Being consistent and well-rounded worked in Atlanta’s favor during the regular season, but their lack of having a go-to star player puts them at a disadvantage come playoff time. table, and the Spurs, Rockets and Thunder can challengeThe Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors could face off in the NBA finals for the third straight year. “The level of data and analytics and understanding of the fine detail about individual players we saw was unbelievable,” he says. He’s a big part of it,” Celtics coach Brad Stevens said before the game.