The Surprising Impact of Missing NBA Stars: How Deep Do Lineup Struggles Really Go?
This should have been an automatic victory, right?
Apparently not, because the Nuggets beat the Warriors 114-105.
Still, it was the kind of result regarding NBA lineups to send data-driven brains down a rabbit hole.
Did you know the Oklahoma City Thunder are 7-1 this season when two of their three best players – Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Chet Holmgren and Jalen Williams – are missing? Or that this same Thunder team has won more often against teams that have their stars in the lineup (84% of the time) than against teams that are missing them (75%)?
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