Houston Rockets Have Most Effective Five Man Line-Up During 2006-07 NBA Season According to the Lenovo Stat

Houston Rockets Have Most Effective Five Man Line-Up During 2006-07 NBA Season According to the Lenovo Stat

The Houston Rockets featured the most effective five man player combination during the 2006-07 NBA season according to the Lenovo Stat, a new plus minus statistic unveiled at the start of the season by Lenovo and the NBA to demonstrate the power of teamwork. In addition, Lenovo is launching NBA playoff promotions on NBA.com and ESPN.com to bring awareness to the Lenovo Stat.

The Rockets line-up of Yao Ming, Tracy McGrady, Rafer Alston, Shane Battier and Chuck Hayes led the Lenovo Stat rankings (+269). Coming in second was the Dallas Mavericks five man unit of Dirk Nowitzki, Jason Terry, Josh Howard, Erick Dampier and Devin Harris (+215), with the Phoenix Suns combination of Steve Nash, Shawn Marion, Amare Stoudemire, Raja Bell and Leandro Barbosa finishing third (+165).

The Lenovo Stat, featured throughout the season on NBA.com, is a plus/minus statistic that calculates the point differential when a player, or combination of players, is in the game to see what effect they have on the team. The statistic identifies the best individual through five player combinations for each game, and over the course of an entire season.

The Washington Wizards had the best five man combination Lenovo Stat in the Eastern Conference with Gilbert Arenas, DeShawn Stevenson, Brendan Haywood, Antawn Jamison and Caron Butler (+101). The Philadelphia 76ers had the second best in the east with their revamped starting lineup featuring Andre Miller, Kyle Korver, Samuel Dalembert, Joe Smith and Andre Iguadala (+100).

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