2012 NBA Playoffs | Charging Into Round 2

Just looking at TEAM STATS in Preparation for 2ND Round
(Breaking down some Players next)

Heat sparkling Playoff ‘effort’ numbers

As one would expect following 4-1 Cakewalk Series

MIA +5.0 Assists/Gm
MIA +3.2 Steals/Gm
MIA -3.4 Personal Fouls/Gm
MIA +5.9% FG Shooting
MIA +2.0 Made Threes/Gm
MIA +3.2 Made FT/Gm
MIA +5.8 FTA/Gm
MIA -3.8 Fewer Turnovers/Gm
MIA +2.0 Blocks/Gm


MIAMI was outboarded by NYK; decisively
MIA -3.7 REB/Gm
(Only SAS & LAC have fared worse)


MIA -3.0 Offensive Rebounds/Gm
Folks may (or may not) regard


*  Advanced statisticians’ relative disregard for Rebound Numbers notwithstanding, (Board Numbers on the surface are systematically accepted as a indicator of Indicative barometer of a Teams' collective 'hustle' stat; when deeper assessments reveal rebounding numbers as often weak or inconclusive in these areas; not indicative of very many  of these noteworthy trend - especially for teams that play outside-in.


Nevertheless, wildly differing Rebound margin/differential(s) of Pacers & Heat is too glaring to miss.


2012 NBA PLAYOFFS | ROUND 1
COMBINED REBOUND/GAME DIFFERENTIAL:


IND +12.1 REB/GM than MIA


MIA -3.7 (vs NYK) 
IND +8.4 (vs ORL)  


This number on its' own merit, tends to isolates noteworthy size & stylistics difference between these teams - differences Indy will undoubtedly thrust upon Miami's suspect Frontcourt.  


Indy's sturdy, super-sized, glass-cracking 'Bigs" could spell BIG TROUBLE for Heat.















Pacers produced some seemingly lackluster numbers
In their Round 1 Meatgrinder 4-1 Series Win over ORL


IND -1 Asst/Gm
IND -2.6 Threes Made/Gm (vs #1 Shooting 3's ORL Tm)
IND +1.8 FTA/Gm
IND ‘Just’ +1.8 Blocks/Gm
IND ‘Just’ -1 T-Ov Fewer/Gm (vs. #30 T-Ov-Rate ORL Tm


IND OUTBOARDED ORL by an eye-popping margin


IND +8.4 REB/Gm
Including +3.4 O-Reb/Gm







Despite Sixers 4-1 Win over depleted Bulls,
Philly continues to struggle shooting percentages,
Especially from Deep


PHI 21.5% Deep Shooting
PHI 40.9% FG
PHI -6.4 Asst/Gm
PHI -2.2 REB/Gm


76’ers made up the slack w/sensational Efficiency
PHI Postseason ball handling has been as good as advertised
(Sixers #1 Reg Season T-Over Differential)


PHI -4.4 T-Overs
PHI +9 FT Made/Gm
PHI +8.8 FTA/Gm
PHI +13.2 FT% Than Chicago
PHI +5.8 PPG than Opponents, Pts-off-Turnovers
PHI +5.0 PPG than Opponents, Fast Break Points
PHI +5.0 PPG than Opponents, PTS in PAINT


Sixers are WILDLY Hot & Cold
In a significant number of efficiency stat departments















As we’ve stated in numerous threads
These are NOT the C’s we’ve grown accustomed
Calling card for 2011-2012 C’s: DEFENSE
(BOS was #1 in Regular Season Defensive Efficiency)


Boston’s Offense has consistently struggled all season (#22)
Celtics' 1ST Round vs. ATL was no different


BOS usually great from Deep
BOS 30.8% Three Point Shooting vs. ATL
BOS -2.2 REB/Gm vs. Largely Post-less Hawks


YET,BOS Held Atl to 28.6% 3-Point Shooting
(Bos +.022 Deep)


BOS Held Atl to 39.9% FG Shooting
(Bos +036 FG)
BOS +3.4 Ast/Gm
BOS +3.8 Steals/Gm
BOS -3.6 Turnovers/Gm
BOS +2.0 Blocks/Gm
BOS +2.2 FT Made/Gm
BOS +2.0 FT Attempts/Gm
BOS 80.4% FREE THROW’s
(Bos +.034 FT)

