The Legend of Kobe Bryant 2K12: Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty

[CoachGreg]

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Matchup Preview | December 6, 2011
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Houston Rockets (9-6, 4-3 Home)		Los Angeles Lakers (13-3, 4-2 Away)
Starting Lineups Kyle Lowry (6th year - Villanova) Point Guard Derek Fisher (16th year - Arkansas Little-Rock) Kevin Martin (8th year - Western Carolina) Shooting Guard Kobe Bryant (16th year - Lower Merion HS) Terrence Williams (3rd year - Louisville) Small Forward Ron Artest (13th year - St. John's (NY)) Luis Scola (5th year - Argentina) Power Forward Pau Gasol (11th year - Spain) Patrick Patterson (2nd year - Kentucky) Center Andrew Bynum (7th year - St. Joseph's HS (NJ)) Game Notes The Lakers travel to Houston for their first meeting of the season with the Rockets. The Rockets (9-6) have in first place in the Southwest Division despite having lost three straight. The Lakers (13-3) have won four straight, looking for their first five game winning streak of the season.

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Bryant goes off for 57 points as Lakers put offense in high hear over Rockets

HOUSTON, TX - Starting a three game road trip the Lakers took to the road to face the Houston Rockets for the first time this season. Entering the game both teams were in first place in their division, but the Lakers came in with a four game winning streak and the Rockets were in the midst of a three game losing streak. Kobe Bryant was in his zone tonight and nothing that Houston could do would deprive him of either getting to the basket or hitting jumper after jumper. Finishing with a season high 57 points, hitting 20-32 shots from the field and going 13-17 from the free throw line Kobe Bryant led the Lakers to a 117-113 victory out scoring the Rockets 71-63 in the second half. Derek Fisher added 11 points going 8-8 from the free throw line including hitting 6-6 in the final minutes of the game. Pau Gasol put up a double double with 10 points and 11 rebounds. Kevin Martin led the Rockets with a team high 35 points before fouling out in the final minute of the game. Martin hit 13-23 shots from the field including 5-10 from three point range. Luis Scola added 14 points and Terrence Williams added 13 points and 7 rebounds. The Lakers with the win have now won five straight games going into their next stop on the road, a match up that everyone is waiting for, against the Miami Heat on Thursday.

Los Angeles Lakers (14-3) at Houston Rockets (9-7)
Dec 6, 2011 1 2 3 4 Final Los Angeles 24 22 36 35 117 Houston 21 29 30 33 113 Top Performers Kobe Bryant - 57 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals Derek Fisher - 11 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals Kevin Martin - 35 points, 5 rebounds Luis Scola - 14 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks	Team Stats Comparison LAL HOU FG Made-Att 37-80 39-74 3PT Made-Att 8-25 6-15 FT Made-Att 35-41 29-33 Rebounds 38 38 Assists 14 21 Turnovers 3 10 Steals 6 3 Blocks 8 7
STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Ron Artest 35 4-9 1-5 0-0 6 2 1 0 1 9 Pau Gasol 37 2-9 0-0 6-6 11 1 0 4 0 10 Andrew Bynum 36 1-4 0-0 5-6 7 1 0 1 0 7 Kobe Bryant 35 20-32 4-8 13-17 2 2 2 0 1 57 Derek Fisher 33 1-10 1-7 8-8 2 3 2 0 1 11 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Lamar Odom 20 2-4 1-1 0-0 5 3 0 3 0 5 Steve Blake 16 3-6 0-3 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 6 Matt Barnes 16 2-3 1-1 0-0 2 1 0 0 0 5 Shannon Brown 14 2-3 0-0 3-4 2 0 0 0 0 7 Derrick Caracter 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Devin Ebanks -- DID NOT PLAY -- Darius Morris -- DID NOT PLAY -- Totals 240 37-80 8-25 35-41 38 14 6 8 3 117
STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Terrence Williams 34 5-10 0-2 3-4 7 4 1 0 1 13 Luis Scola 23 5-9 0-0 4-4 3 2 2 2 0 14 Patrick Patterson 28 2-5 0-0 3-4 6 0 0 2 2 7 Kevin Martin 36 13-23 5-10 4-4 5 0 0 0 0 35 Kyle Lowry 34 3-10 0-2 4-5 3 3 0 1 2 10 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Jonny Flynn 19 1-3 0-0 6-6 3 3 0 1 2 8 Chuck Hayes 17 1-1 0-0 2-2 2 2 0 0 2 4 Chase Budinger 16 3-3 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 6 Marcus Morris 13 2-3 0-0 0-0 4 0 0 1 0 4 Courtney Lee 12 3-3 1-1 3-4 2 3 0 0 0 10 Chandler Parsons 8 1-4 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 1 0 2 Jordan Hill 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 1 0 Totals 240 39-74 6-15 29-33 38 21 3 7 10 113

