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Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Real Player Ratings: 2010 Round Two, Game Six: Celtics 94 Cavaliers 85

Real Player Ratings (RPRs) for games are automatically done in full for the two conference finals and for the NBA final. At the other extreme, we will only rarely do regular season game RPRs anymore. In between the finals at one extreme and regular season games at the other extreme there are first round and second round playoff series and games. (The second round is also known as the conference semifinals). We do Real Player Ratings for first and second round games as time permits and as the importance of them warrants.

We are doing the 2010 second round Celtics-Cavaliers series in full because it is history being made and because this series teaches you and I a whole lot about how playoff games are won.

NBA ROUND TWO PLAYOFF SERIES
GAME SIX
MAY 13, 2010 IN BOSTON, MA
BOSTON CELTICS 94 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS 85
CELTICS WIN THE SERIES 4-2

REAL PLAYER RATINGS FOR A SINGLE GAME WITH SPECIAL HIDDEN DEFENDING ADJUSTMENT
Each player's hidden defending rating from the regular season is used as the Hidden Defending Adjustment (HDA). Obviously, players in any individual game including this one were not exactly as good defenders as they were on the average during the regular season. But since there is no way to provide HDA for individual games and since it is better to have some reasonable HDA than none at all, we use the season HDA as a reasonable substitute.

--Real Player Rating shows you the quality of players quickly and accurately.

CAVALIERS REAL PLAYER RATINGS
LeBron James, SF 1.268
Jamario Moon, SF 0.729
Mo Williams, PG 0.664
Anthony Parker, SG 0.538
Anderson Varejao, PF 0.468
Shaquille O'Neal, C 0.458
Zydrunas Ilgauskas, C 0.422
Antawn Jamison, PF 0.318
Delonte West, SG 0.080

CELTICS REAL PLAYER RATINGS
Kevin Garnett, PF 1.230
Rajon Rondo, PG 1.172
Rasheed Wallace, C 0.920
Kendrick Perkins, C 0.628
Ray Allen, SG 0.588
Paul Pierce, SF 0.541
Tony Allen, SG 0.437
Michael Finley, SG 0.109
Glen Davis, PF -0.061

COMBINED SORT REAL PLAYER RATINGS
LeBron James, SF 1.268
Kevin Garnett, PF 1.230
Rajon Rondo, PG 1.172
Rasheed Wallace, C 0.920
Jamario Moon, SF 0.729
Mo Williams, PG 0.664
Kendrick Perkins, C 0.628
Ray Allen, SG 0.588
Paul Pierce, SF 0.541
Anthony Parker, SG 0.538
Anderson Varejao, PF 0.468
Shaquille O'Neal, C 0.458
Tony Allen, SG 0.437
Zydrunas Ilgauskas, C 0.422
Antawn Jamison, PF 0.318
Michael Finley, SG 0.109
Delonte West, SG 0.080
Glen Davis, PF -0.061

EVALUATION SCALE FOR REAL PLAYER RATINGS
Perfect for all Practical Purposes / Major Historic Super Star 1.100 and more
Historic Super Star 1.000 1.099
Super Star 0.910 0.999
A Star Player / A Well Above Normal Starter 0.830 0.909
Very Good Player / A Solid Starter 0.760 0.829
Major Role Player / Good Enough to Start 0.700 0.759
Good Role Player / Often a Good 6th Man 0.650 0.699
Satisfactory Role Player 0.590 0.649
Marginal Role Player 0.530 0.589
Poor Player 0.470 0.529
Very Poor Player 0.400 0.469
Extremely Poor Player and less 0.399

REAL PLAYER PRODUCTION
--Shows basketball production or quantity of players
--Hidden defending adjustments from the season are used; see above explanation (just before the Real Player Ratings) for details.

