Real Player Ratings for the 2009 East Final, Game 4: Magic 116 Cavaliers 114, Overtime

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 26, 2009 IN ORLANDO, FL
ORLANDO MAGIC 116 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS 114, OVERTIME
ORLANDO MAGIC LEAD SERIES 3-1

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

CAVALIERS BASIC REAL PLAYER RATINGS
LeBron James, SF 0.906
Ben Wallace, PF 0.836
Delonte West, SG 0.710
Zydrunas Ilgauskas, C 0.577
Anderson Varejao, PF 0.491
Mo Williams, PG 0.425
Daniel Gibson, PG 0.348
Wally Szczerbiak, SG -0.196

MAGIC BASIC REAL PLAYER RATINGS
Dwight Howard, C 0.983
Rafer Alston, PG 0.879
Hedo Turkoglu, SF 0.499
Courtney Lee, SG 0.400
Rashard Lewis, PF 0.361
Mickael Pietrus, SF 0.323
Anthony Johnson, PG 0.281


COMBINED SORT BASIC REAL PLAYER RATINGS
Dwight Howard, ORL C 0.983
LeBron James, CLE SF 0.906
Rafer Alston, ORL PG 0.879
Ben Wallace, CLE PF 0.836
Delonte West, CLE SG 0.710
Zydrunas Ilgauskas, CLE C 0.577
Hedo Turkoglu, ORL SF 0.499
Anderson Varejao, CLE PF 0.491
Mo Williams, CLE PG 0.425
Courtney Lee, ORL SG 0.400
Rashard Lewis, ORL PF 0.361
Daniel Gibson, CLE PG 0.348
Mickael Pietrus, ORL SF 0.323
Anthony Johnson, ORL PG 0.281
Wally Szczerbiak, CLE SG -0.196

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 44.39
Delonte West, SG 33.35
Mo Williams, PG 19.96
Zydrunas Ilgauskas, C 19.03
Ben Wallace, PF 13.38
Anderson Varejao, PF 12.77
Daniel Gibson, PG 7.31
Wally Szczerbiak, SG -4.12

MAGIC REAL PLAYER PRODUCTION
Dwight Howard, C 48.15
Rafer Alston, PG 32.54
Hedo Turkoglu, SF 21.46
Rashard Lewis, PF 16.58
Mickael Pietrus, SF 12.92
Courtney Lee, SG 10.40
Anthony Johnson, PG 4.22


COMBINED SORT REAL PLAYER PRODUCTION
Dwight Howard, ORL C 48.15
LeBron James, CLE SF 44.39
Delonte West, CLE SG 33.35
Rafer Alston, ORL PG 32.54
Hedo Turkoglu, ORL SF 21.46
Mo Williams, CLE PG 19.96
Zydrunas Ilgauskas, CLE C 19.03
Rashard Lewis, ORL PF 16.58
Ben Wallace, CLE PF 13.38
Mickael Pietrus, ORL SF 12.92
Anderson Varejao, CLE PF 12.77
Courtney Lee, ORL SG 10.40
Daniel Gibson, CLE PG 7.31
Anthony Johnson, ORL PG 4.22
Wally Szczerbiak, CLE SG -4.12

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OFFENSIVE SUB RATINGS
All Tracked Offensive Plays

CAVALIERS OFFENSIVE SUB RATINGS
LeBron James, SF 0.630
Delonte West, SG 0.568
Ben Wallace, PF 0.479
Zydrunas Ilgauskas, C 0.429
Daniel Gibson, PG 0.333
Mo Williams, PG 0.230
Anderson Varejao, PF 0.229
Wally Szczerbiak, SG -0.178

MAGIC OFFENSIVE SUB RATINGS
Rafer Alston, PG 0.792
Dwight Howard, C 0.607
Hedo Turkoglu, SF 0.409
Mickael Pietrus, SF 0.292
Rashard Lewis, PF 0.268
Anthony Johnson, PG 0.261
Courtney Lee, SG 0.257


COMBINED SORT OFFENSIVE SUB RATINGS
Rafer Alston, ORL PG 0.792
LeBron James, CLE SF 0.630
Dwight Howard, ORL C 0.607
Delonte West, CLE SG 0.568
Ben Wallace, CLE PF 0.479
Zydrunas Ilgauskas, CLE C 0.429
Hedo Turkoglu, ORL SF 0.409
Daniel Gibson, CLE PG 0.333
Mickael Pietrus, ORL SF 0.292
Rashard Lewis, ORL PF 0.268
Anthony Johnson, ORL PG 0.261
Courtney Lee, ORL SG 0.257
Mo Williams, CLE PG 0.230
Anderson Varejao, CLE PF 0.229
Wally Szczerbiak, CLE SG -0.178

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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
Ben Wallace, PF 0.358
LeBron James, SF 0.276
Anderson Varejao, PF 0.262
Mo Williams, PG 0.195
Zydrunas Ilgauskas, C 0.147
Delonte West, SG 0.141
Daniel Gibson, PG 0.015
Wally Szczerbiak, SG -0.018

MAGIC DEFENSIVE SUB RATINGS
Dwight Howard, C 0.376
Courtney Lee, SG 0.143
Rashard Lewis, PF 0.092
Hedo Turkoglu, SF 0.090
Rafer Alston, PG 0.087
Mickael Pietrus, SF 0.031
Anthony Johnson, PG 0.020


COMBINED SORT DEFENSIVE SUB RATINGS
Dwight Howard, ORL C 0.376
Ben Wallace, CLE PF 0.358
LeBron James, CLE SF 0.276
Anderson Varejao, CLE PF 0.262
Mo Williams, CLE PG 0.195
Zydrunas Ilgauskas, CLE C 0.147
Courtney Lee, ORL SG 0.143
Delonte West, CLE SG 0.141
Rashard Lewis, ORL PF 0.092
Hedo Turkoglu, ORL SF 0.090
Rafer Alston, ORL PG 0.087
Mickael Pietrus, ORL SF 0.031
Anthony Johnson, ORL PG 0.020
Daniel Gibson, CLE PG 0.015
Wally Szczerbiak, CLE SG -0.018

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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.