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2006 NBA Playoff Summary

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Series Results

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Finals (4-2):Miami Heat over Dallas Mavericks
 
Eastern Conference Finals (4-2):Miami Heat over Detroit Pistons
Western Conference Finals (4-2):Dallas Mavericks over Phoenix Suns
 
Eastern Conference Semifinals (4-3):Detroit Pistons over Cleveland Cavaliers
Eastern Conference Semifinals (4-1):Miami Heat over New Jersey Nets
Western Conference Semifinals (4-3):Dallas Mavericks over San Antonio Spurs
Western Conference Semifinals (4-3):Phoenix Suns over Los Angeles Clippers
 
Eastern Conference First Round (4-2):New Jersey Nets over Indiana Pacers
Eastern Conference First Round (4-2):Miami Heat over Chicago Bulls
Eastern Conference First Round (4-1):Detroit Pistons over Milwaukee Bucks
Eastern Conference First Round (4-2):Cleveland Cavaliers over Washington Wizards
Western Conference First Round (4-0):Dallas Mavericks over Memphis Grizzlies
Western Conference First Round (4-1):Los Angeles Clippers over Denver Nuggets
Western Conference First Round (4-3):Phoenix Suns over Los Angeles Lakers
Western Conference First Round (4-2):San Antonio Spurs over Sacramento Kings

Team Statistics

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Rk Team G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS/G
1 Phoenix Suns 20 4900 801 1661 .482 184 470 .391 358 431 .831 153 580 733 468 113 87 231 438 2144 107.2
2 Los Angeles Clippers 12 2930 476 969 .491 54 143 .378 262 321 .816 132 415 547 249 60 71 186 287 1268 105.7
3 San Antonio Spurs 13 3195 474 963 .492 78 199 .392 314 404 .777 106 377 483 227 85 72 173 308 1340 103.1
4 Washington Wizards 6 1490 212 472 .449 37 115 .322 149 200 .745 69 166 235 105 41 33 77 136 610 101.7
5 Los Angeles Lakers 7 1730 264 582 .454 50 150 .333 126 165 .764 77 221 298 120 45 22 105 160 704 100.6
6 Dallas Mavericks 23 5620 831 1842 .451 110 347 .317 522 645 .809 280 701 981 351 152 99 295 587 2294 99.7
7 Chicago Bulls 6 1440 204 458 .445 47 119 .395 135 182 .742 53 183 236 110 34 23 95 155 590 98.3
8 Milwaukee Bucks 5 1200 189 401 .471 26 62 .419 84 107 .785 53 132 185 105 30 12 66 134 488 97.6
9 Sacramento Kings 6 1465 208 469 .443 31 94 .330 137 173 .792 74 156 230 92 45 15 78 156 584 97.3
10 Miami Heat 23 5545 801 1666 .481 146 439 .333 466 711 .655 219 748 967 402 161 105 357 553 2214 96.3
11 New Jersey Nets 11 2640 377 834 .452 59 192 .307 223 293 .761 110 315 425 243 76 28 140 293 1036 94.2
12 Detroit Pistons 18 4320 578 1338 .432 124 333 .372 370 511 .724 204 494 698 336 116 74 214 367 1650 91.7
13 Cleveland Cavaliers 13 3170 437 999 .437 55 172 .320 246 322 .764 162 387 549 210 85 55 188 320 1175 90.4
14 Indiana Pacers 6 1440 187 422 .443 40 117 .342 122 163 .748 50 174 224 107 36 27 95 149 536 89.3
15 Denver Nuggets 5 1200 163 429 .380 15 68 .221 96 132 .727 70 139 209 99 34 21 59 116 437 87.4
16 Memphis Grizzlies 4 985 120 266 .451 15 48 .313 82 113 .726 33 104 137 56 19 15 64 110 337 84.3
League Average 11 2704 395 861 .459 67 192 .349 231 305 .758 115 331 446 205 71 47 151 267 1088 97.8

