Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis 2/14/20

- BOS: Celtics Showed Their Toughness Against The Clippers, And No One Was Better Than Tatum (from Adam Himmelsbach, Boston Globe):

Read and watch  it here: https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/celtics/2020/02/14/celtics-showed-their-toughness-against-clippers-and-nobody-was-better-than-jayson-tatum/OVyuwBl1VbdtVszWGQj5cI/story.html

From Brian Robb, Boston Sports Journal:  https://www.bostonsportsjournal.com/2020/02/14/jayson-tatums-two-way-stardom-emerges-kawhi-leonard/

From A. Sherrod Blakely, NBC Sports: https://www.nbcsports.com/boston/celtics/clippers-celtics-takeaways-gordon-hayward-clutch-ever-cs-big-win-over-clippers

From Tom Westerholm, Mass Live: https://www.masslive.com/celtics/2020/02/boston-celtics-jayson-tatum-enters-the-all-star-break-looking-like-a-superstar-we-trust-him-120-percent.html

From Tim Bontemps, ESPN: https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28698338/kemba-walker-jayson-tatum-best-player-court-celtics-2ot-win-vs-clippers

- DAL: What Doncic's Draft Doubters Were Missing (from Ricky O'Donnell, SBNation):

Read it here: https://www.sbnation.com/nba/2020/2/13/21136122/luka-doncic-nba-draft-doubters-dallas-mavericks-criticism-scouting-report-suns-kings-hawks

- DET: Christian Wood Is Thriving In 1st "Real Chance" (from Rod Beard, Detroit News):

Read it here: https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/nba/pistons/2020/02/13/wood-making-his-biggest-contribution-pistons/4748652002/

- GSW: Damion Lee Turned Heartbreak Into Inspiration On His Way To Earning Roster Spot With The Dubs (from Marcus Thonpson II, The Athletic):

Read it here: https://theathletic.com/1538300/2020/02/14/thompson-damion-lee-turned-heartbreak-into-inspiration-on-his-way-to-earning-a-warriors-roster-spot/

- GSW: Paschall Carries The Torch For Those Who Don't Fit The NBA Draft Mold (from Connor Letourneau, SF Chronicle):

Read it here: https://www.sfchronicle.com/warriors/article/Warriors-Eric-Paschall-carries-torch-for-those-15055086.php#

- HOU: Small Ball Is Elevating The Rockets' Defense (from Lachard Binkley, Space City Scoop):

Read it here: https://spacecityscoop.com/2020/02/14/houston-rockets-small-ball-elevate-defense/

- NOP: Zion's 32 Is Not Enough In Loss To Thunder (from Christian Clark, The Advocate):

Read it here: https://www.nola.com/sports/pelicans/article_17d63974-4ec5-11ea-8169-a7cd69a66b18.html

- NOP: Work Ethic Led To Ingram's Vast Improvement (from Jim Eichenhofer, Pelicans.com):

Read it here: https://www.nba.com/pelicans/news/work-ethic-led-brandon-ingrams-vast-improvements-2019-20-first-all-star-appearance

- NYK: Do The Knicks' Struggling Youngsters Need To Play More Minutes? (from Marc Berman, NY Post):

Read it here: https://nypost.com/2020/02/14/more-minutes-not-in-knicks-plan-to-develop-struggling-youngsters/

- OKC: 3 Reasons For The Thunder's Success This Season (from Nolan Jensen, Hoops Habit):

Read it here: https://hoopshabit.com/2020/02/13/oklahoma-city-thunder-3-reasons/

- PHI: This Might Be Brett Brown's Best Season Yet (from Marcus Hayes, The Inquirer):

Read it here: https://www.inquirer.com/sixers/sixers-brett-brown-performance-the-process-joel-embiid-ben-simmons-20200213.html

- PHO: Will Draft Reach For Cam Johnson Actually Pay Off?(from Gerald Bourguet, The Step Back):

Read it here: https://fansided.com/2020/02/14/phoenix-suns-draft-reach-cameron-johnson-actually-pay-off/

- TOR: Siakam's Remarkable Player Development Story (from Jeff Zillgitt, USA Today):

Read it here:  https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/allstar/2020/02/12/2020-nba-all-star-game-pascal-siakam-raptors/4729815002/

- TOR: Successful, Diverse Raptors Coaching Staff Gets All-Star Reward (from Ryan Wolstat, Toronto Sun):

Read it here: https://torontosun.com/sports/basketball/nba/toronto-raptors/successful-diverse-raptors-coaching-staff-gets-all-star-reward

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- Checking In On Some Notable Rookies (from Dan Devine, The Ringer):

Read it here: https://www.theringer.com/nba/2020/2/14/21137230/nba-rookies-rising-stars-all-star-weekend

- 2020 Draft: Under The Radar Prospects (from Adam Spinella, The Basketball Writers):

Read and watch it here: https://bballwriters.com/nba-draft/valentines-day-2020-nba-draft-watch-who-coach-spins-loves/

- In Recent Years, The Buyout Market Has Been Much Ado About Nothing (from Phil Watson, Hoops Habit):

Read it here: https://hoopshabit.com/2020/02/14/nba-buyout-market-style-substance/

- Players Remember Their "Welcome To The NBA" Moments (from Alex Wong, Yahoo Sports):

Read it here: https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/every-player-remembers-their-welcome-to-the-nba-moment-182347802.html

- The NBA's 1st All-Star Game (from Curtis Harris, Pro Hoops History):

Read it here: https://prohoopshistory.substack.com/p/the-nbas-first-all-star-game

- The Truth Was Way Worse (from Eddy Curry, The Players' Tribune):

Read it here: https://www.theplayerstribune.com/en-us/articles/eddy-curry-nba-the-truth-was-way-worse

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