I thought I'd post game flow and box score data from PopcornMachine.net in the thread. For those that don't know, that website charts how the scoring margin changes throughout the game with various lineups on the floor. It's a nice way to visualize which players worked well together in a given game. It also provides an expanded box score, which provides stats for each players in each of their "stints" on the court. How did Yao play in the first quarter versus the fourth quarter? Those types of questions you can begin to answer with it. So I'm just going to post them in this thread for each game this year. Game 1: Memphis @ Houston 10/29 Game 1 Gameflow Game 1 Box score Game 1 Story (Rockets.com)
help value = reb + ast + stl + blk - tov If you're familiar with the EFF stat on NBA.com, it's essentially all the scoring stats + "help value".
