1: Zion Williamson, who had foot surgery in the summer, will start the season on the shelf. Both clips cover about 50 seconds of game time; in the time it takes for Green Bay to conclude just one possession, Buffalo gets through two and their opponents get a possession too! Finally Per 87.5 takes into account DRTG and ORTG into its formula. NetRtg: Point differential per 100 possessions (League Rank). The Celtics play 10 of their first 15 games on the road, but 13 of those 15 are within the Eastern Conference, with Wednesdays opener at Madison Square Garden an intriguing measuring-stick game for both teams. It can also But the margin for error is obviously thinner, and Harden might need to carry as heavy a load as he did before his initial hamstring injury last season. Rating" for points allowed per 100 possessions. After translating both Jordan's and Bryant's stats to a league-wide offensive efficiency level of 106 points per 100 possessions to account for the changes in the game (the NBA's overall. A key tenet for many modern basketball analysts is that basketball is best evaluated at the level of possessions. The Lakers have the leagues easiest first 20 games (in regard to last years numbers), and theyre playing 12 of their first 15 at home. In the above chart, we can see how NBA pace has changed season-by-season. Can we interest you in free Basketball Content created for Intellectual Coaches, Smart Players, Informed Parents and Students of the Game delivered directly to your inbox? In their preseason matchup in Brooklyn, he had the Bucks, playing none of last seasons rotation guys, up four at the half against the Nets starters. Offensive Efficiency Formula =100* (Points Scored / Possessions) In a game; "offensive efficiency" of a team is equal to defensive efficiency of the opponent team. Mason Plumlee also missed a couple of games, but started the two that he played. 2020-21 record: 33-39 Among the growing list of advanced basketball statistics, here are some of the simplest and most important ones gaining increased usage: Offensive rating/offensive efficiency and defensive rating/defensive efficiency, on a team level, are calculated as points scored and points allowed per 100 possessions. GAME.#NBAPreseason pic.twitter.com/wFZMFwyjHN, 2020-21 record: 38-34 NOW THAT'S SOME MAGIC@aleksejpokusevs @JCREarl pic.twitter.com/cEsATvnjFS, OKC THUNDER (@okcthunder) October 15, 2021. Whenever evaluating which scorers have the most impact for theirs teams, using points per 100 possession is preferred. The .44 is the factor in the total possessions formula that helps to pretty accurately measure how many possessions were used during the total of FT attempts. Therefore, compare assists per 100 possessions is better than use assists per game: a team that has run'n'gun in its DNA will probably produce more assists per game than a team with a low pace; not considering this fact is counterproductive for a correct analysis. The hope is that the latter two will be available on Tuesday. Hopefully, theyll get some bodies back by Wednesday. The Houston Rockets took the movement one step further in April 2006 by hiring Daryl Morey as their assistant general manager and announcing that he would replace Carroll Dawson as general manager after the 200607 season. He was also a consultant for the Indiana Pacers. So the seeds of defensive versatility are being sown. The Rockets won their first game with a 14-3, third-stringers-on-the-floor run to close the fourth quarter. The most common way to do that now is to score two points It counts as a team possession every time when a player of that team; (1) attempts a field goal, (2) misses a shot and does not get the offensive rebound, Net Points per 100 Possessions +2.5-3.6 +6.1: Points Scored: 3868: 3950-82: Points Allowed: 3756: 4080-324: Net Points +112-130 +242: Effective FG% 49.9%: 30, 2021, the top five teams on kenpom. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Ive been reading up on advance stats a lot the last few weeks and found that apparently I have been tracking points per possession a bit different then the common approach. bottom 10 in the nation with just 64 possessions a game. Bob Bellotti was one of the first APBRmetricians, having invented "Points Created", a player rating system that attempted to boil all of a player's contributions into one number (similar to Bill James' runs created). A new season is upon us, which means Charles Barkley's attempt at figuring out offseason changes is coming soon. Luka Doncic is the only rookie in NBA history to average at least 25 points, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists per 100 possessions. 