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Word Lists: Basketball Terms

2p% ast% fg% free throw attempts mp mov a statistic (e.g., assists) divided by minutes played, multiplied by 36. total rebounds (available since the 1950-51 season) tsa true shooting attempts; the formula is fga + 0.44 * fta. usage percentage (available since the 1977-78 season in the nba); the formula is 100 * ((fga + 0.44 * fta + tov) * (tm mp / 5)) / (mp * (tm fga + 0.44 * tm fta + tm tov)). usage percentage is an estimate of the percentage of team plays used by a player while he was on the floor. w > .500.

3p% 3-point field goal attempts (available since the 1979-80 season in the nba) assists fga ft lg margin of victory; the formula is pts - opp pts. offensive rebound percentage (available since the 1970-71 season in the nba); the formula is 100 * (orb * (tm mp / 5)) / (mp * (tm orb + opp drb)). offensive rebound percentage is an estimate of the percentage of available offensive rebounds a player grabbed while he was on the floor. ows player efficiency rating (available since the 1951-52 season); per is a rating developed by espn.com columnist john hollinger. in john's words, "the per sums up all a player's positive accomplishments, subtracts the negative accomplishments, and returns a per-minute rating of a player's performance." please see the article calculating per for more information. also see vaa and var. per 36 minutes per game pf poss pprod points stops total rebounds (available since the 1950-51 season) trb% tsa w-l%.

2p% 2-point field goal percentage; the formula is 2p / 2pa. 3-point field goal attempts (available since the 1979-80 season in the nba) age; player age on february 1 of the given season. block percentage (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba); the formula is 100 * (blk * (tm mp / 5)) / (mp * (opp fga - opp 3pa)). block percentage is an estimate of the percentage of opponent two-point field goal attempts blocked by the player while he was on the floor. defensive rebounds (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) defensive win shares; please see the article calculating win shares for more information. efg% games league mvp offensive rebound percentage (available since the 1970-71 season in the nba); the formula is 100 * (orb * (tm mp / 5)) / (mp * (tm orb + opp drb)). offensive rebound percentage is an estimate of the percentage of available offensive rebounds a player grabbed while he was on the floor. steals (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) steal percentage (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba); the formula is 100 * (stl * (tm mp / 5)) / (mp * opp poss). steal percentage is an estimate of the percentage of opponent possessions that end with a steal by the player while he was on the floor. tm usage percentage (available since the 1977-78 season in the nba); the formula is 100 * ((fga + 0.44 * fta + tov) * (tm mp / 5)) / (mp * (tm fga + 0.44 * tm fta + tm tov)). usage percentage is an estimate of the percentage of team plays used by a player while he was on the floor. wins w > .500.
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