NOTES: The following table shows the average points scored on offense, and points allowed on defense per 48 minutes, and the "Net48" which is essentially a plus/minus for that unit on a per game basis. Each individual game the unit appears in is also rated as a Win or a Loss.

Most Used Five-Man Floor Units (as of 12/28, sorted by Net48 rating)

#	Team	Unit	Min	Off	Def	Net48	W	L	W%
1	DAL	Nash-Finley-Jamison-Walker-Nowitzki	6.25%	115.2	82.5	+33	10	4	71 %
2	MIN	Cassell-Hassell-Sprewell-Garnett-Johnson	11.01%	101.1	82.9	+18	9	4	69 %
3	LAL	Payton-Bryant-George-Malone-O'Neal	29.74%	108.0	91.8	+16	15	5	75 %
4	DEN	Miller-Lenard-Anthony-Hilario-Camby	21.60%	105.9	90.5	+15	12	4	75 %
5	IND	Anderson-Miller-Artest-O'Neal-Foster	18.14%	94.8	79.9	+15	14	7	66 %
6	NJN	Kidd-Kittles-Jefferson-Martin-Collins	28.26%	95.9	85.2	+11	15	7	68 %
7	SAC	Bibby-Christie-Stojakovic-Miller-Divac	37.12%	108.0	97.6	+10	19	5	79 %
8	UTA	Arroyo-Stevenson-Harpring-Kirilenko-Ostertag	19.52%	96.8	86.4	+10	11	6	64 %
9	SAS	Parker-Ginobili-Bowen-Duncan-Nesterovic	26.84%	94.3	85.3	+9	13	9	59 %
10	HOU	Francis-Mobley-Jackson-Cato-Ming	32.96%	87.3	78.8	+9	16	8	66 %
11	PHI	Snow-Iverson-McKie-Jackson-Dalembert	6.25%	87.6	83.2	+4	3	4	42 %
12	WAS	Blake-Hughes-Hayes-Jeffries-Thomas	8.36%	87.9	85.8	+2	2	3	40 %
13	ATL	Terry-Glover-Jackson-Abdur-Rahim-Ratliff	27.15%	90.1	88.6	+2	13	10	56 %
14	NOH	Davis-Wesley-Lynch-Brown-Magloire	36.87%	88.6	87.2	+2	15	13	53 %
15	NYK	Ward-Houston-Van Horn-Thomas-Mutombo	10.71%	89.6	89.0	+1	5	9	35 %
16	MIL	Ford-Redd-Thomas-Smith-Santiago	13.97%	92.6	93.1	-1	6	8	42 %
17	TOR	Rose-Williams-Carter-Marshall-Bosh	18.09%	96.9	97.7	-1	5	7	41 %
18	MEM	Watson-Person-Battier-Outlaw-Wright	11.85%	83.1	84.5	-1	6	6	50 %
19	CLE	James-Davis-Miles-Boozer-Ilgauskas	12.12%	97.9	99.5	-2	6	7	46 %
20	DET	Billups-Hamilton-Prince-Wallace-Campbell	20.81%	87.0	88.6	-2	10	11	47 %
21	POR	Stoudamire-McInnis-Randolph-Wallace-Davis	22.70%	90.9	94.7	-4	10	12	45 %
22	SEA	Murray-Barry-Lewis-Radmanovic-Booth	16.77%	102.6	106.4	-4	10	5	66 %
23	BOS	James-Welsch-Pierce-Baker-Blount	11.93%	90.7	95.2	-5	8	9	47 %
24	LAC	Jaric-Richardson-Maggette-Brand-Kaman	11.14%	97.2	103.0	-6	4	7	36 %
25	PHO	Marbury-Johnson-Marion-Stoudemire-Voskuhl	7.93%	87.3	94.5	-7	5	7	41 %
26	ORL	Lue-McGrady-Giricek-Gooden-Howard	7.58%	93.6	101.2	-8	6	9	40 %
27	GSW	Van Exel-Richardson-Dunleavy-Robinson-Dampier	17.08%	92.4	101.9	-10	7	11	38 %
28	CHI	Hinrich-Crawford-Gill-Williams-Davis	5.31%	76.0	87.1	-11	2	5	28 %
29	MIA	Wade-Jones-Odom-Haslem-Grant	13.28%	87.2	98.5	-11	5	9	35 %

We'll be up front about it, we love what Don Nelson has done in building teams -- putting together some of the most entertaining rosters and running substitution patterns that go against "the rules." However, his fascination with playing for lineup mismatches may be bordering on stubborness at this stage. The top "most used unit" in terms of per 48 minute net plus/minus production is none other than the Dallas quintet of Nash-Finley-Jamison-Walker-Nowitzki. These guys have played a mere 6% of the total minutes for the Mavs, but are outscoring foes by 33 points "per game." Here's a suggestion: go with these guys for longer stretches! A 53% to 39% effective field goal percentage advantage doesn't strike us as a fluke.