2. The games count now, all of them matter, and the very first one will feature the two teams projected to be the best in the league. Though Dejounte Murray shot a solid 46.4% on a high volume of pull-up 2-pointers last season, he made just nine pull-up 3-pointers (on 27 attempts) all year. Do you have a blog? Well, we need more context. With Chuma Okeke missing the entire preseason with a bone bruise in his hip, Carter and Bamba started the last two games and played a total of 50 minutes together. Hope this answers your question, Cheers. Every season, almost every team believes it can be better than the year before. A related term is Adjusted Points per Game. 2020-21 record: 34-38 Buffalo scored 101 points per 100 possessions last year. Pace: 104.7 (1), OffRtg: 110.7 (17), DefRtg: 112.3 (20), NetRtg: -1.6 (22). Onyeka Okongwu (shoulder surgery) wont be back until December at the earliest, but the Hawks enter the season healthy on the perimeter, with Delon Wright having joined an already deep group of guards and wings. People have been utilizing points per game for decades when analyzing players, but this stat can be very misleading. Playing faster should keep his numbers high in the regular season, though team success is a big part of a players MVP candidacy, and defense will be a big part of where the Mavs finish in the standings. Buffalo, on the other hand, was in the top 15, getting through nearly 77 possessions a game. The 1961-62 Philadelphia Warriors, on the other hand, played an estimated 131 possessions per game. The 0.44 factor is used to accurately represent what amount of possessions were used during total free throw attempts. With per-possession stats, we can control for the number of opportunities each team had to score. as they were defined previously, make such a complete measurement possible. For the sake of opening-week marquee matchups, theyll start their season with visits to Milwaukee and Philadelphia. Dan Rosenbaum was a consultant for the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Atlanta Hawks. Pace: 101.7 (6) OffRtg: 107.0 (27) DefRtg: 114.4 (27) NetRtg: -7.4 (27). Pace: 98.8 (21), OffRtg: 109.8 (24), DefRtg: 106.8 (1), NetRtg: +2.9 (8). The overall It would have been nice if Kemba Walker (11-for-28, only three free throw attempts) had a more encouraging preseason, but the Knicks were pretty sharp otherwise. The website 82games.com, which debuted in 2003, brought the analysis of plus-minus ratingshow well a team fares with a certain player or lineup on the floor as opposed to on the benchand counterpart production into the mainstream basketball knowledge (it had long been a common measurement in ice hockey). Since the calendar turned to 2023, the Bulls own the top defensive rating in the league. The Nets still have Kevin Durant and James Harden, selected by the leagues GMs as the best at their positions (though Harden is certainly more point guard than shooting guard with this team). Some teams may rack up points by simply playing faster but others, like Green Bay, have found that in some cases its slow and steady that wins the race. Compared to the Miami Heat vs Los Angelos Lakers 201920 series where each winner had over 100 points in their winning game. The Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors know each other well from their six-game showdown in the 2015 NBA Finals. That puts more on Tyrese Maxeys shoulders as he begins his second season, especially if it begins without Simmons. Real adjusted player efficiency rating is John Hollinger's linear-weights rating for a player's per-minute performance which reduces a player's total performance into a single number. They open this season at home on Wednesday, but will play seven of their next nine games on the road. Durant, a four-time scoring champion, now sets his sights on Hakeem Olajuwon in 12th place. The Hornets need to find the proverbial switch, because they ended their preseason with a 68-point loss to Dallas that they absolutely earned with bad shots and worse defense. Learn more and register, Scores from any date in BAA/NBA or ABA history, Frequently Asked Questions about the NBA, WNBA and Basketball, Basketball-Reference.com Blog and Articles, Subscribe to Stathead Basketball: Get your first month FREE. They did lead the preseason in the percentage of their possessions that were in transition (24.7%), according to Synergy tracking. a very slow pace that season, averaging only 107.9 possessions per game, All four head-to-head meetings will be played between now and Dec. 1, and the first of the four is Friday in Houston. True shooting percentage takes this a step further by factoring in free throws. All rights reserved. The Bulls No. The new (young) guys should add to the create-chaos mantra of the Raptors defense, which obviously wont be at its best until Pascal Siakam returns from shoulder rehab. Pace: 99.6 (13) OffRtg: 110.4 (21) DefRtg: 111.5 (12) NetRtg: -1.1 (20). Washington starting at