The Denver Nuggets' two-man game with Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray has long been the staple of their offense, but without increasing their rate of three-point shooting, it may no longer be enough to ...

Why is my floating point math so inaccurate? If you lurk on embedded C forums for much time at all you will run into a question like this: “Why is my floating point math so inaccurate? I do a few ...

If you are used to writing software for modern machines, you probably don’t think much about computing something like one divided by three. Modern computers handle floating point quite well. However, ...

BOSTON — It’s drenched in irony. When Joe Mazzulla comes under fire, it’s often because his critics believe his team shoots too many 3-pointers. It’s not usual for him to be on the other side of the ...

NEW ORLEANS – Their numbers have ticked up in recent games, but the Pelicans are starting to run into a common problem in many of their seven losses this season. The 3-point math isn’t working in ...

Because so many microcontrollers now include a floating-point unit (FPU) that performs math operations, engineers can tackle a wider range of applications that rely on precise values for control ...

After a 20-point loss in Game 1 on Sunday, many expected the Boston Celtics to cruise to another double-digit win over the Jimmy Butler-less Miami Heat in Game 2. But the Heat flipped the script on ...

The Whiteboard is The Step Back’s daily basketball newsletter, covering the NBA, WNBA and more. Subscribe here to get it delivered to you via email each morning. The LA Clippers are used to being down ...

Recently Colin Walls had an article on this site about floating point math. Once it was common for embedded engineers to scoff at floats; many have told me they have no place in this space. That’s ...