NBA · Stat

46.2%team win rate on back-to-backs (vs 50.9% rested)

Teams won 46.2% of back-to-back second nights and 50.9% otherwise (z = -2.6). But players who suited up scored +0.11 points vs their own average (z = 1.4) — no drop. The likely reason is load management: the most tired players sit, so they never appear in the back-to-back sample at all. 36,382 player-games · 4,934 team-games