center, the Hornets got absolutely crushed on the glass by Steven Adams (8 offensive rebounds in less than 24 minutes) and the Grizzlies (28 second chance points). Basically it measures how well the player does per 100 possessions, thus allowing players to be compared to one another by seeing what they accomplish per possession. Stats from play by play data including: Actual Possession counts that exclude end of quarter possessions with heaves. Points scored from assisted/unassisted 2 point and 3 point shots. Green Bay boasted a Margin per 100 Possessions of nearly 28 points, 4th in the nation and much higher than Buffalo's 17. Last season, the Pelicans were outscored by 2.4 points per 100 possessions in 833 minutes with Ingram on the floor without Williamson. The Grizzlies say their star guard will be away from the team for 'at least' the next 2 games. Because these are not considered offensive rebounds, the formula slightly overestimates the number of possessions per team without the multiplier. eDiff (Efficiency Differential): The difference between a team or player's ORtg and DRtg. If offensive rebounds were not subtracted in this manner, opposing teams would not necessarily have the same number of possessions in a game. Margin of Victory per 100 Possessions (aka Net Rating) is, quite simply, ORtg minus DRtg if you played 100 possessions, what was the average number of points you expected to outscore your opponent by (or were outscored by)? 2 point and 3 point shooting fouls drawn and and 1s. He was a consultant for the Dallas Mavericks. POSSt = FGAt + 0.44 FTAt OREBt + TO but it is greatly influenced by a player's offensive usage; in the minds of some,[who?] But Jaylen Brown and Al Horford (who was a plus-10 in his 17 minutes alongside Robert Williams III) both contracted COVID-19, and Marcus Smart was suspended for the Miami game, having missed the flight to Orlando. Points divided by possessions times 100. 2020-21 record: 22-50 Scottie Barnes showing glimpses of being a do-everything forward wasnt as surprising as Precious Achiuwa reporting to Toronto with a lot more offensive game behind-the-back dribbles into pull-up jumpers, coast-to-coast drives, post-ups, tough finishes in traffic than he showed as a rookie with the Heat. pic.twitter.com/tW7g1ReT9X, John Schuhmann (@johnschuhmann) October 13, 2021, 2020-21 record: 42-30 But they saw the leagues biggest jump in 3-point rate from last season (38.3%, 18th) to the preseason, taking more than half of their shots from beyond the arc. It looks like itll be the Rockets and Thunder at bottom of the Western Conference. According to a warrant for Morrow's arrest, he's facing charges of assault by strangulation, second-degree kidnapping and communicating threats. There are a few teams for which whats written in this space every Monday is less about the results of the games and more about the development of the players. Green Bay boasted a Margin per 100 Possessions of nearly 28 points, 4th in the nation and much higher than Buffalos 17. [4] Kubatko was also a statistical consultant for the Portland Trail Blazers for three years and has written numerous pieces for The New York Times[5] and ESPN.com. Theyll play the Magic two more times in the next 18 days, but their early schedule is pretty tough otherwise. Among players who played fewer than five games, DeMar DeRozan (117), Zach LaVine (116), Lonzo Ball (115) and Nikola Vucevic (113) all ranked in the top 10 in total minutes played. Brooklyn, who the Sixers will host on Friday, is a team that had some success double-teaming his post-ups last season. The Chicago Bulls got the most votes, but only 27% of the total. Somehow, after a preseason win over [checks notes] the Thunder, the Hornets were feeling themselves, according to Terry Rozier. Numbers 2020-21 record: 41-31 Jeremy Lamb also missed the preseason finale with a sore wrist. And Minnesotas transition defense had issues in their preseason win in Denver, in part because multiple Wolves were crashing the offensive glass from beyond the 3-point line. Created by Dean Oliver. 2020-21 record: 42-30 Theyre mostly healthy (Josh Okogie missed the last two preseason games with ankle soreness), they have some top-line talent, coach Chris Finch had them scoring efficiently at the end of last season and theyll play seven of their first eight games at home. As was the case last season, they limited 3-point attempts, but didnt protect the rim particularly well. There are also several versions of passing ratings, a usage rating that measures how well a player does with the possession he uses, other general and skill specific defensive ratings and many other statistics and analytic ratios to aid understanding of player and team performance. Brooks will serve his 1-game suspension Sunday when the Grizzlies visit the Clippers. Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Saturday, March 4, 6:46PM. Premium Powerups Explore Gaming. The NBA's stingiest defenders against isolation possessions, per that same tracking data (minimum 75 possessions defended, a sample of 130 players): 1. There were some signs (though not a much in the numbers) that the Knicks will try to run a little more than they did last season, when they didnt run at all, basically. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. With limited offense in the backcourt, Williamson out, and no history of playing defense, the Pelicans desperately need Brandon Ingram, who missed the last three preseason games with a sore knee. Forget the 3-pointers for a second, though. miss the last free throw, etc., never having to play defense. Bamba is entering his fourth season and its not yet clear if hes a keeper. Pace: 99.0 (18) OffRtg: 110.1 (23) DefRtg: 112.0 (16) NetRtg: -1.9 (23). Because the pace of the game is so much slower Pace: 100.3 (11), OffRtg: 117.3 (1), DefRtg: 113.1 (22), NetRtg: +4.2 (7). This is important where one player shoots 6 layups, and makes 3 of them, while another player shoots 6 three point shots and makes 2 of them. Pace: 98.9 (20), OffRtg: 113.1 (10), DefRtg: 111.8 (13), NetRtg: +1.2 (13). The .96 multiplier adjusts for team rebounds. In our example the lower scorer in the game had 36 points per 36 minutes and the higher scorer had 31 points per 36. 2020-21 record: 27-45 Or do they just get more scoring chances? Defensive Rating: estimated number of points a team gives up per 100 possessions (lower is better) Field Goal Percentage Field Goal Attempts 3-point Percentage 3-point Attempts Assist/Turnover Ratio Rebound Differential Pace: estimated number of possessions per 48 minutes [RELATED: A Closer Look at the NBA's New Rule Changes] This team is a scoring machine, ranked 24 th in points per game (79.9) and 20 th in field-goal percentage (48.3%). From John Hollinger's Pro Basketball Forecast: Formula - How to calculate Points per Possession PPP = Points (Field Goal Attempts + (0.44 x Free Throw Attempts) + Turnovers) Where: " Points " is the number of points scored by the player. Auburn ranks 224th in college basketball by averaging 92.1 points per 100 possessions on offense, and defensively is 33rd in college basketball, allowing 84.7 points per 100 possessions. Ricky Rubio and Kevin Love have reunited on the Cavs second unit, but it will be interesting to see what coach JB Bickerstaff does with Sexton, Markkanen and Isaac Okoro if everybodys healthy in Memphis on Wednesday. That doesnt seem to make sense, right? The Wizards played their (healthy) regulars in all four preseason games and, and youd expect, staggered the minutes of Bradley Beal and Spencer Dinwiddie, so that one or both was always on the floor through the first three quarters. now, the Nets adjusted points per game rating was 101.7, much lower than Get ready for the start of the 2021-22 NBA season with 1 key stat to know for each team. Advanced statistics (also known as analytics or APBRmetrics) in basketball refers to analyzing basketball statistics through objective evidence. 2020-21 record: 39-33 2005-2023 Team Rankings, LLC. It counts as a team possession every time when a player of that team; The Grizzlies are still the Grizzlies, ranking in the top five in the preseason in fast break points, points in the paint, and second chance points per game. Oliver published his book Basketball on Paper in 2003, while Hollinger began writing the Pro Basketball Forecast series in 2002. Bellotti wrote several books in the late 1980s and early 1990s, and contributed to the NBA's official encyclopedia, Total Basketball. Among these people were Dave Heeren, Bob Bellotti, and Martin Manley. TS%: True Shooting Percentage - what a team's shooting percentage would be if we accounted for free throws and 3-pointers. Printed from TeamRankings.com - 2005-2023 Team Rankings, LLC. Philly scored 79 points on 57 offensive possessions (139 per 100) with Embiid on the floor, and his six assists (watch em) in those 28 minutes is noteworthy. Pace: 102.8 (2), OffRtg: 116.5 (5), DefRtg: 110.7 (9), NetRtg: +5.8 (4). More important than an outsiders ability to evaluate where the Celtics are is their own ability to get collective reps under new coach Ime Udoka. Though theyve got a lot of young legs and not a lot of size, only 12% of their preseason possessions, the leagues lowest rate, were in transition. Dennis Schroder had an underwhelming preseason and Jayson Tatum had more turnovers than assists. NBA Team FTM per 100 Possessions More Team Stats. Morey, previously senior vice president of operations and information for the Boston Celtics, had provided statistical analysis for the Celtics front office and wrote a little about advanced