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2008 NBA Playoff Summary

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2008 NBA Playoffs:

Series Results

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Finals (4-2): Boston Celtics over Los Angeles Lakers
 
Eastern Conference Finals (4-2): Boston Celtics over Detroit Pistons
Western Conference Finals (4-1): Los Angeles Lakers over San Antonio Spurs
 
Eastern Conference Semifinals (4-3): Boston Celtics over Cleveland Cavaliers
Eastern Conference Semifinals (4-1): Detroit Pistons over Orlando Magic
Western Conference Semifinals (4-2): Los Angeles Lakers over Utah Jazz
Western Conference Semifinals (4-3): San Antonio Spurs over New Orleans Hornets
 
Eastern Conference First Round (4-1): Orlando Magic over Toronto Raptors
Eastern Conference First Round (4-2): Detroit Pistons over Philadelphia 76ers
Eastern Conference First Round (4-2): Cleveland Cavaliers over Washington Wizards
Eastern Conference First Round (4-3): Boston Celtics over Atlanta Hawks
Western Conference First Round (4-0): Los Angeles Lakers over Denver Nuggets
Western Conference First Round (4-1): New Orleans Hornets over Dallas Mavericks
Western Conference First Round (4-1): San Antonio Spurs over Phoenix Suns
Western Conference First Round (4-2): Utah Jazz over Houston Rockets

Team Statistics

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
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 Los Angeles Lakers 21 5065 772 1651 .468 146 398 .367 461 612 .753 185 646 831 436 151 111 279 489 2151 102.4
2 Denver Nuggets 4 960 151 354 .427 18 72 .250 86 116 .741 66 129 195 74 25 19 58 102 406 101.5
3 Phoenix Suns 5 1250 190 412 .461 25 74 .338 97 152 .638 47 161 208 94 26 35 62 113 502 100.4
4 Toronto Raptors 5 1200 186 428 .435 42 120 .350 83 96 .865 49 147 196 120 36 12 50 114 497 99.4
5 Utah Jazz 12 2905 437 982 .445 70 200 .350 243 324 .750 174 358 532 257 78 69 155 306 1187 98.9
6 Orlando Magic 10 2400 354 754 .469 90 253 .356 173 243 .712 117 312 429 174 48 49 145 205 971 97.1
7 New Orleans Hornets 12 2880 451 972 .464 69 168 .411 188 243 .774 123 382 505 231 87 61 106 248 1159 96.6
8 San Antonio Spurs 17 4130 604 1355 .446 128 341 .375 263 353 .745 153 557 710 346 90 70 217 383 1599 94.1
9 Dallas Mavericks 5 1200 158 394 .401 36 104 .346 118 150 .787 72 154 226 97 20 20 58 103 470 94.0
10 Boston Celtics 26 6240 873 1953 .447 157 437 .359 541 691 .783 288 752 1040 559 198 112 333 631 2444 94.0
11 Washington Wizards 6 1440 192 451 .426 36 118 .305 133 174 .764 58 166 224 94 43 29 74 137 553 92.2
12 Detroit Pistons 17 4080 576 1266 .455 77 226 .341 325 405 .802 180 436 616 349 125 99 220 396 1554 91.4
13 Cleveland Cavaliers 13 3120 404 963 .420 87 252 .345 274 380 .721 153 379 532 262 78 63 180 287 1169 89.9
14 Houston Rockets 6 1440 193 472 .409 35 120 .292 107 157 .682 78 174 252 93 41 33 65 127 528 88.0
15 Atlanta Hawks 7 1680 205 499 .411 28 87 .322 172 220 .782 81 187 268 122 30 40 111 141 610 87.1
16 Philadelphia 76ers 6 1440 187 448 .417 11 47 .234 130 180 .722 81 148 229 95 54 22 89 115 515 85.8
League Average 11 2589 371 835 .444 66 189 .350 212 281 .755 119 318 437 213 71 53 138 244 1020 94.9

