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Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis 10/3/20

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Oct 3, 2020
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- LAL-MIA:

  From John Schuhmann, NBA.com: https://www.nba.com/article/2020/10/02/finals-stat-lakers-heat

  From Tania Ganguli, LA Times: https://www.latimes.com/sports/lakers/story/2020-10-02/lakers-defeat-miami-heat-game-2-nba-finals-playoffs

  From James Herbert, CBS Sports: https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/lakers-vs-heat-score-takeaways-anthony-davis-lebron-james-propel-los-angeles-to-game-2-win-in-nba-finals/live/

  From Zach Lowe, ESPN: https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/page/zachlowe30004764/nba-finals-how-lebron-james-anthony-davis-lakers-smothering-opponents

  From Tom D'Angelo, Palm Beach Post: https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/sports/nba/2020/10/03/nba-finals-depleted-heat-fall-lebrons-la-lakers-game-2/5895319002/

  From Jeff Zillgitt, USA Today: https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/heat/2020/10/03/heat-long-odds-dont-want-sympathy-lakers-nba-finals/3606626001

  From Sabreena Merchant, Silver Screen And Roll: https://www.silverscreenandroll.com/2020/10/2/21456778/lakers-vs-heat-final-score-recap-takeaways-threes-anthony-davis-lebron

  From Broderick Turner, LA Times: https://www.latimes.com/sports/lakers/story/2020-10-02/rajon-rondo-leads-lakers-reserves-heat-nba-finals-game-2

  From Dan Devine, The Ringer: https://www.theringer.com/2020/10/3/21499753/anthony-davis-lakers-heat-nba-finals-game-2

  From Colin Ward-Henninger, CBS Sports: https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/lakers-vs-heat-anthony-davis-elevated-play-with-lebron-james-on-bench-has-transformed-l-a-into-juggernaut/

  From Jared Weiss, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/2111926/2020/10/03/communicate-crackdown-could-the-heats-tweaked-zone-save-their-finals/

  From Kyle Goon, OC Register: https://www.dailynews.com/2020/10/02/lakers-phil-handy-heats-andre-iguodala-share-an-uncommon-nba-finals-bond/

  From Scott Rafferty, NBA.com: https://in.nba.com/news/nba-finals-2020-expert-medical-analysis-on-miami-heat-guard-goran-dragics-torn-plantar-fascia/16cxxvy55zumi1csvmzgmg8hlu

  From Anthony Slater, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/2111607/2020/10/03/five-observations-from-the-lakers-game-2-win-over-the-heat/

  From Manny Navarro, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/2111884/2020/10/03/even-down-0-2-in-the-nba-finals-jimmy-butler-isnt-going-to-change-his-ways/

  From David Ramil, Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidramil/2020/10/03/strong-second-half-gives-miami-heat-hope-for-game-3/#6007a5bb3dca

  From Brian Martin, NBA.com: https://stats.nba.com/articles/inside-the-box-score-2020-nba-finals-game-2/

  From Joe Wolfond, The Score: https://www.thescore.com/nba/news/2033387

  From John Jablonka. All U Can Heat: https://allucanheat.com/2020/10/03/miami-heat-young-guys-next-season/

  From Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald: https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nba/miami-heat/article246164920.html


- BOS: Was Stevens' Season A Success?: It's Complicated (from Chris Forsberg, NBC Sports):

Read it here: https://www.nbcsports.com/boston/celtics/celtics-success-under-brad-stevens-has-created-lofty-benchmark

- BOS: What's Next For The Celtics? (from Tom Westerholm, Mass Live):

Read it here: https://www.masslive.com/celtics/2020/10/boston-celtics-danny-ainge-made-it-clear-the-celtics-arent-good-enough-what-now-tom-westerholm.html

From Brian Robb, Boston Sports Journal: https://www.bostonsportsjournal.com/2020/10/02/celtics-going-tax-team-2020-21-means-offseason-options/

