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Which Guards Averaged The Most Points In The Paint?

Guards that average a large number of points in the paint tend to excel at dribble penetration (duh).  And dribble penetration is one very basic way of creating offense — by getting an easy basket…Read More

Charge-Block Ratio: Which Refs Call More Charges Than Blocks

Yesterday, I looked at NBA refs and the rate that they call technical fouls.  Today, I’m looking at which refs tend to call more charges and which refs tend to call more blocks.  I only looked…Read More

How Many Technical Fouls Do Refs Call A Game?

I only counted refs that refereed at least 45 games in 2012-2013 Brian Forte called the most technical fouls per game (1.3) Haywoode Workman called the least number of technical fouls per game (0.48) The…Read More

Who Will Win The Western Conference Finals? Vote now!

Looking way ahead, who will represent the West in the NBA Finals?

Players with the Best Playoff FG% (so far…)

Which players have been the most offensively efficient in the playoffs?  To answer this question I looked at field goal percentage (which is not the best measure of shooting efficiency — that would…Read More

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The Five Players With The Highest Usage Rates in the Playoffs (so far…)

Which players in the playoffs are relied on the most for their offensive production?  In other words,…Read More

The Ten Best Lineups of 2012-2013

There are many different ways to measure “best”, but NBA Stats has one simple metric called…Read More

How Good Are The Second Best Lineups?

According to Bovada, the four teams with the highest odds to win the NBA championship are the Miami Heat…Read More

The Five Best Bench Players

Bench players are an underrated component of a team’s success.  This is partly because the stars…Read More

Ref, Help Me Out!?! Which Teams Get Bailed Out By The Refs?

Have you noticed how often superstars get bailed out by suspiciously soft foul calls? (Full disclosure:…Read More

Miami Heat(55-14) At Orlando Magic(18-52): Preview

  The Miami Heat continue their run at history tonight on the road against the Orlando Magic. They…Read More

How Well Do The Heat, Thunder, Spurs, and Nuggets Play Over The Course Of A Game?

Yesterday, I looked at how some of the elite teams in the East stack up against the Heat during the…Read More

How Have The Miami Heat Performed Over The Course of The Season Compared To Other Teams?

Riding a historic 24 game win streak, it is obvious that the Heat are a very good team ,offensively and…Read More

Which 5-Man Lineups Have The Most Success Against The Heat?

Which 5-man lineups have had the most success against the Heat?  The surprising answer is…none…Read More

Oklahoma City Thunder (20-6) vs. Miami Heat (17-7), Christmas Day Spectacular

Four games in a row now, the Miami Heat played like champions. Whether it was controlling the game on…Read More

3 NBA Teams Who Can Compete with the Miami Heat in the 2012-’13 Season

Word is that this Miami Heat team is pretty good. Good enough to beat the Indiana Pacers without Chris…Read More

2012 NBA Finals: The Art of the Fast Start

In Games 2 and 3 of the 2012 NBA Finals, the Miami Heat started off quickly to jump to double-digit…Read More

2012 NBA Finals: Vocal Shots Being Fired by the Miami Heat and the Oklahoma City Thunder

The 2012 NBA Finals is giving us dominating performances by some of the league’s biggest stars…Read More

LeBron James is Playing Like A Man Possessed

The knocks on LeBron James’ game have been deafening for the last year. He isn’t a clutch…Read More

2012 NBA Finals: Shane Battier the New Miami Heat X-Factor

Since the Miami Heat defeated the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals, Mario Chalmers seemed…Read More