Who are the Analytical NBA Champions? #nba
Who is this year’s Analytical NBA Champion?
Forget the real finals, as Cavs head coach Kenny Atkinson Said, The Cavs were up 2-1 Analytically Against the Knicks,
Which got me thinking, who was the best Analytical Team this Postseason?
Kenny was using the Expected Wins/Expected Score stat based on Shot Quality. It is an analytical metric that evaluates the points a team mathematically “should” have scored based on the specific location of their shots, distance from the basket, and defender proximity. It strips away variance like bad shooting luck.
So with that being said: Surprisingly the 2026 Analytical NBA Champions are the Cleveland Cavaliers.
This is because they have 11 pythagorean losses this postseason, which is the most out of any NBA playoffs Team in 2026, yet they have a record of 8-10, meaning they actually were playing better analytically than anyone else. In basketball analytics, Pythagorean Losses represent the number of games a team is expected to lose, but I know what you are thinking, What about the Pythagorean Wins?
Well that would actually go to the Spurs with 15 Pythagorean Wins which is more than any NBA Playoffs team this season, so depending on which Pythagorean stat you prefer, your Analytical Champions are the Spurs if you prefer the Most wins, or the Cavaliers if you prefer outdoing your losses.
So Spurs fans, don’t worry about being down 0-2, Analytically you have the most Wins.
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Josh Hart was Right when he said "analytics are like a Lamppost to a drunk person you can lean on it but it can't get you home" I personally don't give a shit if it was a good quality shot I care if it goes in or not
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Even analytically, the cavs aren’t winning… great job coach👏
The cavs
The cavs and especially kenny atkinson will NEVER live this down. And the irony that this was said on a tean with James Harden on it
Even in analytical champion, cavs still lose 😂😂😂😂
analytically the spurs look fucked and im sad
The analytical champions are obviously the Kings, Mavs, and the Cavs… DUH
i thought it's Cavs
Hawks dont even have to number crunch
Don’t worry gang
Even when we get sweaty by the Knicks
Analytically we swept them🥹✌️