Rocketswith & without
Put any Rockets on the floor, take any off, and see how the team has played in exactly those minutes. Rebuilt from every substitution of 6 games. The biggest gap so far: A. Sengun, +22.8 with him and −20.4 without. At the other end, A. Thompson: −4.8 with him, +30.1 without. On/off says what happened, not who caused it.
Tap the playersFirst tap: on the floor. Second tap: off the floor. Third tap: doesn't matter.
Read the numberWe keep only the minutes that fit. +5 means the Rockets outscored opponents by 5 points per 100 possessions, about one game.
Check the sampleFew minutes, weak evidence. The meter under the result tells you how far to trust it.
The Rockets with J. Smith Jr.
In these 215 minutes the Rockets outscored opponents by 8.0 points per 100 possessions. In all their other minutes: +2.0. This is called net rating.
The fives behind the number
The most-used five-man groups that fit your filter. Tap one to lock it in.
Who works with whom
Find one player on the left and one on top: the square is the team's number when both are on the floor. The outlined squares are the player on his own. Empty means under 25 possessions together. Tap a square to load it above.
Smith Jr.
Durant
Thompson
Sengun
VanVleet
Eason
Sheppard
SmartSmith Jr.DurantThompsonSengunVanVleetEasonSheppardSmartExample: with Smith Jr. and Thompson together for 149 minutes, the Rockets are −8.9 per 100 possessions.
With him, without him
The team's number with each player on the floor and without him. The gap is the difference, biggest first. It says what happened, not who caused it. Fifty possessions each way to qualify.
What the numbers mean
Net rating is points scored minus points allowed per 100 possessions. The gap compares the minutes in your filter with all the others. A big one is a lead to follow, not a verdict.
Mind the sample
Lineups change with the opponent, the score and garbage time, and early in a season a few minutes move everything. That is why the sample meter sits under every result.
Where it comes from
We rebuild who was on the floor from the play-by-play and check each game against the official minutes. Possessions are estimated. The full method.