Opponent Statistics

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
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 Cleveland Cavaliers 13 3120 403 947 .426 65 219 .297 270 350 .771 125 372 497 230 89 55 171 305 1141 87.8
2 Boston Celtics 26 6240 794 1863 .426 137 417 .329 583 765 .762 256 689 945 482 159 129 369 593 2308 88.8
3 Detroit Pistons 17 4080 549 1231 .446 79 236 .335 338 463 .730 199 470 669 288 115 67 248 370 1515 89.1
4 Houston Rockets 6 1440 203 454 .447 32 89 .360 105 152 .691 77 184 261 111 33 37 74 131 543 90.5
5 Philadelphia 76ers 6 1440 220 451 .488 32 84 .381 85 114 .746 73 158 231 139 38 41 103 142 557 92.8
6 New Orleans Hornets 12 2880 395 929 .425 107 285 .375 218 288 .757 140 385 525 262 50 48 148 248 1115 92.9
7 San Antonio Spurs 17 4130 628 1380 .455 86 248 .347 272 379 .718 161 562 723 305 117 90 187 345 1614 94.9
8 Orlando Magic 10 2400 355 827 .429 58 177 .328 187 217 .862 104 286 390 210 78 34 90 220 955 95.5
9 Washington Wizards 6 1440 200 464 .431 50 131 .382 123 175 .703 79 190 269 138 35 29 82 139 573 95.5
10 Atlanta Hawks 7 1680 263 572 .460 50 131 .382 118 152 .776 91 185 276 168 60 40 74 175 694 99.1
11 Utah Jazz 12 2905 413 920 .449 75 221 .339 289 388 .745 128 347 475 217 89 78 152 274 1190 99.2
12 Los Angeles Lakers 21 5065 759 1740 .436 143 404 .354 444 573 .775 263 649 912 460 152 92 280 525 2105 100.2
13 Phoenix Suns 5 1250 199 426 .467 22 60 .367 92 121 .760 50 168 218 79 30 25 65 138 512 102.4
14 Dallas Mavericks 5 1200 198 408 .485 34 74 .459 84 108 .778 50 155 205 104 30 28 42 112 514 102.8
15 Toronto Raptors 5 1200 185 392 .472 48 148 .324 102 132 .773 64 163 227 98 27 26 69 90 520 104.0
16 Denver Nuggets 4 960 169 350 .483 37 93 .398 84 119 .706 45 125 170 112 28 25 48 90 459 114.8
League Average 11 2589 371 835 .444 66 189 .350 212 281 .755 119 318 437 213 71 53 138 244 1020 94.9

Miscellaneous Statistics

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
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 Boston Celtics 26 16 10 .615 17.9 8.1 109.4 103.3 85.9 .487 .129 .295 .277 .463 .144 .746 .313
2 Los Angeles Lakers 21 14 7 .667 12.1 8.9 110.0 107.6 92.7 .512 .127 .222 .279 .477 .123 .711 .255
3 Detroit Pistons 17 10 7 .588 10.0 7.0 108.0 105.2 84.7 .485 .132 .277 .257 .478 .147 .687 .275
4 San Antonio Spurs 17 9 8 .529 7.9 9.1 103.9 104.8 89.5 .493 .126 .214 .194 .486 .108 .776 .197
5 New Orleans Hornets 12 7 5 .583 7.6 4.4 111.5 107.3 86.6 .499 .089 .242 .193 .483 .123 .732 .235
6 Cleveland Cavaliers 13 7 6 .538 7.6 5.4 104.6 102.1 85.9 .465 .137 .291 .285 .460 .134 .752 .285
7 Utah Jazz 12 6 6 .500 5.9 6.1 110.1 110.4 89.1 .481 .121 .334 .247 .490 .122 .737 .314
8 Orlando Magic 10 5 5 .500 5.6 4.4 111.0 109.2 87.5 .529 .144 .290 .229 .464 .089 .750 .226
9 Atlanta Hawks 7 3 4 .429 1.0 6.0 101.6 115.6 85.8 .439 .157 .305 .345 .503 .104 .673 .206
10 Houston Rockets 6 2 4 .333 2.4 3.6 103.8 106.7 84.8 .446 .107 .298 .227 .482 .124 .693 .231
11 Philadelphia 76ers 6 2 4 .333 1.5 4.5 99.8 107.9 86.0 .430 .144 .339 .290 .523 .170 .670 .188
12 Washington Wizards 6 2 4 .333 2.3 3.7 104.9 108.7 87.9 .466 .123 .234 .295 .485 .132 .678 .265
13 Phoenix Suns 5 1 4 .200 2.2 2.8 104.1 106.1 92.6 .492 .115 .219 .235 .493 .119 .763 .216
14 Toronto Raptors 5 1 4 .200 1.7 3.3 110.1 115.2 90.3 .484 .096 .231 .194 .533 .133 .697 .260
15 Dallas Mavericks 5 1 4 .200 1.1 3.9 108.0 118.2 87.0 .447 .112 .317 .299 .527 .084 .755 .206
16 Denver Nuggets 4 0 4 .000 0.6 3.4 104.3 117.9 97.4 .452 .125 .346 .243 .536 .107 .741 .240
League Average 10.8 5.4 5.4 .500 5.4 5.4 107.4 107.4 88.0 .484 .126 .272 .254 .484 .126 .728 .254

