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Game-Related Statistics that Discriminated Winning and Losing Teams from the Spanish Men’s Professional Basketball Teams
Miguel Ángel Gómez
Alberto Lorenzo
Jaime Sampaio
Sergio José Ibáñez
Enrique Ortega
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The purpose of the present study was to analyse men’s basketball competitions, trying to identify which game-related
statistics allow to discriminate winning and losing teams. The sample used corresponded to 306 games from the 2004–
2005 Regular Season of the Spanish Men’s Professional League. The game-related statistics gathered were: 2 and 3
points field-goals (both successful and unsuccessful), free-throws (both successful and unsuccessful), offensive and defensive
rebounds, blocks, assists, fouls, turnovers and steals. The data were analysed in two groups: balanced games (final
score differences equal or below 12 points) and unbalanced games (final score differences above 12 points). Discriminant
analysis allowed to conclude the following: (i) in balanced games, the variable that best differentiate both groups were the
defensive rebounds; (ii) in unbalanced games, the variables that discriminate between both groups were the successful 2
points field-goals, the defensive rebounds and the assists; and (iii) in all games, the statistical analysis identified two variables
that discriminate winning and losing teams (defensive rebounds and assists). The defensive rebounds were the
only game-related statistic that discriminates both groups in all performed analysis. Coaches and players should be aware
of these different profiles in order to increase knowledge about game cognitive and motor solicitation and, therefore, to
enhance specificity at the time of practice and game planning.
Ključne riječi
basketball; discriminant analysis; game-related statistics
Hrčak ID:
27187
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Datum izdavanja:
7.7.2008.
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