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Camakazee's neat-o stats of the night.

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you should add that Delonte took 8 3's this game the most since december 30th. Since that time he has become more of a slasher rather than 3point shooter. Lebron's ball dominance translated into more 3 point opportunities.
 
Re: Bob2the2nd's neat-o stats of the night.

Reasons to feel good:

The magic shot better last night than the cavs have allowed an opponent to shoot all post season.
The magic were only averaging 45.8% shooting in the playoffs before shooting 55% last night (2nd highest shooting percentage of the playoffs for them)
Every other time the magic shot over 50% in the playoffs they won by at least 19 (3 other times), last night they won by 1.

I think these numbers should go under "reasons to feel bad." :eek:

(although I follow your point if the Magic regress to their average...)
 
Re: Bob2the2nd's neat-o stats of the night.

edit i thought camakazee was on vacation somewhere, turns out he isnt, feel free to steal any of the stats i used camakazee

:chuckles: The vacation isn't scheduled until the week of the 21st, after the finals are finished. It's meant to be celebratory (hopefully), but it is in Florida :shifty:

No problem, though. Actually I encourage people to add on information so good work. I was at the game last night and didn't get back til late, but I have some stuff that I can put up in a little bit.
 
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Time for Camakazee's neat-o stats of the night.

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Round 3 Game 1 Vs. Magic

As most of you know, after a loss I typically run with my "the good, the bad, the ugly" format. However, after witnessing most of the posts/threads last night, I don't know how many people could stomach two sections of bad stats the morning after. It's like waking up to drink some more warm liquor after putting a night of tequila and vomiting behind you. So, while I won't sugarcoat last night's game, here is a look at some more positive/neutral stats.

Looking Ahead.

Without a doubt, Cleveland must now shift its focus to Friday night in an effort to salvage the first two games of the series. While a game two win is hardly means for celebration after dropping game one, it will put the Cavs back in good standings. Here is a look at some of the Orlando Magic's tendencies:

- While they have had success on the road this postseason (away record: 5-3), after their first road win of the series, the Magic have managed to lose the following game each time so far. Additionally, they have lost a home game in each playoff series.

- Similarly, the Magic have managed to lose one of their only two back-to-back home games in a series each time thus far. Here is a closer look at how they play in their first two home games of a series:

Record: 2-2.

Orlando: 101.3 points per game on 144-306 (47.1%) shooting.

Opponent: 94.5 points per game on 148-306 (48.4%) shooting.

- Finally, the biggest problem the Magic have following a road win appears to be their defense the following game. After stealing game one in Boston last round (holding the Celtics to 38.5% shooting and only 90 points), they found themselves unable to respond defensively in game two (surrendering 112 points on 51.3% shooting).

Comparative Analysis.

While mentioning this year's Celtics, I find it important to mention last year's Celtics team as well. After going undefeated in the first two rounds at home (8-0), they appeared to be the best home team in the playoffs. However, after a game two loss in the eastern conference finals, the Celtics found themselves tied after two games for the first time that postseason. Here are some notables from last year's eastern conference finals:

- Record after the first two games: 1-1 (Cleveland: 0-1 after one).

- Boston's road record at that point: 0-6 (Cleveland: 4-0).

- Most points the Celtics surrendered in the ECF: 103 (game 2 loss). The 107 points the Cavaliers surrendered in game 1 of the ECF was their most in the entire postseason, by 22 points.

- Points allowed by the Celtics in the first two games: 91 points (record: 1-1).

- Points allowed by Boston the following four games: 89.3 points (record: 3-1).

Ultimately, teams losing one of the first two home games of the conference finals isn't anything new. In fact, five of the last seven NBA Champions have lost one of their first two home games in the conference finals that year. Here is a closer look at the last team to lose a game one at home in the conference finals, yet advance to win the NBA championship, the 2002-03 Spurs:

- Opponent's points per game in first two rounds (12 games): 89.4 points per game (CLE: 78.1 points per game).

- Points allowed in game one of the conference finals: 113 (most points allowed all postseason. CLE: 107 points, most allowed so far this postseason).

- Points allowed in game two of the conference finals: 106 (win).

- Games it took San Antonio to win: Six (4-2).

- Points per game allowed in remaining five games after game one: 93 points per game.

Things worth noting.

- Last night marked the third straight game one this postseason that the Cavaliers capped off the half with a buzzer beater. The first two required deep shots by LeBron, while Mo took it back a little farther to match the same feat.

- After their last loss to Orlando (an embarrassing 29 point thrashing on their home court), the Cavs received a huge wake up call, winning the following five games straight. The first four wins were by double-digits, recording an average margin of victory of 18.3 points per game. It should also be noted that three out of those four opponents were playoff teams (San Antonio, Philadelphia, Boston).

