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2009 NBA Playoffs:

Series Results

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Finals (4-1): Los Angeles Lakers over Orlando Magic
 
Eastern Conference Finals (4-2): Orlando Magic over Cleveland Cavaliers
Western Conference Finals (4-2): Los Angeles Lakers over Denver Nuggets
 
Eastern Conference Semifinals (4-0): Cleveland Cavaliers over Atlanta Hawks
Eastern Conference Semifinals (4-3): Orlando Magic over Boston Celtics
Western Conference Semifinals (4-1): Denver Nuggets over Dallas Mavericks
Western Conference Semifinals (4-3): Los Angeles Lakers over Houston Rockets
 
Eastern Conference First Round (4-2): Orlando Magic over Philadelphia 76ers
Eastern Conference First Round (4-0): Cleveland Cavaliers over Detroit Pistons
Eastern Conference First Round (4-3): Boston Celtics over Chicago Bulls
Eastern Conference First Round (4-3): Atlanta Hawks over Miami Heat
Western Conference First Round (4-1): Dallas Mavericks over San Antonio Spurs
Western Conference First Round (4-1): Denver Nuggets over New Orleans Hornets
Western Conference First Round (4-2): Houston Rockets over Portland Trail Blazers
Western Conference First Round (4-1): Los Angeles Lakers over Utah Jazz

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 Chicago Bulls 7 1855 269 610 .441 51 135 .378 169 209 .809 73 246 319 139 47 57 113 172 758 108.3
2 Denver Nuggets 16 3840 596 1255 .475 129 337 .383 406 535 .759 171 473 644 362 147 83 194 413 1727 107.9
3 Los Angeles Lakers 23 5570 861 1852 .465 160 424 .377 473 633 .747 256 711 967 446 181 144 300 540 2355 102.4
4 Boston Celtics 14 3535 524 1177 .445 94 261 .360 288 364 .791 152 453 605 321 109 69 191 340 1430 102.1
5 Dallas Mavericks 10 2400 356 757 .470 73 206 .354 231 284 .813 92 315 407 181 65 38 130 228 1016 101.6
6 Cleveland Cavaliers 14 3385 487 1052 .463 93 277 .336 299 403 .742 141 423 564 268 93 64 173 288 1366 97.6
7 Utah Jazz 5 1200 175 405 .432 25 73 .342 112 151 .742 66 147 213 127 49 17 73 119 487 97.4
8 Orlando Magic 24 5835 828 1810 .457 201 559 .360 470 651 .722 200 721 921 453 162 116 316 513 2327 97.0
9 Houston Rockets 13 3120 442 989 .447 86 262 .328 219 285 .768 126 401 527 221 80 41 185 261 1189 91.5
10 San Antonio Spurs 5 1200 175 383 .457 29 88 .330 73 103 .709 44 144 188 80 28 15 55 110 452 90.4
11 Philadelphia 76ers 6 1440 204 450 .453 35 95 .368 88 124 .710 48 173 221 107 37 18 88 138 531 88.5
12 Miami Heat 7 1680 219 487 .450 50 140 .357 129 158 .816 62 209 271 105 43 40 94 155 617 88.1
13 Portland Trail Blazers 6 1440 200 447 .447 33 85 .388 90 118 .763 59 159 218 88 36 46 68 130 523 87.2
14 New Orleans Hornets 5 1200 139 351 .396 30 92 .326 113 140 .807 46 139 185 79 33 13 92 124 421 84.2
15 Atlanta Hawks 11 2640 331 810 .409 67 193 .347 195 262 .744 118 266 384 186 76 37 133 235 924 84.0
16 Detroit Pistons 4 960 126 308 .409 12 49 .245 48 58 .828 30 104 134 66 17 12 45 95 312 78.0
League Average 11 2581 371 821 .451 73 205 .357 213 280 .760 105 318 423 202 75 51 141 241 1027 96.7

