Welcome to The Lab, FiveThirtyEight’s new basketball podcast. The NBA is finally back, and the games so far have certainly been eventful. On this week’s show (Oct. 18, 2017), Neil, Chris and Kyle break down what Gordon Hayward’s injury — which will likely keep him out for the season — means not just for the […]
Welcome to The Lab, FiveThirtyEight’s new basketball podcast. The NBA is finally back, and the games so far have certainly been eventful. On this week’s show (Oct. 18, 2017), Neil, Chris and Kyle break down what Gordon Hayward’s injury — which will likely keep him out for the season — means not just for the […]
Just over five minutes into the first game of the 2017-18 NBA season, Gordon Hayward went up to catch a lob pass. The ball sailed out of reach, and Hayward crashed to the floor, dislocating his ankle and fracturing his tibia. Whatever faint title aspirations the Celtics may have harbored for this season ended with […]
Just over five minutes into the first game of the 2017-18 NBA season, Gordon Hayward went up to catch a lob pass. The ball sailed out of reach, and Hayward crashed to the floor, dislocating his ankle and fracturing his tibia. Whatever faint title aspirations the Celtics may have harbored for this season ended with […]
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: The Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers are favorites to win their respective conferences and reach the NBA Finals. That’s according to FiveThirtyEight’s “CARM-Elo” projections, which we’ve just launched for the 2017-18 NBA season. The Warriors and Cavs project to be the best regular-season teams in […]