01-01-2022, 01:39 PM
(01-01-2022, 01:31 PM)Kammrath Wrote: The NBA PIE stat (which is one of the best predictive stats in regard to winning) shows very similar things as the +/- numbers I have been sharing.
In the last 10 games (without Luka) the Mavs are 4th in the NBA with a PIE of 54.4 (over 50 means you are playing like a winning team). For reference GSW are 56.4 for the year, which is best in the NBA.
In the 25 games before that (in which Luka played in 21 of them) the Mavs were 24th in the NBA with a PIE of 47.7 (for reference DET is worst in the NBA with 43.4).
Point being, the Mavs are playing basketball much better in the last 10 games than they did in the first 25 and are currently performing like one of the better teams in the league. This is even despite being 5-5 in the last 10 games. You are indeed what your record says, but oftentimes teams playing like a losing team will win some games, and other times teams playing like a winning team will lose some games. The Mavs are playing like a winning team over the last ten games, 4th best in the NBA according to PIE.
They have played a bunch of Covid ravished teams and the kings twice in the last 10 games. Do you really think that is a good sample to make any kind of conclusions from?
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