The 2020-21 Charlotte Hornets finished the regular season with a 33-39 record and the No. 10 seed in the Eastern Conference. Let’s take a look back on the Hornets team advanced stats and better understand why their season went the way it did. This week we’ll break down the Hornets Effective Field Goal Percentage.
Advanced stat: Effective Field Goal Percentage (eFG%)
What it measures: Field goal percentage adjusting for made 3-point field goals being 1.5 times more valuable than made 2-point field goals.
Hornets result: 53.2%, 19th in the NBA
Team Effective Field Goal Percentages have become increasingly important over the last several years in light of the NBA’s 3-point shooting explosion.