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Apr 11 2019

NBA 2018-2019: END

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by Law Murray

The 2018-2019 NBA regular season is over, so here are the 16-game splits for games 65-80, plus the amount of wins for games 81-82 (asterisks placed on teams that would make the postseason if only six teams made it per conference for this split only):

As I did for the START, OLD YEAR, ALL-STAR BREAK/MIDSEASON, and POST-TRADE DEADLINE reviews, I will run through each team’s offensive and defensive rankings (efficiency); the time period here will be from March 9 through April 10, the final day of the regular season. I’ll add in the most used lineup during that timespan, with net efficiency and minutes played.

Most-used lineups for this split that were also the team’s most used lineup for the entire season are highlighted.

Here are the offensive, defensive, and net efficiency rankings for the entire 2017-2018 regular season all in one place:

With the 2018-2019 NBA Postseason underway this weekend, be sure to look out for the annual NBA Bandwagon Report!

Atlantic

Toronto: (7th offense, 3rd defense) – K. Lowry/D. Green/K. Leonard/P. Siakam/M. Gasol (9.4 net rating in 111 minutes) 1

Boston: (13th offense, 18th defense) – K. Irving/M. Smart/J. Tatum/A. Horford/A. Baynes (-10.4 net rating in 57 minutes) 2

Philadelphia: (9th offense, 17th defense) – B. Simmons/J. Redick/J. Butler/T. Harris/J. Embiid (11.9 net rating in 88 minutes) 3

Brooklyn: (24th offense, 7th defense) – D. Russell/J. Harris/D. Carroll/R. Kurucs/J. Allen (-4.0 net rating in 74 minutes) 4

New York: (30th offense, 20th defense) – E. Mudiay/D. Dotson/K. Knox/M. Hezonja/D. Jordan (-26.5 net rating in 98 minutes) 5

Central

Milwaukee: (6th offense, 8th defense) – E. Bledsoe/M. Brogdon/K. Middleton/G. Antetokounmpo/B. Lopez (-8.0 net rating in 32 minutes) 6

Detroit: (21st offense, 15th defense) – R. Jackson/W. Ellington/B. Brown/B. Griffin/A. Drummond (-2.2 net rating in 160 minutes) 7

Indiana: (25th offense, 13th defense) – D. Collison/W. Matthews/B. Bogdanovic/T. Young/M. Turner (-0.5 net rating in 171 minutes) 8

Chicago: (28th offense, 29th defense) – K. Dunn/A. Blakeney/S. Harrison/L. Markkanen/R. Lopez (-9.3 net rating in 36 minutes) 9

Cleveland: (19th offense, 30th defense) – C. Sexton/B. Knight/C. Osman/K. Love/A. Zizic (-4.8 net rating in 42 minutes) 10

Southeast

Orlando: (8th offense, 6th defense) – D. Augustin/E. Fournier/J. Isaac/A. Gordon/N. Vucevic (-6.2 net rating in 184 minutes) 11

Charlotte: (12th offense, 26th defense) – K. Walker/D. Bacon/M. Bridges/M. Williams/B. Biyombo (-19.3 net rating in 64 minutes) 12

Miami: (29th offense, 4th defense) – J. Richardson/D. Waiters/D. Jones Jr./K. Olynyk/B. Adebayo (12.2 net rating in 80 minutes) 13

Atlanta: (15th offense, 21st defense) – T. Young/K. Huerter/T. Prince/J. Collins/D. Dedmon (11.8 net rating in 111 minutes) 14

Washington: (17th offense, 22nd defense) – T. Satoransky/B. Beal/T. Brown Jr./B. Portis/T. Bryant (5.8 net rating in 149 minutes) 15

Northwest

Portland: (1st offense, 14th defense) – D. Lillard/R. Hood/M. Harkless/A. Aminu/E. Kanter (8.0 net rating in 67 minutes) 16

Utah: (3rd offense, 1st defense) – R. Rubio/D. Mitchell/J. Ingles/D. Favors/R. Gobert (10.6 net rating in 91 minutes) 17

Denver: (18th offense, 10th defense) – J. Murray/G. Harris/W. Barton/P. Millsap/N. Jokic (-1.3 net rating in 294 minutes) 18

Oklahoma City: (20th offense, 12th defense) – R. Westbrook/T. Ferguson/P. George/J. Grant/S. Adams (1.6 net rating in 221 minutes) 19

Minnesota: (22nd offense, 24th defense) – T. Jones/J. Okogie/A. Wiggins/D. Saric/K. Towns (-1.9 net rating in 237 minutes) 20

Pacific

Golden State: (5th offense, 5th defense) – S. Curry/K. Thompson/K. Durant/D. Green/D. Cousins (30.7 net rating in 102 minutes) 21

