05-05-2021, 05:20 PM
(05-05-2021, 03:41 PM)Hogmelon Wrote: Here are the stats for the teams that are currently in the top ten of the Western Conference:
TEAM W-L when 3P% > opponent W-L when 3P% < opponent W-L when 3P% = opponent
Mavericks 28-0 (1.000) 9-28 (.243) 0-0
Jazz 36-5 (.878) 11-13 (.458) 0-0
Suns 28-5 (.848) 19-13 (.594) 0-0
Lakers 25-5 (.833) 12-23 (.343) 0-0
Nuggets 29-7 (.806) 13-15 (.464) 1-0
Spurs 23-6 (.793) 8-27 (.229) 0-0
Clippers 36-10 (.783) 8-12 (.400) 0-0
Grizzlies 23-7 (.767) 9-25 (.265) 0-0
Trail Blazers 24-9 (.727) 12-19 (.387) 0-1
Warriors 26-12 (.684) 7-21 (.250) 0-0
(05-05-2021, 03:47 PM)omahen Wrote: Thanks. So we can conclude Mavs are unstoppable when threes are falling, while only Spurs depend more on their shooting to win. One conclusion we could draw - if you put excellent shooters on the team it might lead to more victories, even if defense is not great.
I was just throwing out some numbers and leaving it to everyone else to draw any relevant conclusions.
If one is merely interpreting the numbers above, it seems that the Mavs are more deserving than the Spurs of mavsluvr's "Live by the 3PT percentage, die by the 3PT percentage" label.
75.7% of the Mavs' 37 wins have been games in which they won the 3P% battle, and 100% of the Mavs' 28 losses have been games in which they lost the 3P% battle.
74.2% of the Spurs' 31 wins have been games in which they won the 3P% battle, and 81.8% of the Spurs' 33 losses have been games in which they lost the 3P% battle.
TEAM X = (W% when 3P% > opponent) Y = (W% when 3P% < opponent) K = X/Y
Mavericks 1.000 .243 4.11
Jazz .878 .458 1.92
Suns .848 .594 1.43
Lakers .833 .343 2.43
Nuggets .806 .464 1.74
Spurs .793 .229 3.59
Clippers .783 .400 1.96
Grizzlies .767 .265 2.90
Trail Blazers .727 .387 1.88
Warriors .684 .250 2.74
The Mavs' winning percentage when winning the 3P% battle is 4.11 times their winning percentage when losing the 3P% battle.
The Spurs' winning percentage when winning the 3P% battle is 3.59 times their winning percentage when losing the 3P% battle.
FWIW. YMMV. BYOB. Blah blah blah, etc.