As NBA fans, we are witnessing probably the greatest revolution ever on the court, which is called “Small ball era”. Teams tend to use small and faster players instead of traditional giants to accelerate moving speed and improve shooting efficiency.
Last year, our favorite team Knicks returned to playoff season after eight years(News Report), which brought great joy to the fans. In order to make this performance long-lasting, we feel obligated to research the key variables that contribute to the winning so that help Knicks maintain existing strengths and make up for the shortages.
We used data from the NBA.stats to research the key variables that contribute to the winning so that help Knicks maintain existing strengths and make up for the shortages.
In the Regression tab, you can observe:
In the Data Exploration tab, it helps you get some insight on how we choose potential parameters for model building.
In the About tab, it shows our original proposal for this exploration journey.
In the Shiny APP tab, we propose a model to predict whether your favorite team can go to the play-off season, with their game details prediction. Head to try it for yourself!
In the Report tab, it shows our final project report.