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Basketball basics
Plus/minus
Plus/minus is the team’s scoring margin while a player is on the floor.
Why it matters
- Connects individual minutes to team results, with heavy teammate/opponent noise.
How to interpret it
- Positive means the team outscored opponents during those minutes.
- Raw +/− is noisy; do not treat it as pure individual skill.
How DRBL uses it
- Box scores and Game Lab player lines when present.