How fierce it is

Rivalry 0.370 out of 1 ⁠

Rivalry

How much a meeting between two clubs matters. It grows from close games, playoff knock-outs, title races and moves between the clubs, and a shared city or country adds a little; enough history makes it a named rivalry.

The occasion: a rivalry is marked on both schedules and has its own page, and the game feels bigger to the players.

It is earned rather than chosen. It fades a little in every season in which nothing new happens between the two clubs.

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How this number is made up

Clubs of the same country +0.100
Meetings decided by five points or fewer (3 × 0.04) +0.120
Playoff series one knocked the other out of (1 × 0.15) +0.150

A pair becomes a rivalry at 0.35, and it fades a little every season nothing new happens between them.

The record

Phoenix Javelinas 4 Minneapolis Northern Lights 5

9 meetings

Every meeting

Phoenix Javelinas 108-119 Minneapolis Northern Lights

Wed 4 Nov Season 2
Phoenix Javelinas 142-148 Minneapolis Northern Lights

Fri 25 Sep Season 1 Knockout
Minneapolis Northern Lights 119-113 Phoenix Javelinas

Thu 24 Sep Season 1 Knockout
Phoenix Javelinas 128-133 Minneapolis Northern Lights

Wed 23 Sep Season 1 Knockout
Minneapolis Northern Lights 132-129 Phoenix Javelinas

Tue 22 Sep Season 1 Knockout
Minneapolis Northern Lights 130-140 Phoenix Javelinas

Mon 21 Sep Season 1 Knockout
Phoenix Javelinas 130-128 Minneapolis Northern Lights

Sun 20 Sep Season 1 Knockout
Phoenix Javelinas 137-121 Minneapolis Northern Lights

Sat 19 Sep Season 1 Knockout
Phoenix Javelinas 161-139 Minneapolis Northern Lights

Fri 11 Sep Season 1