 -4 1 2 3 2 5 0 0 0 11
E.MAYNOR 18 4 7 57 1 2 50 0 0 7 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 9
D.COOK 6 1 2 50 0 1 0 0 0 -10 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
R.JACKSON 13 2 2 100 2 2 100 0 0 -14 0 1 1 2 2 1 2 0 6
OKLAHOMA CI 48 49 73 67 10 17 59 19 23 83 3 25 28 31 35 4 10 7 127
UTAH OKLAHOMA CITY
Fast Break Pts 0 Fast Break Pts 28
Second Chance Pts 7 Second Chance Pts 3
Points in the Paint 44 Points In the Paint 22
Biggest Lead 0 Biggest Lead 17
BASKETBALL PROSPECTUS BOX SCORE
UTA (3-7)...........PLY% USG PCP +/- GR OKC (6-5)...........PLY% USG PCP +/- GR
harris,devin.........75% 36% 1.29 + 4 36.8 durant,kevin.........98% 33% 1.28 + 2 45.2
jefferson,al.........85% 21% 1.44 +10 27.7 harden,james.........54% 21% 1.64 + 1 20.2
kirilenko,andrei.....44% 19% 2.10 + 6 20.2 westbrook,russell....35% 39% 1.26 + 9 16.0
millsap,paul.........73% 21% 0.83 + 17.5 maynor,eric..........38% 20% 1.50 + 7 12.9
miles,c.j............50% 7% 2.03 - 4 7.9 sefolosha,thabo......33% 12% 2.76 +11 12.5
favors,derrick.......38% 17% 1.20 - 6 7.6 mohammed,nazr........27% 27% 1.34 - 4 10.4
okur,mehmet..........13% 34% 1.44 +10 6.8 jackson,reggie.......27% 15% 1.88 -14 8.6
bell,raja............46% 12% 1.15 - 3 6.4 perkins,kendrick.....71% 8% 1.20 +10 7.2
kanter,enes..........15% 33% 0.57 -12 3.1 ibaka,serge..........63% 9% 0.63 +12 4.4
hayward,gordon.......21% 13% 0.95 - 5 2.9 collison,nick........42% 9% 0.78 -14 2.8
burks,alec...........17% 4% 2.39 - 4 1.6 cook,daequan.........13% 17% 0.91 -10 2.2
watson,earl..........25% 2% 2.15 - 6 1.6 aldrich,cole.........(DNP)
PACE: 89.2 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA% PACE: 89.2 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA%
JAZZ............. 140.2 .623 .194 .090 .232 THUNDER.......... 142.4 .740 .130 .112 .113
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KNICKS 100, SUNS 83: Former Suns coach Mike D'Antoni returned to his former stomping grounds in what you'd expect to be a high-scoring affair. It wasn't. Phoenix led by three at the break by a 38-35 score. It stayed close most of the way through the third but Carmelo Anthony capped a 13-2 run with a layup to begin the fourth quarter, giving the Knicks an 11-point lead. Phoenix responded with an eight-point surge, closing within two, but the Knicks reeled off 13 straight to gain the upper hand. New York eased across the finish line and snapped a three-game losing streak. Phoenix dropped its second straight at home as the shine from its 8-1 start begins to fade. It was an unusually balanced attack for the Knicks, who hit 11-of-23 from deep.
