A close call in the first round of the NBA playoffs doesn’t always doom a team. In 2008, the Boston Celtics, coming off a 66-16 season, needed seven games to get by an Atlanta Hawks team that had gone 37-45. But they wound up winning the NBA title. Those Celtics, however, may be more the exception […]
UPDATE (May 29, 7:45 p.m.): The Los Angeles Times has reported that Steve Ballmer, former CEO of Microsoft, will purchase the Clippers for $2 billion. Earlier this month Nate Silver wrote about team valuations in the NBA, and whether the Clippers were worth more than was commonly believed. The original piece is below. A billion […]
UPDATE (May 29, 7:45 p.m.): The Los Angeles Times has reported that Steve Ballmer, former CEO of Microsoft, will purchase the Clippers for $2 billion. Earlier this month Nate Silver wrote about team valuations in the NBA, and whether the Clippers were worth more than was commonly believed. The original piece is below. A billion […]
Wednesday night in the NBA, the Toronto Raptors were up 25 points over the Brooklyn Nets late in the third quarter. According to reasonable models, the Raptors had more than a 99.9 percent chance of winning the game. And they did end up winning the game. But does that mean the game was over in the […]
Wednesday night in the NBA, the Toronto Raptors were up 25 points over the Brooklyn Nets late in the third quarter. According to reasonable models, the Raptors had more than a 99.9 percent chance of winning the game. And they did end up winning the game. But does that mean the game was over in the […]