- LeBron James scored a postseason career-high 49 points in the loss last night. In his first three postseasons, LeBron scored over 45 points in a game only once (46 games). This postseason he has accomplished the feat twice in only 9 games.

View from the other side:

- While this is the third time this postseason that Dwight Howard has scored at least 30 points in a game, it is the first time the Magic have won as a result.
 
LeBron is shooting 55% from the league in the playoffs! 5th in the league amongst the big men :eek:
 
Time for Camakazee's neat-o stats of the night.

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Round 3 Game 2 Vs. Magic

It was the Best of Times...

It was the worst of times, so the saying goes. If Charles Dickens was here today, he would not only see a tale of two cities, but perhaps a tale of two halves for each city. It came as a huge surprise to Cavs fans that after blowing a 16 point lead in game one, they almost took another loss after blowing a 23 point lead. Here is a look at the halftime splits:

1st halves of games one and two.

- Cavaliers - 119 points, Magic - 92 points (+27 points).

- Delonte West: 16 points, 5 assists, and 4 rebounds.

- Zydrunas Ilgauskas: 18 points and 18 rebounds.

2nd halves of games one and two.

- Cavaliers - 83 points, Magic - 110 points (-27 points).

- Delonte West: 7 points, 2 assists, and 2 rebounds.

- Zydrunas Ilgauskas: 4 points and 7 rebounds.

Lastly, not to fuel any of the debbie downers, but the Cavs had troubles playing a full game in Orlando during the regular season. There was, of course, the 29 point blowout, but there was also a troubling loss before that. Here is a look at that game compared to the two home games above:

- 1st Half: Cavaliers - 56, Magic - 55 (+1 point).

- 2nd Half: Cavaliers - 32, Magic - 44 (-12 points).

- Delonte West: DNP.

- Zydrunas Ilgauskas: DNP.

The King.

Now that all of the negative business is out of the way, it's time to pay respect to our game two hero, well, our everyday hero--LeBron James. Here are some LeBron James notables:

- With the miraculous last second fadeaway three pointer, LeBron James finished the game 1-3 from beyond the arc. He is now 17-36 (47.2%) from three in his last six games, marking a six game streak with at least one three pointer made. He is one game shy of tying his career record for most consecutive playoff games with a three pointer made, set at seven in the 2006 postseason (however he shot only 29% from three over that streak).

- One of the notables during the first three games of the Atlanta Hawks series was the fact that LeBron James was scoring a point a minute against his second round foe. After playing 84 minutes versus the Magic so far, LeBron has once again accomplished the feat, scoring 84 points in those two games. In his past six games, LeBron James has scored 219 points in 235 minutes of play.

- Finally, while LeBron has averaged fewer points on the road than at home, his all-around game may be the key to pushing the Cavaliers to victory in Orlando. Here are his home/road splits so far this postseason:

LeBron James at home (6 games): 35.3 points, 7.3 rebounds, 5.7 assists, and 0.7 block per game.

LeBron James on road (4 games): 33.8 points, 11.0 rebounds, 8.3 assists and 1.0 block per game.

View from the other side:

- While Rashard Lewis killed the Cavaliers with his three point shooting in games one and two (7-11 from three, 63.6%), Cavs fans can find peace in the fact that he hasn't been scorching his home nets so far this postseason. Here are his three point splits:

Lewis at home (6 games): 10-31 from three (32.3%).

Lewis on road (9 games): 18-41 from three (43.9%).


*Sorry it took me so long to get these up. Had to celebrate the birthday and rushed them today before a Memorial Day cookout.
 
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Time for Camakazee's neat-o stats of the night.

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Round 3 Game 3 Vs. Magic

A Different Day.

While I'm usually one of the last people to complain about lopsided officiating, the foul differential in game three cannot be overlooked. The Orlando Magic toted a double-digit advantage in both foul calls (10 fewer) and free throws (15 more) as they attempted 51 free throws in their Sunday night victory. The 51 free throws marks the second most in a game by the jumpshooting team this season (out of 98 regular/post season contests). The total free throws attempted is also 12 more than the total amount of free throws they shot in games one and two combined. Here are some more differential stats from last game:

- Prior to Sunday's game, the most free throws the Cavaliers allowed the other team in a game was 43 versus the Philadelphia 76ers in a game that saw several Cleveland starters sit out.

- Similarly, that game also saw their most personal fouls, 31, considering it was an overtime game that started no regular starters from the second half on. The Cavaliers committed 34 personal fouls on Sunday.

- Lastly, for those somehow claiming that the referees favored Cleveland in game three, here is a look at how fast a team got in the penalty (5 fouls on the other team):

1st Q: Neither team in penalty.

2nd Q: Magic in penalty first with 5:22 left (Turkoglu shoots).

3rd Q: Magic in penalty first with 5:50 left (Alston shoots).

