LeBron James tweeted "Lock down city!" after the Miami Heat cut down the New Jersey Nets with a 101-78 win at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ on Sunday afternoon because that's exactly where his team took them for two-and-a-half hours.
This article will use Win Score and Estimated Wins Produced, statistical models created by Professor David Berri from the Wages of Wins Journal, to measure how much a player's boxscore statistics contributed to their team's performance. An average player produces an estimated 0.100 wins per 48 minutes (EWP48), a star player produces 0.200+ EWP48 and a superstar produces 0.300+ EWP48.
More information on these stats can be found at the following links:
Simple Models of Player Performance
Wins Produced vs. Win Score
What Wins Produced Says and What It Does Not Say
Introducing PAWSmin — and a Defense of Box Score Statistics
Game Recap
The Heat defense held the Nets below the league average offensive rating of 104.2 points per 100 possessions (according to basketball-reference.com) in each quarter. The New Jersey offense completely melted down by the end of the game, with a ra ...
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Miami Heat Take the New Jersey Nets to Lock Down City in 101-78 Blowout
November 1st, 2010 by Reservoir God Leave a reply »
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