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The Warriors’ Klay Thompson Only Needs 0.79 Seconds To Beat You

OAKLAND, Calif. — Humans need oxygen, plants need sunlight, and NBA shooters need space to breathe. A cushion from a defender allows a player to do his job successfully: It gives him time to turn and face the basket, bend his knees to develop rhythm and square his feet. Then there’s Klay Thompson, who often […]

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Why The Spurs May Have A Down Year

The 1997-98 NBA season had little in common with today’s league. There were teams in Vancouver and Seattle; the Warriors were lousy and won only 19 games; and the Utah Jazz shared the NBA’s best record while hitting just 3 threes per game. But the one thing that was the same then and has never […]

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Why The Spurs May Have A Down Year

The 1997-98 NBA season had little in common with today’s league. There were teams in Vancouver and Seattle; the Warriors were lousy and won only 19 games; and the Utah Jazz shared the NBA’s best record while hitting just 3 threes per game. But the one thing that was the same then and has never […]

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2017-18 NBA Predictions

UPDATED SEP. 14, 2017 AT 1:50 PM 2017-18 NBA PredictionsBased on “CARM-Elo,” a mix of team Elo ratings and our CARMELO player projections. Updated after every game. More NBA:  CARMELO projections   Every team’s Elo history StandingsGames AVG. SIMULATED SEASON PLAYOFF CHANCES ELO CARM-ELO 1-WEEK CHANGE TEAM CONFERENCE RECORD POINT DIFF/G MAKE PLAYOFFS TOP SEED […]

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2017-18 NBA Predictions

UPDATED SEP. 14, 2017 AT 1:50 PM 2017-18 NBA PredictionsBased on “CARM-Elo,” a mix of team Elo ratings and our CARMELO player projections. Updated after every game. More NBA:  CARMELO projections   Every team’s Elo history StandingsGames AVG. SIMULATED SEASON PLAYOFF CHANCES ELO CARM-ELO 1-WEEK CHANGE TEAM CONFERENCE RECORD POINT DIFF/G MAKE PLAYOFFS TOP SEED […]

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