LA: (4th offense, 19th defense) – S. Gilgeous-Alexander/P. Beverley/L. Shamet/D. Gallinari/I. Zubac (2.9 net rating in 130 minutes) 22

Sacramento: (10th offense, 23rd defense) – D. Fox/B. Hield/H. Barnes/N. Bjelica/W. Cauley-Stein (-1.0 net rating in 198 minutes) 23

Los Angeles: (26th offense, 11th defense) – R. Rondo/R. Bullock/L. James/K. Kuzma/J. McGee (-16.4 net rating in 49 minutes) 24

Phoenix: (23rd offense, 28th defense) – D. Melton/D. Booker/M. Bridges/D. Bender/D. Ayton (-0.2 net rating in 62 minutes) 25

Southwest

Houston: (2nd offense, 2nd defense) – C. Paul/J. Harden/E. Gordon/P. Tucker/C. Capela (18.5 net rating in 202 minutes) 26

San Antonio: (11th offense, 9th defense) – D. White/B. Forbes/D. DeRozan/L. Aldridge/J. Poeltl (-9.4 net rating in 125 minutes) 27

Memphis: (16th offense, 25th defense) – D. Wright/T. Dorsey/J. Holiday/B. Caboclo/I. Rabb (-4.9 net rating in 52 minutes) 28

Dallas: (14th offense, 16th defense) – J. Brunson/L. Doncic/J. Jackson/M. Kleber/D. Powell (-15.5 net rating in 41 minutes) 29

New Orleans: (27th offense, 27th defense) – E. Payton/F. Jackson/K. Williams/J. Randle/A. Davis (-9.6 net rating in 69 minutes) 30

Show 30 footnotes

  1. Backup C Serge Ibaka is averaging 1.6 blocks per game since March 9. ↩
  2. PG Kyrie Irving is averaging 6.7 assists and only 2.3 turnovers per game since March 9. ↩
  3. C Joel Embiid is averaging 28.8 points and 10.3 free throw attempts per game since March 9. ↩
  4. C Jarrett Allen is averaging 1.3 blocks per game since March 9. ↩
  5. PG Dennis Smith Jr. averaged 13.9 points on only 39.2% shooting from the field since March 9. ↩
  6. PF Giannis Antetokounmpo averaged 30.9 points on 57.2% field goals since March 9. ↩
  7. PG Reggie Jackson averaged 15.3 points on only 40.0% field goals since March 9. ↩
  8. Backup PG Cory Joseph averaged only 3.8 points on 27.0% field goals since March 9. ↩
  9. C Robin Lopez averaged only 0.9 blocks per game since March 9. ↩
  10. C Ante Zizic averaged only 0.4 blocks per game since March 9. ↩
  11. C Nikola Vucevic averaged 11.9 rebounds per game since March 9. ↩
  12. PG Kemba Walker averaged 6.4 assists and only 2.4 turnovers since March 9. ↩
  13. PG Justise Winslow averaged 1.5 steals per game since March 9. ↩
  14. SF Taurean Prince averaged 2.6 personal fouls and only 3.2 rebounds per game since March 9. ↩
  15. C Thomas Bryant was the only player to play in more than three games and average more than 0.6 blocks per game since March 9. ↩
  16. C Enes Kanter averaged 4.3 offensive rebounds per game since March 9. ↩
  17. C Rudy Gobert averaged 13.1 rebounds per game since March 9. ↩
  18. C Nikola Jokic averaged 11.1 rebounds per game since March 9. ↩
  19. SF Paul George averaged 2.1 steals per game since March 9. ↩
  20. SF Andrew Wiggins averaged only 4.8 rebounds per game since March 9. ↩
  21. C DeMarcus Cousins averaged 17.7 points on 51.9% field goals since March 9. ↩
  22. SF Landry Shamet, PF Danilo Gallinari, and SG Patrick Beverley all made at least 2.0 3s per game each on at least 44% since March 9. ↩
  23. C Willie Cauley-Stein averaged only 0.4 blocks per game since March 9. ↩
  24. PG Rajon Rondo averaged 2.9 turnovers per game since March 9. ↩
  25. PF Dragan Bender averaged only 6.0 rebounds per game since March 9. ↩
  26. SG James Harden, SFs Eric Gordon and Danuel House Jr. and PG Chris Paul averaged at least 2.5 3s per game each on at least 38% since March 9. ↩
  27. PF LaMarcus Aldridge averaged 10.5 rebounds per game since March 9. ↩
  28. Backup C Ivan Rabb averaged 2.8 personal fouls and only 5.1 rebounds per game since March 9. ↩
  29. PG Jalen Brunson averaged only 0.5 steals per game since March 9. ↩
  30. SF Kenrich Williams only averaged 5.1 rebounds per game since March 9. ↩

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