“Home” isn’t what it used to be in the NBA…why?

It is well known that homecourt advantage is powerful in the NBA, and in basketball; however, over the past few decades, this effect has been changing…substantially.

What factors contribute to this advantage, and how can we statistically measure these factors? I have seen many analysts and individuals discuss the possible causation…but very few have sought to measure the different components.

To do this, we captured a decades worth of data from…every score from every game all the way back to the 1940s…back when the NBA was called the “BAA”.

There’s a bit of magic to homecourt advantage…let’s see if we can demystify it.

00:00 Different at Home
00:50 Frozen in Time…
01:33 Measuring “Home” Effects
16:02 What is it about “home?”

Citations
Moskowitz, T. J., & Wertheim, L. J. (2011). Scorecasting: The hidden influences behind how sports are played and games are won. [ Ссылка ]


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