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These are the X-Factors of a given season, the players whose development or fit or health has a chance to turn a contender into a champion. We've now seen a week of games in the 2026-27 season, and these are the players who stand out as the major swing pieces in the 2027 championship race.
Over the first five seasons of play-by-play data (1996-97 through 2000-01), teams had a winning percentage of .807 when leading by double-digits and .972 when leading by at least 20 points. Over the last five years (2021-22 through ’25-26), those marks are .761 and .949.
Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra weighed in on veteran sharpshooter Klay Thompson's slow start to the 2026-27 season.
Everything is on the table for the Oklahoma City Thunder. After one of the darkest days in franchise history, we're awaiting to see how they respond in the aftermath. Jalen Williams and Cason Wallace were lost for basically the entire 2026-27 season in a win over the LA Clippers this past Sunday.
What did we learn about the Boston Celtics and the NBA in the first week of the 2026-27 regular season? The Celtics, it seems, are indeed a very good if flawed ball club, and look like a squad that should hover near the top of the Eastern Conference standings over the course of this season.
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NBA's 'unprecedented' early season injury crisis has players and coaches searching for answers
Less than two weeks into the 2026-27 NBA season, a large handful of star players have already sustained notable injuries
