Shadow and Spillover Effects of Competition in NBA Playoffs
2017 ◽
Vol 19
(8)
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pp. 1067-1092
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The National Basketball Association (NBA) playoffs are structured as an elimination tournament where reseeding does not occur after each round. This structure leads to situations where future competitors (the shadow effect) and previous effort (the spillover effect) affect current performance. Using data from the 2009-2014 NBA playoffs, results here find that, when a future opponent is known, a series favorite is significantly more likely to win a game when the future opponent is weaker than expected. Estimates also provide evidence that greater previous effort by teams increases the probability the series favorite wins a game.
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2021 ◽
Vol 18
(3)
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pp. 1096
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2021 ◽
Vol 18
(16)
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pp. 8535