Baseline

NBA · All time: Myth checked

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Season window

pp means percentage points: the difference between two rates. For example, 40% versus 62% is −22 percentage points. A minus means the rate was lower than the baseline; a plus means it was higher.

All time: 2023-24 to 2026-27 (4 seasons); 2026-27 in progress, through 2026-11-11.

Myth checked

Checked: no clear difference. Players reached 3+ threes in 23.6% of games, vs 26.5%. Not a clear difference.

In the spot
23.6%
Baseline
26.5%
Sample
804 player-games
Adjusted
−2.3 pp vs each player’s own norm

See all 804 player-games behind this →Every one listed with its result, Hit or Miss

Myth checked 12 measures

No clear difference from the baseline.

MeasureIn spotBaselineDiff.nWhat it means
Player 3+ threesSee the games for Player 3+ threes →23.6%26.5%−2.9 pp804Players reached 3+ threes in 23.6% of games, vs 26.5%. Not a clear difference.
Player 20+ ptsSee the games for Player 20+ pts →29.9%28.1%+1.7 pp804Players reached 20+ pts in 29.9% of games, vs 28.1%. Not a clear difference.
Player 8+ rebSee the games for Player 8+ reb →27.1%25.3%+1.8 pp804Players reached 8+ reb in 27.1% of games, vs 25.3%. Not a clear difference.
Player 30+ pts+reb+astSee the games for Player 30+ pts+reb+ast →30.1%28.7%+1.4 pp804Players reached 30+ pts+reb+ast in 30.1% of games, vs 28.7%. Not a clear difference.
Player 2+ threesSee the games for Player 2+ threes →47.3%46.7%+0.5 pp804Players reached 2+ threes in 47.3% of games, vs 46.7%. Not a clear difference.
Player 10+ rebSee the games for Player 10+ reb →14.2%13.1%+1.1 pp804Players reached 10+ reb in 14.2% of games, vs 13.1%. Not a clear difference.
Player 8+ astSee the games for Player 8+ ast →8.8%7.8%+1.0 pp804Players reached 8+ ast in 8.8% of games, vs 7.8%. Not a clear difference.
Player 40+ pts+reb+astSee the games for Player 40+ pts+reb+ast →11.9%11.2%+0.8 pp804Players reached 40+ pts+reb+ast in 11.9% of games, vs 11.2%. Not a clear difference.
Player 5+ astSee the games for Player 5+ ast →28.2%27.5%+0.8 pp804Players reached 5+ ast in 28.2% of games, vs 27.5%. Not a clear difference.
Player 25+ ptsSee the games for Player 25+ pts →14.9%14.7%+0.2 pp804Players reached 25+ pts in 14.9% of games, vs 14.7%. Not a clear difference.
Player 15+ ptsSee the games for Player 15+ pts →47.4%47.9%−0.5 pp804Players reached 15+ pts in 47.4% of games, vs 47.9%. Not a clear difference.
Player avg ptsSee the games for Player avg pts →15.415.2+0.2804Players averaged 15.4 pts, vs 15.2. Not a clear difference.

The games every game behind these numbers

Every game that counts toward the rates above, newest first. Hit (green) means the thing being measured happened in that game; Miss (red) means it didn’t. Averages (points, margin, totals) show the actual number with no color. Player and team-scoring lists can also be colored by a second method, picked with the “Hit or miss means” switch: did they go over their own season average entering that game (earlier games that season only, at least 3 of them; not a Vegas line). Click any game for the full breakdown. The list follows the season window above and adds up exactly to the published numbers.

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Definitions

The spot
A team has 3 series wins entering the game (series state rebuilt from stored games)
Baseline
Other playoff games
All-time seasons
2024, 2025, 2026, 2027, through 2026-11-11
Sample rule
game/team grain: 200+ distinct games; league-wide player grain: 100+ player-games from 30+ games; player-specific: 30+ games; plays: 200+; and BH q<=0.1 for "published". The same rule applies inside every season window.
pp
Percentage points: the difference between two rates. For example, 40% versus 62% is −22 percentage points. A minus means the rate was lower than the baseline; a plus means it was higher. This is a description of the rates, not a betting instruction.

“X+” means the value reached X or more, so a push can’t happen. Intervals are the wider of a 95% Wilson interval and a game-clustered interval. Shorter windows are recomputed from the games in those seasons, never scaled from the all-time rate. See the methodology.