Opponent Statistics

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Rk Team G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS/G
1 Detroit Pistons 18 4320 609 1313 .464 79 243 .325 296 410 .722 186 528 714 312 104 77 257 428 1593 88.5
2 Miami Heat 23 5545 758 1766 .429 143 441 .324 468 626 .748 229 670 899 403 150 67 328 591 2127 92.5
3 Indiana Pacers 6 1440 202 451 .448 28 97 .289 126 158 .797 63 166 229 140 43 19 71 151 558 93.0
4 Cleveland Cavaliers 13 3170 427 978 .437 84 232 .362 278 387 .718 150 366 516 225 87 70 166 273 1216 93.5
5 Denver Nuggets 5 1200 171 370 .462 23 64 .359 110 137 .803 42 170 212 112 28 29 87 135 475 95.0
6 New Jersey Nets 11 2640 362 777 .466 79 217 .364 243 337 .721 91 332 423 193 74 41 163 264 1046 95.1
7 Dallas Mavericks 23 5620 801 1703 .470 122 354 .345 476 669 .712 201 679 880 371 141 110 330 562 2200 95.7
8 Memphis Grizzlies 4 985 139 307 .453 21 59 .356 94 110 .855 55 117 172 73 27 18 51 112 393 98.3
9 San Antonio Spurs 13 3195 466 1021 .456 60 174 .345 319 396 .806 153 362 515 184 84 55 163 346 1311 100.8
10 Chicago Bulls 6 1440 219 472 .464 47 139 .338 123 177 .695 67 192 259 116 41 32 95 157 608 101.3
11 Washington Wizards 6 1490 224 489 .458 30 86 .349 131 172 .762 77 189 266 103 46 26 93 161 609 101.5
12 Los Angeles Clippers 12 2930 453 1042 .435 92 271 .339 225 291 .773 132 330 462 291 79 50 133 269 1223 101.9
13 Phoenix Suns 20 4900 805 1695 .475 108 321 .336 402 506 .794 252 654 906 348 119 85 271 433 2120 106.0
14 Sacramento Kings 6 1465 230 449 .512 48 111 .432 133 169 .787 52 181 233 132 36 34 80 137 641 106.8
15 Milwaukee Bucks 5 1200 182 376 .484 45 105 .429 127 170 .747 55 146 201 121 31 22 53 100 536 107.2
16 Los Angeles Lakers 7 1730 274 562 .488 62 154 .403 141 158 .892 40 210 250 156 42 24 82 150 751 107.3
League Average 11 2704 395 861 .459 67 192 .349 231 305 .758 115 331 446 205 71 47 151 267 1088 97.8

Miscellaneous Statistics

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Offense Four Factors Defense Four Factors
Rk Team G W L W-L% W Pyth L Pyth ORtg DRtg Pace eFG% TOV% ORB% FT/FGA eFG% TOV% DRB% FT/FGA
1 Miami Heat 23 16 7 .696 14.6 8.4 106.2 102.0 90.3 .525 .153 .246 .280 .470 .138 .766 .265
2 Dallas Mavericks 23 14 9 .609 14.8 8.2 110.2 105.7 88.9 .481 .122 .292 .283 .506 .142 .777 .280
3 Detroit Pistons 18 10 8 .556 11.2 6.8 107.9 104.2 84.9 .478 .120 .279 .277 .494 .147 .726 .225
4 Phoenix Suns 20 10 10 .500 10.8 9.2 113.7 112.5 92.3 .538 .111 .190 .216 .507 .124 .697 .237
5 Cleveland Cavaliers 13 7 6 .538 5.0 8.0 103.7 107.4 85.8 .465 .141 .307 .246 .480 .126 .721 .284
6 San Antonio Spurs 13 7 6 .538 7.5 5.5 114.0 111.6 88.3 .533 .132 .226 .326 .486 .120 .711 .312
7 Los Angeles Clippers 12 7 5 .583 7.5 4.5 111.6 107.7 93.1 .519 .143 .286 .270 .479 .102 .759 .216
8 New Jersey Nets 11 5 6 .455 5.1 5.9 106.5 107.6 88.4 .487 .127 .249 .267 .517 .150 .776 .313
9 Los Angeles Lakers 7 3 4 .429 2.0 5.0 106.5 113.6 91.7 .497 .138 .268 .216 .543 .115 .847 .251
10 Sacramento Kings 6 2 4 .333 1.3 4.7 108.8 119.5 87.9 .477 .125 .290 .292 .566 .133 .750 .296
11 Chicago Bulls 6 2 4 .333 2.4 3.6 104.2 107.4 94.4 .497 .150 .216 .295 .514 .147 .732 .261
12 Washington Wizards 6 2 4 .333 3.0 3.0 109.4 109.2 89.8 .488 .121 .267 .316 .489 .141 .683 .268
13 Indiana Pacers 6 2 4 .333 2.2 3.8 103.2 107.5 86.5 .491 .161 .231 .289 .479 .120 .734 .279
14 Milwaukee Bucks 5 1 4 .200 1.1 3.9 110.2 121.1 88.5 .504 .128 .266 .209 .544 .105 .706 .338
15 Denver Nuggets 5 1 4 .200 1.2 3.8 95.0 103.2 92.0 .397 .108 .292 .224 .493 .168 .768 .297
16 Memphis Grizzlies 4 0 4 .000 0.4 3.6 99.0 115.5 82.9 .479 .169 .220 .308 .487 .125 .654 .306
League Average 11.1 5.6 5.6 .500 5.5 5.6 108.2 108.2 89.2 .498 .132 .259 .268 .498 .132 .741 .268