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 Miami Heat 7 1680 217 514 .422 43 126 .341 134 179 .749 77 184 261 118 48 25 85 149 611 87.3
2 Cleveland Cavaliers 14 3385 454 1048 .433 98 268 .366 241 320 .753 117 369 486 250 87 46 170 317 1247 89.1
3 Atlanta Hawks 11 2640 359 776 .463 80 219 .365 204 267 .764 115 334 449 177 71 60 150 232 1002 91.1
4 Portland Trail Blazers 6 1440 209 442 .473 39 105 .371 98 130 .754 50 190 240 104 34 20 73 120 555 92.5
5 Houston Rockets 13 3120 459 1020 .450 76 209 .364 214 288 .743 143 383 526 207 101 93 151 278 1208 92.9
6 Detroit Pistons 4 960 128 278 .460 21 68 .309 97 124 .782 38 122 160 84 25 18 44 63 374 93.5
7 Orlando Magic 24 5835 850 1889 .450 144 432 .333 439 577 .761 213 725 938 460 161 92 311 582 2283 95.1
8 Los Angeles Lakers 23 5570 775 1807 .429 152 479 .317 487 652 .747 253 688 941 455 177 99 333 532 2189 95.2
9 Philadelphia 76ers 6 1440 212 456 .465 45 130 .346 108 148 .730 60 177 237 108 43 30 77 121 577 96.2
10 San Antonio Spurs 5 1200 171 369 .463 39 102 .382 101 120 .842 44 163 207 86 36 23 58 93 482 96.4
11 Denver Nuggets 16 3840 543 1211 .448 108 318 .340 395 502 .787 160 477 637 307 100 71 249 408 1589 99.3
12 Boston Celtics 14 3535 510 1144 .446 107 297 .360 303 394 .769 129 454 583 276 94 91 202 318 1430 102.1
13 Dallas Mavericks 10 2400 374 776 .482 67 190 .353 210 285 .737 92 281 373 198 76 41 111 237 1025 102.5
14 Utah Jazz 5 1200 193 391 .494 41 92 .446 106 145 .731 53 151 204 112 42 28 78 122 533 106.6
15 New Orleans Hornets 5 1200 191 383 .499 49 101 .485 111 146 .760 50 159 209 125 47 26 63 124 542 108.4
16 Chicago Bulls 7 1855 287 639 .449 59 140 .421 155 201 .771 90 227 317 162 61 47 95 165 788 112.6
League Average 11 2581 371 821 .451 73 205 .357 213 280 .760 105 318 423 202 75 51 141 241 1027 96.7

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 Los Angeles Lakers 23 16 7 .696 16.9 6.1 111.4 103.5 91.1 .508 .123 .271 .255 .471 .137 .738 .270
2 Orlando Magic 24 13 11 .542 13.6 10.4 107.3 105.3 89.2 .513 .131 .216 .260 .488 .127 .772 .232
3 Cleveland Cavaliers 14 10 4 .714 10.9 3.1 112.6 102.7 86.1 .507 .123 .276 .284 .480 .125 .783 .230
4 Denver Nuggets 16 10 6 .625 12.2 3.8 116.8 107.5 92.4 .526 .115 .264 .324 .493 .148 .747 .326
5 Boston Celtics 14 7 7 .500 7.0 7.0 106.3 106.3 91.4 .485 .125 .251 .245 .493 .133 .778 .265
6 Houston Rockets 13 7 6 .538 5.8 7.2 104.7 106.4 87.4 .490 .142 .248 .221 .487 .116 .737 .210
7 Dallas Mavericks 10 5 5 .500 4.7 5.3 113.0 114.0 89.9 .518 .128 .247 .305 .525 .110 .774 .271
8 Atlanta Hawks 11 4 7 .364 2.7 8.3 102.0 110.6 82.4 .450 .126 .261 .241 .514 .144 .698 .263
9 Miami Heat 7 3 4 .429 3.7 3.3 106.7 105.6 82.6 .501 .144 .252 .265 .464 .125 .731 .261
10 Chicago Bulls 7 3 4 .429 2.6 4.4 105.9 110.1 92.6 .483 .139 .243 .277 .495 .116 .732 .243
11 Philadelphia 76ers 6 2 4 .333 1.4 4.6 100.5 109.2 88.0 .492 .149 .213 .196 .514 .129 .742 .237
12 Portland Trail Blazers 6 2 4 .333 1.8 4.2 103.9 110.2 83.9 .484 .120 .237 .201 .517 .128 .761 .222
13 New Orleans Hornets 5 1 4 .200 0.1 4.9 93.7 120.7 89.8 .439 .182 .224 .322 .563 .123 .735 .290
14 San Antonio Spurs 5 1 4 .200 1.4 3.6 105.4 112.4 85.7 .495 .114 .213 .191 .516 .121 .766 .274
15 Utah Jazz 5 1 4 .200 1.1 3.9 104.2 114.1 93.4 .463 .134 .304 .277 .546 .146 .735 .271
16 Detroit Pistons 4 0 4 .000 0.3 3.7 93.6 112.2 83.3 .429 .119 .197 .156 .498 .117 .732 .349
League Average 10.6 5.3 5.3 .500 5.3 5.3 107.7 107.7 88.7 .496 .130 .249 .259 .496 .130 .751 .259

