A new Nylon Notebook looks at the playoffs' MVP, the luckiest players in the postseason and whose been the most dominant.
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A look at player consistency, evaluating which players have the most consistent performances game-to-game by several linear weights metrics.
How many games does a team have to play before we can start to trust their stats as representative of skill and not random noise?
Small ball is a buzz word in the NBA but should it be? Is skill ball more appropriate? Data shows NBA rotation players aren't shorter, on average.
Giannis Antetokounmpo is off to a dominating start. New usage charts let us visualize where his rebounds, assists and turnovers are happening.
A deep dive into the relationship between length and field goal defense, including unraveling some of the wonky issues around defensive 3-point percentage.
What happens to a player's statistics when they are traded to new teams mid-season, specifically from good teams to bad teams, or vice versa.
We are in a golden age for players at the point guard position, but are those players really the ones that control the league?
From triple-doubles to absurd scoring totals, it seems like new statistical ground is being broken everywhere you look. Are NBA superstars better than ever?
Individual defense is notoriously hard to measure and the Defended FG% stats at NBA.com aren't adding much to the conversation.
The hustle stats tracked by the NBA let us see who recovers the a loose ball. Some play-by-play data lets us turn that into an estimated success rate.
A quick look at early returns for teams defending drives that season and how these numbers can reflect different defensive strategies and strengths.
Krishna Narsu details refinements to his re-named shot quality measure, KOBE, and looks at the players who took the hardest and easiest shots in 2014/15.
A continuation of Krisha Narsu's look into how changing teams midseason affects a player's statistical performance.
Measuring how rest affects player speed and distance traveled.
As Josh Smith moves to his third team in less than a year, a look at how changing teams affects a player's shot selection.
Krishna Narsu looks at how steals lead to better offensive possessions and suggests a theoretical model for assessing how often to "gamble" for more.
The NBA Finals performance of LeBron James is made all the more incredible when you look at how little his teammates offered.
LeBron James has been carrying an enormous load in the Finals, which has necessitated changes in his shot selection.
Somehow, Josh Smith's playoff three point shooting has been more accurate than Kyle Korver's. Krishna Narsu wonders "What are the odds of that?"