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Matchup Preview | December 8, 2011
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Miami Heat (10-6, 7-2 Home)		Los Angeles Lakers (14-3, 5-2 Away)
Starting Lineups Mario Chalmers (4th year - Kansas) Point Guard Derek Fisher (16th year - Arkansas Little-Rock) Dwyane Wade (9th year - Marquette) Shooting Guard Kobe Bryant (16th year - Lower Merion HS) LeBron James (9th year - St. Vincent Mary HS) Small Forward Ron Artest (13th year - St. John's (NY)) Chris Bosh (9th year - Georgia Tech) Power Forward Pau Gasol (11th year - Spain) Udonis Haslem (9th year - Florida) Center Andrew Bynum (7th year - St. Joseph's HS (NJ)) Game Notes The Lakers march into Miami for a much anticipated game against the Heat. The Lakers (14-3) are on a five game winning streak, their longest of the year coming off a 117-113 victory over the Rockets where Kobe Bryant put up a league high 57 points. The Heat (10-6) currently sit second in the Southeast Division and have won two straight, most recently a 113-89 win over the Pistons last Sunday.

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Quarter by Quarter Breakdown | December 8, 2011
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Miami Heat		Los Angeles Lakers
FIRST QUARTER Stats Comparison 29 Score 25 10-19 Field Goals 9-16 52% Field Goal Percentage 56% 2-2 Three Point Field Goals 1-1 100% Three Point Field Goal Percentage 100% 7-8 Free Throws 6-6 87% Free Throw Percentage 100% 2-7 Offensive Reb-Total Reb 2-8 6 Assists 6 5 Steals 0 1 Blocks 4 1 Turnovers 5 10 Points In The Paint 16 8 Bench Points 3 4 Second Chance Points 2 2 Fast Break Points 2 6 Points Off Turnovers 2

SECOND QUARTER Stats Comparison
26	Score	32
10-22	Field Goals	10-18
45%	Field Goal Percentage	55%
0-2	Three Point Field Goals	0-1
0%	Three Point Field Goal Percentage	0%
6-10	Free Throws	12-13
60%	Free Throw Percentage	92%
1-7	Offensive Reb-Total Reb	3-15
3	Assists	7
5	Steals	1
2	Blocks	2
2	Turnovers	5
14	Points In The Paint	18
12	Bench Points	13
0	Second Chance Points	4
2	Fast Break Points	4
4	Points Off Turnovers	2

THIRD QUARTER Stats Comparison
35	Score	27
11-21	Field Goals	11-19
52%	Field Goal Percentage	57%
0-2	Three Point Field Goals	1-4
0%	Three Point Field Goal Percentage	25%
5-8	Free Throws	12-15
62%	Free Throw Percentage	80%
2-9	Offensive Reb-Total Reb	2-11
7	Assists	5
2	Steals	4
1	Blocks	4
4	Turnovers	4
20	Points In The Paint	12
4	Bench Points	5
0	Second Chance Points	0
4	Fast Break Points	3
2	Points Off Turnovers	3

FOURTH QUARTER Stats Comparison
28	Score	26
10-19	Field Goals	10-22
52%	Field Goal Percentage	45%
0-1	Three Point Field Goals	0-2
0%	Three Point Field Goal Percentage	0%
8-10	Free Throws	6-7
80%	Free Throw Percentage	85%
1-12	Offensive Reb-Total Reb	1-9
6	Assists	3
4	Steals	0
3	Blocks	2
5	Turnovers	4
10	Points In The Paint	18
4	Bench Points	7
2	Second Chance Points	0
2	Fast Break Points	0
6	Points Off Turnovers	4

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Lakers foul trouble in second half costly in final stretch of the game against Heat

