Real Player Ratings for the 2009 East Final, Game 6: Magic 103 Cavaliers 90

Editorial Notice: Quest for the Ring will be between now and the end of 2009 providing a complete Real Player Rating Series Report, like the one below, for each and every 2009 West Final game, for each and every 2009 East Final game, and for each game in the 2009 NBA Final Series. The Mavericks-Nuggets West Semifinal series is also being covered this way in full.

Following the posting of the Real Player Ratings Series Reports, we will post the Real Game Ratings Reports for all of these games. Following these Real Game Ratings, which were just created in the spring of 2009 and which have hardly appeared on Quest at all yet, we will pick some games to focus on for full scale text Reports. In the text reports, we will of course as appropriate make use of and link back to the completed performance measure reports.

Quest for the Ring, as of spring 2009, has realistically and strategically decided to concentrate its advanced performance measurement, reporting, and analysis capabilities on the games that matter the most each year in the NBA: the conference final games and the NBA Championship games.

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EAST FINAL 2009 GAME ONE
MAY 30, 2009 IN ORLANDO, FL
ORLANDO MAGIC 103 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS 90
ORLANDO MAGIC WIN THE SERIES 4-2

BASIC REAL PLAYER RATINGS
The adjustment for hidden defending is not valid for individual games

CAVALIERS BASIC REAL PLAYER RATINGS
LeBron James, SF 0.627
Mo Williams, PG 0.610
Delonte West, SG 0.573
Ben Wallace, PF 0.529
Anderson Varejao, PF 0.483
Zydrunas Ilgauskas, C 0.251
Daniel Gibson, PG 0.070
Wally Szczerbiak, SG -0.121

MAGIC BASIC REAL PLAYER RATINGS
Dwight Howard, C 1.309
Mickael Pietrus, SF 0.715
Rashard Lewis, PF 0.697
Rafer Alston, PG 0.442
Courtney Lee, SG 0.399
Hedo Turkoglu, SF 0.327
Anthony Johnson, PG 0.296
Marcin Gortat, C 0.276


COMBINED SORT BASIC REAL PLAYER RATINGS
Dwight Howard, ORL C 1.309
Mickael Pietrus, ORL SF 0.715
Rashard Lewis, ORL PF 0.697
LeBron James, CLE SF 0.627
Mo Williams, CLE PG 0.610
Delonte West, CLE SG 0.573
Ben Wallace, CLE PF 0.529
Anderson Varejao, CLE PF 0.483
Rafer Alston, ORL PG 0.442
Courtney Lee, ORL SG 0.399
Hedo Turkoglu, ORL SF 0.327
Anthony Johnson, ORL PG 0.296
Marcin Gortat, ORL C 0.276
Zydrunas Ilgauskas, CLE C 0.251
Daniel Gibson, CLE PG 0.070
Wally Szczerbiak, CLE SG -0.121

EVALUATION SCALE FOR BASIC REAL PLAYER RATINGS FOR A SINGLE GAME
Perfect for all Practical Purposes / Major Historic Super Star 1.100 and more
Historic Super Star 1.000 1.099
Super Star 0.900 0.999
A Star Player / A Well Above Normal Starter 0.800 0.899
Very Good Player: A Solid Starter 0.700 0.799
Major Role Player / Good Enough to Start 0.600 0.699
Good Role Player / Often a Good 6th Man 0.500 0.599
Satisfactory Role Player 0.425 0.499
Marginal Role Player 0.350 0.424
Poor Player 0.275 0.349
Very Poor Player 0.200 0.274
Extremely Poor Player .199 and less

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REAL PLAYER PRODUCTION
Basic Real Player Production
The adjustment for hidden defending is not valid for individual games

CAVALIERS REAL PLAYER PRODUCTION
LeBron James, SF 28.21
Delonte West, SG 26.36
Mo Williams, PG 23.78
Anderson Varejao, PF 15.92
Ben Wallace, PF 7.41
Zydrunas Ilgauskas, C 5.52
Daniel Gibson, PG 1.48
Wally Szczerbiak, SG -1.70

MAGIC REAL PLAYER PRODUCTION
Dwight Howard, C 53.68
Rashard Lewis, PF 28.56
Mickael Pietrus, SF 25.03
Rafer Alston, PG 16.78
Hedo Turkoglu, SF 12.44
Courtney Lee, SG 11.98
Anthony Johnson, PG 3.26
Marcin Gortat, C 1.93


