USG%
Estimated share of team shooting and turnover plays used while on court. Player FGA + 0.44 × FTA + TOV divided by the minute-weighted team total of the same plays.
NHA · HOW WE MEASURE THE GAME
Methodology
NHA uses official BasketLive box scores as the primary source for cumulative team and player statistics. Play-by-play is retained for sequence and timing analysis. Every import is checked against the final score; if the event reconstruction does not validate, we do not use it to publish shooting or possession-layer results.
Team statistics include official team rebounds and turnovers without an attributed player. USG, AST, REB, STL and BLK percentages use summed, minute-weighted opportunities. DNP rows do not count as games played. Missing individual box scores are flagged and are not filled with zeros.
AST%
Assists divided by estimated teammate field goals while on court: minute-weighted team FGM minus player FGM. This is an estimate from box-score minutes, not an exact lineup count.
STL%
Steals per 100 estimated opponent possessions while on court, weighted by player minutes.
BLK%
Blocks divided by estimated opponent two-point attempts while on court, weighted by player minutes. Missing three-point attempt data are shown as unavailable.
Possessions
FGA − offensive rebounds + turnovers + 0.44 × FTA. It estimates offensive trips and lets teams from different-paced games be compared fairly.
Offensive Rating (ORTG)
Points scored per 100 estimated possessions. It measures scoring efficiency rather than total points.
Defensive Rating (DRTG)
Points allowed per 100 opponent possessions. Lower is better; it measures defensive efficiency after allowing for tempo.
Net Rating (NET)
ORTG minus DRTG: the efficiency margin per 100 possessions.
Pace
Average estimated possessions per team per game: (team possessions + opponent possessions) ÷ (2 × games). It describes tempo, not quality.
Effective Field Goal % (eFG%)
(FGM + 0.5 × 3PM) ÷ FGA × 100. A made three receives its correct extra value over a made two.
True Shooting % (TS%)
Points ÷ [2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)] × 100. It combines twos, threes and free throws in one scoring-efficiency measure.
Turnover % (TOV%)
Turnovers ÷ (FGA + 0.44 × FTA + turnovers) × 100. It estimates how often an offensive possession ends in a turnover; lower is better.
Offensive Rebound % (ORB%)
Offensive rebounds ÷ (offensive rebounds + opponent defensive rebounds) × 100. It estimates the share of available misses recovered.
Free-Throw Rate (FTr)
FTA ÷ FGA × 100. It shows how often a team reaches the line relative to its field-goal volume.
PTS / REB / AST / TOV per 100
Individual box-score totals scaled to team possessions. They compare volume independently of pace but must be read with role and minutes.
AST/TO
Assists divided by turnovers. A ball-management indicator, always interpreted alongside usage and role.
Rebound % (REB%)
Estimated share of available rebounds a player collected while on court, using minutes and team/opponent rebound totals.
Shot timing
Built from official play-by-play. Early, middle and late-clock results will be published only when possession detection has been validated.
Rotations and lineups
Reconstructed from the official substitution log. A period is included only when its five starters can be identified and every subsequent substitution preserves five players. Full-game reconstructions are checked against official player minutes and scoring. Coverage is shown on every report; plus/minus is the score margin while the exact five share the floor, not an individual impact estimate.
Team trends and scouting
Each chart point is one completed game. Scouting ranks compare imported teams and describe statistical signals only; tactical conclusions need more games and video context.
How to read the data
No single metric tells the whole story. NHA uses the numbers to frame questions: how a team creates shots, protects the ball, wins rebounds and converts possessions. Sample size, opponent quality, role and game context always matter.