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Stephon Castle
SAS · G · 33.5 MPG
RisingCurrent +63Δ +4.7
Castle is rising because the role is stable and the trend is improving.
PLAYOFF PULSE
Advanced NBA Playoff Intelligence
A compact seeded command center for matchup stress, player waves, shot quality, lineups, and pressure signals.
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Knicks vs Spurs
NBA Finals: New York’s possession pressure meets San Antonio’s size, rim deterrence, and high-post orchestration.
Game 1
NBA Finals · Game 1 pending
This matchup tilts on star load and how well the support minutes hold.
Stress read is model-derived from daily cached team inputs; not official.
Poss
68
Shot
62
TO
58
0-100 internal read
Stress components
Rebounding
71
Star dependency
70
Bench minutes
54
Shot quality
62
Current series
New York Knicks
NYK's series card blends margin, efficiency, pace, and rebounding.
Net
+7.1
ORtg
118.9
DRtg
110.5
Pace
95
eFG
50.7%
OREB
10.7%
Current series
San Antonio Spurs
SAS needs cleaner possessions to lift this series profile.
Net
+1.3
ORtg
114.2
DRtg
111.2
Pace
96.7
eFG
46.3%
OREB
12.2%
Daily snapshot + modeled trend signal
Knicks vs Spurs Player Wave Board
Player trends shaping this series.
Current value and trend delta are separate; Playoff Impact Score is site-created, not official.
Current Impact Leaders
Wembanyama +90Brunson +86Anunoby +78
Current Drag Risks
Vassell Drag 31Towns Drag 38Castle Drag 41
Rising Impact
Last 52
Josh Hart
NYK · G/F · 32.6 MPG
RisingCurrent +73Δ +4.2
Hart's minutes are lining up with a cleaner team margin.
3
Victor Wembanyama
SAS · C · 32.8 MPG
Stable riseCurrent +90Δ +2.6
Wembanyama's minutes are lining up with a cleaner team margin.
4
OG Anunoby
NYK · F · 33.6 MPG
Stable riseCurrent +78Δ +2.0
Anunoby's minutes are lining up with a cleaner team margin.
5
Jalen Brunson
NYK · G · 36.2 MPG
Stable riseCurrent +86Δ +1.4
Brunson's creation load is high without a major efficiency drop.
Falling Trend
Last 51
Devin Vassell
SAS · G/F · 33.9 MPG
Drag riskCurrent +54Δ -8.3
Vassell's shot efficiency is dragging down the current profile.
2
Mikal Bridges
NYK · G/F · 31.5 MPG
CoolingCurrent +64Δ -6.7
Bridges's current value is usable, but the trend is moving the wrong way.
3
Karl-Anthony Towns
NYK · C/F · 30.5 MPG
High impact, coolingCurrent +76Δ -5.1
Towns still drives value, but the selected trend is starting to cool.
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