Last Night’s Numbers – 3/7/11

by Ian Levy

This is a re-post of Last Night’s Numbers, a daily feature at Hickory-High where we run through the NBA games from the night before, highlighting one or two numbers I found particularly interesting from each game. All the stats are from Hoopdata’s box scores, which contain some additional advanced stats not available in traditional box scores. If you like what you see stop by Hickory-High some morning for more of the same!

Chicago 87 – Miami 86

• Derrick Rose scored 27 points for the Bulls but on a 55.5 TS%. He attempted 3 free throws and had 5 assists with 3 turnovers.
• Dwyane Wade scored 20 points but needed 19 shots to get there. He also turned the ball over 7 times.
• Chris Bosh followed up a 1 of 18 performance in his last game against the Bulls by scored 23 points on a 69.1 TS%.

L.A. Lakers 99 – San Antonio 83

• The Lakers built a 21 point lead in the 1st Quarter and never looked back. They turned the ball over on just 9.1% of their possessions and recorded 26 assists.
• The Spurs shot 36.1% for the game and recorded just 14 assists on 31 made baskets.
• Andrew Bynum attempted just two shots but grabbed 17 rebounds for the Lakers, 6 of which came at the offensive end.

Detroit 113 – Washington 102

• Detroit dominated the glass, grabbing 60.8% of available rebounds with an ORR of 34.4%. No Piston had double figure rebounds but seven different players had at least 5.
• The Pistons were 22 of 29 on shots at the rim. Rodney Stuckey and Tayshaun Prince combined to go 11 of 13.
• John Wall scored 24 points but he was just 6 of 15 from the field. He was 12 of 13 at the free throw line and had 7 assists, but also turned the ball over 4 times.

Philadelphia 125 – Golden State 117 (OT)

• Seven different 76ers scored in double figures. Thaddeus Young led the way with 20 points on a 66.3 TS%.
• Andre Iguodala had a triple double with 15 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists. 5 of his rebounds were offensive and 9 of his assists went for layups or three pointers.
• The 76ers turned the ball over on 19.3% of their possessions. The Warriors turned it over on 17.6% of theirs. Five different players in the game had 4 turnovers or more.

New York 92 – Atlanta 79

• 53 of New York’s 77 shot attempts came from outside of 15ft. They were 13 of 30 on long two points and 10 of 23 on three pointers.
• Both teams combined for just 24 free throws in the game.
• The Hawks had 19 turnovers to 15 assists. Four different Hawks had least 3 turnovers.

New Orleans 96 – Cleveland 81

• Cleveland shot 36.9% for the game and scored just 33 points in the 2nd half. For the game they turned the ball over on 18.9% of their possessions.
• David West scored 23 points on a 67.8 TS%. He was 6 of 7 from inside of 10ft. and 7 of 9 at the free throw line.
• Chris Paul only played 27 minutes before leaving with a head injury. In those 27 minutes he chalked up 11 assists, 5 of which went for layups or three pointers.

Oklahoma City 122 – Phoenix 118 (OT)

• Vince Carter scored 29 points for the Suns, making 6 of 12 three pointers.
• With a FTR of 0.588 the Thunder game themselves a 29 point advantage at the free throw line. Russell Wetbrook and Kevin Durant combined to go 24 of 30.
• The Suns recorded an assist on 66.7% of their made baskets.

Memphis 104 – Dallas 103

• Zach Randolph scored 27 points on a 77.6 TS%. He also added 9 rebounds, an assist and 4 steals.
• Dallas made 10 of 21 three pointers. Jason Terry was 4 of 7. Dirk Nowitzki was 3 of 6.
• The Grizzlies were 24 of 39 on shots at the rim. Marc Gasol and Zach Randolph combined to go 12 of 14.

Boston 89 – Milwaukee 83

• Luc Mbah-Moute gave the Bucks a nice offensive boost. He scored 19 points on a 62.5 TS% and went 7 of 9 on shots at the rim.
• Rajon Rondo had 8 assists and 8 turnovers for the Celtics.