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Dec 27 2018

NBA 2018-2019: OLD YEAR

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by Law Murray

The second of five sub-chapters to this season’s NBA Lightweight Report is here. (Here’s how it looked after 16 games.) Now that every team has played at least 32 games, here are the 16-game splits for each team’s performance from games 17-32 (with asterisks placed on teams that would make the postseason if only 6 teams made it per conference):

I’m going to run through each team’s offensive, defensive, and net rankings (efficiency) from November 24 through December 26. I’ll also spotlight the most used lineup for each team from that range. First, the offensive, defensive, and net efficiency rankings for the entire season all in one place:

Atlantic
Philadelphia: (4th offense, 10th defense) – B. Simmons/J. Redick/J. Butler/W. Chandler/J. Embiid (22.7 net rating in 114 minutes) 1

Toronto: (7th offense, 13th defense) – K. Lowry/D. Green/K. Leonard/P. Siakam/S. Ibaka (1.7 net rating in 121 minutes) 2

Boston: (1st offense, 7th defense) – K. Irving/M. Smart/J. Tatum/M. Morris/A. Horford (12.5 net rating in 78 minutes) 3

Brooklyn: (10th offense, 18th defense) – D. Russell/A. Crabbe/J. Harris/R. Hollis-Jefferson/J. Allen (8.7 net rating in 77 minutes) 4

New York: (25th offense, 28th defense) – E. Mudiay/T. Hardaway Jr./K. Knox/N. Vonleh/E. Kanter (-12.6 net rating in 143 minutes) 5

Central
Indiana: (19th offense, 1st defense) – D. Collison/V. Oladipo/B. Bogdanovic/T. Young/M. Turner (10.7 net rating in 149 minutes) 6

Milwaukee: (17th offense, 4th defense) – E. Bledsoe/M. Brogdon/K. Middleton/G. Antetokounmpo/B. Lopez (-6.2 net rating in 108 minutes) 7

Detroit: (26th offense, 8th defense) – R. Jackson/L. Kennard/R. Bullock/B. Griffin/A. Drummond (1.9 net rating in 72 minutes) 8

Cleveland: (24th offense, 30th defense) – C. Sexton/R. Hood/C. Osman/L. Nance Jr./T. Thompson (-32.2 net rating in 62 minutes) 9

Chicago: (30th offense, 15th defense) – R. Arcidiacono/K. Dunn/J. Holiday/L. Markkanen/W. Carter Jr. (-1.5 net rating in 100 minutes) 10

Southeast
Miami: (22nd offense, 5th defense) – J. Richardson/W. Ellington/R. McGruder/J. Johnson/H. Whiteside (-28.0 net rating in 51 minutes) 11

Charlotte: (15th offense, 19th defense) – K. Walker/J. Lamb/N. Batum/M. Williams/C. Zeller (1.3 net rating in 184 minutes) 12

Washington: (16th offense, 25th defense) – J. Wall/B. Beal/T. Ariza/J. Green/T. Bryant (-15.1 net rating in 51 minutes) 13

Atlanta: (23rd offense, 23rd defense) – T. Young/K. Bazemore/K. Huerter/J. Collins/D. Dedmon (0.5 net rating in 110 minutes) 14

Orlando: (29th offense, 14th defense) – D. Augustin/E. Fournier/J. Isaac/A. Gordon/N. Vucevic (3.9 net rating in 84 minutes) 15

ALL-STAR BREAK/MIDSEASON: January 27, 2019

Northwest
Denver: (11th offense, 11th defense) – J. Murray/T. Craig/J. Hernangomez/N. Jokic/M. Plumlee (-27.5 net rating in 75 minutes) 16

Oklahoma City: (21st offense, 3rd defense) – R. Westbrook/T. Ferguson/P. George/J. Grant/S. Adams (10.7 net rating in 172 minutes) 17

Minnesota: (5th offense, 12th defense) – J. Teague/A. Wiggins/R. Covington/T. Gibson/K. Towns (5.3 net rating in 140 minutes) 18

Utah: (18th offense, 2nd defense) – R. Rubio/D. Mitchell/J. Ingles/J. Crowder/R. Gobert (19.0 net rating in 107 minutes) 19

Portland: (14th offense, 24th defense) – D. Lillard/C. McCollum/M. Harkless/A. Aminu/J. Nurkic (11.8 net rating in 245 minutes) 20

Pacific
Los Angeles: (20th offense, 6th defense) – L. Ball/J. Hart/L. James/K. Kuzma/J. McGee (17.8 net rating in 78 minutes) 21

Golden State: (8th offense, 16th defense) – S. Curry/K. Thompson/K. Durant/D. Green/K. Looney (18.4 net rating in 102 minutes) 22