statistics for the Celtics web site but had no traditional basketball experience as a player, coach or scout. If you are looking for players who could be in line for increased playing time, plus-minus can be used as one data point to decide if you should add them. Pace: 98.0 (24), OffRtg: 116.3 (7), DefRtg: 110.4 (6), NetRtg: +5.9 (3). Doncic vs. Trae Young on Thursday is a nice way to open the season for both teams. He was the director of Sports Analytics at ESPN and was a consultant to the Oklahoma City Thunder. DRPM: Player's estimated on-court impact on team defensive performance, measured in points allowed per 100 defensive possessions RPM: Player's estimated on-court impact on team. The Knicks are playing 14 of their first 15 games within the Eastern Conference, and they dont play outside the Eastern or Central time zones until February. The good news is that, this year, they dont have to play the Kings until Game 39. Comfortable clothes for your 6am workouts, 8pm practices, riding the bus or having a post-game beer. TeamRankings.com is solely responsible for this site but makes no guarantee about the accuracy or completeness of the information herein. [] so we extract the number of offensive rebounds in the formula. There are no rookies in the starting lineup this year, and Porter and Nemanja Bjelica appear to fit in well. What if the 25 point scorer only played 25 minutes, while the 30 point scorer played 35 minutes? Refer to the NBA team stats for any seasons possession based statistics. a measure of the number of points per 100 possessions that a player contributed to his team, relative to an average NBA player. The purpose of POSSt = FGAt + 0.44 FTAt OREBt + TO is to make clear that FGAt, FTAt and TO are the 3 ways that possessions end and that OREBt extend possessions and allow additional FGAts, FTAts and TOs within that same possesion of the ball so it requires the OREBts to be subtracted to keep an accurate count of team possessions. miss the last free throw, get the offensive rebound, try to get fouled, Cookie Notice In terms of average number of touches per possession, that works out to be 2.7 touches. Hollinger's work is read by many mainstream fans who are not familiar with APBRmetrics in general, making him instrumental in introducing the system to regular NBA fans. It appears as first the Oscar had a better season than Durant, but Durant actually led the league in points that season. They still have a strong supporting cast that goes 11 or 12 deep. TeamRankings.com is not affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) or March Madness Athletic Association, neither of which has supplied, reviewed, approved or endorsed the material on this site. The growing field of quantitative analysts in basketball includes, but is not limited to, the following: Ben Alamar is the founding editor of the Journal of Quantitative Analysis in Sports. His effective field goal percentage of 63.8% ranked 13th among 152 players with at least 30 field goal attempts in the preseason. Rudy Gobert is still the most important defender in the league over 82 games. 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Russell Westbrook will have them playing faster (the Lakers saw the biggest jump in pace from last season to the preseason), but he will be disregarded in the half-court by defenses shading toward Davis and LeBron James (preseason examples here and here). Per 100 Team Possessions Shooting Advanced; Rk Season Lg Age Ht Wt G FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% Pace . All stats are compiled from Her Hoop Stats. Offensive rating is just the amount of points produced by a player per 100 . Well also learn quickly whos the Bucks new Kevin Durant defender, with P.J. The Celtics got encouraging preseasons from Romeo Langford (18 points in Miami on Friday) and Aaron Nesmith (23 in Orlando on Wednesday), who combined for an effective field goal percentage of 68%. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. It is often used in comparing offenses or defenses from different Durant wins that battle with 37.5 points per 100 possessions vs Oscars 26.8 points per 100 possessions. Green Bay isnt the only team with per-possession numbers at odds with their per-game marks, either. The Tigers average 74.9 points per game in home games, compared to 70.9 points per game away from home, a difference of four points per contest. 