4th Q: Magic in penalty first with 6:03 left (Turkoglu shoots).

- Unfortunately, this has become a growing trend this series that the Magic have capitalized on. One disturbing fact is that out of the 8 quarters that a team has reached the penalty so far this series, the Magic have been the first team six out of those eight times (reaching it with over five minutes left on four of those occasions). Furthermore, so far this series the Magic have shot 36 free throws in the penalty off of personal fouls compared to only 12 from the Cavaliers (note: excludes free throws from shooting fouls, technical free throws, and flagrant free throws, regardless of whether or not a team is in the penalty).

Turnover a New Leaf.

It would irresponsible of me to solely blame the officials and not present other sides of the story, however. One of those stories was the poor play by the backcourt in regard to taking care of the ball. Here are some turnover stats from the series:

- On Sunday the Cavaliers committed an unforgivable 15 turnovers, giving the Magic the edge in points off of turnovers. Between the one through three starters, Mo, Delonte, and LeBron, 11 turnovers were committed alone. To put that into perspective, those three players had 11 turnovers combined in the three game 1's of each series (2, 5, and 4 turnovers). So my advice would be to act like the series is 0-0 with a start-over mentality.

- Each game has gotten progressively worse in regards to the turnover game. In the first game, the Cavaliers committed only 5 turnovers to the Magic's 13 (+8). In game two, the Cavs committed the same amount as the Magic, 12 turnovers (0). Then, on Sunday, the Cavaliers recorded 15 turnovers to Orlando's 13 (-2).

- The good news, however, is that in the 22 occurrences during the regular and postseason that the Cavaliers committed 15 or more turnovers (not including Sunday), they committed fewer turnovers in the following game 17 times (77.3% of the time, 100% in the playoffs so far). Furthermore, the +/- turnover result from the following game averages out to be -4.2 fewer turnovers (out of 22 games).

View from the other side:

- Magic forward Hedo Turkoglu recorded double digit points with one field goal for only the second time in his career (10 points vs. Sacramento in 2002).
 
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Sorry for getting these up so late. I've merged games four and five.


Time for Camakazee's neat-o stats of the night.

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Round 3 Game 4 Vs. Magic

Comeback.

After the game on Tuesday night it became very clear. Either the Cavaliers would become the ninth team in NBA history to come back from a 3-1 deficit, or they would be sent home prematurely. No Championship. No shot a Championship. One June game... if they were lucky. But while there were many pessimists, it was good to see the majority of RCF believe. Here is a look at the last team to survive a 3-1 start to the series compared to the Cavaliers:

2006 Phoenix Suns.

- Lost three games by a combined 14 points (one game by one point).

- Only win was by 5 points (first home game).

- Won remaining three games, winning their two home games by a combined 48 points.

2009 Cleveland Cavaliers.

- Lost three games by a combined 13 points (one game by one point).

- Only win was by 1 point (second home game).

- ??? (won first remaining home game by 10 points).

Heart & Soul.

Despite coming home to Cleveland without a road win, the Cavaliers certainly showed some grit and determination, especially at the end of game 4. Here are some notables:

- Delonte West and Mo Williams combined for their third highest combined point total of the postseason. Scoring 17 and 18 points, respectively, the duo also averages a combined 9.7 assists per game when they score 35+ points in the postseason. (Note: Game 5 marked the fourth time the duo scored a combined 35 or more points, but dropped their combined assist-per-game average to 8.5 in the four postseason games they have combined for at least 35 points)

- Delonte West also recorded a steal in games four and five, marking a seven game streak with at least one steal. Over those seven games he is averaging 1.3 steals per game, matching his average so far this postseason. Delonte has had at least one steal in 11 of the 13 playoff games played so far.

- With 44 points and 12 rebounds, LeBron James' postseason has been so spectacular that game four marked the second time he recorded at least those numbers (47 and 12 in game 3 at Atlanta). Furthermore, in his 13 postseason games, James has recorded at least 36 points and 12 rebounds on five separate occasions (38.5% of his games played).

View from the other side:

- With 17 points off of the pine, Orlando reserve Mickael Pietrus tied his career playoff high. All four times he has scored 17 points in the playoffs have come within the past two rounds.




Time for Camakazee's neat-o stats of the night.

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Round 3 Game 5 Vs. Magic

More to Come.

With their backs still firmly placed against the wall, the Cleveland Cavaliers hope that by beating the Magic to Orlando after game 5 that means they'll draw a similar result in game 6. Here is a look at how the Cavaliers play when everything is on the line:

- LeBron James once again showed the city of Cleveland what he does when the series is on the line. He recorded his fist triple double this postseason and the fourth of his postseason career. His 14 rebounds and 12 assists were also his highest totals so far this postseason.