STRAT-O-MATIC BOX SCORE
NEW YORK 23 12 33 32 100
PHOENIX 23 15 22 23 83
----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 40 9 23 39 0 0 8 10 80 18 1 9 10 5 4 2 6 4 26
C.ANTHONY 40 6 12 50 1 2 50 3 3 100 19 2 7 9 4 2 3 2 1 16
L.FIELDS 36 7 13 54 4 7 57 2 4 50 23 1 7 8 1 3 2 1 0 20
C.BILLUPS 36 6 13 46 2 6 33 2 2 100 16 0 3 3 6 3 0 0 1 16
R.TURIAF 22 2 3 67 0 0 0 0 11 2 5 7 3 1 1 2 1 4
T.DOUGLAS 20 3 10 30 3 6 50 0 0 -7 0 5 5 1 2 0 1 0 9
S.WILLIAMS 19 2 5 40 1 2 50 0 0 -6 2 0 2 1 2 1 3 0 5
J.JEFFRIES 7 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 10 2 1 3 0 0 2 0 0 2
J.HARRELLSON 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
I.SHUMPERT 12 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 3 0 0 1 0 2
NEW YORK 48 37 83 45 11 23 48 15 19 79 10 39 49 24 18 11 16 8 100
----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 4 8 50 0 3 0 2 2 100 -14 0 9 9 1 2 2 4 0 10
S.NASH 30 6 11 55 0 0 3 3 100 -17 0 1 1 10 2 1 5 0 15
G.HILL 31 4 8 50 1 1 100 4 5 80 -17 0 3 3 3 2 0 0 0 13
V.CARTER 33 7 12 58 1 3 33 0 0 -22 1 4 5 5 4 0 2 0 15
M.GORTAT 32 4 11 36 0 0 0 0 -19 1 6 7 2 3 1 2 3 8
J.DUDLEY 19 0 4 0 0 1 0 3 6 50 2 2 2 4 1 1 0 1 0 3
H.WARRICK 10 1 4 25 0 0 2 4 50 -6 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 4
A.BROOKS 18 2 9 22 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4
M.PIETRUS 13 3 8 38 1 5 20 0 0 3 1 3 4 1 1 0 0 0 7
R.LOPEZ 13 2 4 50 0 0 0 0 4 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 4
M.MORRIS 8 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 4 0 1 1 2 1 0
PHOENIX 48 33 83 40 3 15 20 14 20 70 9 34 43 23 17 5 17 5 83
NEW YORK PHOENIX
Fast Break Pts 18 Fast Break Pts 30
Second Chance Pts 10 Second Chance Pts 4
Points in the Paint 26 Points In the Paint 14
Biggest Lead 18 Biggest Lead 8
BASKETBALL PROSPECTUS BOX SCORE
NYK (5-5)...........PLY% USG PCP +/- GR PHX (8-3)...........PLY% USG PCP +/- GR
stoudemire,amare.....83% 39% 0.81 +18 24.1 nash,steve...........63% 25% 1.14 -17 18.7
fields,landry........75% 19% 1.44 +23 18.8 hill,grant...........65% 14% 1.44 -17 13.7
anthony,carmelo......83% 16% 1.36 +19 17.7 carter,vince.........69% 18% 1.26 -22 13.5
billups,chauncey.....75% 16% 1.43 +16 16.4 frye,channing........69% 16% 0.94 -14 10.3
douglas,toney........42% 25% 1.02 - 7 9.9 gortat,marcin........67% 17% 0.82 -19 8.5
turiaf,ronny.........46% 9% 1.79 +11 7.0 pietrus,mickael......27% 27% 1.03 + 3 7.3
williams,shawne......40% 18% 0.78 - 6 4.8 lopez,robin..........27% 12% 1.30 + 4 4.8
shumpert,iman........25% 10% 1.62 + 1 4.1 dudley,jared.........40% 17% 0.55 + 2 3.7
jeffries,jared.......15% 4% 4.40 +10 2.8 brooks,aaron.........38% 22% 0.42 + 3.3
harrellson,josh......17% 4% 0.00 + 0.0 warrick,hakim........21% 30% 0.47 - 6 2.7
