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Wayne Winston

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Professor of Decision and Information Systems, Indiana University

Kevin Durant is one of the NBA players who shows the ability to go on hot streaks. AP Photo/Seth Wenig

March 22, 2022

The ‘hot hand’ is a real basketball phenomenon – but only some players have the ability to go on these basket‑making streaks

Konstantinos Pelechrinis, University of Pittsburgh and Wayne Winston, Indiana University

A study shows that a select group of NBA players really do go on hot streaks by making more shots in a row than statistics suggest they should.

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