Houston Rockets Have Most Effective Five Man Line-up During 2006-07 NBA Season According to the Lenovo Stat

The
Houston Rockets featured the most
effective five man player combination during the 2006-07 NBA season according
to the Lenovo Stat, a new plus minus statistic unveiled at the start of the
season by Lenovo and the NBA to demonstrate the power of teamwork. In addition,
Lenovo is launching NBA playoff promotions on NBA.com and ESPN.com to bring
awareness to the Lenovo Stat.

The
Rockets line-up of Yao Ming, Tracy McGrady, Rafer Alston, Shane Battier and Chuck
Hayes led the Lenovo Stat rankings (+269). Coming in second was the
Dallas Mavericks five man unit of Dirk
Nowitzki, Jason Terry, Josh Howard, Erick Dampier and Devin Harris (+215), with
the
Phoenix Suns combination of
Steve Nash, Shawn Marion, Amare Stoudemire, Raja Bell and Leandro Barbosa
finishing third (+165).

The Lenovo
Stat, featured throughout the season on NBA.com, is a plus/minus statistic that
calculates the point differential when a player, or combination of players, is
in the game to see what effect they have on the team. The statistic identifies
the best individual through five player combinations for each game, and over
the course of an entire season.

The
Washington Wizards had the best five
man combination Lenovo Stat in the Eastern Conference with Gilbert Arenas,
DeShawn Stevenson, Brendan Haywood, Antawn Jamison and Caron Butler (+101). The

Philadelphia
76ers had the second best in the east with their revamped
starting lineup featuring Andre Miller, Kyle Korver, Samuel Dalembert, Joe Smith
and Andre Iguadala (+100).

Top

Lenovo Stat Combinations for 2006-07 NBA
Season

Five-man combination:

Houston Rockets – Yao
Ming, Tracy McGrady, Rafer Alston, Shane Battier, Chuck Hayes (+269)

Four-man combination:

Phoenix Suns – Steve
Nash, Shawn Marion, Amare Stoudemire, Raja Bell (+341)

Three-man combination:

Phoenix Suns – Steve
Nash, Shawn Marion, Amare Stoudemire (+497)

Two-man combination:

San Antonio Spurs – Tim Duncan
and Bruce Bowen (+643)

Individual:

San
Antonio

Spurs Tim Duncan (+760)

Lenovo Stat Fan Contests Begin

“The
Lenovo Stat Best NBA Teammates” promotion launches on April 23 and will
honor the greatest players of the decade. Fans can visit NBA.com and vote on
which of the famed teams and players they think have had the best 2, 3, 4 and
5-player Lenovo Stat of this decade. Participants who answer at least one
category correctly are eligible to win the Grand Prize, which is a trip to The
Finals to sit at the Stats Table and a new Lenovo 3000 V100 notebook PC.

“The
NBA Lenovo Stat Challenge Powered by Windows Vista” promotion launched on
April 20 on ESPN.com. Fans can enter and try to pick the winning Lenovo Stat
five player combinations for each 2007 playoff match-up. Six Grand Prize trips
to the 2007 NBA Finals will be awarded. Fans can also go to www.Lenovo.com/T60ultimate

to earn 100 entries towards winning the Grand Prize when they purchase select
ThinkPad T60 notebooks with Windows
Vista™ Ultimate or Business. These participants will save up to $400 on one of
Lenovo’s most powerful, secure and reliable notebook PCs.

Fans can
enter the contests by visiting www.nba.com/lenovostat, www.espn.com

– keyword “Lenovo,” and www. Lenovo.com/T60ultimate.

“The
Lenovo Stat and Lenovo PC technology have taken basketball statistics to new
levels this season,” said Michael Gliedman, Senior Vice President and Chief
Information Officer, NBA. “Integrating Lenovo technology into the NBA’s
operations has enhanced the game for coaches and fans – both in the arenas and
at home.”

The Lenovo
Stat was introduced as part of the multi-year global marketing partnership
between Lenovo and the NBA announced in October. This season Lenovo computers
were used in all 29 NBA arenas by coaches, referees and statisticians, and
successfully supported more than 1,300 games without any glitches.