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Tracing the ball during Sam Hauser's shooting motion on 10 threes he took from the left corner last season. The shot on the left took just 0.5 seconds from catch to release (30 dots). The one on the right took 1 second because the pass was thrown too high (60 dots).

This was a great read. I choose to believe anyways 😅

Very exciting news - we are looking to add senior data scientist to our team. Perfect role if you are passionate about football and skilled in working with tracking data.

Shooters who drew the fastest closeout speeds from opposing defenders last season.

Defenders who stopped the most drives last season.

Using body pose data to compare hip heights for defenders of different heights (among players who defended 250+ drives last season).

Summer League leaders in points created per game, by draft class.

Potential assists by distance and direction.

Drive paths for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander during the 2025 NBA Playoffs.

Using the Thunder's record-breaking collection of postseason steals to demonstrate the relationship between the location/direction of the defender at the time of the steal and the likelihood it turns into a breakaway and a quick bucket.

The list of players who've won a ring with more than 1 team is so short. It's interesting to me that this accomplishment feels like just an * for some players' careers whereas for others it DEFINES them. I put Jrue and Caruso in the 2nd group - portability personified, to steal a Ben Taylor phrase.

Leaders in distance traveled *while diving on the floor* during the Finals.

Most time spent diving on the floor this postseason.

The average Pacer was selected with the 21st pick. The average Thunder was taken 30th. Here's how that compares to previous NBA champions:

The Thunder had 45 closeouts during Game 2 - their second-highest total of the postseason.

New Feature: On why Alex Caruso should be considered one of—if not the—most disruptive, versatile, all-around plus defenders of his generation. “He’s got an aura to him defensively. It’s like, ‘Hey, we’re going to be fine because we’ve got Alex out there’” www.theringer.com/2025/06/11/n...

I have a lot followers on here and I know it’s because I ended up on NBA lists and not Timberwolves lists. So making a hard sell. If you’re a supporter of journalism, of learning the humanizing stories behind the athletes you watch, please help support “Ant.” www.harpercollins.com/products/ant...

In the second half of Game 1, the Pacers created 9 corner threes with their half-court offense, and they made 8 of them. Here's a look at how it happened.

2025 Playoff games where an offensive player has faced the most defensive pressure in off-ball matchups on the perimeter.

Thunder win prob charts in two Game 1s this postseason: against the Nuggets and now the Pacers.

Open catch-and-shoot 3P% changes from the regular season to the playoffs for the Pacers and Thunder.

The Indiana Pacers are a triumph of collaboration: www.theringer.com/2025/06/03/n...

Based on Synergy Player Impact, the Thunder have more plus-defenders in their rotation than any other team in the league, including the Pacers.

After watching the Pacers & Thunder hit 50-40-90 percentages as a team in the Playoffs, I looked further into NBA teamwide shooting excellence Monospace inspo from @codeistheend.bsky.social and table inspo from @owenphillips.bsky.social, @crumpledjumper.bsky.social #nba #dataviz #pacers #thunder

Roster comparison for Thunder vs. Pacers.

Best college coaches at retaining talent. Well-established coaches like Izzo, Hurley, and Self standout here as well as rising coaches like May, Lutz, and DeVries. Graphic inspired by: @crumpledjumper.bsky.social who has some pretty amazing vizzes.

Playoff scoring leaders on dribble jumpers by zone. If a player owned two blocks next to each other, I combined the blocks to make his face bigger.

The average draft pick used to draft the 20 starters on the 4 conference finalists was 19th.

Timberwolves-Thunder accessories check.

Some of the best defenders in the league at the point of attack (on the left) and protecting the rim (on the right).

Wrote about one of the defining trends of the playoffs — NBA pigeons. What they are, and how they've been the key to each of the four Conference Finalists advancing to this stage: www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/...

eyeballing how high he jumped...

Streaks of appearances in the NBA Conference Finals.

With there being some downtime between now and the start of the Pacers series, I’m gonna be that person and plug my book on 1990s Knicks, which has the entire backstory of how the Pacers and Knicks became such bitter rivals during that era www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1982...

Arrows showing how fast Mitchell Robinson was running (the length of the arrow) and in which directions.

2-big lineups are back!

Defenders who have been "put in the action" more during the playoffs than they were during the regular season.

Streaks of games where the home team lost in the NBA playoffs.

In Games 4, 5, and 6, Houston defenders closed out on 60, 55 and 57 GSW shots - that's the three highest closeout totals they've had all year and each one ranks in the Top 10 for all games across the whole league this season.

postseason lineups by height thru Saturday.

Five players who are making an impact in each of 11 offensive roles.

Alex Caruso defensive plays from the second half of last night's game.

If you're interested in working on cutting edge projects with the world's best basketball data - our team is looking to add a senior data engineer. Option to be fully remote in US or Canada. You can apply here: jobs.smartrecruiters.com/ni/Sportrada...

For @michaelvpina.bsky.social's new feature on the brilliance of Nikola Jokic, I found every potential assist he made this season where his pass flew 40+ degrees away from his line of sight and then organized them into groups to help understand what passing angles he sees that others don't.

The Thunder have beaten the Grizzlies by 51 and by 19 in Games 1 and 2 (70 points, combined), which is the 2nd-biggest margin for a playoff team since 1977. Here's how the rest of the postseason went for some other first-round bullies.

Steph Curry made 12 shots last night including these 4 extremely tough ones 🤯

Playoff series won and lost.

Steve Ballmer's Intuit Dome "Wall" may have actually worked at making Clippers opponents miss free throws 👀 Data analysis: wp.me/pc2RuA-1lziA8