Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis 3/31/19
- ATL: How Trae Young Uses Time To Manipulate Defenses (from Nate Wolf, NBA Math):
Read and watch it here: https://nbamath.com/la-pausa-how-trae-young-uses-time-to-manipulate-defenses/
- BOS: Takeaways From Win Over Pacers (from Keith Smith, Celtics Blog):
Read and watch it here: https://www.celticsblog.com/2019/3/30/18288055/a-playoff-preview-10-takeaways-from-boston-celtics-indiana-pacers-kyrie-irving-nba
From Tom Westerholm, Mass Live: https://www.masslive.com/celtics/2019/03/kyrie-irvings-eye-fake-ball-fake-lifts-boston-celtics-over-indiana-pacers-what-happened-plus-10-things-we-learned.html
- BOS: Smart Directs Defense From Bench (from John Karalis, Mass Live):
- BOS: Baynes A Big Addition To Starting Lineup (from Nicole Yang, Boston Globe):
- BOS: Takeaways From Loss To Nets (from Keith Smith, Celtics Blog):
Read and watch it here: https://www.celticsblog.com/2019/3/31/18289213/should-have-seen-the-loss-coming-and-9-other-takeaways-from-boston-celtics-brooklyn-nets-nba
- BOS: The Quiet Improvement Of Gordon Hayward (from Bill Sy, Celtics Blog):
- CHI: Walt Lemon, Jr's Dream Comes True (from Sam Smith, bulls.com):
Read it here: https://www.nba.com/bulls/features/walt-lemon-jrs-dream-comes-true-play-chicago-bulls
- CHI: Lemon's Bulls' Debut (from Sam Smith, bulls.com):
Read it here: https://www.nba.com/bulls/gameday/bulls-fall-raptors
- DEN: Video: Jokic: The 7-Foot Point Guard (from Ben Taylor, Thinking Basketball):
Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okIwFBdbEOc
- DEN: Murray's Patient Approach Led To His Best Game As A Pro (from TJ McBride, Mile High Sports):
Read and watch it here: https://milehighsports.com/murrays-patient-approach-in-oklahoma-city-led-to-his-best-game-as-a-professional/
- LAC: The Clippers Are Now The Smart Team In Town (from Mark Heisler, OC Register):
Read it here: https://www.ocregister.com/2019/03/30/heisler-clippers-surpass-lakers-as-the-smart-team-in-town/
- LAL: Explaining JaVale's Domination (from Kevin Ding, lakers.com):
Read it here: https://www.nba.com/lakers/news/the-point/190328-explaining-javales-domination-defense-over-dunks
- LAL: Film Room: Why The Lakers' Offense Failed, Part One: Spacing (from Pete Zayas, Silver Screen And Roll):
Read and watch it here: https://www.silverscreenandroll.com/2019/3/29/18285025/laker-film-room-why-lakers-offense-failed-part-one-spacing-principles-luke-walton-lebron-james
- OKC: Adding Context To Latest Westbrook Narrative (from Lawrence George, Thunderous Intentions);
Read it here: https://thunderousintentions.com/2019/03/31/okc-thunder-russell-westbrook-9/
- ORL: Cut Fournier Some Slack (from Luke Duffy, Hoops Habit):
Read it here: https://hoopshabit.com/2019/03/30/orlando-magic-fans-cut-evan-fournier-slack/
- ORL: Magic's Improved Defense Is Reason They Are In Playoff Contention (from Josh Cohen, magic.com):
Read it here: https://www.nba.com/magic/news/magic-significantly-improved-defense-main-reason-why-they-are-playoff-contention-20190329
- PHI: How To Attack The Sixers (from Dave Early, Liberty Ballers):
Read and watch it here: https://www.libertyballers.com/2019/3/29/18275849/the-sixers-two-biggest-problems-on-defense-pick-n-roll-and-transition-philadelphia-76ers
- SAC: What's Next For MBIII? (from Nick Agar-Johnson, Hashtag Basketball):
Read and watch it here: https://hashtagbasketball.com/sacramento-kings/content/what-next-marvin-bagley-iii
- TOR: Kyle Lowry's Post Defense (from Scott Rafferty, nba.com):
Read it here: https://ca.nba.com/news/kyle-lowry-toronto-raptors-post-up-defence-danny-green/1klw7fawcbohq15euaof5mxabt
- TOR: Podcast: Nick Nurse (from Adrian Wojnarowski):
Listen to it here: https://art19.com/shows/thewojpod/episodes/381e68bd-861d-43d8-9077-6a3bc0e66746
- Sunday Notes (from Gary Washburn, Boston Globe):
- Video: The Daily ATO (from Adam Spinella):
Watch it here: https://www.ocregister.com/2019/03/30/heisler-clippers-surpass-lakers-as-the-smart-team-in-town/
QOTD (from Mark Whicker): " The problem with triple-doubles: Westbrook went 27-9-9 last night, with little notice. One junk rebound and one made shot by a teammate and we'd be raving over his great game. If he'd gone 12-11-10 we'd be doing the same thing. Weird."