Later in the game, other factors come into play (more details on that below), but when the score is reasonably close in the first three quarters and early in the fourth, point maximization is the name of the game.
And there lies the third point in valuing an innovator: assessing the competence of management.
In the first case (point 1), machine time is of greater importance, and in the second case (point 2), importance is attached to surface roughness.
In the third quarter, Smith reached 1,000 career points, and in the fourth, Ashton scored his 1,197th career point, passing Robert Tartt to become the Mustangs' all-time leading scorer.
In the first year, worldwide G.D.P. is 0.5 percentage points higher; in the second year, worldwide G.D.P. is 0.9 percentage points higher; and in the third year it is 0.6 percentage points higher.
*This season New England allowed an average of 4.5 points in the fourth quarter and 14.9 points a game.
Under those circumstances, a boost in public investment equal to a percentage point of GDP boosts GDP by an impressive 1.5 points in the first year and three points in the fourth.
His team ended January with an eight-game winning streak and the fourth most points in the Eastern Conference.
Edison scored just six points in the second quarter and four points in the fourth quarter.
This season, they've scored a total of 50 points in the first three quarters and 73 points in the fourth quarter.
O'Neal had 43 points and 10 rebounds in the first game, and 34 points and 12 rebounds in the second.