Playoff Leaders

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Minutes Played

1.Dirk Nowitzki-DAL983
2.Dwyane Wade-MIA959
3.Antoine Walker-MIA862
4.Shawn Marion-PHO849
5.Jason Terry-DAL844

Field Goals

1.Dwyane Wade-MIA219
2.Dirk Nowitzki-DAL196
3.Shaquille O'Neal-MIA178
4.Jason Terry-DAL163
 Shawn Marion-PHO163

Field Goal Attempts

1.Dwyane Wade-MIA441
2.Dirk Nowitzki-DAL419
3.Jason Terry-DAL369
4.Shawn Marion-PHO333
5.Richard Hamilton-DET310

Field Goal Pct

1.Alonzo Mourning-MIA.703
2.Anderson Varejao-CLE.620
3.DeSagana Diop-DAL.615
4.Shaquille O'Neal-MIA.612
5.Bonzi Wells-SAC.609

3-Pt Field Goals

1.Antoine Walker-MIA48
 Tim Thomas-PHO48
3.Raja Bell-PHO40
4.James Posey-MIA35
5.Rasheed Wallace-DET32
 Steve Nash-PHO32
 Chauncey Billups-DET32

3-Pt Field Goal Attempts

1.Antoine Walker-MIA148
2.Tim Thomas-PHO108
3.Jason Terry-DAL101
4.Jason Williams-MIA95
5.Chauncey Billups-DET94

3-Pt Field Goal Pct

1.Maurice Evans-DET.636
2.Bonzi Wells-SAC.625
 Toni Kukoc-MIL.625
4.Sasha Vujacic-LAL.600
5.Danny Granger-IND.562

Free Throws

1.Dirk Nowitzki-DAL205
2.Dwyane Wade-MIA202
3.Chauncey Billups-DET105
4.Richard Hamilton-DET97
5.Tim Duncan-SAS94

Free Throw Attempts

1.Dwyane Wade-MIA250
2.Dirk Nowitzki-DAL229
3.Shaquille O'Neal-MIA182
4.Tim Duncan-SAS131
5.LeBron James-CLE118

Free Throw Pct

1.Sasha Vujacic-LAL1.000
 Smush Parker-LAL1.000
 Kevin Martin-SAC1.000
 Lindsey Hunter-DET1.000
5.Drew Gooden-CLE.944

Offensive Rebounds

1.Shaquille O'Neal-MIA75
2.Ben Wallace-DET60
3.Shawn Marion-PHO57
4.Erick Dampier-DAL55
5.Elton Brand-LAC51

Defensive Rebounds

1.Dirk Nowitzki-DAL221
2.Shawn Marion-PHO176
3.Shaquille O'Neal-MIA150
4.Josh Howard-DAL130
5.Ben Wallace-DET129

Total Rebounds

1.Dirk Nowitzki-DAL268
2.Shawn Marion-PHO233
3.Shaquille O'Neal-MIA225
4.Ben Wallace-DET189
5.Josh Howard-DAL171

Assists

1.Steve Nash-PHO204
2.Dwyane Wade-MIA132
3.Chauncey Billups-DET117
4.Jason Kidd-NJN106
5.Boris Diaw-PHO104

Steals

1.Dwyane Wade-MIA51
2.Shawn Marion-PHO37
3.Jason Terry-DAL26
4.Dirk Nowitzki-DAL25
5.Ben Wallace-DET24

Blocks

1.Shaquille O'Neal-MIA34
2.Elton Brand-LAC31
3.DeSagana Diop-DAL28
4.Zydrunas Ilgauskas-CLE27
5.Dwyane Wade-MIA26

Turnovers

1.Dwyane Wade-MIA90
2.Shaquille O'Neal-MIA85
3.Steve Nash-PHO67
4.LeBron James-CLE65
5.Boris Diaw-PHO55

Personal Fouls

1.Tim Thomas-PHO90
2.Josh Howard-DAL85
3.Shaquille O'Neal-MIA84
4.DeSagana Diop-DAL81
5.Udonis Haslem-MIA79

Points

1.Dwyane Wade-MIA654
2.Dirk Nowitzki-DAL620
3.Shaquille O'Neal-MIA424
4.Jason Terry-DAL416
5.Steve Nash-PHO407
 Shawn Marion-PHO407

Minutes Per Game

1.Gilbert Arenas-WAS47.3
2.LeBron James-CLE46.5
3.Lamar Odom-LAL44.9
 Kobe Bryant-LAL44.9
5.Caron Butler-WAS43.7

Points Per Game

1.Gilbert Arenas-WAS34.0
2.LeBron James-CLE30.8
3.Vince Carter-NJN29.6
4.Dwyane Wade-MIA28.4
5.Kobe Bryant-LAL27.9

