Wade Watch: HEAT Produced: Chris Bosh vs. Kevin Garnett

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

HEAT Produced: Chris Bosh vs. Kevin Garnett

With Chris Bosh expected to return to the Miami HEAT lineup tonight, what can fans expect from him against Kevin Garnett?

#HEATProduced @chrisbosh has produced 1.4 est.wins in 12 games vs. BOS (0.153 est.WP48). KG's produced 1.6 est.wins (0.180 est.WP48).
— reservoirgod (@MIA_Heat_Index) June 5, 2012

Estimated Wins Produced is a stat created by sports economist David Berri that measures how much a player's stats from the box score contribute to their team's winning. An average player produces an estimated 0.100 wins per 48 minutes (est.WP48). Star players produce 0.200 est.WP48 and great players produce 0.300 est.WP48. See the HEAT Produced Page for more info.

If it was just about history and not health, then HEAT fans could expect Bosh to outplay KG in Game 5. Bosh has been more productive than KG in 7 of their 12 matchups since he joined the HEAT. The tables below list the estimated wins produced by Bosh in each HEAT-Celtics game against KG.

**BOSH VS. KG IN 2011**
WHEN	PLAYER	MINS	WP48	WP	OPP	LOC	RESULT
10/26/2010	C Bosh	37.6	-0.056	-0.044	BOS	AWAY	L
11/11/2010	C Bosh	35.5	0.07	0.052	BOS	HOME	L
2/13/2011	C Bosh	41.2	0.295	0.253	BOS	AWAY	L
4/10/2011	C Bosh	31.8	0.11	0.073	BOS	HOME	W
5/1/2011	C Bosh	37.3	0.068	0.053	BOS	HOME	W
5/3/2011	C Bosh	38.8	0.52	0.42	BOS	HOME	W
5/7/2011	C Bosh	30.3	-0.223	-0.141	BOS	AWAY	L
5/9/2011	C Bosh	45	0.373	0.35	BOS	AWAY	W
5/11/2011	C Bosh	40.4	0.259	0.218	BOS	HOME	W

**KG VS. BOSH IN 2011**
WHEN	PLAYER	TEAM	MINS	WP48	WP
10/26/2010	K Garnett	BOS	35.2	-0.069	-0.051
11/11/2010	K Garnett	BOS	37	0.45	0.347
2/13/2011	K Garnett	BOS	35.7	0.037	0.028
4/10/2011	K Garnett	BOS	34.4	0.092	0.066
5/1/2011	K Garnett	BOS	37.2	0.187	0.145
5/3/2011	K Garnett	BOS	37.1	-0.111	-0.086
5/7/2011	K Garnett	BOS	37.8	0.731	0.575
5/9/2011	K Garnett	BOS	41.3	0.11	0.095
5/11/2011	K Garnett	BOS	38.2	0.113	0.09