MIAMI, FL - It was the third meeting between the Heat and their big three against the dominant Western Conference Lakers, the first this season and a much anticipated preview of what many are saying is going to finally be the NBA Finals match up...Kobe vs. LeBron. Now over the last eight years the head to head record between LeBron andn Kobe has favored LeBron, but when it comes to playing in June and being the last man standing none other then Kobe Bryant stands on the top of that mountain still. A sell out crowd filled the AmericanAirlines Arena tonight and the Lakers and Heat did battle in a heated contest from start to finish and the fireworks didn't go off til the second half started. The Lakers holding a 57-55 lead at halftime came out and were immediately hit with a furious run by the Heat as both Gasol and Bynum picked up their fourth fouls and had to be delegated to the bench and watch the rest of the third. The Heat rushed out on a 17-6 run and captured the lead and would not give it up. While Gasol and Bynum sat on the sidelines, Kobe Bryant went to work with the Lakers down by as many as ten points in the quarter and he kept the Lakers within striking distance with the help of Lamar Odom, but in the end the Heat just proved to much and went on to a 118-110 victory. Kobe finished with a game high 45 points and dished out 7 assists and was an efficient 17-34 from the field and 10-12 from the line. Andrew Bynum had a strong first half, but foul trouble limited his minutes in the second half, but he still finished with a double double, 20 points and 11 rebounds plus 5 block shots. Gasol added 16 points, 5 rebounds and 3 block shots of his own before fouling out as well. Dwyane Wade poured in a team high 26 points along with 5 steals on the defensive end that had the Lakers commit 18 turnovers in the game and resulted in 18 steals for the Heat. Udonis Haslem added a double double with 19 points and 10 rebounds while Chris Bosh finished up with 18 points and 9 rebounds and James was held to 11 points, but did his damage elsewhere with 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks. Both teams shot with great efficiency from the field during the entire game with the Lakers finishing up 40-77 from the field and the Heat 41-79. The game was decided at the free throw line with the Heat hitting 33-43 and the Lakers going 29-34. The Lakers will finish up thisweek long three game road trip tomorrow against the Charlotte Bobcats.

Los Angeles Lakers (14-4) at Miami Heat (11-6)
Dec 8, 2011 1 2 3 4 Final Los Angeles 25 32 27 26 110 Miami 29 26 35 28 118 Top Performers Kobe Bryant - 45 points, 1 rebound, 7 assists Andrew Bynum - 20 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists, 5 blocks Dwyane Wade - 26 points, 3 rebounds, 5 steals Udonis Haslem - 19 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals	Team Stats Comparison LAL MIA FG Made-Att 40-77 41-79 3PT Made-Att 1-6 3-9 FT Made-Att 29-34 33-43 Rebounds 41 37 Assists 23 20 Turnovers 18 12 Steals 3 18 Blocks 9 10
STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Ron Artest 35 1-4 0-0 0-0 6 3 2 1 2 2 Pau Gasol 25 6-10 0-0 4-4 5 0 0 1 3 16 Andrew Bynum 33 7-12 0-0 6-8 11 4 0 5 1 20 Kobe Bryant 36 17-34 1-3 10-12 1 7 0 1 4 45 Derek Fisher 34 0-2 0-2 0-0 3 2 0 0 2 0 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Lamar Odom 23 6-8 0-0 4-5 6 2 0 1 3 16 Matt Barnes 17 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Steve Blake 15 0-3 0-1 2-2 2 1 0 0 1 2 Shannon Brown 13 3-4 0-0 1-1 2 3 0 0 2 7 Derrick Caracter 12 0-0 0-0 2-2 3 1 1 0 0 2 Devin Ebanks 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Darius Morris -- DID NOT PLAY -- Totals 240 40-77 1-6 29-34 41 23 3 9 18 110
STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS LeBron James 29 4-11 0-2 3-3 5 6 2 2 2 11 Chris Bosh 39 8-17 0-0 2-3 9 1 3 4 0 18 Udonis Haslem 30 8-12 0-0 3-4 10 2 2 1 2 19 Dwyane Wade 39 7-12 0-1 12-18 2 3 5 2 3 26 Mario Chalmers 32 4-9 0-1 7-8 2 1 2 0 3 15 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Mike Miller 18 1-3 0-1 0-0 0 1 2 0 1 2 Joel Anthony 15 0-1 0-0 0-0 4 0 0 1 0 0 Mike Bibby 15 4-7 2-2 4-5 1 2 0 0 0 14 James Jones 10 3-4 1-2 0-0 2 2 0 0 0 7 Juwan Howard 10 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 2 Norris Cole 7 1-2 0-0 2-2 0 1 0 0 1 4 Eddie House 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 1 0 0 0 Totals 240 41-79 3-9 33-43 37 20 18 10 12 118