CAVALIERS REAL PLAYER PRODUCTION
LeBron James, SF 58.32
Mo Williams, PG 31.21
Anthony Parker, SG 15.61
Anderson Varejao, PF 12.64
Shaquille O'Neal, C 10.99
Antawn Jamison, PF 9.53
Jamario Moon, SF 6.56
Zydrunas Ilgauskas, C 6.33
Delonte West, SG 1.12

CELTICS REAL PLAYER PRODUCTION
Rajon Rondo, PG 51.59
Kevin Garnett, PF 45.53
Ray Allen, SG 21.77
Rasheed Wallace, C 21.16
Kendrick Perkins, C 15.71
Paul Pierce, SF 15.68
Tony Allen, SG 11.35
Michael Finley, SG 0.87
Glen Davis, PF -0.67

COMBINED SORT BASIC REAL PLAYER PRODUCTION
LeBron James, SF 58.32
Rajon Rondo, PG 51.59
Kevin Garnett, PF 45.53
Mo Williams, PG 31.21
Ray Allen, SG 21.77
Rasheed Wallace, C 21.16
Kendrick Perkins, C 15.71
Paul Pierce, SF 15.68
Anthony Parker, SG 15.61
Anderson Varejao, PF 12.64
Tony Allen, SG 11.35
Shaquille O'Neal, C 10.99
Antawn Jamison, PF 9.53
Jamario Moon, SF 6.56
Zydrunas Ilgauskas, C 6.33
Delonte West, SG 1.12
Michael Finley, SG 0.87
Glen Davis, PF -0.67


============== SUB RATINGS ==============

OFFENSIVE SUB RATINGS
--Shows the quality of players' offense

CAVALIERS OFFENSIVE SUB RATINGS
LeBron James, SF 0.486
Shaquille O'Neal, C 0.418
Mo Williams, PG 0.368
Jamario Moon, SF 0.247
Zydrunas Ilgauskas, C 0.235
Anthony Parker, SG 0.195
Anderson Varejao, PF -0.049
Antawn Jamison, PF -0.140
Delonte West, SG -0.341

CELTICS OFFENSIVE SUB RATINGS
Kevin Garnett, PF 0.742
Rajon Rondo, PG 0.708
Rasheed Wallace, C 0.453
Paul Pierce, SF 0.318
Ray Allen, SG 0.207
Kendrick Perkins, C 0.166
Tony Allen, SG 0.057
Michael Finley, SG -0.254
Glen Davis, PF -0.488

COMBINED SORT OFFENSIVE SUB RATINGS
Kevin Garnett, PF 0.742
Rajon Rondo, PG 0.708
LeBron James, SF 0.486
Rasheed Wallace, C 0.453
Shaquille O'Neal, C 0.418
Mo Williams, PG 0.368
Paul Pierce, SF 0.318
Jamario Moon, SF 0.247
Zydrunas Ilgauskas, C 0.235
Ray Allen, SG 0.207
Anthony Parker, SG 0.195
Kendrick Perkins, C 0.166
Tony Allen, SG 0.057
Anderson Varejao, PF -0.049
Antawn Jamison, PF -0.140
Michael Finley, SG -0.254
Delonte West, SG -0.341
Glen Davis, PF -0.488

DEFENSIVE SUB RATINGS
--Shows the quality of players' defending
--Hidden defending adjustments from the season are used; see above explanation (just before the Real Player Ratings) for details.

CAVALIERS DEFENSIVE SUB RATINGS
LeBron James, SF 0.782
Anderson Varejao, PF 0.517
Jamario Moon, SF 0.482
Antawn Jamison, PF 0.458
Delonte West, SG 0.421
Anthony Parker, SG 0.344
Mo Williams, PG 0.296
Zydrunas Ilgauskas, C 0.187
Shaquille O'Neal, C 0.040

CELTICS DEFENSIVE SUB RATINGS
Kevin Garnett, PF 0.488
Rasheed Wallace, C 0.467
Rajon Rondo, PG 0.465
Kendrick Perkins, C 0.462
Glen Davis, PF 0.427
Ray Allen, SG 0.381
Tony Allen, SG 0.380
Michael Finley, SG 0.363
Paul Pierce, SF 0.223

COMBINED SORT DEFENSIVE SUB RATINGS
LeBron James, SF 0.782
Anderson Varejao, PF 0.517
Kevin Garnett, PF 0.488
Jamario Moon, SF 0.482
Rasheed Wallace, C 0.467
Rajon Rondo, PG 0.465
Kendrick Perkins, C 0.462
Antawn Jamison, PF 0.458
Glen Davis, PF 0.427
Delonte West, SG 0.421
Ray Allen, SG 0.381
Tony Allen, SG 0.380
Michael Finley, SG 0.363
Anthony Parker, SG 0.344
Mo Williams, PG 0.296
Paul Pierce, SF 0.223
Zydrunas Ilgauskas, C 0.187
Shaquille O'Neal, C 0.040

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