Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis 3/6/18
- Damian Lillard Has Been Playing Like An MVP (from Scott Rafferty, The Step Back):
Read it here: https://fansided.com/2018/03/06/damian-lillard-trail-blazers-playoffs-mvp/
From Jason Quick, NBC Sports: http://www.nbcsports.com/northwest/portland-trail-blazers/mind-over-matter-damian-lillard-and-key-his-late-game-success
- Blazers' Success Takes Root Behind The Scenes (from Jason Quick, NBC Sports):
Read it here: http://www.nbcsports.com/northwest/portland-trail-blazers/trail-blazers-success-takes-root-behind-scenes
- Are The Blazers For Real? (from Kyle Wagner, FiveThirtyEight):
Read and watch it here: https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/are-the-trail-blazers-for-real/
- Chris Paul's Season Is Underrated (from Eric Spyropolous, Hoops Habit):
Read and watch it here: https://hoopshabit.com/2018/03/05/houston-rockets-chris-pauls-season-underrated/
- There's No Stopping Rockets' Superstar Duo In Clutch Time (from Tim MacMahon, ESPN):
Read it here: http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/22657173/clutch-city-living-name-thanks-james-harden-chris-paul-nba
- Dwane Casey Has Smoothed Out Every Crease In His Path (from Lee Jenkins, Sports Illustrated):
Read it here: https://www.si.com/nba/2018/03/06/dwane-casey-raptors-kyle-lowry-demar-derozan-kentucky-ncaa
- Anunoby Is The NBA's New Normal (from Yaron Weitzman, Bleacher Report):
Read it here: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2762794-a-sly-kid-with-a-fanny-pack-and-a-72-reach-og-anunoby-is-the-nbas-new-normal
- Raptors: Norman Powell's Struggles (from Michael Grange, sportsnet.ca):
Read it here: https://www.sportsnet.ca/basketball/nba/raptors-norm-powell-fighting-struggling-basketball-catch-22/
- Sixers: The Most Enjoyable Phase Of The Process (from Andrew Sharp, Sports Illustrated):
Read it here: https://www.si.com/nba/2018/03/06/sixers-ben-simmons-joel-embiid-most-enjoyable-phase-process
- The Sixers' Bench: Playoffs & Beyond (from Bret Stuter, The Sixer Sense):
Read it here: https://thesixersense.com/2018/03/05/philadelphia-76ers-may-we-approach-the-bench/
- 8 Observations (from Zach Harper, Fanrag Sports):
Read it here: https://www.fanragsports.com/nba/8-second-violation-is-this-the-best-rockets-team-ever/
- Bogdan Bogdanovic Is Already Something (from Wes Goldberg, The Step Back):
Read and watch it here: https://fansided.com/2018/03/05/bogdan-bogdanovic-daaron-fox-kings-potential/
- Everyone Is Going Through Something (from Kevin Love, The Players Tribune):
Read it here: https://www.theplayerstribune.com/kevin-love-everyone-is-going-through-something/
- Larry Nance, Jr. Shows Off Athleticism & Range (from Matthew Florjancic, WKYC):
Read and watch it here: http://www.wkyc.com/article/sports/nba/cavaliers/cleveland-cavaliers-pf-larry-nance-jr-shows-off-range-athleticism-in-win-over-detroit-pistons/526246809
From Dave McMenamin, ESPN: http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/22661253/cleveland-cavaliers-stay-larry-nance-jr-starting-center-tristan-thompson-injured
From Chris Fedor, cleveland.com: http://www.cleveland.com/cavs/index.ssf/2018/03/larry_nance_jr_showing_clevela.html
- Hawks: Tyler Cavanaugh's Improbable Journey To The NBA (from Donna Ditota, syracuse.com):
Read it here: http://www.syracuse.com/sports/index.ssf/2018/03/tyler_cavanaugh.html
- The NBA's Most Valuable Shooters (from Adam Fromal, Bleacher Report):
Read it here: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2762276-metrics-101-ranking-the-nbas-most-valuable-shooters
- Jaylen Brown's Dominant Inside Effort (from Taylor Snow, celtics.com):
Read it here: http://www.nba.com/celtics/news/sidebar/post-030518-brown-muscles-celtics-past-bulls-dominant-inside-effort
- The Thunder Really Miss Roberson (from Kelly Scaletta, Fanrag Sports):
Read it here: https://www.fanragsports.com/thunder/thunder-are-no-lock-for-playoffs/
- Luol Deng & Thon Maker: South Sudan's Runaway Successes (from Jammel Cutler, NBA.com):
Read it here: http://hoop.nba.com/nba_hoop_featured/runaway-successes/
- The Steph Effect Is Inspiring - And Complicating - High School Hoops (from Jesse Dougherty, Washington Post):