A look at the raw numbers from Promitheas Patras’s game against Veolia Hamburg Towers shows some surprising statistics. Even though Promitheas won 81-77, it had lower shooting percentages on both two- and three-pointers and was thoroughly outrebounded, 32-49.
Extra possessions from Hamburg’s turnovers lifted Promitheas to victory
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Veolia Towers HamburgHAM
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So where did the difference come from? It was Hamburg’s 22 turnovers and what Promitheas did with them. The home team, which committed only half as many turnovers, scored 20 points off Hamburg’s miscues. It also had 16 fastbreak points, which were 7 more than the visitors.
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Eight of the 10 Hamburg players who took the court committed at least 1 turnover and six of them had multiple turnovers, led by starting point guard Kendale McCullum with 7. In contrast, Anthony Cowan (4) and Joe Young (2) were the only two Promitheas players with more than 1 turnover.