COMBINED SORT REAL PLAYER PRODUCTION
Dwight Howard, ORL C 53.68
Rashard Lewis, ORL PF 28.56
LeBron James, CLE SF 28.21
Delonte West, CLE SG 26.36
Mickael Pietrus, ORL SF 25.03
Mo Williams, CLE PG 23.78
Rafer Alston, ORL PG 16.78
Anderson Varejao, CLE PF 15.92
Hedo Turkoglu, ORL SF 12.44
Courtney Lee, ORL SG 11.98
Ben Wallace, CLE PF 7.41
Zydrunas Ilgauskas, CLE C 5.52
Anthony Johnson, ORL PG 3.26
Marcin Gortat, ORL C 1.93
Daniel Gibson, CLE PG 1.48
Wally Szczerbiak, CLE SG -1.70

============== SUB RATINGS ==============
OFFENSIVE SUB RATINGS
All Tracked Offensive Plays

CAVALIERS OFFENSIVE SUB RATINGS
Mo Williams, PG 0.612
LeBron James, SF 0.501
Ben Wallace, PF 0.401
Delonte West, SG 0.377
Anderson Varejao, PF 0.356
Daniel Gibson, PG 0.103
Zydrunas Ilgauskas, C -0.134
Wally Szczerbiak, SG -0.144

MAGIC OFFENSIVE SUB RATINGS
Dwight Howard, C 1.132
Mickael Pietrus, SF 0.586
Rashard Lewis, PF 0.366
Anthony Johnson, PG 0.268
Hedo Turkoglu, SF 0.252
Courtney Lee, SG 0.225
Rafer Alston, PG 0.209
Marcin Gortat, C 0.000


COMBINED SORT OFFENSIVE SUB RATINGS
Dwight Howard, ORL C 1.132
Mo Williams, CLE PG 0.612
Mickael Pietrus, ORL SF 0.586
LeBron James, CLE SF 0.501
Ben Wallace, CLE PF 0.401
Delonte West, CLE SG 0.377
Rashard Lewis, ORL PF 0.366
Anderson Varejao, CLE PF 0.356
Anthony Johnson, ORL PG 0.268
Hedo Turkoglu, ORL SF 0.252
Courtney Lee, ORL SG 0.225
Rafer Alston, ORL PG 0.209
Daniel Gibson, CLE PG 0.103
Marcin Gortat, ORL C 0.000
Zydrunas Ilgauskas, CLE C -0.134
Wally Szczerbiak, CLE SG -0.144

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DEFENSIVE SUB RATINGS
All Tracked Defensive Plays
Does not include hidden defending because procedure is invalid at game level.

CAVALIERS DEFENSIVE SUB RATINGS
Zydrunas Ilgauskas, C 0.385
Delonte West, SG 0.196
Ben Wallace, PF 0.129
Anderson Varejao, PF 0.126
LeBron James, SF 0.126
Wally Szczerbiak, SG 0.022
Mo Williams, PG -0.002
Daniel Gibson, PG -0.033

MAGIC DEFENSIVE SUB RATINGS
Rashard Lewis, PF 0.331
Marcin Gortat, C 0.276
Rafer Alston, PG 0.233
Dwight Howard, C 0.178
Courtney Lee, SG 0.175
Mickael Pietrus, SF 0.129
Hedo Turkoglu, SF 0.075
Anthony Johnson, PG 0.028


COMBINED SORT DEFENSIVE SUB RATINGS
Zydrunas Ilgauskas, CLE C 0.385
Rashard Lewis, ORL PF 0.331
Marcin Gortat, ORL C 0.276
Rafer Alston, ORL PG 0.233
Delonte West, CLE SG 0.196
Dwight Howard, ORL C 0.178
Courtney Lee, ORL SG 0.175
Mickael Pietrus, ORL SF 0.129
Ben Wallace, CLE PF 0.129
Anderson Varejao, CLE PF 0.126
LeBron James, CLE SF 0.126
Hedo Turkoglu, ORL SF 0.075
Anthony Johnson, ORL PG 0.028
Wally Szczerbiak, CLE SG 0.022
Mo Williams, CLE PG -0.002
Daniel Gibson, CLE PG -0.033

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USER GUIDE
The Real Player Rating User Guide is a necessary reference for anyone who wants to truly understand the value of, the validity of, and the ways you can use the following measures. Moreover, you should become a regular visitor to Quest for the Ring if you want to get the full advantage of reading and using Real Player Ratings Series performance measures. The more you visit and check out ratings, the more quickly and easily you will be able to evaluate what you are seeing.