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Basketball 1 in 781: The Long Odds Behind ‘One of the Most Dramatic Playoff Games in NBA History’ In Game 4 of the 1995 East Finals, four straight clutch shots went down in the final 13.3 seconds. What were the odds? We attempt to answer that. 2 years ago Ethan D. Cooperson
Basketball The Draft Files: Why EJ Onu Could Be the NAIA’s Sleeping Giant He's a quintessential modern big man, but still widely unknown and seemingly coming from nowhere. Can he emerge as the prized sleeper of this year's NBA draft? 2 years ago Jon Chepkevich
Basketball Podcast Highest Scoring NBA Games Take a look back at the highest scoring NBA games in the latest episode of ‘Reads from the Analyst’, looking at both the regular season and playoffs to reflect on… 2 years ago Justin Sweetwood, Graham Bell
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Basketball Master Chef: Has Record-Breaking Steph Cooked up an MVP Season? Despite setting several records, winning a scoring title and his efforts extending the Warriors' season, Curry isn't likely to win the award. But should he? 2 years ago Nicholas McGee
Basketball Forget Predictable: Projecting These Playoffs Is Anything but Formulaic After simulating the NBA postseason 100,000 times using adjusted team ratings and other data, we're making judgments on where the model could hit and miss. 2 years ago Brett Huston
Basketball An Inside Look at How We Calculate Our Adjusted Team Ratings We've created a model that weighs advanced metrics and other factors on both sides of the ball to calculate the final adjusted team ratings of the regular season for all… 2 years ago The Analyst
Basketball The Robert Williams Experience: Can It Become a Showstopper? The Celtics are hoping their 6-foot-8 center with a 7-foot-6 wingspan can develop into both a terrorizing defender and an exceptionally practical offensive big man. 2 years ago Jackson Frank
