As a rule, losing a superstar player to injury in the NBA means a team’s title chances are history. That means every NBA title run is, in a real way, a matter of luck. A team has to be better than its opponents through four seven-game series, but it also has to dodge largely random […]
As a rule, losing a superstar player to injury in the NBA means a team’s title chances are history. That means every NBA title run is, in a real way, a matter of luck. A team has to be better than its opponents through four seven-game series, but it also has to dodge largely random […]
No one has figured out how to stop Russell Westbrook this season, as evidenced by his season-long triple-double. Perhaps the most interesting thing about his dominance: He’s accomplished much of it while being more predictable than ever on offense. SEASON DRIVES LEFT DRIVES RIGHT 2016-17 73.7% 26.3% 2015-16 66.4 33.6 2014-15 67.1 32.9 2013-14 64.4 […]
No one has figured out how to stop Russell Westbrook this season, as evidenced by his season-long triple-double. Perhaps the most interesting thing about his dominance: He’s accomplished much of it while being more predictable than ever on offense. SEASON DRIVES LEFT DRIVES RIGHT 2016-17 73.7% 26.3% 2015-16 66.4 33.6 2014-15 67.1 32.9 2013-14 64.4 […]
Much like the first two times they played each other this season, cameras and storylines will follow Kevin Durant’s and Russell Westbrook’s every move on Saturday, when the ex-teammates square off in Oklahoma City for the first time since Durant signed with the Warriors last summer. For months, the running question for each player has […]