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Matchup Preview | December 9, 2011
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Charlotte Bobcats (7-11, 5-4 Home)		Los Angeles Lakers (14-4, 5-3 Away)
Starting Lineups D.J. Augustin (4th year - Texas) Point Guard Derek Fisher (16th year - Arkansas Little-Rock) Gerald Henderson (3rd year - Duke) Shooting Guard Kobe Bryant (16th year - Lower Merion HS) Corey Maggette (13th year - Duke) Small Forward Ron Artest (13th year - St. John's (NY)) Tyrus Thomas (6th year - LSU) Power Forward Pau Gasol (11th year - Spain) Joel Przybilla (12th year - Minnesota) Center Andrew Bynum (7th year - St. Joseph's HS (NJ)) Game Notes The Lakers finish up their week long road trip taking on the Charlotte Bobcats. The Lakers (14-4) had their five game winning streak snapped last night after a 118-110 defeat to the Miami Heat. The Bobcats (7-11) have won three straight and are coming off a 91-87 victory over the Spurs Tuesday night. The Bobcats have won the last seasons here at home against the Lakers. Kobe Bryant is averaging 51.0 points per game over his last two on this road trip.

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Lakers once again have no answer for Charlotte as Bobcats come from behind

CHARLOTTE, NC - At some point they are going to be able to figure out how to beat a team. At some point they are going to be able to right all the wrongs over the past few years, but until then the Lakers are simply going to have to admit and come to terms with the fact that when it comes to the Charlotte Bobcats, the Bobcats just have the Lakers number. Only one other team in the league has a winning record against the Lakers in regular season history and that is the Boston Celtics, while the Bobcats simply have given the Lakers fits over the years especially in Charlotte. Overtime has become the theme when these two teams face off and tonight, it held true. Up by 16 points entering the fourth quarter, the Lakers allowed the Bobcats back in the game and almost let them pull off an incredible fourth quarter comeback, but D.J. Augustin's last second three point attempt was well short and sent the game into overtime where the Lakers looked like they have regained control only to see the Bobcats claw their way back to tie the game and force a second overtime and that is where D.J. Augustin went to work and provided the finish needed to hand the Lakers their second straight loss with a 105-101 victory in double overtime. The Lakers for the second straight game lost despite Kobe Bryant going off for another offensive performance, this time putting up 48 points along with 4 assists and 4 steals, but shot 16-40 from the field including 3-12 from three point range, but off set that with going 13-15 from the free throw line. Derek Fisher put in 13 points and grabbed 3 rebounds while both Andrew Bynum and Ron Artest had 12 points apiece in the loss. Pau Gasol was a non factor finishing up with just 4 points in 48 minutes played but did pull down a team high 14 rebounds. Gasol only had three field goal attempts the entire game. The Bobcats were led by point guard D.J. Augustin who finished with a team high 34 points along with 6 assists and was 13-14 from the free throw line in the fourth quarter and overtime periods. Corey Maggette and Gerald Henderson each had 19 points apiece and Tyrus Thomas added a double double with 15 points and game high 18 rebounds.

Los Angeles Lakers (14-5) at Charlotte Bobcats (8-11)
Dec 9, 2011 1 2 3 4 OT 2OT Final Los Angeles 23 20 20 17 8 13 101 Charlotte 18 15 14 33 8 17 105 Top Performers Kobe Bryant - 48 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals Derek Fisher - 13 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal D.J. Augustin - 34 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal Corey Maggette - 19 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals	Team Stats Comparison LAL CHA FG Made-Att 35-89 39-87 3PT Made-Att 8-27 4-16 FT Made-Att 23-33 23-27 Rebounds 41 57 Assists 19 14 Turnovers 10 18 Steals 10 9 Blocks 7 6
STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Ron Artest 46 5-10 0-2 2-2 6 1 2 3 1 12 Pau Gasol 48 2-3 0-0 0-2 14 4 0 1 2 4 Andrew Bynum 48 4-11 0-0 4-6 6 3 0 3 0 12 Kobe Bryant 46 16-40 3-12 13-15 3 4 4 0 3 48 Derek Fisher 44 5-13 3-7 0-0 3 1 1 0 1 13 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Lamar Odom 22 1-5 1-1 2-4 3 1 1 0 1 5 Steve Blake 14 0-3 0-3 0-0 1 4 0 0 0 0 Shannon Brown 14 1-3 1-2 1-2 1 0 1 0 1 4 Matt Barnes 14 1-1 0-0 1-2 4 1 1 0 1 3 Devin Ebanks -- DID NOT PLAY -- Derrick Caracter -- DID NOT PLAY -- Darius Morris -- DID NOT PLAY -- Totals 290 35-89 8-27 23-33 41 19 10 7 10 101
STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Corey Maggette 46 9-17 0-1 1-1 9 2 2 0 3 19 Tyrus Thomas 50 5-10 0-0 5-6 18 2 1 1 4 15 Joel Przybilla 36 2-3 0-1 0-0 10 0 1 2 0 4 Gerald Henderson 46 9-15 1-4 0-0 5 1 2 2 2 19 D.J. Augustin 43 9-25 3-7 13-14 2 6 1 0 7 34 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Dominic McGuire 17 1-6 0-0 0-0 5 0 1 1 0 2 Kemba Walker 16 3-8 0-3 3-4 0 3 0 0 1 9 Garrett Temple 12 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 2 Bismack Biyombo 10 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0 1 0 Kwame Brown 9 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 D.J. White 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 4 0 1 0 0 0 Dante Cunningham 2 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 290 39-87 4-16 23-27 57 14 9 6 18 105

