Real Player Ratings for the 2009 East Final, Game 5: Cavaliers 112 Magic 102

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.

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.

EAST FINAL 2009 GAME ONE
MAY 28, 2009 IN CLEVELAND, OH
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS 112 ORLANDO MAGIC 102
ORLANDO LEADS THE SERIES 3-2

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

MAGIC BASIC REAL PLAYER RATINGS
Dwight Howard, C 0.771
Hedo Turkoglu, SF 0.753
Rashard Lewis, PF 0.555
Mickael Pietrus, SF 0.508
Anthony Johnson, PG 0.454
Marcin Gortat, C 0.419
Courtney Lee, SG 0.340
Rafer Alston, PG -0.046

CAVALIERS BASIC REAL PLAYER RATINGS
LeBron James, SF 1.317
Zydrunas Ilgauskas, C 0.771
Mo Williams, PG 0.648
Daniel Gibson, PG 0.604
Anderson Varejao, PF 0.435
Delonte West, SG 0.283
Ben Wallace, PF 0.233
Wally Szczerbiak, SG 0.071


COMBINED SORT BASIC REAL PLAYER RATINGS
LeBron James, CLE SF 1.317
Zydrunas Ilgauskas, CLE C 0.771
Dwight Howard, ORL C 0.771
Hedo Turkoglu, ORL SF 0.753
Mo Williams, CLE PG 0.648
Daniel Gibson, CLE PG 0.604
Rashard Lewis, ORL PF 0.555
Mickael Pietrus, ORL SF 0.508
Anthony Johnson, ORL PG 0.454
Anderson Varejao, CLE PF 0.435
Marcin Gortat, ORL C 0.419
Courtney Lee, ORL SG 0.340
Delonte West, CLE SG 0.283
Ben Wallace, CLE PF 0.233
Wally Szczerbiak, CLE SG 0.071
Rafer Alston, ORL PG -0.046

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

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

MAGIC REAL PLAYER PRODUCTION
Hedo Turkoglu, SF 32.38
Dwight Howard, C 28.52
Rashard Lewis, PF 22.75
Courtney Lee, SG 11.90
Mickael Pietrus, SF 11.69
Anthony Johnson, PG 8.63
Marcin Gortat, C 4.60
Rafer Alston, PG -1.30

CAVALIERS REAL PLAYER PRODUCTION
LeBron James, SF 60.57
Mo Williams, PG 27.21
Zydrunas Ilgauskas, C 20.82
Daniel Gibson, PG 13.28
Anderson Varejao, PF 12.62
Delonte West, SG 11.62
Ben Wallace, PF 3.73
Wally Szczerbiak, SG 0.99


COMBINED SORT REAL PLAYER PRODUCTION
LeBron James, CLE SF 60.57
Hedo Turkoglu, ORL SF 32.38
Dwight Howard, ORL C 28.52
Mo Williams, CLE PG 27.21
Rashard Lewis, ORL PF 22.75
Zydrunas Ilgauskas, CLE C 20.82
Daniel Gibson, CLE PG 13.28
Anderson Varejao, CLE PF 12.62
Courtney Lee, ORL SG 11.90
Mickael Pietrus, ORL SF 11.69
Delonte West, CLE SG 11.62
Anthony Johnson, ORL PG 8.63
Marcin Gortat, ORL C 4.60
Ben Wallace, CLE PF 3.73
Wally Szczerbiak, CLE SG 0.99
Rafer Alston, ORL PG -1.30

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

MAGIC OFFENSIVE SUB RATINGS
Hedo Turkoglu, SF 0.587
Dwight Howard, C 0.574
Mickael Pietrus, SF 0.568
Anthony Johnson, PG 0.369
Courtney Lee, SG 0.163
Rashard Lewis, PF 0.104
Marcin Gortat, C 0.007
Rafer Alston, PG -0.033

CAVALIERS OFFENSIVE SUB RATINGS
LeBron James, SF 0.980
Zydrunas Ilgauskas, C 0.636
Mo Williams, PG 0.579
Daniel Gibson, PG 0.553
Anderson Varejao, PF 0.292
Delonte West, SG 0.168
Ben Wallace, PF 0.050
Wally Szczerbiak, SG 0.026


COMBINED SORT OFFENSIVE SUB RATINGS
LeBron James, CLE SF 0.980
Zydrunas Ilgauskas, CLE C 0.636
Hedo Turkoglu, ORL SF 0.587
Mo Williams, CLE PG 0.579
Dwight Howard, ORL C 0.574
Mickael Pietrus, ORL SF 0.568
Daniel Gibson, CLE PG 0.553
Anthony Johnson, ORL PG 0.369
Anderson Varejao, CLE PF 0.292
Delonte West, CLE SG 0.168
Courtney Lee, ORL SG 0.163
Rashard Lewis, ORL PF 0.104
Ben Wallace, CLE PF 0.050
Wally Szczerbiak, CLE SG 0.026
Marcin Gortat, ORL C 0.007
Rafer Alston, ORL PG -0.033

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

MAGIC DEFENSIVE SUB RATINGS
Rashard Lewis, PF 0.451
Marcin Gortat, C 0.412
Dwight Howard, C 0.196
Courtney Lee, SG 0.177
Hedo Turkoglu, SF 0.166
Anthony Johnson, PG 0.085
Rafer Alston, PG -0.014
Mickael Pietrus, SF -0.060

CAVALIERS DEFENSIVE SUB RATINGS
LeBron James, SF 0.337
Ben Wallace, PF 0.183
Anderson Varejao, PF 0.143
Zydrunas Ilgauskas, C 0.136
Delonte West, SG 0.115
Mo Williams, PG 0.069
Daniel Gibson, PG 0.050
Wally Szczerbiak, SG 0.044


COMBINED SORT DEFENSIVE SUB RATINGS
Rashard Lewis, ORL PF 0.451
Marcin Gortat, ORL C 0.412
LeBron James, CLE SF 0.337
Dwight Howard, ORL C 0.196
Ben Wallace, CLE PF 0.183
Courtney Lee, ORL SG 0.177
Hedo Turkoglu, ORL SF 0.166
Anderson Varejao, CLE PF 0.143
Zydrunas Ilgauskas, CLE C 0.136
Delonte West, CLE SG 0.115
Anthony Johnson, ORL PG 0.085
Mo Williams, CLE PG 0.069
Daniel Gibson, CLE PG 0.050
Wally Szczerbiak, CLE SG 0.044
Rafer Alston, ORL PG -0.014
Mickael Pietrus, ORL SF -0.060

-----------------------------------------
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.