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Using the Championship Leverage Index -- a metric that quantifies the importance of individual playoff games -- Neil Paine examines the best and worst active NBA players when it comes to performing in the "clutch." Tyson Chandler tops the list.

Story | Conversation | May 13, 2013

Neil Paine attempts to explain why George Karl's teams have performed so poorly in the playoffs.

Story | Conversation | May 07, 2013

Neil Paine rolls out another edition of the Hall Monitor and asks whether Rasheed Wallace is a Hall of Famer.

Story | Conversation | April 11, 2013

Neil Paine outlines the tendencies of NBA referees and breaks down the resulting impact on scoring and defense.

Story | Conversation | March 29, 2013

Neil Paine shows how being a hero in the NCAA tournament often doesn't equate to success at the NBA level.

Story | Conversation | March 25, 2013

Neil Paine analyzes NBA teams with the most "luck," or those with more wins than expected due to factors like multiple players over-reaching their projections. The Spurs are again the league's luckiest team, but how sustainable is their good fortune?

Story | Conversation | March 19, 2013

Neil Paine says there's a distinct possibility Kevin Durant could end up like Karl Malone -- ringless and the perennial "bridesmaid."

Story | Conversation | March 11, 2013

In ESPN The Magazine, Basketball Reference's Neil Paine determines which players have over- and under-performed their preseason projected PERs. Behold the five earning their keep the most and ... well, all those aging stars in LA.

Story | Conversation | March 07, 2013

Neil Paine says the combination of altitude, geography and their opponents' brutal road schedules gives Utah and Denver a unique home-court advantage.

Story | Conversation | March 04, 2013

Neil Paine says while the Lakers' 2012-13 campaign has been disappointing, preseason expectations were completely unrealistic.

Story | Conversation | February 25, 2013

Through the prism of statistics, Neil Paine looks at whether Chris Bosh could potentially make the Hall of Fame.

Story | Conversation | January 30, 2013

Through the prism of statistics, Neil Paine provides the best- and worst-case scenarios of our "25 Under 25"

Story | Conversation | January 23, 2013

Through the prism of statistics, Neil Paine examines which NBA team -- the L.A. Lakers, San Antonio Spurs or Miami Heat -- has had the most postseason success since the league last expanded in 2004-05.

Story | Conversation | January 10, 2013

Neil Paine takes a look at five players who, despite their impressive individual rebounding averages and reputations as "rebounding specialists," don't add much to their teams' rebounding performance when they're on the floor.

Story | Conversation | January 08, 2013

Neil Paine says the Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Lakers and Denver Nuggets are poised for a successful January, but the Milwaukee Bucks and Golden State Warriors could stumble.

Story | Conversation | January 02, 2013

Neil Paine takes a look at three potential postseason matchups that appear to be even on the surface, but would actually strongly favor one team over the other. For starters, the Thunder's outstanding shooting ability would cause the Spurs problems.

Story | Conversation | December 22, 2012