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player impact and winning groups

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

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HOU
vs
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LAL
3-0
LAL leads · 3 games
Game 1 · 2026-04-19Game 2 · 2026-04-22Game 3 · 2026-04-25

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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HOU610 poss
All 5 starters
168p
-29.4%
4 of 5 starters
151p
-62.6%
3 of 5 starters
272p
-2.0%
Bench-heavy (≤2 starters)
19p
-26.4%
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LAL610 poss
All 5 starters
220p
+45.2%
4 of 5 starters
188p
-18.8%
3 of 5 starters
122p
+37.0%
Bench-heavy (≤2 starters)
80p
+57.1%
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HOU · 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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Dorian Finney-Smith
98p+6.9%
Playmaking 56%
Defense 44%
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Aaron Holiday
92p+1.0%
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Kevin Durant
160p-4.2%
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Jae'Sean Tate
99p-5.5%
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Amen Thompson
513p-9.2%
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LAL · 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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Jarred Vanderbilt
192p+23.5%
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LeBron James
495p+21.5%
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Rui Hachimura
523p+17.7%
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Jake LaRavia
204p+12.7%
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Marcus Smart
455p+12.6%

Top pairs · series net WP swing

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Jarred Vanderbilt + LeBron James148p
+11.1%
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Dorian Finney-Smith + Amen Thompson170p
+8.0%
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Jarred Vanderbilt + Rui Hachimura108p
+7.8%
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Rui Hachimura + LeBron James425p
+7.3%
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Jarred Vanderbilt + Jaxson Hayes113p
+6.9%

Top 5-man units · series net WP swing

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Luke Kennard · Deandre Ayton · Rui Hachimura · Marcus Smart · LeBron James
220 poss
+45.2%
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Jarred Vanderbilt · Rui Hachimura · Jaxson Hayes · Marcus Smart · LeBron James
18 poss
+29.9%
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Dorian Finney-Smith · Dorian Finney-Smith · Jabari Smith Jr. · Amen Thompson · Amen Thompson
31 poss
+18.9%

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.

Dorian Finney-Smith98p in series
Series WPA / 100+0.07
Jarred Vanderbilt192p in series
Series WPA / 100+0.12