Neil Paine writes about sports using data and analytics. Previously, he was Sports Editor at FiveThirtyEight. Now it's time to assess who played the best during this initial set of games, and ...
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After a pedestrian offensive showing in game one of the series, the Orlando Magic found themselves forced to play from behind again against the Cleveland Cavaliers in game two. Hampered by the ...
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Season series: Celtics, 3-0. Story line: Here they go again, sort of. The Celtics and Heat met in the East finals in 2020, 2022 and 2023 (Heat won in the bubble in 2020, Boston won a Game 7 in ...
The 2024 NBA playoffs first-round series are into their second week and we've already seen a dominating sweep. The Minnesota Timberwolves eliminated the Phoenix Suns in four games behind some big ...
We have played eight days of NBA Playoff basketball, and every series has gone at least three games, which means we have a decent idea of who will be heading on to the second round — although ...
The Boston Celtics are the favorites of the basketball gods this season. First, the Portland Trail Blazers refused to trade ...