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player impact and winning groups

Player, pair, and lineup impact measured from every NBA possession.

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CLE
vs
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TOR
2-1
CLE leads · 3 games
Game 1 · 2026-04-18Game 2 · 2026-04-21Game 3 · 2026-04-24

Lineup dependency · series WP change by starters on court

Aggregated across all 3 games. Starter 5 = most-played 5-man unit for each team across the series.

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CLE621 poss
All 5 starters
107p
+32.9%
4 of 5 starters
97p
+20.1%
3 of 5 starters
230p
+9.0%
Bench-heavy (≤2 starters)
187p
-24.5%
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TOR621 poss
All 5 starters
72p
-12.7%
4 of 5 starters
165p
-42.6%
3 of 5 starters
252p
+22.4%
Bench-heavy (≤2 starters)
132p
-4.6%
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CLE · series WPA leaders

Bar length = season role profile (wins added per role). The big number is this player's series WPA.

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Dean Wade
328p+15.2%
Scoring 0%
Playmaking 53%
Rebounding 0%
Defense 46%
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Jarrett Allen
335p+9.3%
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Donovan Mitchell
425p+8.3%
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Evan Mobley
430p+4.2%
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Max Strus
340p+1.6%
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TOR · series WPA leaders

Bar length = season role profile (wins added per role). The big number is this player's series WPA.

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Jamison Battle
77p+10.6%
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A.J. Lawson
87p+1.0%
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Collin Murray-Boyles
314p+0.8%
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Gradey Dick
15p+0.3%
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Jonathan Mogbo
15p+0.3%

Top pairs · series net WP swing

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Donovan Mitchell + Dean Wade166p
+7.0%
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Dean Wade + Evan Mobley206p
+6.0%
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Dean Wade + James Harden310p
+6.0%
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Jamison Battle + Collin Murray-Boyles60p
+5.3%
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Jarrett Allen + Dean Wade230p
+4.9%

Top 5-man units · series net WP swing

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RJ Barrett · Scottie Barnes · Jamal Shead · Jamison Battle · Collin Murray-Boyles
16 poss
+37.2%
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Donovan Mitchell · Jarrett Allen · Dean Wade · Evan Mobley · James Harden
107 poss
+32.9%
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Brandon Ingram · RJ Barrett · Ja'Kobe Walter · Jamal Shead · Collin Murray-Boyles
25 poss
+17.8%

Playoff role shift · top series players vs regular season

For each team's top series performer, the change in role shape playoffs vs full regular season — where the playoffs forced new responsibilities.

Dean Wade328p in series
Series WPA / 100+0.05
Jamison Battle77p in series
Series WPA / 100+0.14