In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, the NBA is also having a beating epidemic.
It only remains to guess if there is a link.
Matches with uneven scores have become commonplace in the first three weeks of the NBA. Maybe it’s because there are no fans in the sands, or the teams are tired of playing without as much rest as they had become accustomed to in recent years. Or maybe it’s the stress for COVID-19 globally has been felt in players.
It’s probably a combination of everything.
But the numbers are also overwhelming. The average point difference right now in the NBA is 12.3 points per game, shaping up to be the highest amount in history.
The number of teams that come to have an advantage of 30 units or more – it has happened by 20% – exceeds the usual, even in an era of dizzying and triple play.
“This is going to be the craziest season in NBA history,” Brooklyn coach Steve Nash said. “We’ve seen some amazing markers and rarities, so I think we’ll have to adapt and keep working and it will be essential to learn with the matches and not in the practices.”
Last season, only in 10% of matches did a team come to have a 30-point advantage.