- After last night's game, LeBron James is now tied for second for most consecutive 25+ point postseason games since 1980. Last night was his 16th straight game, tying Michael Jordan's longest streak.

- The Cavs are now 2-1 in playoff elimination games over the past two seasons. The one common factor over these games has been the unbelievable play of LeBron James. Here is a closer look:

LeBron James (3 games): 38.0 points, 10.3 rebounds, 8.0 assists, and 1.7 steals per game, in all out attack mode shooting an average of 17.7 free throws per game in these elimination games.

- Lastly, while LeBron's elimination game stats are unreal, it would be irresponsible to not mention another Cavalier that showed up in those three games. Aside from LeBron, Delonte West is the only other Cavalier to score in double figures all three times (although Mo and Boobie weren't available for two of the games to be fair). Similarly, Delonte West and Joe Smith are the only two Cavaliers to shoot 46.2% or better in all three games. Here are Delonte's stats from those elimination games:

Delonte West (3 games): 12.7 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 2.7 assists on 14-28 (50%) shooting, including 4-9 (44.4%) from three.

Showing Up When it Counts.

For Cavs fans, the first half of game 5 had an all-too-familiar feeling. Just as in games one and two, the Cavs built a seemingly untouchable lead (22 points) only to forfeit it for the third straight home game. However, here is where the Cavaliers turned it around:

Games One and Two:

- Largest Lead: CLE - 23 points, ORL - 4 points.

- First Quarter (both games combined): CLE - 63, ORL - 35 (+14 points per game).

- Second Half (both games combined): CLE - 83, ORL - 110 (-13.5 points per game).

- Fourth Quarter (both games combined): CLE - 45, ORL - 55 (-10 points, -5 points per game).

Game Five:

- Largest Lead: CLE - 22 points, ORL - 8 points.

- First Quarter: CLE - 35, ORL - 18 (+17 points).

- Second Half: CLE - 56, ORL - 47 (+9 points).

- Fourth Quarter: CLE - 34, ORL - 23 (+11 points).

One interesting thing to note is as bad as the second half/fourth quarter was for the Cavaliers in the first two games, it was that good last night. In fact, the +11 in the fourth last night was enough to override the -10 in the fourth quarters of the first two games, meaning the Cavaliers are now +1 in home fourth quarters this series.

View from the other side:

- Magic guard Rafer Alston recorded his fewest points in a game, 3, since January. Alston was 8-16 (50%) from three in the two previous games in Orlando before going 1-7 (14.3%) in game five.
 
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Just a few things to give those who are interested a heads-up.

I'll still be doing stat write-ups for Cavs games this season, but instead of after every game I'll be moving to a weekly segment (most likely a new piece every Sunday). I'd like to try and get every game, but I just started working this year, so that combined with my classes will mean I would have almost no chance of doing it after every game (won't even get to see some games when I work nights :().

Anyway, there will also be an exciting new twist to my posts. In addition to posting them here (as has been requested in the past), I'll be posting them on a new blog that Glen and I have decided to create. Technically the blog is still unnamed, although we have a domain name in mind, so if anyone had a good site/blog name in mind feel free to share it (no 'camakazee's neat-o stats' since EJ showed up at my door in the offseason :shifty:). If there are some really good ideas for a new name I might actually open it up to a poll and the member with the winning name will get some massive rep points or something cool.

That's really all I have to say as far as an update goes, so feel free to leave some comments, questions, etc.
 
Just a few things to give those who are interested a heads-up.

I'll still be doing stat write-ups for Cavs games this season, but instead of after every game I'll be moving to a weekly segment (most likely a new piece every Sunday). I'd like to try and get every game, but I just started working this year, so that combined with my classes will mean I would have almost no chance of doing it after every game (won't even get to see some games when I work nights :().

Anyway, there will also be an exciting new twist to my posts. In addition to posting them here (as has been requested in the past), I'll be posting them on a new blog that Glen and I have decided to create. Technically the blog is still unnamed, although we have a domain name in mind, so if anyone had a good site/blog name in mind feel free to share it (no 'camakazee's neat-o stats' since EJ showed up at my door in the offseason :shifty:). If there are some really good ideas for a new name I might actually open it up to a poll and the member with the winning name will get some massive rep points or something cool.

That's really all I have to say as far as an update goes, so feel free to leave some comments, questions, etc.

I would say just call it Stat Addict, but people might think you're just obsessed with Amar'e.
 
cavstats.com? Something plain and simple, and easy to tell your friends.
 
cavstats.com? Something plain and simple, and easy to tell your friends.

Simple enough, but I wouldn't want to receive any sort of legal ramifications for trying to represent the views of a team I am not affiliated with (although this illegitimate, unsanctioned site is doing just fine :chuckles:). I think I've already got a decent domain name picked out, but it will have to remain top secret until a few weeks from now when everything is good to go.
 

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