3/1 vs. Dallas

[Montana Fan]

NBA.com has 3-man lineup data - both +/- and NRtg - in its statistics package.

PBP.com (https://www.pbpstats.com/lineup-subunits/nba?LineupId=1627759-1628369-1628401-201950-204001&TeamId=1610612738&Season=2023-24&SeasonType=Regular+Season&SubUnitSize=3) can give you NRtg using up to five players.

From NBA.com, here's a snip with the top +/- among BOS's 3-man lineups. Interesting that Cookies + Cream + White is the top +/-.

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Thanks WBCD. I’ll poke around in there and learn how to use the sites. Initial take is that I Iove that the Top 4, 3 man, groups only includes 4 players.

 

[Euclis20]

He might not be statistically, but just from observation, Luka seems like the worst defender in the league. It’s an amazing combination of a lack of conditioning, effort, and I think athleticism. The last one seems so strange because of his incredible offensive skill, but on defense he looks like they threw a Rec League guy from the Y onto an NBA court.

Luka matched up with Tatum/Brown on 14 possessions, and the Celtics scored 28 points on those possessions. Literally could've just conceded a layup to save time and energy.

 

[Just a bit outside]

Luka matched up with Tatum/Brown on 14 possessions, and the Celtics scored 28 points on those possessions. Literally could've just conceded a layup to save time and energy.

Are you sure that didn’t happen?

 

[RSN Diaspora]

Luka matched up with Tatum/Brown on 14 possessions, and the Celtics scored 28 points on those possessions. Literally could've just conceded a layup to save time and energy.

+/- is an imperfect metric, but Luka’s -20 number has to be entirely reflective of the fact that he was basically a cigar store Indian on defense.