Basketball Terms Ipsum

3pa efg% games behind; the formula is ((first w - w) + (l - first l)) / 2, where first w and first l stand for wins and losses by the first place team, respectively. opponent tov true shooting attempts; the formula is fga + 0.44 * fta..

2pa 3-point field goal attempts (available since the 1979-80 season in the nba) defensive rebounds (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) drb% defensive rebound percentage (available since the 1970-71 season in the nba); the formula is 100 * (drb * (tm mp / 5)) / (mp * (tm drb + opp orb)). defensive rebound percentage is an estimate of the percentage of available defensive rebounds a player grabbed while he was on the floor. dws defensive win shares; please see the article calculating win shares for more information. efg% effective field goal percentage; the formula is (fg + 0.5 * 3p) / fga. this statistic adjusts for the fact that a 3-point field goal is worth one more point than a 2-point field goal. for example, suppose player a goes 4 for 10 with 2 threes, while player b goes 5 for 10 with 0 threes. each player would have 10 points from field goals, and thus would have the same effective field goal percentage (50%). fta dean oliver's "four factors of basketball success"; please see the article four factors for more information. gb games behind; the formula is ((first w - w) + (l - first l)) / 2, where first w and first l stand for wins and losses by the first place team, respectively. most valuable player margin of victory; the formula is pts - opp pts. offensive rebounds (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) offensive win shares; please see the article calculating win shares for more information. 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. a statistic (e.g., assists) divided by games. roy 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. stops; dean oliver's measure of individual defensive stops. please see dean's book for details. tov% usg% win probability.

2pa 3p 3-point field goals (available since the 1979-80 season in the nba) free throw attempts dean oliver's "four factors of basketball success"; please see the article four factors for more information. games started (available since the 1982 season) losses l pyth mov margin of victory; the formula is pts - opp pts. opp opponent offensive rebounds (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) per game 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% total rebounds (available since the 1950-51 season) usg% wins w > .500 w pyth.