The Golden State Warriors didn’t lose very often this year, but when they did, the Dubs tended to bounce back with a vengeance. Following the 15 losses for which we know the next game’s outcome (including the playoffs), Golden State went 14-1, which was not only the NBA’s best record coming off a defeat, but […]
The Golden State Warriors didn’t lose very often this year, but when they did, the Dubs tended to bounce back with a vengeance. Following the 15 losses for which we know the next game’s outcome (including the playoffs), Golden State went 14-1, which was not only the NBA’s best record coming off a defeat, but […]
When the smoke cleared on Game 5 of the NBA Finals, LeBron James and Kyrie Irving had powered the Cleveland Cavaliers to the seventh-biggest finals upset since 1984, according to FiveThirtyEight’s Elo ratings (our favored way to get a snapshot of team quality). YEAR GAME UPSET ODDS 2001 Sixers @ Lakers 1 17% 1993 Suns […]
When the smoke cleared on Game 5 of the NBA Finals, LeBron James and Kyrie Irving had powered the Cleveland Cavaliers to the seventh-biggest finals upset since 1984, according to FiveThirtyEight’s Elo ratings (our favored way to get a snapshot of team quality). YEAR GAME UPSET ODDS 2001 Sixers @ Lakers 1 17% 1993 Suns […]
The Cleveland Cavaliers’ season could come to an end Monday night, and with it the latest chance for the city to end its half-century championship drought. A pair of NBA Finals losses is not the legacy LeBron James was hoping to leave when he returned home two summers ago. As usual, it isn’t because of […]
