Tag Archives: three pointers

On the NBA: Beyond the Averages

By Rob Dover | April 4, 2013 at 8:02 pm

A few weeks ago, Zach Lowe of Grantland put out an incredible piece exploring how the Raptors are using their SportVU tracking data. While I was reading through it, I came across a juicy factoid that I wasn’t sure I agreed with:  An example: The analytics team is unanimous, and rather emphatic, that every team [...]

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Living and Dying by the Three

By Forrest Walker | February 25, 2013 at 11:10 pm

As it turns out, the Houston Rockets rely on three point shooting. With 28.7 threes attempted per game, the Rockets shoot more from downtown than any team in the league except the New York Knicks (29 per game). The Rockets score 29.8% of their points from behind the arc. They even tied the NBA record [...]

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