There's a big drop-off from there to the next group of teams, but these units also play far more minutes which will certainly make maintaining a +33 edge downright impossible. The T'Wolves, Lakers, Nuggets and Pacers have all found strong go-to units that can take over games.

The Nets, Kings, Jazz, Spurs, and Rockets also look like powerhouse teams when the main players are on the floor, but with the Nets, Jazz, and Rockets the dropoff once the bench players come in seems pronounced and in need of addressing.

At the bottom end of the table you find the teams that might want to consider shaking up the starting lineup in favor of a new 5-man rotation.

For the extra details on why units are working, look at the following numbers:

Top Five-Man Floor Units, Details

#	Unit	eFG	eFGA	FTA	Close	dClose	Reb	T/O
1	Nash-Finley-Jamison-Walker-Nowitzki	.534	.394	-0.6	33%	35%	94%	+4%
2	Cassell-Hassell-Sprewell-Garnett-Johnson	.552	.420	0	25%	31%	94%	+2%
3	Payton-Bryant-George-Malone-O'Neal	.544	.451	+11.2	47%	29%	101%	0%
4	Miller-Lenard-Anthony-Hilario-Camby	.499	.459	+8.7	42%	37%	101%	+2%
5	Anderson-Miller-Artest-O'Neal-Foster	.488	.459	+7.5	32%	37%	107%	+3%
6	Kidd-Kittles-Jefferson-Martin-Collins	.477	.453	+11.8	42%	31%	98%	+4%
7	Bibby-Christie-Stojakovic-Miller-Divac	.554	.495	+5.2	36%	28%	97%	0%
8	Arroyo-Stevenson-Harpring-Kirilenko-Ostertag	.541	.478	+3.0	41%	38%	108%	-1%
9	Parker-Ginobili-Bowen-Duncan-Nesterovic	.494	.451	+3.0	37%	32%	101%	+1%
10	Francis-Mobley-Jackson-Cato-Ming	.490	.395	-1.3	30%	29%	102%	-7%
11	Snow-Iverson-McKie-Jackson-Dalembert	.433	.407	+5.5	43%	32%	96%	+5%
12	Blake-Hughes-Hayes-Jeffries-Thomas	.424	.449	-2.1	38%	35%	111%	0%
13	Terry-Glover-Jackson-Abdur-Rahim-Ratliff	.460	.434	+3.8	31%	35%	95%	-1%
14	Davis-Wesley-Lynch-Brown-Magloire	.465	.466	+2.5	38%	33%	100%	+2%
15	Ward-Houston-Van Horn-Thomas-Mutombo	.461	.483	+0.3	27%	27%	106%	-3%
16	Ford-Redd-Thomas-Smith-Santiago	.492	.471	+2.0	34%	41%	89%	+2%
17	Rose-Williams-Carter-Marshall-Bosh	.512	.499	-2.1	29%	36%	93%	0%
18	Watson-Person-Battier-Outlaw-Wright	.422	.437	-9.9	27%	33%	94%	+7%
19	James-Davis-Miles-Boozer-Ilgauskas	.514	.472	-1.9	40%	42%	98%	-5%
20	Billups-Hamilton-Prince-Wallace-Campbell	.482	.477	+4.3	34%	38%	97%	-1%
21	Stoudamire-McInnis-Randolph-Wallace-Davis	.499	.522	-1.8	26%	35%	100%	0%
22	Murray-Barry-Lewis-Radmanovic-Booth	.547	.504	-3.8	31%	36%	88%	-1%
23	James-Welsch-Pierce-Baker-Blount	.495	.502	-7.0	30%	28%	99%	-1%
24	Jaric-Richardson-Maggette-Brand-Kaman	.488	.494	+9.8	35%	35%	103%	-10%
25	Marbury-Johnson-Marion-Stoudemire-Voskuhl	.429	.470	+1.3	36%	35%	90%	+4%
26	Lue-McGrady-Giricek-Gooden-Howard	.443	.528	+12.3	30%	35%	102%	+3%
27	Van Exel-Richardson-Dunleavy-Robinson-Dampier	.477	.501	+5.0	31%	31%	102%	-6%
28	Hinrich-Crawford-Gill-Williams-Davis	.370	.550	+3.3	34%	40%	112%	+4%
29	Wade-Jones-Odom-Haslem-Grant	.437	.492	-1.0	39%	32%	96%	-4%

Legend: Min = the percentage of the team's total minutes the unit was on the floor. Net = the team net points per 48 minutes of playing time for the unit. W = number of games a unit outscored its opponents while on the court. L = number of games a unit was outscored by its opponents while on the court. Win% = the winning percentage for the unit based on Wins versus Losses. eFG = the effective shooting percentage, adjusted for the value of 3-point shots. eFGA = the effective shooting percentage allowed to opponents. FTA = net free throw attempts per 48 minutes. Close = the percentage of shots taken from close range. dClose = the percentage of opponents' shots taken from close range. Reb = the rebound percentage for the unit, based on off. reb% + def. reb% T/O = the net turnover percentage for the unit based on opponent turnovers minus unit turnovers.