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Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Real Player Ratings: 2010 Round Two, Game One: Cavaliers 101 Celtics 93

Real Player Ratings (RPRs) for games are automatically done in full only 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 ONE
MAY 1, 2010 IN CLEVELAND, OH
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS 101 BOSTON CELTICS 93
CAVALIERS LEAD BEST OF SEVEN SERIES 1-0

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.

CELTICS REAL PLAYER RATINGS
Rajon Rondo, PG 1.368
Kevin Garnett, PF 1.168
Kendrick Perkins, C 0.807
Tony Allen, SG 0.685
Ray Allen, SG 0.494
Paul Pierce, SF 0.447
Rasheed Wallace, C 0.054
Glen Davis, PF -0.143

CAVALIERS REAL PLAYER RATINGS
LeBron James, SF 1.467
Jamario Moon, SF 1.263
Mo Williams, PG 0.996
Anderson Varejao, PF 0.987
J.J. Hickson, PF 0.798
Anthony Parker, SG 0.714
Antawn Jamison, PF 0.499
Delonte West, SG 0.483
Shaquille O'Neal, C 0.268

COMBINED SORT REAL PLAYER RATINGS
LeBron James, Cavaliers SF 1.467
Rajon Rondo, Celtics PG 1.368
Jamario Moon, Cavaliers SF 1.263
Kevin Garnett, Celtics PF 1.168
Mo Williams, Cavaliers PG 0.996
Anderson Varejao, Cavaliers PF 0.987
Kendrick Perkins, Celtics C 0.807
J.J. Hickson, Cavaliers PF 0.798
Anthony Parker, Cavaliers SG 0.714
Tony Allen, SG Celtics 0.685
Antawn Jamison, Cavaliers PF 0.499
Ray Allen, Celtics SG 0.494
Delonte West, Cavaliers SG 0.483
Paul Pierce, Celtics SF 0.447
Shaquille O'Neal, Cavaliers C 0.268
Rasheed Wallace, Celtics C 0.054
Glen Davis, Celtics PF -0.143

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.

CELTICS REAL PLAYER PRODUCTION
Rajon Rondo, PG 57.46
Kevin Garnett, PF 45.57
Kendrick Perkins, C 25.83
Ray Allen, SG 21.73
Paul Pierce, SF 17.42
Tony Allen, SG 9.59
Rasheed Wallace, C 0.70
Glen Davis, PF -1.72

CAVALIERS REAL PLAYER PRODUCTION
LeBron James, SF 63.07
Mo Williams, PG 39.82
Anderson Varejao, PF 21.72
Anthony Parker, SG 18.56
Antawn Jamison, PF 18.45
Delonte West, SG 13.05
Jamario Moon, SF 11.37
J.J. Hickson, PF 9.57
Shaquille O'Neal, C 5.36

COMBINED SORT BASIC REAL PLAYER PRODUCTION
LeBron James, Cavaliers SF 63.07
Rajon Rondo, Celtics PG 57.46
Kevin Garnett, Celtics PF 45.57
Mo Williams, Cavaliers PG 39.82
Kendrick Perkins, Celtics C 25.83
Ray Allen, Celtics SG 21.73
Anderson Varejao, Cavaliers PF 21.72
Anthony Parker, Cavaliers SG 18.56
Antawn Jamison, Cavaliers PF 18.45
Paul Pierce, Celtics SF 17.42
Delonte West, Cavaliers SG 13.05
Jamario Moon, Cavaliers SF 11.37
Tony Allen, Celtics SG 9.59
J.J. Hickson, Cavaliers PF 9.57
Shaquille O'Neal, Cavaliers C 5.36
Rasheed Wallace, Celtics C 0.70
Glen Davis, Celtics PF -1.72


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

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

CELTICS OFFENSIVE SUB RATINGS
Rajon Rondo, PG 1.062
Tony Allen, SG 0.516
Kevin Garnett, PF 0.457
Kendrick Perkins, C 0.295
Ray Allen, SG 0.172
Paul Pierce, SF 0.126
Rasheed Wallace, C -0.115
Glen Davis, PF -0.134

CAVALIERS OFFENSIVE SUB RATINGS
LeBron James, SF 0.915
Jamario Moon, SF 0.842
Mo Williams, PG 0.668
J.J. Hickson, PF 0.528
Anderson Varejao, PF 0.417
Shaquille O'Neal, C 0.269
Delonte West, SG 0.222
Anthony Parker, SG 0.097
Antawn Jamison, PF -0.074

COMBINED SORT OFFENSIVE SUB RATINGS
Rajon Rondo, Celtics PG 1.062
LeBron James, Cavaliers SF 0.915
Jamario Moon, Cavaliers SF 0.842
Mo Williams, Cavaliers PG 0.668
J.J. Hickson, Cavaliers PF 0.528
Tony Allen, Celtics SG 0.516
Kevin Garnett, Celtics PF 0.457
Anderson Varejao, Cavaliers PF 0.417
Kendrick Perkins, Celtics C 0.295
Shaquille O'Neal, Cavaliers C 0.269
Delonte West, Cavaliers SG 0.222
Ray Allen, Celtics SG 0.172
Paul Pierce, Celtics SF 0.126
Anthony Parker, Cavaliers SG 0.097
Antawn Jamison, Cavaliers PF -0.074
Rasheed Wallace, Celtics C -0.115
Glen Davis, Celtics PF -0.134

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.

CELTICS DEFENSIVE SUB RATINGS
Kevin Garnett, PF 0.711
Kendrick Perkins, C 0.512
Ray Allen, SG 0.322
Paul Pierce, SF 0.321
Rajon Rondo, PG 0.306
Tony Allen, SG 0.169
Rasheed Wallace, C 0.169
Glen Davis, PF -0.009

CAVALIERS DEFENSIVE SUB RATINGS
Anthony Parker, SG 0.617
Antawn Jamison, PF 0.573
Anderson Varejao, PF 0.570
LeBron James, SF 0.551
Jamario Moon, SF 0.421
Mo Williams, PG 0.327
J.J. Hickson, PF 0.269
Delonte West, SG 0.261
Shaquille O'Neal, C -0.001

COMBINED SORT DEFENSIVE SUB RATINGS
Kevin Garnett, Celtics PF 0.711
Anthony Parker, Cavaliers SG 0.617
Antawn Jamison, Cavaliers PF 0.573
Anderson Varejao, Cavaliers PF 0.570
LeBron James, Cavaliers SF 0.551
Kendrick Perkins, Celtics C 0.512
Jamario Moon, Cavaliers SF 0.421
Mo Williams, Cavaliers PG 0.327
Ray Allen, Celtics SG 0.322
Paul Pierce, Celtics SF 0.321
Rajon Rondo, Celtics PG 0.306
J.J. Hickson, Cavaliers PF 0.269
Delonte West, Cavaliers SG 0.261
Tony Allen, SG Celtics 0.169
Rasheed Wallace, Celtics C 0.169
Shaquille O'Neal, Cavaliers C -0.001
Glen Davis, PF Celtics -0.009

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