Playoff Leaders

Glossary ▪ Rate statistic requirements

Minutes Played

1. Paul Pierce-BOS 990
2. Kevin Garnett-BOS 987
  Ray Allen-BOS 987
4. Kobe Bryant-LAL 863
5. Pau Gasol-LAL 836

Field Goals

1. Kobe Bryant-LAL 222
2. Kevin Garnett-BOS 217
3. Paul Pierce-BOS 163
4. Tony Parker-SAS 152
5. Pau Gasol-LAL 141

Field Goal Attempts

1. Kobe Bryant-LAL 463
2. Kevin Garnett-BOS 438
3. Paul Pierce-BOS 370
4. Ray Allen-BOS 311
5. Tony Parker-SAS 306

Field Goal Pct

1. Tyson Chandler-NOH .632
2. Jason Maxiell-DET .625
3. Fabricio Oberto-SAS .609
4. Brendan Haywood-WAS .591
5. Kendrick Perkins-BOS .585
  Jason Kapono-TOR .585

3-Pt Field Goals

1. Ray Allen-BOS 55
2. Paul Pierce-BOS 43
3. Manu Ginobili-SAS 38
4. James Posey-BOS 35
5. Kobe Bryant-LAL 32

3-Pt Field Goal Attempts

1. Ray Allen-BOS 139
2. Paul Pierce-BOS 119
3. Kobe Bryant-LAL 106
4. Manu Ginobili-SAS 102
5. James Posey-BOS 88

3-Pt Field Goal Pct

1. Raja Bell-PHO .650
2. Peja Stojakovic-NOH .549
3. Jason Kapono-TOR .542
4. Rodney Carney-PHI .500
  Deron Williams-UTA .500

Free Throws

1. Kobe Bryant-LAL 157
2. Paul Pierce-BOS 142
3. LeBron James-CLE 122
4. Kevin Garnett-BOS 94
5. Richard Hamilton-DET 92

Free Throw Attempts

1. Kobe Bryant-LAL 194
2. Paul Pierce-BOS 177
3. LeBron James-CLE 167
4. Lamar Odom-LAL 127
5. Kevin Garnett-BOS 116

Free Throw Pct

1. Brandon Bass-DAL .960
2. T.J. Ford-TOR .938
3. Wally Szczerbiak-CLE .929
4. Peja Stojakovic-NOH .926
5. Kyle Korver-UTA .920

Offensive Rebounds

1. Kevin Garnett-BOS 72
2. Tim Duncan-SAS 61
3. Dwight Howard-ORL 60
4. Pau Gasol-LAL 55
5. Kendrick Perkins-BOS 52

Defensive Rebounds

1. Kevin Garnett-BOS 202
2. Tim Duncan-SAS 186
3. Lamar Odom-LAL 162
4. Pau Gasol-LAL 140
5. Paul Pierce-BOS 108

Total Rebounds

1. Kevin Garnett-BOS 274
2. Tim Duncan-SAS 247
3. Lamar Odom-LAL 209
4. Pau Gasol-LAL 195
5. Dwight Howard-ORL 158

Assists

1. Rajon Rondo-BOS 172
2. Chris Paul-NOH 135
3. Deron Williams-UTA 120
4. Paul Pierce-BOS 119
5. Kobe Bryant-LAL 117

Steals

1. Rajon Rondo-BOS 45
2. Derek Fisher-LAL 43
3. Kobe Bryant-LAL 35
  Kevin Garnett-BOS 35
5. Chris Paul-NOH 28
  Paul Pierce-BOS 28

Blocks

1. Pau Gasol-LAL 40
2. Tim Duncan-SAS 35
3. Dwight Howard-ORL 34
4. Rasheed Wallace-DET 33
5. Kendrick Perkins-BOS 32

Turnovers

1. Paul Pierce-BOS 82
2. Kobe Bryant-LAL 70
3. Kevin Garnett-BOS 55
4. LeBron James-CLE 54
5. Tony Parker-SAS 50

Personal Fouls

1. Kendrick Perkins-BOS 91
2. Paul Pierce-BOS 90
3. Rajon Rondo-BOS 74
  Kevin Garnett-BOS 74
5. Lamar Odom-LAL 72

Points

1. Kobe Bryant-LAL 633
2. Kevin Garnett-BOS 530
3. Paul Pierce-BOS 511
4. Ray Allen-BOS 405
5. Tony Parker-SAS 381

Minutes Per Game

1. Raja Bell-PHO 43.0
2. Deron Williams-UTA 42.8
3. LeBron James-CLE 42.5
4. Dirk Nowitzki-DAL 42.2
5. Dwight Howard-ORL 42.1

Points Per Game

1. Kobe Bryant-LAL 30.1
2. LeBron James-CLE 28.2
3. Tracy McGrady-HOU 27.0
4. Dirk Nowitzki-DAL 26.8
5. Chris Paul-NOH 24.1

Rebounds Per Game

1. Dwight Howard-ORL 15.8
2. Tim Duncan-SAS 14.5
3. Marcus Camby-DEN 13.2
4. Carlos Boozer-UTA 12.2
5. Dirk Nowitzki-DAL 12.0
  Antawn Jamison-WAS 12.0

