ORL 91-100 NYK, December 15, 2024

Did the better shots win?

No. NYK beat ORL 100-91, but ORL's shots were worth 102.8 points to NYK's 99.6.

ORL 91-100 NYK, December 15, 2024: points scored against what the shots were worth, by team

Team	FGA	FG points	FG expected	FT	FT expected	Points	Shots' worth
ORL	86	81	93.2	10/13	9.6	91	102.8
NYK	71	76	75.5	24/30	24.1	100	99.6

Field goals are priced by how often shots like them go in, free throws at the shooter's season rate. The gap between the score and the shots' worth is not a luck number: misses bring putbacks, and a team that falls behind takes more shots and draws more free throws. How it is measured.

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