[OC] How good every team has been at using challenges this year
I went through the NBA's challenge data to find out how every coach has done using challenges this season (data as of Feb. 20). Here's how they all stack up:
| Team | Successful | Unsuccessful | Success Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knicks | 27 | 7 | 79.4% |
| Pacers | 24 | 8 | 75.0% |
| Pelicans | 24 | 8 | 75.0% |
| Grizzlies | 29 | 10 | 74.4% |
| Bulls | 19 | 7 | 73.1% |
| Heat | 7 | 3 | 70.0% |
| Spurs | 18 | 8 | 69.2% |
| Nets | 32 | 16 | 66.7% |
| Hawks | 27 | 14 | 65.9% |
| Nuggets | 23 | 12 | 65.7% |
| Warriors | 20 | 11 | 64.5% |
| Clippers | 25 | 14 | 64.1% |
| Jazz | 32 | 18 | 64.0% |
| Cavs | 28 | 16 | 63.6% |
| Kings | 26 | 15 | 63.4% |
| Hornets | 22 | 13 | 62.9% |
| Wolves | 32 | 20 | 61.5% |
| Lakers | 23 | 15 | 60.5% |
| Pistons | 27 | 19 | 58.7% |
| Magic | 22 | 16 | 57.9% |
| Wizards | 11 | 8 | 57.9% |
| Celtics | 20 | 15 | 57.1% |
| Rockets | 20 | 16 | 55.6% |
| Sixers | 21 | 18 | 53.8% |
| Thunder | 30 | 27 | 52.6% |
| Mavs | 23 | 21 | 52.3% |
| Bucks | 17 | 16 | 51.5% |
| Suns | 28 | 27 | 50.9% |
| Blazers | 20 | 22 | 47.6% |
| Raptors | 15 | 19 | 44.1% |
I also got a chance to talk to some coaches about their strategies (Spo explained why he almost never uses challenges) and pulled back the curtain on how the challenge system works in real time. You can read about it here.