New NBA Features at FiveThirtyEight February 18, 2015 Today, FiveThirtyEight is running two new features based on my NBA win probability model . The first is a Datalab article on "excit...
How NBA Games Are Won February 16, 2015 What's more important in basketball: rebounding or getting to the foul line? Field goal percentage or forcing turnovers? These question...
Anthony Davis's Torrid MVP Pace February 07, 2015 Anthony Davis is still considered a long shot to win NBA MVP this year (d espite recent heroics ). But by at least one measure (and others ...
Updated NBA Win Probability Calculator February 06, 2015 The odds of winning a game when down by 6 with 18 seconds left are approximately 250 to 1 . Last month , I rolled out a new version of m...
Squares Probabilities at FiveThirtyEight February 01, 2015 In a squares pool today? Want to know if your square is any good? Check my latest article at FiveThirtyEight: How Much Money You're Goin...