NBA Graphs

20091107.Atlanta.Denver
Atlanta’s starting five, Bibby-Williams-Smith-Horford-Johnson, is playing well together. Denver couldn’t match up without Kenyon Martin.

20091107.Sacramento.Utah
Sacramento’s Tyreke Evans head-to-head against Utah’s Deron Williams. Advantage: Evans.

20091107.New Jersey.Boston
Celtics have issues with the Garnett-Wallace-Pierce-Rondo-Allen lineup, seeing it outscored by a New jersey group of Simmons-Lopez-Boone-Alston-Williams. The Boston strategic counter, bringing in Scalabrine for Pierce, worked and he played a big role in putting the game away.

20091107.Memphis.Los Angeles
4th Quarter comeback by Clippers appears to have keyed by Craig Smith’s work against Grizzlies Zach Randolph.

20091107.Toronto.Dallas
Toronto could not match up with Dallas’ Jason Terry off the bench. The Mavericks were smart to start Terry in the 2nd Half and put the game away.

20091107.Charlotte.Chicago
Game turned for Chicago in the late-3rd, early-4th Quarter when Derrick Rose was out of the game, and Kirk Heinrich and Brad Miller playing.

20091107.New York.Milwaukee
Bucks quick 1st Quarter sub of Ilyasova for Warrick got them a big lead out of the gate.

20091106.New Orleans.Toronto
For Toronto, Bargnani, Bosh, and Turkoglu found something that worked in the 2nd Quarter, and went back to it in the 3rd. For New Orleans, that something that Toronto found appears to have involved Wright, Okafor, and West.

20091106.Memphis.Los Angeles
DJ Mbenga and Josh Powell played center for Los Angeles, yet no major negative effects. And Ron Artest was effective, more than neutralizing Memphis’ Rudy Gay.

20091106.Houston.Oklahoma City
Houston depth provides the crucial advantage. Daryl Morey beats Sam Presti.