He made his conclusions by running the numbers for each game this year through a statistical regression and confirmed the results by testing games from previous years.
Fleig was coming into an organization eager to leverage statistical insight to improve its standing within the game, and he brought with him an impressive resume of success at Bolton and Newcastle.
According to Synergy Sports, an advanced statistical outlet that analyzes every play of each NBA game, the Pacers' offense forced Anthony to defend post-up plays near the basket a total of seven times Sunday.
An older study found statistical significance only among west-coast teams, who saw their away-game winning percentage fall by 16% when playing on the east coast, compared with travelling within their home time zone.