I’ve got a question for you – sort of a riddle. Here’s the situation.
Team A, playing at home, is successful on 51 percent of its two-point shots, compared to 45 percent for Team B. Team A also makes four more free throws, while Team B connects on two more three point shots and grabs four more offensive rebounds. The teams commit an equal number of turnovers.
How does the visiting Team B win this game by eight points?
Think it over for a minute – there’s a very logical answer.
The explanation that straightens out the apparent incongruity of such an outcome is revealed twice in the box score of this NBA game of recent vintage.