2 pick can definitely blow by defenders on a regular basis, and if they cant stay in front of him with their feet, theyll be forced to defend with their hands. Pace: 102.8 (3) OffRtg: 110.5 (20) DefRtg: 109.4 (5) NetRtg: +1.1 (15). If you have an issue with the rankings, or have a question or comment for John Schuhmann, send him an e-mail or contact him via Twitter. it were easily accomplished, teams would try to get fouled every time, Pace: 97.1 (29), OffRtg: 110.6 (18), DefRtg: 110.7 (10), NetRtg: -0.1 (17). The Blazers promised to defend pick-and-rolls more aggressively, and preseason Synergy tracking data (they had the leagues lowest percentage of opponent possessions that were pick-and-roll ball-handler possessions) is evidence of real change. John Hollinger authored four books in the Pro Basketball Forecast/Prospectus series and was a regular columnist for ESPN Insider. Pace: 99.0 (19), OffRtg: 117.1 (2), DefRtg: 115.3 (29), NetRtg: +1.8 (12). And you have to imagine that, once hes cleared by the Pelicans medical staff, itll take him some time to ramp up to game shape. The NBA revealed the final 26 names for its NBA 75th Anniversary Team on Thursday, . every time down the court. The Western Conference appears to be wide open and vibes (good or bad) could make a difference! Interpreted as: NBA most points per 100 possessions by a player single season. But we know playing time could be different, so we look at points per 36 minutes and see Durant lead 26 points per 36 vs Oscars 25 points per 36. 0 coins. New Jersey had an offensive rating of 99.9, which was The offense was not good and the Magic were outscored by eight points in those 50 minutes, but if theres a team that should be experimenting and maximizing the playing time of its young players (with apologies to Robin Lopez and his sweeping hook), its this one. Pace: 97.9 (26), OffRtg: 114.6 (8), DefRtg: 112.3 (21), NetRtg: +2.3 (10). All Rights Reserved. Of course, good defense begins in transition. All player ages are as of Feb. 1, 2022. NBA Team Possessions per Game More Team Stats. Pace: 100.7 (9) OffRtg: 112.7 (12) DefRtg: 116.5 (30) NetRtg: -3.8 (24). TeamRankings.com is not affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) or March Madness Athletic Association, neither of which has supplied, reviewed, approved or endorsed the material on this site. They lost all four games, but outscored their opponents by 16 points in the backcourts 54 minutes together and by one point in Beals 31 minutes without Dinwiddie. Also called simply "Rating", "Offensive Rating" for points scored per 100 possessions, or "Defensive Rating" for points allowed per 100 possessions. But three (presumed) good teams are at Staples Center this week. It would be interesting to see some best five time for that quartet alongside Lowry this year. 2: The Pelicans trailed their last two preseason games by 46 and 38 points, respectively. Nonetheless, these Bullets still stood out in a big way. Adjusted points per game multiplies points per possession by the A high plus-minus is suggestive of a player who helps his team win when he is on the fllor even if he does not put up great individual stats. Points per games flaws being not factoring for minutes and possessions. The league averaged 99.7 possessions (per team) per 48 minutes and 111.7 points scored per 100 possessions last season. The Nuggets rank third in continuity and coach Michael Malone is in his seventh season in Denver. Points per 100 Possessions is (Points scored * 100) / Possessions. Min: Net Pts: Off: Def: Net48: W: L: Win% 90%-3: 87.5: 88.3 . The offense gets about a point each time they have the ball. Research has determined that about 44% of all free throws take up possessions. Rudy Gobert: 0.688 points per. The two teams that shook things up the most were the Bulls and the Los Angeles Lakers. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. He did shoot eight 3-pointers, but the Bulls were the only team that took less than a third of its preseason shots from beyond the arc. The Blazers have the leagues toughest first 20 games (both in regard to cumulative opponent winning percentage from last season and back-to-backs), and they certainly arent hitting the ground running. 2012-2013 NBA Season Player Stats | 5-Man Units | By Position . That's fewer points per 100 possessions against than 21 teams in the league ahead of them in the standings. Pace: 100.1 (12), OffRtg: 112.5 (13), DefRtg: 107.0 (2), NetRtg: +5.5 (5). Kyle Lowry had 17 assists (in just 33 minutes) in his first two preseason games with the Heat. NBA.coms Power Rankings, released every Monday during the season, are just one mans opinion. But for both, you can make a valid argument for why the moves they made wont work out so well. In related news, the Pistons got crushed on the glass in the preseason, ranking last in both defensive rebounding percentage (66.8%) and total rebounding percentage (46.2%). To make things visually easier to read and say, people started using per 36 minutes stats. Given the common assumption that two teams use almost the same number of possessions in a game, it is easy to calculate offensive and defensive efficiency numbers, when the possession count is adjusted to 100.