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It’s almost impossible to argue against the idea that analytics have a place in today’s basketball world. Can analytics be a difference maker in the postseason? Or should NBA GMs, coaches, and players resign themselves to the immortal words of Billy Beane, whose analytics-obsessed Oakland A’s teams routinely excelled in the regular season only to fold quickly in October? As Beane said, “My stuff don’t work in the playoffs.” In this week’s episode, we’re putting basketball analytics under the bright lights of the playoffs. I’m Paul Michelman, and this is Counterpoints, the sports analytics podcast from MIT Sloan Management Review.

Will analytics eventually bring home a Larry O’Brien NBA championship trophy? Only time will tell.

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Pick your poison here: A 12-turnover elimination game loss versus the Warriors in 2015 a 10-point disappearing act in a 39-point loss versus San Antonio to bow out in 2017 or how about being part of a team 0-27 stretch of three-point shooting in a Game 7 defeat to Golden State in 2018? For Harden and the Rockets, the data-driven strategies that served them so well in the regular season, have so far wilted in the face of an opponent that has both the time to prepare (as teams in a long playoff series do) and the skills to counter - which the best of the West have so far demonstrated they possess. In fact, Harden - and, by extension, the entire analytical approach of the Houston franchise - is much more memorable for their playoff failures. Unlike LeBron, Kyrie, and Steph, Harden’s supernatural stats have never translated to a championship ring.

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His steady diet of free throws, layups, and isolation threes might not be the easiest on the eye, but it’s hard to argue with the results - unless, of course, you want to talk about the playoffs. As Daryl Morey’s analytics dream come to life, Harden has racked up historic numbers as a Rocket and has finished among the top two in MVP voting four times in five years.

There might not be a player with a more data-driven game in sports than The Beard - to the delight of Houston fans and the dismay of everyone else. Paul Michelman: What’s the signature move that sums up this prosperous and popular era of the NBA? Is it a LeBron James tomahawk dunk? A killer Kyrie Irving crossover? A backbreaking three-pointer from Steph Curry? All good options for sure, but in the age of analytics, the indelible image might just have to be a James Harden trip to the free-throw line.

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Tyson Chandler was their most notable veteran addition, but injuries ruined his 2018-19 season with the Lakers.A weekly roundup of everything we’ve published, plus a curated reading list from our editors of the best management content released that week. Ben McLemore, a former lottery pick, will fight for minutes off of the bench. Their bench features returning pieces like Austin Rivers and Danuel House, but also includes some notable risks. Five bold Rockets predictions for 2019-20.Tucker is among the best defenders in all of basketball and Clint Capela will pick up plenty of easy points on lobs for Houston's two leaders. Eric Gordon can handle the ball when necessary, but he is a career 37.4 percent three-point shooter on almost nine attempts per game as a Rocket. Those two are flanked by a roster that was tailor-made to support superstars of their ilk. They won 65 games during the 2017-18 season by relying on Harden and Chris Paul dominating in isolation, which then dropped to 53 wins during the 2018-19 campaign, but adding Westbrook could push them back to the top of the Western Conference. A year after James Harden posted the highest scoring average since Michael Jordan over 30 years ago, Houston added Russell Westbrook to give themselves the two highest-usage guards in the NBA. The Houston Rockets are taking ball-dominance to a new level.