May 11, 2026
Los Angeles Lakers 110-115 Oklahoma City Thunder: A Fair Result | Playoffs
Los Angeles Lakers 110-115 Oklahoma City Thunder. eFG: 57%-59%. Per-game CURSD luck breakdown.
May 11, 2026
Cleveland Cavaliers 112-103 Detroit Pistons: The Margins Went Against Detroit Pistons | Playoffs
Cleveland Cavaliers 112-103 Detroit Pistons. eFG: 53%-57%. Per-game CURSD luck breakdown.
May 10, 2026
Minnesota Timberwolves 114-109 San Antonio Spurs: The Margins Went Against San Antonio Spurs | Playoffs
Minnesota Timberwolves 114-109 San Antonio Spurs. eFG: 50%-51%. Per-game CURSD luck breakdown.
May 10, 2026
Philadelphia 76ers 114-144 New York Knicks: The Margins Went Against Philadelphia 76ers | Playoffs
Philadelphia 76ers 114-144 New York Knicks. eFG: 55%-68%. Per-game CURSD luck breakdown.
May 9, 2026
Los Angeles Lakers 108-131 Oklahoma City Thunder: A Fair Result | Playoffs
Los Angeles Lakers 108-131 Oklahoma City Thunder. eFG: 56%-65%. Per-game CURSD luck breakdown.
May 9, 2026
Cleveland Cavaliers 116-109 Detroit Pistons: A Fair Result | Playoffs
Cleveland Cavaliers 116-109 Detroit Pistons. eFG: 66%-50%. Per-game CURSD luck breakdown.
May 8, 2026
Minnesota Timberwolves 108-115 San Antonio Spurs: A Fair Result | Playoffs
Minnesota Timberwolves 108-115 San Antonio Spurs. eFG: 45%-53%. Per-game CURSD luck breakdown.
May 8, 2026
Philadelphia 76ers 94-108 New York Knicks: The Margins Went Against Philadelphia 76ers | Playoffs
Philadelphia 76ers 94-108 New York Knicks. eFG: 48%-56%. Per-game CURSD luck breakdown.
May 7, 2026
Oklahoma City Thunder 125-107 Los Angeles Lakers: A Fair Result | Playoffs
Oklahoma City Thunder 125-107 Los Angeles Lakers. eFG: 64%-57%. Per-game CURSD luck breakdown.
May 7, 2026
Detroit Pistons 107-97 Cleveland Cavaliers: A Fair Result | Playoffs
Detroit Pistons 107-97 Cleveland Cavaliers. eFG: 57%-46%. Per-game CURSD luck breakdown.
May 7, 2026
The Brooklyn Nets Lost Six More Games Than Math Says They Should Have. Math Was Already Being Generous.
Brooklyn finished 20-62, but even that historic wreckage undersells the chaos.
May 6, 2026
San Antonio Spurs 133-95 Minnesota Timberwolves: The Margins Went Against Minnesota Timberwolves | Playoffs
San Antonio Spurs 133-95 Minnesota Timberwolves. eFG: 59%-45%. Per-game CURSD luck breakdown.
May 6, 2026
New York Knicks 108-102 Philadelphia 76ers: A Fair Result | Playoffs
New York Knicks 108-102 Philadelphia 76ers. eFG: 55%-54%. Per-game CURSD luck breakdown.
May 5, 2026
Oklahoma City Thunder 108-90 Los Angeles Lakers: The Margins Went Against Los Angeles Lakers | Playoffs
Oklahoma City Thunder 108-90 Los Angeles Lakers. eFG: 57%-47%. Per-game CURSD luck breakdown.
May 5, 2026
Detroit Pistons 111-101 Cleveland Cavaliers: The Margins Went Against Cleveland Cavaliers | Playoffs
Detroit Pistons 111-101 Cleveland Cavaliers. eFG: 50%-54%. Per-game CURSD luck breakdown.
May 4, 2026
San Antonio Spurs 102-104 Minnesota Timberwolves: The Margins Went Against San Antonio Spurs | Playoffs
San Antonio Spurs 102-104 Minnesota Timberwolves. eFG: 51%-51%. Per-game CURSD luck breakdown.
May 4, 2026
New York Knicks 137-98 Philadelphia 76ers: A Fair Result | Playoffs
New York Knicks 137-98 Philadelphia 76ers. eFG: 74%-49%. Per-game CURSD luck breakdown.
May 3, 2026
Cleveland Cavaliers 114-102 Toronto Raptors: A Fair Result | Playoffs
Cleveland Cavaliers 114-102 Toronto Raptors. eFG: 51%-48%. Per-game CURSD luck breakdown.
May 3, 2026
Detroit Pistons 116-94 Orlando Magic: A Fair Result | Playoffs
Detroit Pistons 116-94 Orlando Magic. eFG: 61%-48%. Per-game CURSD luck breakdown.
May 2, 2026
Boston Celtics 100-109 Philadelphia 76ers: The Margins Went Against Boston Celtics | Playoffs
Boston Celtics 100-109 Philadelphia 76ers. eFG: 47%-54%. Per-game CURSD luck breakdown.
May 1, 2026
The Rim Lied to These Teams All Season
Ranking every NBA team's shot-quality luck by the gap between their actual eFG% and what their shot diet should have produced.
April 30, 2026
Minnesota Timberwolves 110-98 Denver Nuggets: A Fair Result | Playoffs
Minnesota Timberwolves 110-98 Denver Nuggets. eFG: 49%-52%. Per-game CURSD luck breakdown.
April 30, 2026
Philadelphia 76ers 106-93 Boston Celtics: The Margins Went Against Boston Celtics | Playoffs
Philadelphia 76ers 106-93 Boston Celtics. eFG: 50%-49%. Per-game CURSD luck breakdown.
April 30, 2026
Atlanta Hawks 89-140 New York Knicks: The Margins Went Against Atlanta Hawks | Playoffs
Atlanta Hawks 89-140 New York Knicks. eFG: 43%-66%. Per-game CURSD luck breakdown.
April 24, 2026
The NBA's Close-Game Ledger: Who Got Lucky and Who Got the Bill
Milwaukee went 3-0 in games decided by five points or fewer. Brooklyn went 1-7. Neither record is as real as it feels.
April 18, 2026
2026 NBA Playoffs: Which Teams Will Surprise, According to the CURSD Score
The Knicks played like a top-2 seed. The Nuggets are built on sand. The CURSD Score quantifies who earned their spot and who got there on credit.
April 17, 2026
The NBA's Pythagorean Liars
Ranking every team by the gap between their record and what their point differential says it should be.
April 16, 2026
The Hornets Won 44 Games With 46-Win Talent. The Basketball Gods Noticed.
Charlotte posted the NBA's worst Luck Index and still almost made the playoffs outright.