‘Tis the season for NBA prognosticating, with the league returning to the court for 2022-23 on Tuesday night. We released our forecast, which is based on FiveThirtyEight’s RAPTOR player ratings and projections, last week – you can check out our interactive here. But we aren’t the only ones peering into the crystal (basket)ball: ESPN also […]
Chris Paul’s hamstring is the biggest source of uncertainty in projecting the Clippers vs. Rockets series. In the first quarter of an epic Game 7 against the San Antonio Spurs, the All-Everything guard seemed to injure his hamstring; but in doing his best Willis Reed imitation, he returned to play and hit the game-winning shot. […]
Chris Paul’s hamstring is the biggest source of uncertainty in projecting the Clippers vs. Rockets series. In the first quarter of an epic Game 7 against the San Antonio Spurs, the All-Everything guard seemed to injure his hamstring; but in doing his best Willis Reed imitation, he returned to play and hit the game-winning shot. […]
Kevin Love’s dislocated shoulder leaves the Cleveland Cavaliers with just two of their “Big Three” for the rest of the playoffs. But the remaining “Big Two” — LeBron James and Kyrie Irving — are probably enough to outlast the Chicago Bulls. FiveThirtyEight’s forecast, which is based on Real Plus-Minus, gives the Cavs a 70 percent […]
Kevin Love’s dislocated shoulder leaves the Cleveland Cavaliers with just two of their “Big Three” for the rest of the playoffs. But the remaining “Big Two” — LeBron James and Kyrie Irving — are probably enough to outlast the Chicago Bulls. FiveThirtyEight’s forecast, which is based on Real Plus-Minus, gives the Cavs a 70 percent […]
