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How can we track the NBA playoff series as data professionals? By looking at 40 different advanced stats for each team and isolating stylistic differences that determine who gains the advantage throughout the series. Dallas has a stronger bench and depth that ranks 4th in the league in fewest turnovers. So OKC ranks 1st in steals (8.5/gm) but they can't capitalize on strong defense. Also they have less depth in their top stats (Blocks, 3pt FG% and several more advanced stats). Dallas won the series by outrebounding and spreading their shooting beyond only a couple players like OKC (having 82% of their scoring from their 5 primary players compared to just 74% from OCK's top 5). The series evolved to give OKC a dissadvantage when SGA wasn't on the floor from players like PJ Washington and Lively II giving Dallas a boost in their marginal advantages which helped them erase the 3P FG % gap by taking over 44% of all field goals per game during the season and extending this performance into the series to remove the advantage that OKC has against over 85% of the league. The analysis of the Minnesota Timberwolves against Dallas is even more stylistically contraversial which is why Dallas will win the series in 5 games!
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