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Sam Merrill

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COMPARISON LENS

Playoff splits

Compare two non-overlapping groups of 2020-21 playoff games. Differences describe these games; no cause is implied.

Showing: Playoffs8 playoff games played · regular-season games are never counted here
COMPARE
STATISTIC
FACTUAL DIFFERENCE1.3

more points per game at home

Describes 2020-21 playoff games only · does not establish cause
HomeGames at home1.3
4 games3.6 avg min
AwayGames on the road0.0
4 games3.8 avg min
EVIDENCE

Games in each group

Newest first · every game links to its box score

Home4 GAMES

vs PHXJul 11 · W 120–1000points1:18 MIN
vs ATLJun 25 · W 125–912points4:18 MIN
vs BKNJun 13 · W 107–960points1:48 MIN
vs MIAMay 24 · W 132–983points6:54 MIN

Away4 GAMES

@ ATLJun 29 · L 88–1100points4:18 MIN
@ BKNJun 7 · L 86–1250points5:36 MIN
@ MIAMay 29 · W 120–1030points1:06 MIN
@ MIAMay 27 · W 113–840points4:12 MIN

A postseason is a few series, so there is no recent-versus-previous window: the series table below splits the games by opponent.

SERIES

By series opponent

One line per series, round 1 first

Showing: Playoffs4 series · each line from that series’ games only
2020-21 playoffs by series: the result and per-game averages in each series
SERIESRESULTGPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG%3P%FT%OPPONENT
First roundMIL vs MIA · 3 gamesWon 4–0MIL won 4–034.11.00.30.30.70.033.3%33.3%—Miami Heat
Conference semifinalsMIL vs BKN · 2 gamesWon 4–3MIL won 4–323.70.00.00.00.00.00.0%0.0%—Brooklyn Nets
Conference finalsMIL vs ATL · 2 gamesWon 4–2MIL won 4–224.31.02.00.01.00.050.0%0.0%—Atlanta Hawks
FinalsMIL vs PHX · 1 gameWon 4–2MIL won 4–211.30.00.00.00.00.0———Phoenix Suns

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DATA COVERAGECompleteness not verified

30 regular-season games this season are a separate scope, never averaged in. Series results and records count playoff finals more than 6 hours old; fresher finals are listed as provisional. A round is named only when the game id gives it; otherwise the game reads Playoffs. Sport Data Service does not hold NBA play-in games, so none is listed here or counted anywhere. NBA logs list games played only: games missed are absent rather than marked DNP. Missing values read —, never zero. Shooting percentages pool makes and attempts across games.