- BOS: Celtics' Season Report Card (from Jared Weiss, The Athletic):

   Part One: https://theathletic.com/2103098/2020/09/30/celtics-report-card-jaylen-brown/

   Part Two: https://theathletic.com/2106552/2020/10/01/celtics-report-card-part-2-marcus-smart-kemba-walker-jayson-tatum/

- BOS: Evaluating The Celtics, Part 3 (from Adam Himmelsbach, Boston Globe):

Read it here: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/10/02/sports/evaluating-celtics-starting-five-coach-brad-stevens/

- DAL: Mavericks' Offseason Preview (from Luke Adams, Hoops Rumors):

Read it here: https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2020/10/2020-nba-offseason-preview-dallas-mavericks.html

- DEN: Film Study: Season Review (from Gage Bridgford), Denver Stiffs):

Read and watch it here: https://www.denverstiffs.com/2020/10/2/21496868/film-friday-fun-while-lasted-nikola-jokic-michael-porter-jamal-murray-jerami-grant-bol-bol

- DET: Takeaways From Pistons' Team Camp (from Keith Langlois, Pistons.com):

Read it here: https://www.nba.com/pistons/features/5-takeaways-dwane-casey-wraps-detroit-pistons-team-camp

From Omari Sankofa II, Detroit Free Press: https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nba/pistons/2020/10/02/detroit-pistons-khyri-thomas-injury/3597167001/

- ORL: Magic Built Defensive Foundation, But Saw Slips (from Philip Rossman-Reich, Orlando Magic Daily):

Read it here: https://orlandomagicdaily.com/2020/10/02/orlando-magic-built-defensive-foundation-but-saw-concerning-slips/

- PHI: The Allures & Concerns Of Rivers As Sixers' HC (from Derek Bodner, The Athletic):

Read it here: https://theathletic.com/2109763/2020/10/02/the-allures-and-concerns-regarding-doc-rivers-as-76ers-head-coach/?source=user_shared_article

- SAC: What Is Up With Buddy Hield? (from Jason Jones, The Athletic):

Read it here: https://theathletic.com/2109475/2020/10/02/with-brotherly-love-seemingly-gone-is-buddy-hield-eyeing-a-move-to-philly/

- UTA: Jazz Offseason Preview (from Danny Leroux, The Athletic):

Read it here: https://theathletic.com/2105169/2020/10/02/lerouxs-cap-preview-opportunities-options-and-risks-for-the-jazz/?source=user_shared_article


- 2020 Draft Scouting Reports (from Adam Spinella):

Watch them here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLygbdtr7cZBjBosB41mfUfPxc_eKyHMy_

- 2020 Draft Prospect Tyrese Haliburton (from Joe Casey, Busting Brackets):

Read it here: https://bustingbrackets.com/2020/10/03/nba-draft-2020-tyrese-haliburton-steal-draft/

- Q & A: Shooting Coach Chris Matthews (from Chris Cason, Forbes):

Read it here: https://www.forbes.com/sites/chriscason/2020/10/02/lethal-shooter-discusses-the-hbcu-elite-100-prospect-camp-and-why-hes-devoted-himself-to-inspiring-the-youth/#53e93edb629f

- Year One To Year Two Players To Watch (from Raphielle Johnson, Yahoo Sports):

Read it here: https://sports.yahoo.com/one-two-players-watch-193546358.html

- The Heat Index: When LeBron Ruled ESPN.com (from Bryan Curtis, The Ringer):

Read it here: https://www.theringer.com/2020/10/2/21498449/lebron-james-heat-index-miami-heat-espn

- 2020 Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award: Del Harris (from nbacoaches.com ):

Read it here: https://nbacoaches.com/national-basketball-coaches-association-presents-the-2020-chuck-daly-lifetime-achievement-award-to-nba-coaching-lifer-del-harris/

From Tim Bontemps, ESPN: https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/30024234/former-nba-coach-del-harris-honored-2020-chuck-daly-life-achievement-award-nbca

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