title: Differences in game-related statistics of basketball performance by game location for men's winning and losing teams.
abstract: The aim of the present study was to identify game-related statistics that differentiate winning and losing teams according to game location. The sample included 306 games of the 2004-2005 regular season of the Spanish professional men's league (ACB League). The independent variables were game location (home or away) and game result (win or loss). The game-related statistics registered were free throws (successful and unsuccessful), 2- and 3-point field goals (successful and unsuccessful), offensive and defensive rebounds, blocks, assists, fouls, steals, and turnovers. Descriptive and inferential analyses were done (one-way analysis of variance and discriminate analysis). The multivariate analysis showed that winning teams differ from losing teams in defensive rebounds (SC = .42) and in assists (SC = .38). Similarly, winning teams differ from losing teams when they play at home in defensive rebounds (SC = .40) and in assists (SC = .41). On the other hand, winning teams differ from losing teams when they play away in defensive rebounds (SC = .44), assists (SC = .30), successful 2-point field goals (SC = .31), and unsuccessful 3-point field goals (SC = -.35). Defensive rebounds and assists were the only game-related statistics common to all three analyses.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Physical Activity and Sport Science, Polytechnic University of Madrid, Spain. magor_2@yahoo.es
authors.forename: Miguel A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Gómez
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lorenzo
authors.forename: Rubén
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Barakat
authors.forename: Enrique
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ortega
authors.forename: José M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Palao
mesh_terms: D000124:Achievement; D054874:Athletic Performance / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D001490:Basketball / Q000502:physiology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003163:Competitive Behavior / Q000502:physiology*; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors; D012931:Social Environment; D013223:Statistics as Topic / Q000379:methods; D013334:Students