Rebounds Per Game

1.Bonzi Wells-SAC12.0
2.Dirk Nowitzki-DAL11.7
3.Shawn Marion-PHO11.7
4.Lamar Odom-LAL11.0
 Marcus Camby-DEN11.0

Assists Per Game

1.Steve Nash-PHO10.2
2.Jason Kidd-NJN9.6
3.Kirk Hinrich-CHI7.7
4.Andre Miller-DEN7.2
5.Chauncey Billups-DET6.5

Steals Per Game

1.Larry Hughes-CLE2.2
2.Dwyane Wade-MIA2.2
3.Gilbert Arenas-WAS2.2
4.Smush Parker-LAL2.1
5.Caron Butler-WAS2.0

Blocks Per Game

1.Marcus Camby-DEN2.8
2.Elton Brand-LAC2.6
3.Jermaine O'Neal-IND2.3
4.Zydrunas Ilgauskas-CLE2.1
5.Tim Duncan-SAS1.9

Player Efficiency Rating

1.Tim Duncan-SAS30.4
2.Michael Redd-MIL28.4
3.Dwyane Wade-MIA26.9
4.Dirk Nowitzki-DAL26.8
5.Vince Carter-NJN26.8

True Shooting Pct

1.Alonzo Mourning-MIA.721
2.Brent Barry-SAS.719
3.Maurice Evans-DET.715
4.Andres Nocioni-CHI.674
5.Anderson Varejao-CLE.664

Effective Field Goal Pct

1.Alonzo Mourning-MIA.703
2.Brent Barry-SAS.697
3.Bruce Bowen-SAS.648
4.Bonzi Wells-SAC.638
5.Anderson Varejao-CLE.620

Offensive Rebound Pct

1.Nazr Mohammed-SAS21.8
2.Mike Sweetney-CHI15.7
3.Erick Dampier-DAL14.2
4.Drew Gooden-CLE13.2
5.Elton Brand-LAC12.5

Defensive Rebound Pct

1.Marcus Camby-DEN31.8
2.Corey Maggette-LAC29.4
3.Drew Gooden-CLE28.2
4.Dirk Nowitzki-DAL28.0
5.Bonzi Wells-SAC26.6

Total Rebound Pct

1.Drew Gooden-CLE20.8
2.Bonzi Wells-SAC18.3
3.Antonio McDyess-DET18.0
4.Ben Wallace-DET18.0
5.Marcus Camby-DEN17.9

Assist Pct

1.Steve Nash-PHO40.3
2.Andre Miller-DEN40.2
3.Jason Kidd-NJN38.9
4.Kirk Hinrich-CHI36.3
5.T.J. Ford-MIL31.2

Steal Pct

1.Lindsey Hunter-DET3.9
2.Larry Hughes-CLE3.3
3.Smush Parker-LAL3.0
4.Dwyane Wade-MIA2.8
5.Caron Butler-WAS2.4

Block Pct

1.Alonzo Mourning-MIA8.9
2.Zydrunas Ilgauskas-CLE6.5
3.Marcus Camby-DEN6.3
4.DeSagana Diop-DAL5.7
5.Jermaine O'Neal-IND5.3

Turnover Pct

1.Kevin Martin-SAC2.9
2.Lamond Murray-NJN4.9
3.Raja Bell-PHO5.2
4.Ron Artest-SAC5.2
5.Marcus Camby-DEN5.7

Usage Pct

1.Vince Carter-NJN33.8
2.LeBron James-CLE33.5
3.Dwyane Wade-MIA31.7
4.Gilbert Arenas-WAS31.4
5.Carmelo Anthony-DEN31.2

Offensive Rating

1.Brent Barry-SAS135.5
2.Anderson Varejao-CLE134.3
3.Kevin Martin-SAC133.5
4.Michael Redd-MIL130.3
5.Vladimir Radmanovic-LAC127.0

Defensive Rating

1.Alonzo Mourning-MIA95.1
2.Marcus Camby-DEN96.6
3.Ben Wallace-DET99.0
4.Dwyane Wade-MIA99.6
5.DeSagana Diop-DAL99.7

Offensive Win Shares

1.Dirk Nowitzki-DAL3.8
2.Dwyane Wade-MIA2.8
3.Steve Nash-PHO2.6
4.Tim Duncan-SAS2.0
5.Elton Brand-LAC1.8

Defensive Win Shares

1.Dwyane Wade-MIA2.0
2.Dirk Nowitzki-DAL1.6
3.Shaquille O'Neal-MIA1.5
4.Antoine Walker-MIA1.4
5.Ben Wallace-DET1.3

Win Shares

1.Dirk Nowitzki-DAL5.4
2.Dwyane Wade-MIA4.8
3.Shawn Marion-PHO2.8
4.Steve Nash-PHO2.6
5.Chauncey Billups-DET2.6