SAN ANTOINIO SPURS


Crazy Number #1
SAS -23 FG Attempts than Utah in Series Sweep
(-5.75/Gm)


Crazy Number #2 
SAS Outboarded by 6.7 REB/Gm vs. Utah
(SA 167 | Ut 194)


Crazy Numbers #3 & #4
SAS -1.5 FT’s Made/Gm than UTA
SAS -3.75 FT Attempted/Gm than UTA


San Antonio was hyper-efficient otherwise


SAS simply didn't need more shots or more REB than UTA
Especially w/SAS 3-PT SHOOTING PROFICIENCIES


SAS +8.3 Made 3’s/Gm
(+SIX/GM MORE THAN UTA)


San Antonio made 33 Total Threes in Series
Utah made 9 Total Threes in Series


SAS Attempted 81 Threes in Series
UTA Attempted 45 Threes in Series


SAS +6 Threes Made/Gm
SAS +9 Three Attempts/Gm


SAS 40.7% Deep
UTA 20.0% Deep
(SAS +20.7%)


SAS +14.5 More Pts-in-Paint/Gm than UTA
SAS +6.5 Made Baskets at Rim than UTA
SAS -44 JUMPERS ATTEMPTED IN SERIES than UTA


We get the picture very quickly


SAS: Precise; Consistent
Looking every bit like the "Groundhog Day Spurs" of old
UTA inexperienced Players & Head Coach
Were a Year or two ahead of their retool plans


UTA was hopelessly outmatched
UTA was a proverbial, collective 'Deer in Playoff Headlights' 


SAS sliced up Jazz w/machine-like precision









OKC Turned many tables on a Dallas Team
w/o Two of Mavs 2010-11 Catalyst, 'Irritant' Role Players:
Ty Chandler  D Stephenson


Even w/a DAL +22 Game 2 Points-in-Paint Tally
OKC +6 Points-in-Paint/Gm
OKC +3.3 Made Baskets at Rim


Thunder entered Playoffs as the #1 FT% Team in NBA
Shot FT's even BETTER vs DAL in Round 1


OKC 84.4% FT (Series)
OKC -3.5 PF/Gm in Round 1


Many other numbers were quite even,


Yet OCK swept away Defending Champs in 4 Straight


Nuf Said 
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Just a very select few numbers
(in no particular importance)
From the Teams still working to get out of 1ST Round
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Can’t understate enough admiration for
DEN HC George Karl’s life-long body of work
Karl’s ability to get any number of players in a given season
To buy-in to a work ethic & ballz-out scheme
Must be electrifying to be associated w/this Coach
A few numbers speak VOLUMES into this


DEN +58 FG ATT AT RIM
THAN TWIN 7-FT ALL-STAR FRONTCOURT DUO,
LAL Pao Gasol & LAL Andrew Bynum


DEN was (-20) GM 1, Points in Paint
(LAL 64 | DEN 44)


DEN +64 since Game 1
DEN had posted MORE Paint Points in all  subsequent Games


GAME 2 thru GAME 6 
GAME 2 | DEN +8 Points in Paint 
GAME 3 | DEN +20 Points in Paint
GAME 4 | DEN +4 Points in Paint 
GAME 5 | DEN +14 Points in Paint
GAME 6 | DEN +18 Points in Paint


DEN came into Playoffs as #24 Three Point Shooting Team &
Hasn’t shot any better in RD 1


DEN 23% DEEP (Den -.056 Threes than LAL) 





















Most difficult-to-read Series & Matchup
(on this end) in recent memory


MEM +4.7 REB/Gm
MEM +5.8 OFFENSIVE REB/Gm
MEM +5.5 Made FT’s/Gm
MEM 6.5 Blocks/Gm (+2.5/Gm)


LAC 64% FT’s (Mem 75.6% | +11.6%)
LAC -16 MADE FT’s in Series
LAC SAME NUMBER of FTA (140 each)
LAC +1.6 MADE 3’s/Gm
LAC +6.2 THREE-PT ATT/Gm
LAC 42% THREE POINT SHOOTING
(7 Made 3’s/Gm)


LAC & MEM OVERALL INEXPERIENCE is glaring
LAC & MEM 18 Combined ‘Tech’s’
(LAC 11 | MEM 7)


Game 7, Sunday Afternoon in Tennessee 
Should be SENSATIONAL 


W-O-W