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Basketball analytics has come a long way in the last few years. The last time the Lakers were looking to defend their title, only a handful of stat-heads were in NBA front offices and fans didn't have much exposure to numbers that went beyond the boxscore.
These days, several web sites and countless blogs are dedicated to statistical analysis, with sites like 82games.com and basketball-reference.com becoming popular resources for fans looking to dig deeper into how effective players and groups of players are, and why teams win or lose games.
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