rautins,andy.........(DNP) morris,markieff......17% 34% 0.25 + 1 1.4
walker,bill..........(DNP) childress,josh.......(DNP)
PACE: 94.6 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA% PACE: 94.6 ORTG eFG% oRB% TO% FTA%
KNICKS........... 105.7 .512 .227 .169 .088 SUNS............. 87.7 .416 .188 .180 .093
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STANDINGS, SCORES, LEADERS AND SCHEDULE
SCORING AVERAGE REBOUNDS/GAME FIELD GOAL PCT
TEAM WON LOST ------------------- ------------------- -------------------
BOS 6 3 K.DURANT OKC 32.7 K.LOVE MIN 12.4 N.HILARIO DEN .710
NYK 5 5 D.NOWITZK DAL 31.8 J.NOAH CHI 11.6 M.BROOKS NJN .656
PHI 4 6 D.ROSE CHI 29.6 D.HOWARD ORL 10.9 D.HOWARD ORL .614
NJN 3 6 R.GAY MEM 27.7 K.HUMPHRI NJN 10.9 J.BAREA DAL .612
TOR 2 7 D.GALLINA DEN 27.6 A.BOGUT MIL 10.6 J.HARDEN OKC .595
TEAM WON LOST
CHI 7 3 FREE THROW PCT THREE POINT PCT ASSISTS/GAME
IND 5 6 ------------------- ------------------- -------------------
DET 2 7 D.AUGUSTI CHA .974 R.JACKSON OKC .800 S.NASH PHX 12.9
CLE 2 7 A.AFFLALO DEN .955 M.WEBSTER MIN .692 R.RONDO BOS 12.1
MIL 2 8 M.MORRIS HOU .955 T.LAWSON DEN .682 D.WILLIAM NJN 10.6
TEAM WON LOST S.NASH PHX .951 C.JENKINS GSW .593 C.PAUL NOH 10.4
MIA 8 1 C.BOSH MIA .936 G.HILL PHX .562 J.KIDD DAL 9.8
ORL 8 2
CHA 5 4 STEALS/GAME TURNOVERS/GAME BLOCKS/GAME
ATL 4 5 ------------------- ------------------- -------------------
WAS 2 7 R.GAY MEM 2.3 J.WALL WAS 4.8 J.McGEE WAS 3.2
TEAM WON LOST L.JAMES MIA 2.1 R.RONDO BOS 4.3 A.STOUDEM NYK 2.9
DAL 7 3 T.ALLEN MEM 2.0 D.COUSINS SAC 3.5 T.DUNCAN SAS 2.9
SAS 6 3 D.HOWARD ORL 1.9 J.JOHNSON ATL 3.3 A.BOGUT MIL 2.5
MEM 6 3 R.RONDO BOS 1.9 J.SMITH ATL 3.3 B.LOPEZ NJN 2.4
HOU 5 4
NOH 4 5
TEAM WON LOST
DEN 7 1
MIN 6 3
OKC 6 5
POR 4 6
UTA 3 7
TEAM WON LOST
LAL 8 2
PHX 8 3
LAC 4 7
GSW 4 7
SAC 2 9
DATE YESTERDAY'S SCORES HIGH POINTS HIGH REBOUNDS HIGH ASSISTS
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11/20 BOS 106 vs GSW 93 P.PIERCE 24 P.PIERCE 12 R.RONDO 19
11/20 IND 99 @ DET 90 D.GRANGER 21 T.HANSBROUG 11 Multiple 5
11/20 NYK 100 @ PHX 83 A.STOUDEMIR 26 A.STOUDEMIR 10 S.NASH 10
11/20 MIA 104 vs PHI 94 L.JAMES 33 L.JAMES 15 J.HOLIDAY 9
11/20 OKC 127 vs UTA 125 K.DURANT 40 K.PERKINS 9 D.HARRIS 8
TODAY'S SCHEDULED GAMES
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CHICAGO (7-3) at UTAH (3-7)
DENVER (7-1) at LOS ANGELES C (4-7)
GOLDEN STATE (4-7) at NEW JERSEY (3-6)
MINNESOTA (6-3) at HOUSTON (5-4)
NEW YORK (5-5) at SACRAMENTO (2-9)
OKLAHOMA CITY (6-5) at SAN ANTONIO (6-3)
PORTLAND (4-6) at CHARLOTTE (5-4)
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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