Home Cooking

Here in Round 2 of the NBA playoffs we're seeing once again that home court advantage matters a lot -- out of eight total games, seven have been won by the home team. Which makes me wonder -- is anyone aware of any good research on what the home court advantage consists of? Why should it be so strong?

This article available online at:

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2008/05/home-cooking/44797/