Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis 4/17/19
Playoff Series Updates
- DEN-SAS:
From Ian Levy, The Step Back: https://fansided.com/2019/04/16/jamal-murray-saved-nuggets-season-game-2-explosion/
From Dan Devine, The Ringer: https://www.theringer.com/nba/2019/4/17/18411730/jamal-murray-nuggets-spurs-game-2-playoffs
From Jack Maloney, CBS Sports: https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/nba-playoffs-jamal-murray-saves-nuggets-season-with-clutch-fourth-quarter-heroics-in-game-2-comeback-win-over-spurs/
From Mike Singer, Denver Post: https://www.denverpost.com/2019/04/17/just-the-way-i-imagined-it-nuggets-jamal-murray-epic-game-2-spurs/
From Grant Hughes, Bleacher Report: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2831711-22-year-old-jamal-murrays-absurd-game-2-is-sign-of-future-stardom-for-nuggets
- TOR- ORL:
From Ian Levy, The Step Back: https://fansided.com/2019/04/16/defense-kawhi-raptors-game-2-win-magic/
From Michael Grange, sportsnet.ca: https://www.sportsnet.ca/basketball/nba/kawhi-leonard-shows-off-beast-like-performance-raptors-game-2-win/
From William Lou, Yahoo Sports: https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/10-things-from-raptors-magic-game-2-035620098.html
From Blake Murphy, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/928687/2019/04/16/what-are-you-gonna-do-he-was-great-raptors-make-statement-in-game-2-as-kawhi-leonards-star-shines-brightest/
From Kevin Arnovitz, ESPN: http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/26541549/raptors-find-best-version-critical-game-2-rout
From Eric Koreen, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/929058/2019/04/17/before-he-destroyed-magic-kawhi-leonard-balanced-aggression-and-caution-perfectly-for-raptors/
- POR-OKC:
From Ian Levy: https://fansided.com/2019/04/17/damian-lillard-trail-blazers-thunder-game-2/
From Dane Delgado, NBC Sports: https://nba.nbcsports.com/2019/04/17/blazers-lock-okc-down-on-defense-to-take-2-0-lead/
From Kerry Eggers, Portland Tribune: https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/12-sports/425658-331497-blazers-halfway-there
- GSW- LAC:
- Patrick Beverley Is Tireless (from Rohan Nadkarni, Sports Illustrated):
Read it here: https://www.si.com/nba/2019/04/17/patrick-beverley-kevin-durant-steph-curry-warriors-clippers-playoffs-lou-williams
- For DMC, It Wasn't Supposed To End Like This (from Nick Friedell/Ohm Yo0ungmisuk, ESPN):
Read it here: http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/26534323/for-demarcus-cousins-supposed-end-this
From Anthony Slater, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/928028/2019/04/16/how-does-demarcus-cousins-devastating-injury-affect-the-warriors-now-and-into-the-future
From Ben Golliver, Washington Post: wapo.st/2KLh0L6
From Mark Medina, Mercury News: https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/04/17/an-early-look-on-what-demarcus-cousins-recovery-could-entail/
- BOS-IND:
- Stevens Set To Play Irving & Rozier More Together (from Bobby Manning, Celtics Blog):
- Celtics Miss More Than Just Defense From Smart (from A. Sherrod Blakely, NBC Sports):
Read it here: https://www.nbcsports.com/boston/celtics/celtics-miss-more-marcus-smarts-play-defensively
- Why The Pacers Scored Only 8 Points In 3rd Quarter Of Game 1 (from Tony East, 8 Points, 9 Seconds):
Read and watch it here: https://8points9seconds.com/2019/04/16/indiana-pacers-8-points-quarter/
- Limiting The Pacers To The Mid-Range (from Bill Sy, Celtics Blog):
Read and watch it here: https://www.celticsblog.com/2019/4/16/18342934/limiting-the-indiana-pacers-to-the-mid-range-boston-celtics-game-1-defense-84-74-nba-playoffs
- The Celtics May Have Finally Figured Themselves Out (from Adam Spinella, The Basketball Writyers):
Read and watch it here: https://bballwriters.com/analysis/the-boston-celtics-may-have-finally-figured-themselves-out/
- Hayward Is Back To Being Aggressive (from Adam Himmelsbach, Boston Globe):
- Pacers Are Ready To Get Physical (from Gary Washburn, Boston Globe):
- What To Watch For In Game 2 (from Tom Westerholm, Mass Live):
- MIL-DET:
-How Brook Lopez Turned "Splash Mountain" Into A Game Changer (from Malika Andrews, ESPN):
Read it here: http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/26539884/how-brook-lopez-3-point-shooting-turned-splash-mountain-bucks-game-changer
- HOU-UTA:
- The Jazz' Offense Is Their True Problem Against The Rockets (from Ben Dowsett, Forbes):
Read and watch it here: https://www.forbes.com/sites/bendowsett/2019/04/17/the-utah-jazzs-offense-is-their-true-problem-against-houston/#697b22fd3187
- The Key To Stopping The Rockets' Offense? (from Jeff Siegel, Early Bird Rights):
Read and watch it here: https://earlybirdrights.com/2019/04/17/utah-jazz-houston-rockets-james-harden-defense-milwaukee-bucks-nba-playoffs/
- The Jazz Might Not Have The Means To Adapt (from Jonathan Tjarks, The Ringer):
Read it here: https://www.theringer.com/2019/4/17/18411308/rockets-jazz-2019-playoffs-game-2
- Video: Game One Review (from Bryan Oringher):
Read and watch it here: https://twitter.com/ScoutWithBryan/status/1118440631188066304
- They Were Undervalued, Now They Are Playoff Stars (from Ben Cohen, Wall Street Journal):
Read it here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/pj-tucker-patrick-beverley-nba-defense-playoffs-stars-11555507179
- MIN: Wolves' Future Still Centers Around KAT (from Chris HIne, Star Tribune):
Read it here: http://www.startribune.com/future-of-timberwolves-still-centers-around-karl-anthony-towns/508674692/
- NYK: The Concepts That Structured The Knicks' 2018-19 Offense (from Buffalo 66, Posting And Toasting):
Read and watch it here: https://www.postingandtoasting.com/2019/4/13/18219764/a-look-back-at-the-concepts-that-structured-the-2018-19-knicks-offense
- NYK: Fizdale Eyes Future (from Associated Press):
Read it here: https://www.foxsports.com/nba/story/beaten-often-but-not-beaten-down-fizdale-eyes-knicks-future-041619
- NOP: Might New GM Griffin Be Able To Keep AD? (from Joe Vardon, The Athletic):
- PHI: When It Comes To Putting Women In Charge, The Sixers Are Way Ahead (from Marcus Hayes, philly.com):
Read it here: https://www.philly.com/sixers/sixers-76ers-front-office-staff-women-leaders-20190417.html
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