Sacramento: (9th offense, 27th defense) – D. Fox/B. Hield/I. Shumpert/N. Bjelica/W. Cauley-Stein (-6.7 net rating in 140 minutes) 23

LA: (6th offense, 29th defense) – S. Gilgeous-Alexander/A. Bradley/T. Harris/D. Gallinari/M. Gortat (-5.7 net rating in 179 minutes) 24

Phoenix: (28th offense, 20th defense) – D. Melton/D. Booker/M. Bridges/T. Warren/D. Ayton (-0.6 net rating in 70 minutes) 25

Southwest
San Antonio: (2nd offense, 21st defense) – B. Forbes/D. White/D. DeRozan/R. Gay/L. Aldridge (-3.5 net rating in 132 minutes) 26

Dallas: (13th offense, 17th defense) – L. Doncic/J. Brunson/W. Matthews/H. Barnes/D. Jordan (2.9 net rating in 166 minutes) 27

Houston: (3rd offense, 26th defense) – C. Paul/J. Harden/E. Gordon/P. Tucker/C. Capela (-3.2 net rating in 113 minutes) 28

New Orleans: (12th offense, 22nd defense) – T. Frazier/J. Holiday/S. Hill/A. Davis/J. Randle (8.3 net rating in 100 minutes) 29

Memphis: (27th offense, 9th defense) – M. Conley/G. Temple/K. Anderson/J. Jackson Jr./M. Gasol (11.8 net rating in 167 minutes) 30

Show 30 footnotes

  1. Center Joel Embiid is averaging 24.5 points on 50.9% field goals in last 13 games. ↩
  2. Point guard Fred VanVleet is averaging 4.1 assists and 1.3 turnovers in last 15 games. ↩
  3. Point guard Kyrie Irving is averaging 25.2 points and 3.2 3s on 45.1% 3s in last 13 games. ↩
  4. Point guard D’Angelo Russell is the only player averaging more than 0.9 steals per game since November 24. ↩
  5. Center Enes Kanter averages only 0.2 blocks in last 15 games. ↩
  6. Center Myles Turner averages 3.1 blocks in last 16 games. ↩
  7. Power forward Giannis Antetokounmpo averages 12.9 rebounds in last 14 games. ↩
  8. Small forward Stanley Johnson is shooting only 40.7% from the field and 28.3% from 3 in last 13 games ↩
  9. Point guard Collin Sexton averages only 0.6 steals in last 18 games. ↩
  10. Power forward Lauri Markkanen averages only 1.2 offensive rebounds in last 12 games. ↩
  11. Center Hassan Whiteside averages 1.9 blocks in last 11 games. ↩
  12. Point guard Kemba Walker averages 5.8 assists and 2.3 turnovers in last 15 games. ↩
  13. No player has averaged more than 6.8 rebounds per game since November 24. ↩
  14. Point guard Trae Young averages 4.0 turnovers in last 14 games. ↩
  15. No player has averaged more than 2.8 free throw attempts per game since November 24. ↩
  16. Power forward Nikola Jokic averages 2.8 offensive rebounds in last 13 games. ↩
  17. Point guard Russell Westbrook averages 3.0 steals in last 15 games. ↩
  18. Timberwolves have allowed 37.4% 3s since November 24, 28th in NBA. ↩
  19. Shooting guard Donovan Mitchell averages 3.0 assists and 3.1 turnovers in last 14 games. ↩
  20. Small forward Maurice Harkless averages 3.2 rebounds and 2.9 personal fouls in last 14 games. ↩
  21. Small forward LeBron James averages 8.5 rebounds and 1.4 personal fouls in last 16 games. ↩
  22. Small forward Kevin Durant is averaging 30.6 points on 49.8% FGs and 2.6 3s on 40.2% 3s in last 15 games. ↩
  23. Shooting guard Bogdan Bogdanovic averages 4.3 assists and 1.4 turnovers in last 15 games. ↩
  24. Point guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the only player averaging at least 1.0 steals since November 24. ↩
  25. Small forward Josh Jackson averages only 10.9 points on 11.2 field goal attempts and 2.8 free throw attempts in last 17 games. ↩
  26. Power forward Rudy Gay averages 13.3 points on 54.9% FGs and 1.1 3s on 42.2% 3s in last 17 games. ↩
  27. Point guard Luka Doncic averages 18.7 points and 7.5 free throw attempts in last 15 games. ↩
  28. Power forward P.J. Tucker averages only 7.4 rebounds in last 16 games. ↩
  29. Power forward Darius Miller averages 1.6 rebounds and 2.6 personal fouls in last 16 games ↩
  30. Power forward Jaren Jackson Jr. averages only 1.0 offensive rebounds in last 16 games. ↩

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