Analyzing Game Two of the NBA Finals

Players analyzed at primary position played

Win Score = PTS + REB + STL + ½*BLK + ½*AST – FGA – ½*FTA – TO – ½*PF

WS48 = Win Score per 48 minutes

PAWS = Position Adjusted Win Score = [(PAWS48 / 48)*Minutes]

PAWS48 = PAWS per 48 minutes = [WS48 – Average WS48 at primary position played]

Boston Celtics

Position

Minutes

Win Score

WS48

PAWS

PAWS48

Paul Pierce

SF

41

11.0

12.9

4.6

5.4

James Posey

SF

20

7.5

18.0

4.4

10.6

Rajon Rondo

PG

42

10.0

11.4

4.4

5.0

Leon Powe

PF

15

7.5

24.0

4.2

13.6

P.J. Brown

C

23

5.5

11.5

0.2

0.5

Kevin Garnett

PF

39

8.5

10.5

0.0

0.0

Kendrick Perkins

C

14

3.0

10.3

-0.2

-0.7

Ray Allen

SG

41

4.0

4.7

-1.3

-1.5

Sam Cassell

PG

6

-0.5

-4.0

-1.3

-10.4

LA Lakers

Position

Minutes

Win Score

WS48

PAWS

PAWS48

Pau Gasol

C

40

15.0

18.0

5.8

7.0

Kobe Bryant

SG

40

9.0

10.8

3.8

4.6

Vladimir Radmanovic

PF

31

10.5

16.3

3.8

5.8

Jordan Farmar

PG

18

4.0

10.7

1.6

4.2

Ronny Turiaf

C

9

1.0

5.3

-1.1

-5.7

Derek Fisher

PG

30

2.0

3.2

-2.0

-3.2

Trevor Ariza

SF

7

-1.0

-6.9

-2.1

-14.3

Lamar Odom

PF

32

3.5

5.3

-3.5

-5.2

Luke Walton

SF

13

-1.5

-5.5

-3.5

-13.0

Sasha Vujacic

SG

20

-1.0

-2.4

-3.6

-8.6