The injury-depleted Trail Blazers have won five out of their last six games and currently sit in the middle of the Western Conference’s postseason hunt with a sturdy 15-10 record. Earlier this week, following the release of an updated Basketball Power Index (BPI), ESPN’s Kirk Goldsberry delivered an updated NBA Playoffs prediction.
Before getting into the predictions, Goldsberry explained how ESPN’s BPI is put together.
This new, enhanced version of BPI is the latest projection system from ESPN Analytics. Now utilizing real plus-minus and player availability data, BPI can properly account for who’s playing in each game and how much their individual efforts contribute to team success on the court.