NBA championship teams ranked by opponent injury benefits over 25 seasons
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Nathan Yau
Summary
A brief article discussing a statistical analysis by Russell Samora for The Pudding, which calculated which NBA championship teams over the past 25 seasons benefited most from opponent injuries. The piece uses a "pile-o-heads" visualization method to show missed games due to injury, with head size representing player contribution to team wins. The author, a Warriors fan, notes that injuries are part of the game.
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FlowingDataNBA championship teams ranked by opponent injury benefits over 25 seasonsflowingdata.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledThroughout NBA basketball history, there are many what-ifs and fan-forced asterisks for championships won.
Samora uses the traditional pile-o-heads method to visualize the number of missed games due to injury.
As a Warriors fan, I am obligated to say that injuries are part of the game and sometimes randomness swings in you
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