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NBA League Leaders - Updated: Dec 11, 2011
Points Per Game		PPG	Field Goal Percentage		FG%
	1. Kobe Bryant	32.5		1. Pau Gasol	53.8%
	2. Dirk Nowitzki	32.2		2. Dirk Nowitzki	51.7%
	3. Derrick Rose	27.8		3. Ray Allen	51.0%
	4. Kevin Durant	25.4		4. Amar'e Stoudemire	51.0%
	5. Dwyane Wade	24.6		5. Kevin Garnett	50.7%
Three Point Field Goal Percentage		3FG%	Free Throw Percentage		FT%
	1. Hedo Turkoglu	54.5%		1. Jodie Meeks	97.0%
	2. Danny Granger	53.3%		2. J.J. Redick	96.1%
	3. Jodie Meeks	51.4%		3. Raja Bell	94.9%
	4. Grant Hill	50.0%		4. Dirk Nowitzki	94.7%
	5. Ray Allen	50.0%		5. Kevin Martin	93.4%
Rebounds Per Game		RPG	Assists Per Game		APG
	1. Dwight Howard	13.7		1. Jason Kidd	9.5
	2. Blake Griffin	11.4		2. Rajon Rondo	8.1
	3. Kevin Love	11.3		3. Derrick Rose	8.1
	4. Amar'e Stoudemire	10.9		4. Jose Calderon	8.1
	5. Dirk Nowitzki	10.8		5. Chris Paul	8.0
Steals Per Game		SPG	Block Shots Per Game		BPG
	1. Chris Paul	2.3		1. Epke Udoh	1.9
	2. Russell Westbrook	2.0		2. Javale McGee	1.8
	3. Rajon Rondo	2.0		3. Tim Duncan	1.8
	4. LeBron James	1.9		4. Anderson Varejao	1.7
	5. Dwyane Wade	1.9		5. Amar'e Stoudemire	1.7

NBA Rookie Leaders - Updated: Dec 11, 2011
Points Per Game		PPG	Field Goal Percentage		FG%
	1. Kyrie Irving	18.2		1. Jordan Hamilton	53.0%
	2. Derrick Williams	14.7		2. Marcus Morris	52.4%
	3. Kemba Walker	12.3		3. Charles Jenkins	48.7%
	4. Ricky Rubio	8.5		4. Enes Kanter	48.4%
	5. Jimmer Fredette	7.6		5. JaJuan Johnson	47.5%
Three Point Field Goal Percentage		3FG%	Free Throw Percentage		FT%
	1. Marshon Brooks	44.7%		1. Jimmer Fredette	91.8%
	2. Klay Thompson	43.6%		2. Keith Benson	91.3%
	3. Jordan Hamilton	43.5%		3. Bojan Bogdanovic	88.9%
	4. Chandler Parsons	40.0%		4. Kyle Singler	87.5%
	5. Alec Burks	40.0%		5. Jimmy Butler	86.4%
Rebounds Per Game		RPG	Assists Per Game		APG
	1. Derrick Williams	8.2		1. Ricky Rubio	6.9
	2. Kawhi Leonard	5.7		2. Kyrie Irving	5.3
	3. Kenneth Faried	4.9		3. Kemba Walker	5.3
	4. Enes Kanter	3.9		4. Iman Shumpert	2.8
	5. Chris Singleton	3.6		5. Chris Singleton	1.9
Steals Per Game		SPG	Block Shots Per Game		BPG
	1. Kemba Walker	1.5		1. Derrick Williams	0.7
	2. Derrick Williams	1.1		2. Kenneth Faried	0.7
	3. Kyrie Irving	1.1		3. Enes Kanter	0.6
	4. Ricky Rubio	1.1		4. Tyler Honeycutt	0.6
	5. DeAndre Liggins	0.6		5. Chris Singleton	0.6