Before Wednesday’s loss to the Chicago Bulls (who, weirdly, are 6-1 against Eastern heavyweights Boston, Brooklyn, and Milwaukee, and 11-20 against everyone else), the Nets…
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Analytics in the NBA: How Data is Driving Strategy and Decision-Making
As the 2022-2023 NBA season gets underway, the use of analytics and advanced statistics in modern NBA strategy and decision-making continues to be a hot…
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Context Is Overrated
Donovan Mitchell dropped 71 points last night, forcing me to shelve my column about the Brooklyn Nets (12 straight wins!) until at least Friday, at…
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4 Stats Explaining the Knicks’ Win Streak
The Knicks’ eight-game win streak finally gave up the ghost against the reeling Toronto Raptors, but it may have saved some jobs. On December 3rd,…
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The Chicago Bulls Should Not Be This Bad
At the beginning of the year, many NBA fans had the realistic expectation that the Chicago Bulls would be a playoff team in the Eastern…
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Kawhi And The Clippers Are Waking Up
The Los Angeles Clippers are used to lurking in the shadows. Despite Ballmer’s limitless Microsoft money, despite having two of the biggest names in the…
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The New York Knicks Are… Winning?
That’s right. As of December 20, the New York Knicks hold the longest active winning streak in the NBA. The Knicks captured their seventh consecutive…
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Every Would-Be Contender’s Biggest Flaw
We have two clear frontrunners in the NBA title race in Boston and Milwaukee. After that, there’s a jumble of teams trying to convince themselves…
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The Chicago Bulls are losing games on the court the same way they are losing games off the court
We are 27 games into the season and the Bulls currently sit at 11-16 and are in 11th place in the Eastern Conference. On paper,…
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One of these rookies will win a playoff game
This year’s rookie class doesn’t quite have the highs of last year’s crop (Paolo excepted). But unlike in most years, players are filling essential roles…
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The Pelicans Shouldn’t Be This Good… Or Should They?
On Sunday, the New Orleans Pelicans took home their second straight win against the Phoenix Suns. The overtime thriller wasn’t necessarily anything significant on the…
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5 Stats Explaining the NBA Season Thus Far
958 34-year-old Kevin Durant leads the entire NBA with 958 total minutes played. Right behind him, in second, is teammate Royce O’Neale. Despite all the…
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2023 NBA All-Stars: 5 Players That’ll Debut in the 2023 All-Star Game
As the NBA season gets underway, new first-time All-Star players will emerge. Aside from the starting five, the NBA handpicks qualified players to make it…
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Making Sense of the Pelicans’ Shockingly Good Defense
The Pelicans are killing fools on the backs of the league’s third-best defense, and it makes sense. With Brandon Ingram and Trey Murphy firing from…
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John Konchar, Rebounding Machine and Terrible Businessman
Last year’s Memphis Grizzlies were one of the great success stories of the league. Despite a host of injuries, the Grizz rode their elite depth…
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Austin Reaves is Establishing the Los Angeles Lakers’ Identity
Austin Reaves can be described as unassuming in a variety of ways. When you watch him play for the Los Angeles Lakers, he doesn’t immediately…
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NBA 2022-23 First Quarter Awards
Defensive Player Of The Quarter: Brook Lopez, Milwaukee Bucks Stillness. Many observers mistake activity for solid defense, but too often, that activity is reactive, making…
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NBA Twitter: Emoji Hashtags for Every Team in 2022-23
This guide breaks down the emoji Twitter hashtags (hashflags) for the NBA’s 75th season and each of the 30 teams for the 2021-22 season.
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4 NBA Things I’m Grateful For
I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! 1) YUTA THE SHOOTA! Yuta Watanabe has long been a fascination of mine, a whirling dervish of flailing…
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Five Gifts the NBA Gave Us This Holiday Season
Even for die-hard fans of the NBA, it is often stated that the season doesn’t truly begin until Christmas. At that juncture of the campaign,…
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