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08/13/2026

QPIX will be getting its first full NBA season since its inception.
You’ll find out who’s really the top performing players every night. Not just what espn shows you. We dive deeper in to the numbers than anyone else, we have score adjustments for hostile crowds , referee interference and more.
Did player A shoot more free throws tonight than he does on a normal basis? Did he drive more in to contact then usual or was it flopping and selling calls ? We account for all of that here !!!

Did Vegas Get It All Wrong?When oddsmakers set the lines for the 2026 NBA Finals, they apparently forgot to look at the ...
06/03/2026

Did Vegas Get It All Wrong?

When oddsmakers set the lines for the 2026 NBA Finals, they apparently forgot to look at the most dominant playoff run in NBA history. The New York Knicks enter tonight’s Game 1 in San Antonio having outscored opponents by +271 points across 12 playoff games — nearly double the previous modern benchmark — while winning 28 of 32 statistical categories against the Spurs. Vegas priced this like a competitive series. The numbers say otherwise.

History supports the Knicks at every turn. ESPN’s Brian Windhorst noted this morning that teams coming off a sweep have gone 20-4 historically against teams that went seven games in the same round. The Spurs just survived a seven-game war against OKC. The Knicks haven’t played since sweeping Cleveland by 37 points. Fresh legs, sustained rhythm, and a system firing on all cylinders versus a young team that celebrated reaching the Finals like it was the destination rather than the journey.

The analytics were never close. Brunson averaging 26.9 points leads all scorers. The Knicks’ offensive rating of 124.5 ranks first among all 16 playoff teams. Their bench plus/minus of +438 is nearly double San Antonio’s +222. We called Spurs-Knicks weeks ago. We’re calling Knicks in 5 tonight. The numbers said so before tip-off.

05/20/2026

Eastern Conference finals game 1
QPIX index
Knicks Cavs
Brunson (46 min, 38/5/6/3/0/3 TO, 15/29, 1/6 3P, 7/10 FT, +15, OffRtg 108.2, DefRtg 95.7) — FBPS 2, 2ND 2, PITP 24
• C1: 38 + 6 + 9 + 9 + 0 − 6 = 56.0
• C2: TS 56.9% → (56.9−55)×0.4 = 0.76; FTA 10 → +3. = 3.76
• C3: offImpact −0.18, defImpact 1.43 → (−0.18×2)+(1.43×2) = 2.50
• C4: stocks 3 → +3. 3.0
• C5: 6 ast, AST/TO 2.0 → +2.5. 2.5
• C6: FBP 2 → 1.0, PITP 24 ≥12 → +3, 2ND 2 → 1.6. = 5.6
• C7: usage 33.4 + 38pts → +3, ast0 + 20+pts → +3; FBP 2 no bonus. 3.0
• C12: not bench. 0
BRUNSON QPIX = 86.4
KAT (40 min, 13/13/5/1/1/7 TO, 6/14, 1/5 3P, 0/0 FT, +13, OffRtg 107.4, DefRtg 96.1) — FBP 0, 2ND 0, PITP 10
• C1: 13 + 15.6 + 7.5 + 3 + 2.5 − 14 = 27.6
• C2: TS 46.4% → (46.4−55)×0.4 = −3.44; no inefficiency penalty (FGA 14, TS 46.4 not

05/20/2026

This is the first time in NBA history that both Game 1s of the Conference Finals have gone to overtime.


05/19/2026

Knicks-Cavs Game 1: preview

What Cleveland did for one game vs Detroit is what the Knicks have done for six straight games against Atlanta and Philly
That’s the entire ECF preview in a sentence. The Cavs survived a Game 7 by getting Donovan Mitchell back to form, Evan Mobley finally asserting himself offensively, Jarrett Allen finishing inside, and Sam Merrill catching fire from deep — all four 20-point scorers on the same night, in an elimination game on the road. It was impressive. It was also necessary. Cleveland needed everything to break right to extend its season by 48 hours.
The Knicks have been generating that level of ex*****on for six consecutive games. The adjustments that led to the Atlanta close out weren’t a fluke , The Philly sweep wasn’t just dominant — it was structurally dominant. Multiple 25+ point margins. An all-time playoff record for three-pointers made in a game. Four 20-point scorers in a Game 4 closeout that featured Miles McBride going 7/9 from deep . The KAT-as-hub offense, installed mid-first round, has matured into the most beautiful basketball this franchise has played in generations.
The structural advantages heading into Game 1 are stacked:
Nine days of rest for New York. One day for Cleveland.
Karl-Anthony Towns averaging 6.2 assists in the playoffs, including two triple-doubles in three games against Atlanta and a 10/7/7/6 line in the Philly series. The offense doesn’t run through Brunson anymore. It runs through KAT at the top of the key, and the math becomes impossible for defenses to solve.
OG Anunoby expected back from a hamstring strain. Two consecutive full practices, no restrictions reported. The Mobley stopper returns at full strength.
Matchup-wise, the Knicks have answers Cleveland doesn’t. Mikal Bridges on Mitchell. Josh Hart on Harden. Anunoby on Mobley. Mitchell Robinson and KAT together turn Jarrett Allen into a stretch defender he isn’t equipped to be. The Cavs need three stars to outplay the Knicks’ defensive depth across a seven-game series. The Knicks need their system to function.
Cleveland’s only path is to make Game 1 a knife fight before fatigue catches up. Steal home court behind a Mitchell or Harden explosion, get the series back to Cleveland with momentum, and hope the rest gap closes faster than expected. Possible. Not probable.
The deeper read: Cleveland had a great game but are coming off of two back to back seven game series . Fatigue will play a factor. The Knicks are being a great team, they’re well rested and surely well prepared . Over seven games, the team wins.
Pick: Knicks in 5.

05/14/2026

THE DATA SAYS IT OUT LOUD: THE KNICKS DON’T PLAY ROAD GAMES

Everyone jokes that Knicks fans take over every arena.
But the numbers finally dropped — and they’re even crazier than the myth.

1. Ticket Buyer Data (TickPick)

Game 3 in Philly:

• 61% of all tickets were bought by NY/NJ ZIP codes
• 21.7% came from Pennsylvania

Game 4 in Philly:

• 66% NY/NJ
• 17.3% PA

That’s not “travel.”
That’s displacement.

2. Crowd Share Forecast (Vivid Seats)

Even with Philly trying to lock down home tickets, the Fan Forecast still projected:

15–30% Knicks fans in the building.

And that’s the polite number.

3. The MSG Price Premium (The Real Reason)

• MSG playoff get‑in: $530 (standing room)
• Philly get‑in: $118–$165
• Amtrak round‑trip: $24–$96

A Knicks fan can save $250–$350 per ticket by going to Philly or DC instead of MSG.

It’s literally cheaper to take the train to another city than to sit in the last row of the Garden.

4. The East Coast Migration Belt

New Yorkers are the most displaced population in America.
And the entire East Coast is basically a New York extension:

NYC → Philly: 90 minutes
NYC → Boston: 3.5 hours
NYC → DC: 4 hours

Plus massive NY populations already living in Miami, Atlanta, Charlotte, Raleigh, Orlando.

QPIX TAKEAWAY

This isn’t fan hype.
This is demographics + economics + geography combining into a single competitive advantage:

Anywhere the Knicks play becomes Madison Square Garden.
New York Knicks
We’re everywhere !!

05/02/2026

The Knicks are in Schrödinger’s box until tonight’s final buzzer.
Are we the favorite with home court advantage or are we the underdog with 2 Away games ?
In quantum physics this is equivalent waiting for the wave collapse to provide an outcome particle

