Okay, so I’ve been messing around with some NBA data, specifically looking at the Lakers and their performance when they score exactly 48 points in a game. Sounds oddly specific, I know, but I was curious.
First, I grabbed a bunch of game data. It was a pain, honestly. Finding complete datasets is always the hardest part. After some digging, I found what I needed – a huge file with tons of NBA games, scores, dates, the whole shebang.
Diving into the Data
Then, I fired up my trusty old spreadsheet program. Nothing fancy, just something to help me sort through this mess. I imported the data and started filtering. I narrowed it down to just Lakers games first.
- Filtered by “Los Angeles Lakers” as either the home or away team.
Next, I needed to find the games where the Lakers’ final score was 48. That took a bit of scrolling and checking, but I managed to isolate all those specific games.
- Searched for games where the Lakers’ score column equaled 48.
It was fewer games than I expected, to be honest. It’s not exactly a common score, especially in modern NBA.
So, I started looking at the opponents in those games, the dates, and whether the Lakers won or lost (mostly lost, unsurprisingly, given the low score).
The Results
I didn’t do any super complex analysis. I just wanted to see the overall trend. It’s more of a fun little data exploration than a serious statistical deep dive.
I basically confirmed what I suspected: 48 points is a terrible score for the Lakers, and they almost always lose when they score that low. No big surprise there!
So that was it. No rocket science and this sharing is done.
