# GAME 17

These are Heitor's performance statistics, accumulated from all matches so far.

Games: The athlete's sequential games for the club in the current year.

Minutes played: The total time spent on the court. Obviously, slight rounding up or down was necessary.

Rebounds: The number of balls recovered after an opponent's shot.

Points: Points scored by adding together baskets worth one, two, and three points.

. Ball interceptions: Number of balls intercepted before the pass is completed between opponents.

Assists: Passes made to teammates that subsequently resulted in baskets.

Blocks: Also known as "blocks," this is the action of an athlete preventing an opponent's shot from being thrown at the exact moment the ball is released, without committing a foul.

# GAME 17

Athlete Performance in the Match

The image to the side shows the athlete's detailed statistical performance in this specific match.

While typical accumulator data reflects performance throughout the entire season, this visualization focuses only on the statistics achieved in this game.

The numbers displayed represent the player's impact on the match, in the following categories:

• Minutes Played: The total time the athlete was on the court, demonstrating their effective participation.

• Points: The total number of points scored by the athlete, including 1-point free throws, 2-point baskets, and 3-point shots.

• Rebounds: The number of balls recovered after missed shots by the opponent or your own team.

• Assists: Passes that directly resulted in a teammate scoring a basket on the subsequent play.

• Ball recoveries: The number of times the player intercepted possession of the ball from the opponent, whether through a pass or a dribble.

• Blocks (Blocks): The action of legally preventing an opponent's throw at the exact moment of release, without committing a foul.

These statistics, especially the combinations that lead to Double-Doubles or Triple-Doubles, reflect the athlete's versatility and level of contribution to the final outcome of the game.

# GAME 17

THE STATISTICAL ACHIEVEMENTS OF ELITE

Excellence in executing these fundamentals is often measured by individual statistics, with the most notable scoring feats being the Double-Double and the Triple-Double.

• Double-Double: An athlete achieves a Double-Double when they record double digits (ten or more) in two of the five main statistical categories: Points, Rebounds, Assists, Steals, or Blocks. The most common and expected combinations are Points and Rebounds or Points and Assists. Achieving 10 or more Steals or Blocks in a game is an extremely rare feat.

• Triple-Double: The ultimate individual achievement, reached when a player records double digits in three of the five categories. It almost always involves the most frequent categories: Points, Rebounds, and Assists. It's a testament to versatility and total impact on the game, demonstrating the athlete's ability to score, control possession under the basket, and create plays for teammates.

Mastering the fundamentals of technique and the ability to influence the game through multiple statistical methods are what distinguish great athletes and lead teams to victory in basketball.