04/12/2026

OFFICIAL QPIX™ TOP 10 — Friday April 10, 2026
#1 — LeBron James LAL — QPIX: 134.0 | QPIX-R: 130.2
28 pts / 6 reb / 12 ast / 4 stl / 0 blk / 2 TO / +27 / 70.1% TS | DD | DefRtg 71.5 | FBP=7
Elite anchor fires (DefRtg 71.5), 4 stocks tier, C5 elite playmaking, DD, LAL blowout of PHX. The complete performance — offense, defense, playmaking all scoring at max tiers simultaneously.
#2 — Bez Mbeng UTA — QPIX: 153.6 | QPIX-R: 151.8 (blowout caveat)
27 pts / 11 reb / 11 ast / 3 stl / 0 blk / 1 TO / +40 / 66.4% TS | TD | FBP=19 | DefRtg 85.0
Raw score is highest on the slate by formula. C8 (+16) and C4 elite anchor (+6) and TD (+15) and C6 FBP (+9.5) all stack in the 147-101 UTA blowout. The +40 PM inflates C8 significantly. This would be #1 raw but the blowout context is the asterisk — the engine doesn’t discount for margin of victory.
#3 — Victor Wembanyama SAS — QPIX: 117.8 | QPIX-R: 114.3
40 pts / 13 reb / 5 ast / 1 stl / 2 blk / 2 TO / +10 / 71.8% TS | DD | FTA=11 | PIP=22
Legitimate #1 performance on a competitive slate — 40 points, DD, elite TS%. C13 whistle inflation penalty of −3.5 on 11 FTA.
#4 — Dyson Daniels ATL — QPIX: 113.3 | QPIX-R: 113.3
13 pts / 10 reb / 12 ast / 2 stl / 0 blk / 1 TO / +36 / 59.7% TS | TD | FBP=7
Second triple double of the night. Low scoring but the formula rewards the TD, elite playmaking ratio (12 ast / 1 TO), and the strong differential.
#5 — AJ Green MIL — QPIX: 111.7 | QPIX-R: 111.7
35 pts / 5 reb / 4 ast / 2 stl / 0 TO / +29 / 92.7% TS | FBP=9 | SCP=9
Extraordinary TS% — best shooting performance of the night by efficiency. Zero turnovers, 9 fast break points, 9 second chance points, C2 explodes at +15.08.
#6 — Jalen Brunson NYK — QPIX: 108.4 | QPIX-R: 106.8
29 pts / 3 reb / 2 ast / 2 stl / 0 blk / 3 TO / +4 / 75.1% TS | OffRtg 124.0 / DefRtg 101.9
29 points on 12/18 FG (66.7%) in the NYK win over TOR. C2 elite TS fires hard. C3 individually strong. Modest C8 on +4.
#7 — Kennedy Chandler UTA — QPIX: 101.1 | QPIX-R: 100.0
26 pts / 5 reb / 10 ast / 2 stl / 0 blk / 4 TO / +37 / 59.7% TS | DD | DefRtg 89.1
DD, elite anchor, C5 strong playmaking tier. Blowout PM boosts C8.
#8 — CJ McCollum ATL — QPIX: 93.4 | QPIX-R: 94.5
29 pts / 4 reb / 4 ast / 2 stl / 0 blk / 2 TO / +22 / 85.9% TS | OffRtg 150.7 / DefRtg 97.4 | SCP=8
Extraordinary TS%, strong C3, DefRtg just under 100. Suppression bonus on QPIX-R flips it slightly above raw.
#9 — Payton Pritchard BOS — QPIX: 93.2 | QPIX-R: 92.0
21 pts / 3 reb / 10 ast / 1 stl / 0 blk / 1 TO / +29 / 70.6% TS | DD | FBP=6
DD fires, elite playmaking ratio, strong C3 in the BOS blowout. Modest C6.
#10 — Blake Hinson UTA — QPIX: 92.6 | QPIX-R: 91.4
30 pts / 2 reb / 2 ast / 2 stl / 0 blk / 2 TO / +19 / 75.5% TS | OffRtg 132.1 / DefRtg 89.9 | FBP=4
Bench player in a blowout — C12 fires, elite TS%, DefRtg

04/09/2026

The QPIX NBA index bottom five for April 8, 2026

#1 NCAA Taris Reed Jr. peak QPIX 132.8 ,avg QPIX 116.5. the most dominate individual performance of the tournament vs D...
04/08/2026

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