bison
09-18-2020, 06:54 PM
https://www.wsj.com/articles/alex-caruso-lebron-james-lakers-nba-playoffs-11600406618
Traditional statistics don’t suggest anything notable about Caruso, who averaged 5.5 points off the bench this season. But his impact on the game is captured by a metric called net rating, which calculates a team’s point differential per 100 possessions. The average net rating for NBA champions over the last two decades was 7.2 points, and the Lakers’ net rating of 5.6 points this season climbed to 8 points with James and Anthony Davis on the court.
It was 18.6 points when James and Caruso were together. They ranked No. 1 in the NBA by net rating.
But this wasn’t merely the league’s best combination. The extraordinary thing about their improbable partnership is that James had a higher net rating with Caruso than anyone in his career.
Caruso is the only player on the Lakers who can elevate his teammates like this :bowdown:
Traditional statistics don’t suggest anything notable about Caruso, who averaged 5.5 points off the bench this season. But his impact on the game is captured by a metric called net rating, which calculates a team’s point differential per 100 possessions. The average net rating for NBA champions over the last two decades was 7.2 points, and the Lakers’ net rating of 5.6 points this season climbed to 8 points with James and Anthony Davis on the court.
It was 18.6 points when James and Caruso were together. They ranked No. 1 in the NBA by net rating.
But this wasn’t merely the league’s best combination. The extraordinary thing about their improbable partnership is that James had a higher net rating with Caruso than anyone in his career.
Caruso is the only player on the Lakers who can elevate his teammates like this :bowdown: