Basketball Terms Ipsum

. 2-point field goal attempts 3-point field goal attempts (available since the 1979-80 season in the nba) defensive win shares; please see the article calculating win shares for more information. game score; the formula is pts + 0.4 * fg - 0.7 * fga - 0.4*(fta - ft) + 0.7 * orb + 0.3 * drb + stl + 0.7 * ast + 0.7 * blk - 0.4 * pf - tov. game score was created by john hollinger to give a rough measure of a player's productivity for a single game. the scale is similar to that of points scored, (40 is an outstanding performance, 10 is an average performance, etc.). l losses margin of victory; the formula is pts - opp pts. pace factor (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba); the formula is 48 * ((tm poss + opp poss) / (2 * (tm mp / 5))). pace factor is an estimate of the number of possessions per 48 minutes by a team. (note: 40 minutes is used in the calculation for the wnba.) 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. pf points smoy tov w pyth w-l% ws.

. Ts% true shooting percentage; the formula is pts / (2 * tsa). true shooting percentage is a measure of shooting efficiency that takes into account field goals, 3-point field goals, and free throws..

Assist percentage (available since the 1964-65 season in the nba); the formula is 100 * ast / (((mp / (tm mp / 5)) * tm fg) - fg). assist percentage is an estimate of the percentage of teammate field goals a player assisted while he was on on the floor. defensive player of the year drtg defensive win shares; please see the article calculating win shares for more information. ft l pyth offensive win shares; please see the article calculating win shares for more information. pace per 36 minutes a statistic (e.g., assists) divided by minutes played, multiplied by 36. roy sos stl 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. tov turnovers (available since the 1977-78 season in the nba) w wins w > .500 wins over .500; the formula is (w - l) / 2. won-lost percentage; the formula is w / (w + l)..