Assists Per Game

1. Chris Paul-NOH 11.2
2. Deron Williams-UTA 10.0
3. Steve Nash-PHO 7.8
4. LeBron James-CLE 7.6
5. Jose Calderon-TOR 7.0

Steals Per Game

1. Andre Iguodala-PHI 2.3
  Chris Paul-NOH 2.3
3. Derek Fisher-LAL 2.0
4. Caron Butler-WAS 1.8
5. LeBron James-CLE 1.8

Blocks Per Game

1. Dwight Howard-ORL 3.4
2. Marcus Camby-DEN 3.0
3. Josh Smith-ATL 2.9
4. Shaquille O'Neal-PHO 2.6
5. Amare Stoudemire-PHO 2.4

Player Efficiency Rating

1. Chris Paul-NOH 30.7
2. Dirk Nowitzki-DAL 26.3
3. Kobe Bryant-LAL 25.0
4. Tracy McGrady-HOU 24.4
5. LeBron James-CLE 24.3

True Shooting Pct

1. Raja Bell-PHO .772
2. Jason Kapono-TOR .712
3. Brent Barry-SAS .696
4. J.R. Smith-DEN .681
5. Brendan Haywood-WAS .654

Effective Field Goal Pct

1. Raja Bell-PHO .743
2. Jason Kapono-TOR .708
3. Brent Barry-SAS .670
4. Tyson Chandler-NOH .632
5. Jason Maxiell-DET .625

Offensive Rebound Pct

1. Dwight Howard-ORL 17.0
2. Brandon Bass-DAL 15.9
3. Carl Landry-HOU 15.6
4. Leon Powe-BOS 15.1
5. Carmelo Anthony-DEN 13.1

Defensive Rebound Pct

1. Marcus Camby-DEN 37.4
2. Tim Duncan-SAS 32.1
3. Carlos Boozer-UTA 28.5
4. Dirk Nowitzki-DAL 27.9
5. Mehmet Okur-UTA 27.7

Total Rebound Pct

1. Marcus Camby-DEN 22.5
2. Dwight Howard-ORL 22.0
3. Tim Duncan-SAS 21.4
4. Carlos Boozer-UTA 19.2
5. Samuel Dalembert-PHI 18.5

Assist Pct

1. Chris Paul-NOH 50.1
2. Jose Calderon-TOR 49.3
3. T.J. Ford-TOR 43.9
4. Deron Williams-UTA 40.6
5. LeBron James-CLE 40.5

Steal Pct

1. Julian Wright-NOH 4.2
2. Derek Fisher-LAL 3.4
3. Andre Iguodala-PHI 3.3
4. Chris Paul-NOH 3.2
5. Rajon Rondo-BOS 3.0

Block Pct

1. Ronny Turiaf-LAL 7.3
2. Marcus Camby-DEN 7.2
3. Dikembe Mutombo-HOU 7.1
4. Theo Ratliff-DET 6.9
5. Josh Smith-ATL 6.4

Turnover Pct

1. Jason Kapono-TOR 3.5
2. Ronnie Brewer-UTA 3.5
3. Josh Childress-ATL 4.1
4. Robert Horry-SAS 4.9
5. Michael Finley-SAS 5.1

Usage Pct

1. Tracy McGrady-HOU 36.0
2. LeBron James-CLE 34.7
3. Kobe Bryant-LAL 33.0
4. Tony Parker-SAS 29.0
5. Amare Stoudemire-PHO 28.6

Offensive Rating

1. Raja Bell-PHO 144.7
2. Brandon Bass-DAL 138.8
3. J.R. Smith-DEN 136.5
4. Jason Kapono-TOR 134.1
5. Tyson Chandler-NOH 130.9

Defensive Rating

1. Tim Duncan-SAS 98.5
2. LeBron James-CLE 98.6
3. Shaquille O'Neal-PHO 98.8
4. Ben Wallace-CLE 98.9
5. Kevin Garnett-BOS 99.2

Offensive Win Shares

1. Chris Paul-NOH 2.4
2. Kobe Bryant-LAL 2.4
3. Kevin Garnett-BOS 2.1
4. Ray Allen-BOS 2.0
5. Deron Williams-UTA 1.9

Defensive Win Shares

1. Kevin Garnett-BOS 2.0
2. Tim Duncan-SAS 1.4
3. Paul Pierce-BOS 1.3
4. Rajon Rondo-BOS 1.3
5. Kendrick Perkins-BOS 1.2

Win Shares

1. Kevin Garnett-BOS 4.1
2. Kobe Bryant-LAL 3.2
3. Ray Allen-BOS 3.1
4. Paul Pierce-BOS 3.0
5. Chris Paul-NOH 2.9