“You know Lawler’s Law,” he told the audience, familiar with it from listening to him over the last 40 years. The Times crunched the numbers and found that, aside from being catchy and alliterative, Lawler’s Law turned out to be remarkably accurate. Over the last 23 years, among more than 27,000 NBA games, the first team to reach 100 won 94% of the time. The reliability of Lawler’s Law appeals even to those devoted to using numbers to find out why teams win. And for those moments that generate the most awe: “Oh me, oh my!”But nothing quite has the ring of Lawler’s Law.

Source: Los Angeles Times April 16, 2019 11:03 UTC