With the first round of the NBA playoffs nearing its halfway point, much has played out according to pre-playoff expectations, and that’s been good news for the better-seeded team in each series. Six of eight matchups have had double-digit average per-game victory margins; hell, the San Antonio Spurs have thumped the Memphis Grizzlies by an […]
With the first round of the NBA playoffs nearing its halfway point, much has played out according to pre-playoff expectations, and that’s been good news for the better-seeded team in each series. Six of eight matchups have had double-digit average per-game victory margins; hell, the San Antonio Spurs have thumped the Memphis Grizzlies by an […]
With the NBA playoffs tipping off this weekend, it’s time to figure out which first-round series will bring the excitement — and which will be hopelessly lopsided affairs. (Hint: This year’s Western Conference series probably won’t fall into the “exciting” category.) In this video, we measure how (im)balanced this year’s playoff fields are by conference […]
With the NBA playoffs tipping off this weekend, it’s time to figure out which first-round series will bring the excitement — and which will be hopelessly lopsided affairs. (Hint: This year’s Western Conference series probably won’t fall into the “exciting” category.) In this video, we measure how (im)balanced this year’s playoff fields are by conference […]
How do you rate an NBA team across decades of play? One method is Elo, a simple measure of strength based on game-by-game results. We calculated Elo ratings for every NBA (and ABA) franchise after every game in history — over 60,000 ratings in total.
