The trade deadline has come and gone, and every team has played at least 64 games, so here are the 16-game splits for games 49-64 (asterisks placed on teams that would make the postseason if only six teams made it per conference):
Part IV: Each #NBA team’s record from games 49-64 (4th 16-game split). Southeast division all playing better lately. pic.twitter.com/aplfZgWSCt
— Law Murray (@LawMurrayTheNU) March 15, 2016
As I did for the START, OLD YEAR, and ALL-STAR BREAK/MIDSEASON reviews, I will run through each team’s offensive and defensive rankings (efficiency); the time period here will be from February 6 through March 12. I’ll also add in the most used lineup during that timespan, with net efficiency and minutes played.
This month, I’ll be highlighting players in the most used lineups that did not start the 2015-2016 season with the team they are currently on.
Also, shoutout to Jonathan Abrams. His book Boys Among Men: How the Prep-to-Pro Generation Redefined the NBA and Sparked a Basketball Revolution is now available, and the breadth and depth of stories of the subjects is phenomenal. I’m glad I got a chance to get my hands on it to start the month, and it’s sure to be a great and everlasting resource:
?Required reading for March is here … Looking forward to this @Jpdabrams #BoysAmongMen ? pic.twitter.com/d3N0tyfhcI
— Law Murray (@LawMurrayTheNU) February 27, 2016
Atlantic
Toronto: (1st offense, 22nd defense) – Lowry/DeRozan/Johnson/Scola/Valanciunas (-10.6 net rating in 108 minutes)
Boston: (8th offense, 13th defense) – Thomas/Bradley/Crowder/Sullinger/Johnson (3.2 net rating in 184 minutes)
New York: (16th offense, 20th defense) – Calderón/Afflalo/Anthony/Porzingis/Lopez (-5.4 net rating in 142 minutes)
Brooklyn: (19th offense, 25th defense) – Sloan/Ellington/Bogdanovic/Young/Lopez (-2.6 net rating in 115 minutes)
Philadelphia: (24th offense, 28th defense) – Smith/Stauskas/Covington/Noel/Okafor (-11.7 net rating in 79 minutes)
Central
Cleveland: (3rd offense, 9th defense) – Irving/Smith/James/Love/Thompson (15.3 net rating in 144 minutes)
Indiana: (21st offense, 5th defense) – Hill/Ellis/George/Turner/Mahinmi (11.8 net rating in 278 minutes)
Detroit: (17th offense, 19th defense) – Jackson/Caldwell-Pope/Morris/Harris/Drummond (5.0 net rating in 213 minutes)
Chicago: (26th offense, 23rd defense) – Rose/Moore/Dunleavy/Gibson/Gasol (3.0 net rating in 112 minutes)
Milwaukee: (18th offense, 7th defense) – Mayo/Middleton/Antetokounmpo/Parker/Plumlee (2.7 net rating in 133 minutes)
Southeast
Miami: (12th offense, 6th defense) – Dragic/Wade/Johnson/Deng/Stoudemire (21.5 net rating in 85 minutes)
Charlotte: (5th offense, 4th defense) – Walker/Lee/Batum/Williams/Zeller (5.5 net rating in 203 minutes)
Atlanta: (27th offense, 1st defense) – Teague/Korver/Bazemore/Millsap/Horford (6.8 net rating in 202 minutes)
Washington: (29th offense, 8th defense) – Wall/Temple/Porter/Dudley/Gortat (1.9 net rating in 93 minutes)
Orlando: (28th offense, 14th defense) – Payton/Oladipo/Fournier/Gordon/Vucevic (-0.5 net rating in 151 minutes)
Northwest
Oklahoma City: (11th offense, 21st defense) – Westbrook/Roberson/Durant/Ibaka/Adams (4.1 net rating in 130 minutes)
Portland: (6th offense, 11th defense) – Lillard/McCollum/Aminu/Vonleh/Plumlee (-5.4 net rating in 162 minutes)
Utah: (23rd offense, 12th defense) – Mack/Hood/Hayward/Favors/Gobert (12.3 net rating in 134 minutes)
Denver: (15th offense, 10th defense) – Mudiay/Harris/Gallinari/Faried/Jokic (-11.4 net rating in 106 minutes)
Minnesota: (7th offense, 27th defense) – Rubio/LaVine/Wiggins/Dieng/Towns (8.5 net rating in 263 minutes)
Pacific
Golden State: (4th offense, 15th defense) – Curry/Thompson/Barnes/Green/Bogut (9.6 net rating in 166 minutes)
Los Angeles Clippers: (13th offense, 3rd defense) – Paul/Redick/Mbah a Moute/Pierce/Jordan (19.6 net rating in 86 minutes)
Sacramento: (22nd offense, 26th defense) – Rondo/McLemore/Gay/Acy/Cousins (-0.5 net rating in 83 minutes)
Phoenix: (30th offense, 29th defense) – Price/Booker/Tucker/Len/Chandler (1.8 net rating in 116 minutes)
Southwest
San Antonio: (10th offense, 2nd defense) – Parker/Green/Leonard/Aldridge/Duncan (9.3 net rating in 122 minutes)
Memphis: (14th offense, 16th defense) – Conley/Hairston/Barnes/Randolph/Andersen (-13.8 net rating in 52 minutes)
Dallas: (2nd offense, 24th defense) – Williams/Matthews/Parsons/Nowitzki/Pachulia (-1.7 net rating in 158 minutes)
Houston: (20th offense, 17th defense) – Beverley/Harden/Brewer/Ariza/Howard (3.3 net rating in 95 minutes)
New Orleans: (25th offense, 18th defense) – Cole/Dejean-Jones/Cunningham/Davis/Asik (-6.8 net rating in 57 minutes)
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