Basketball Terms Ipsum

. 2-point field goals 3p% drb field goal attempts (includes both 2-point field goal attempts and 3-point field goal attempts) ft 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 ows offensive win shares; please see the article calculating win shares for more information. tov tov% usg% wins over .500; the formula is (w - l) / 2. w-l% ws.

2pa 3-point field goal percentage (available since the 1979-80 season in the nba); the formula is 3p / 3pa. blocks (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) defensive rebounds (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) defensive win shares; please see the article calculating win shares for more information. fg% 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. mov opp ows pf poss possessions (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba); the formula for teams is 0.5 * ((tm fga + 0.4 * tm fta - 1.07 * (tm orb / (tm orb + opp drb)) * (tm fga - tm fg) + tm tov) + (opp fga + 0.4 * opp fta - 1.07 * (opp orb / (opp orb + tm drb)) * (opp fga - opp fg) + opp tov)). this formula estimates possessions based on both the team's statistics and their opponent's statistics, then averages them to provide a more stable estimate. the formula for players is rather lengthy and can be found in dean oliver's book. tsa w wins win shares; an estimate of the number of wins contributed by a player. please see the article calculating win shares for more information..

Age drb% efg% ft gs league mp 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.) sixth man of the year turnovers (available since the 1977-78 season in the nba) tov%.