David Locke introduces you to a new statistic, points gained.  How teams and players compare to the performance of an average player,  Locke shows how the stat has worked over seasons past. Then he analyzes the offense and defenses in the NBA to which play the smartest basketball.In segment 2 he looks at the Western Conference predictions and a surprise team in the top 4 of the Western Conference and a don't bury the Spurs quite yet.In the Eastern Conference one team is superior to all others and then two teams are on the verge of moving inside the top 3 of the Eastern Conference.   The numbers say Cleveland won't be awful in  fact, they make the playoffs.   But the numbers may not understand LeBron.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices