Comments on: Does Playing Well Going Into the Playoffs Matter? http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=5544 NBA & ABA Basketball Statistics & History Mon, 21 Nov 2011 20:56:04 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.6 By: RobertAugustdeMeijer http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=5544&cpage=1#comment-16629 Thu, 22 Apr 2010 07:31:55 +0000 http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=5544#comment-16629 I very much applaud this research.
But I have been wondering; is there a way to take the "playoff over-achievers" (i.e. the teams that had the most playoff wins per season wins: think of teams such as 95 Rockets and 01 Lakers), and see how well they played at the end of the season? In other words, compare the overachievement in playoffs to overachievement during the end of the season?

I believe that the Magic shall succeed in these playoffs like a 60+ win team, because their second half of the season was stellar.

]]> By: Mike G http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=5544&cpage=1#comment-16616 Wed, 21 Apr 2010 21:15:32 +0000 http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=5544#comment-16616 Methinks team 'hot streaks' do not typically last nearly as long as the entirety of the playoffs.
So, if you have had a 10- or 20-game hot streak to end the season, there's actually little chance that streak will last another several weeks.

I'd say it's essentially random. History shows that deep playoff teams have tended to cool off toward the end of the season. Or maybe 'last 25 except for last 5' would be the best indicator.

Optimally, a team gets better as it advances thru the playoffs. Rather like the '95 Rockets.

]]> By: Roger Pimentel http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=5544&cpage=1#comment-16613 Wed, 21 Apr 2010 19:22:03 +0000 http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=5544#comment-16613 As far as last 10... you get a lot of teams resting their starters, like the Cavs dropping their last four with LeBron on the bench.

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