Playoff Leaders

Glossary ▪ Rate statistic requirements

Minutes Played

1. Rashard Lewis-ORL 986
2. Kobe Bryant-LAL 940
3. Hedo Turkoglu-ORL 934
4. Pau Gasol-LAL 931
5. Dwight Howard-ORL 903

Field Goals

1. Kobe Bryant-LAL 242
2. Dwight Howard-ORL 161
3. Pau Gasol-LAL 160
4. LeBron James-CLE 159
5. Rashard Lewis-ORL 156

Field Goal Attempts

1. Kobe Bryant-LAL 530
2. Rashard Lewis-ORL 348
3. Carmelo Anthony-DEN 322
4. LeBron James-CLE 312
5. Hedo Turkoglu-ORL 295

Field Goal Pct

1. Marcin Gortat-ORL .654
2. Chris Andersen-DEN .630
3. Erick Dampier-DAL .611
4. Dwight Howard-ORL .601
5. Pau Gasol-LAL .580

3-Pt Field Goals

1. Rashard Lewis-ORL 52
2. Chauncey Billups-DEN 44
3. Trevor Ariza-LAL 40
4. J.R. Smith-DEN 38
5. Mickael Pietrus-ORL 37
  Kobe Bryant-LAL 37

3-Pt Field Goal Attempts

1. Rashard Lewis-ORL 132
2. Rafer Alston-ORL 113
3. J.R. Smith-DEN 106
  Kobe Bryant-LAL 106
5. Ray Allen-BOS 100

3-Pt Field Goal Pct

1. Brad Miller-CHI .714
2. Bruce Bowen-SAS .556
3. Mike Bibby-ATL .542
4. Rasual Butler-NOH .526
5. Lamar Odom-LAL .514

Free Throws

1. Kobe Bryant-LAL 174
2. LeBron James-CLE 149
3. Dwight Howard-ORL 145
4. Carmelo Anthony-DEN 119
5. Chauncey Billups-DEN 106

Free Throw Attempts

1. Dwight Howard-ORL 228
2. LeBron James-CLE 199
3. Kobe Bryant-LAL 197
4. Carmelo Anthony-DEN 144
5. Pau Gasol-LAL 140

Free Throw Pct

1. Will Bynum-DET 1.000
  Daniel Gibson-CLE 1.000
3. Shane Battier-HOU .957
4. Mike Bibby-ATL .955
5. Ray Allen-BOS .948

Offensive Rebounds

1. Dwight Howard-ORL 99
2. Pau Gasol-LAL 68
3. Lamar Odom-LAL 64
4. Kendrick Perkins-BOS 51
5. Anderson Varejao-CLE 41

Defensive Rebounds

1. Dwight Howard-ORL 254
2. Pau Gasol-LAL 181
3. Lamar Odom-LAL 146
4. Rashard Lewis-ORL 124
5. Kendrick Perkins-BOS 111

Total Rebounds

1. Dwight Howard-ORL 353
2. Pau Gasol-LAL 249
3. Lamar Odom-LAL 210
4. Kendrick Perkins-BOS 162
5. Rashard Lewis-ORL 153

Assists

1. Rajon Rondo-BOS 137
2. Kobe Bryant-LAL 126
3. Hedo Turkoglu-ORL 116
4. Chauncey Billups-DEN 109
5. LeBron James-CLE 102

Steals

1. Kobe Bryant-LAL 38
2. Trevor Ariza-LAL 36
3. Rajon Rondo-BOS 35
4. Rafer Alston-ORL 33
5. Carmelo Anthony-DEN 28

Blocks

1. Dwight Howard-ORL 60
2. Pau Gasol-LAL 45
3. Kendrick Perkins-BOS 37
4. Chris Andersen-DEN 32
5. Lamar Odom-LAL 31

Turnovers

1. Dwight Howard-ORL 67
2. Hedo Turkoglu-ORL 64
3. Kobe Bryant-LAL 59
4. Rashard Lewis-ORL 50
5. Pau Gasol-LAL 44

Personal Fouls

1. Dwight Howard-ORL 102
2. Hedo Turkoglu-ORL 80
3. Mickael Pietrus-ORL 77
  Andrew Bynum-LAL 77
5. Lamar Odom-LAL 75

Points

1. Kobe Bryant-LAL 695
2. LeBron James-CLE 494
3. Dwight Howard-ORL 467
4. Rashard Lewis-ORL 455
5. Carmelo Anthony-DEN 435

Minutes Per Game

1. Andre Iguodala-PHI 44.8
2. John Salmons-CHI 44.7
  Derrick Rose-CHI 44.7
4. Ben Gordon-CHI 43.4
5. Andre Miller-PHI 43.0

Points Per Game

1. LeBron James-CLE 35.3
2. Kobe Bryant-LAL 30.2
3. Dwyane Wade-MIA 29.1
4. Tony Parker-SAS 28.6
5. Carmelo Anthony-DEN 27.2

Rebounds Per Game

1. Dwight Howard-ORL 15.3
2. Carlos Boozer-UTA 13.2
3. Joakim Noah-CHI 13.1
4. Kendrick Perkins-BOS 11.6
5. Yao Ming-HOU 10.9

