Algorithm Predicts Celtics Will Beat Lakers

A point-analysis metric developed by NBA statisticians and Lenovo Group Ltd. engineers predicts that the Boston Celtics will exhausted the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA Finals based on the statistically above play of Boston’s 5 top players if they accept aggregate the cloister in the playoffs. The Finals started Thursday night with Boston acceptable the aboriginal bold in the best-of-seven series.

Lenovo Stat, a plus/minus algorithm featured on NBA.com, shows that Boston should win the alternation because the Celtics’ top players accept had a bigger aftereffect on the aftereffect of their amateur compared with the Lakers’ accomplished 5 scorers. The stats apparatus calculates the point cogwheel of how a amateur or aggregate of players performs if its on the court, said Michael Gliedman, chief carnality admiral and CIO of National Basketball Association Inc.

The Boston Celtics continued their perfect reign last night, by beating the Miami Heat 92-91.The Celtics have not lost a game with their new stars Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen on their roster.
Nonetheless last night was a bit of a nail-biter because Boston actually blew a 15-point lead in the fourth quarter but won it on a Paul Pierce lay-up with 25 seconds left on the clock.
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The NBA fined Charlotte Bobcats part-owner Michael Jordan $15,000 for discussing Texas freshman Kevin Durant during an interview last week.

Team coaches and executives are barred from talking about underclassmen who have yet to declare for the NBA draft. But in an interview with The Charlotte Observer last Tuesday, Jordan said he was interested in versatile players and added, “The kid who may present that is the kid in Texas. (He) may have that because he has all the right signs.” (more…)

The Suns extended one of the best stretches in franchise history. The 76ers remained stuck in a dismal one, on the trade front and the basketball court. And by the end of the night, Kobe Bryant had yanked the headlines away from both of them with another sensational performance.

Bryant scored a season-high 53 points, and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied from a 21-point deficit to beat the Houston Rockets 112-101 in double overtime Friday night. (more…)

Atlanta Hawks center Zaza Pachulia (27), from Georgia, loses the ball while driving through Sacramento Kings defenders Ron Artest, left, and Shareef Abdur-Rahim (3) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Sacramento, Calif., on Sunday, Dec. 10, 2006.

Brad Miller scored a season-high 19 points and the Kings snapped a five-game losing steak with a 117-92 win over the
Atlanta Hawks on Sunday night.