Assists Per Game

1. Deron Williams-UTA 10.8
2. Chris Paul-NOH 10.4
3. Rajon Rondo-BOS 9.8
4. LeBron James-CLE 7.3
5. Chauncey Billups-DEN 6.8

Steals Per Game

1. Mario Chalmers-MIA 2.9
2. Rajon Rondo-BOS 2.5
3. Jason Kidd-DAL 2.2
  Andrei Kirilenko-UTA 2.2
5. Andre Iguodala-PHI 1.8

Blocks Per Game

1. Tyrus Thomas-CHI 2.9
2. Kendrick Perkins-BOS 2.6
3. Dwight Howard-ORL 2.6
4. Joakim Noah-CHI 2.1
5. Chris Andersen-DEN 2.1

Player Efficiency Rating

1. LeBron James-CLE 37.4
2. Tony Parker-SAS 29.3
3. Dirk Nowitzki-DAL 28.4
4. Tim Duncan-SAS 27.3
5. Kobe Bryant-LAL 26.8

True Shooting Pct

1. James Jones-MIA .787
2. Chauncey Billups-DEN .664
3. Chris Andersen-DEN .661
4. Marcin Gortat-ORL .661
5. Eddie House-BOS .660

Effective Field Goal Pct

1. Marcin Gortat-ORL .654
2. Eddie House-BOS .636
3. Chris Andersen-DEN .630
4. Erick Dampier-DAL .611
5. Trevor Ariza-LAL .605

Offensive Rebound Pct

1. Paul Millsap-UTA 14.3
2. Dwight Howard-ORL 13.8
3. Ben Wallace-CLE 13.6
4. Joel Przybilla-POR 13.6
5. Anderson Varejao-CLE 13.0

Defensive Rebound Pct

1. Dwight Howard-ORL 35.1
2. Carlos Boozer-UTA 34.8
3. Samuel Dalembert-PHI 34.4
4. Yao Ming-HOU 28.1
5. Udonis Haslem-MIA 27.6

Total Rebound Pct

1. Dwight Howard-ORL 24.5
2. Carlos Boozer-UTA 20.4
3. Joakim Noah-CHI 19.8
4. Udonis Haslem-MIA 18.9
5. Kendrick Perkins-BOS 18.8

Assist Pct

1. Chris Paul-NOH 60.2
2. Tony Parker-SAS 46.6
3. Deron Williams-UTA 43.3
4. Rajon Rondo-BOS 40.9
5. LeBron James-CLE 39.5

Steal Pct

1. Mario Chalmers-MIA 5.0
2. Andrei Kirilenko-UTA 4.2
3. Chuck Hayes-HOU 4.1
4. Anthony Carter-DEN 3.4
5. Rajon Rondo-BOS 3.2

Block Pct

1. Chris Andersen-DEN 8.4
2. Tyrus Thomas-CHI 7.6
3. Joel Przybilla-POR 6.3
4. Kendrick Perkins-BOS 6.0
5. Dwight Howard-ORL 5.3

Turnover Pct

1. Linas Kleiza-DEN 2.5
2. Ben Gordon-CHI 4.8
3. Brandon Bass-DAL 5.2
4. Zydrunas Ilgauskas-CLE 5.6
5. Maurice Evans-ATL 5.6

Usage Pct

1. Tony Parker-SAS 39.1
2. Dwyane Wade-MIA 37.2
3. LeBron James-CLE 36.4
4. Brandon Roy-POR 33.1
5. Kobe Bryant-LAL 32.9

Offensive Rating

1. James Jones-MIA 152.0
2. Chris Andersen-DEN 135.9
3. Brandon Bass-DAL 135.3
4. Chauncey Billups-DEN 134.5
5. Linas Kleiza-DEN 133.4

Defensive Rating

1. Dwight Howard-ORL 98.4
2. LeBron James-CLE 99.6
3. Marcin Gortat-ORL 99.7
4. Chuck Hayes-HOU 99.8
5. Anderson Varejao-CLE 100.1

Offensive Win Shares

1. LeBron James-CLE 3.7
2. Kobe Bryant-LAL 3.3
3. Chauncey Billups-DEN 2.8
4. Pau Gasol-LAL 2.6
5. Dwight Howard-ORL 2.6

Defensive Win Shares

1. Dwight Howard-ORL 1.9
2. Pau Gasol-LAL 1.6
3. Kobe Bryant-LAL 1.4
4. Lamar Odom-LAL 1.3
5. Rashard Lewis-ORL 1.2

Win Shares

1. LeBron James-CLE 4.8
2. Kobe Bryant-LAL 4.7
3. Dwight Howard-ORL 4.5
4. Pau Gasol-LAL 4.3
5. Chauncey Billups-DEN 3.2