Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis 4/20/18 PART ONE
- Mirotic: Keeping It Simple, Making Pels Difficult To Figure Out (from William Guillory, NOLA.com):
Read it here: http://www.nola.com/pelicans/index.ssf/2018/04/nikola_mirotic_30_points_playo.html
- Anthony Davis: Portable Rim Protector (from Mike Prada, SBNation):
Read and watch it here: https://www.sbnation.com/2018/4/19/17256288/anthony-davis-highlights-blazers-pelicans-nba-playoffs-rim-protection
- Pels' Blueprint To Stop Lillard Is Working (from Scott Rafferty, Sporting News):
Read and watch it here: http://www.sportingnews.com/nba/news/nba-playoffs-2018-pelicans-vs-trail-blazers-damian-lillard-jrue-holiday/zbeqo85211e51amqdhrn1fdqi
- Lillard Assesses Effect Of Pels' Defensive Tactics On His Performance (from George Mills, Expressco.uk):
- How The Pels Have Controlled The Series (from Danny Chau, The Ringer):
Read and watch it here: https://www.theringer.com/nba-playoffs/2018/4/19/17255232/pelicans-jrue-holiday-playoff-rondo
- Pels Showing What They'd Look Like Without DMC (from Bryan Kalbrosky, Hoops Hype):
Read it here: https://hoopshype.com/2018/04/19/new-orleans-pelicans-anthony-davis-demarcus-cousins-free-agency/
- Jaylen Brown, Celtics' Surging Star (from Jackie MacMullan, ESPN):
Read it here: http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/23245604/the-revival-jaylen-brown-boston-celtics-surging-star-nba
- How The Celtics Have Played Jabari Parker Onto The Bench (from Greg Cassoli, USA Today):
Read and watch it here: https://celticswire.usatoday.com/2018/04/19/how-the-boston-celtics-played-jabari-parker-onto-the-bench/
- Shaun Livingston: "We Played For Each Other" (from The Athletic):
Read it here: https://theathletic.com/320749/2018/04/19/shaun-livingston-we-played-for-each-other-thats-where-the-passion-comes-from/
- Warriors: Quiet, Consistent, Focused, Stable (from Chris L., Mercury News):
Read it here: http://blogs.mercurynews.com/warriors/2018/04/20/quiet-consistent-focused-stable-ws-110-spurs-97/
- Embiid Is Back! (from Ramona Shelburne, ESPN):
Read it here: http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/23255042/with-joel-embiid-back-action-philadelphia-76ers-contenders
- Whiteside's Struggles (from Barry Jackson, Miami Herald):
Read it here: http://www.miamiherald.com/latest-news/article209317959.html
- 5 Things Cavs Must Improve (from Greg Swartz, Bleacher Report):
Read it here: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2771526-5-things-the-cleveland-cavaliers-must-improve-vs-indiana-pacers
- Capela: Launching Into The Stratosphere (from Michael Baumann, The Ringer):
Read it here: https://www.theringer.com/nba/2018/4/20/17259272/clint-capela-rockets-chris-paul-james-harden
- The Wolves Have A Long Way To Go (from Tyler Metcalf, Hashtag Basketball):
Read and watch it here: https://hashtagbasketball.com/minnesota-timberwolves/content/minnesota-has-long-way-to-go
- Jazz: What Went Right/Wrong In Game Two (from Jared Woodcox, The J Notes):
Read it here: https://thejnotes.com/2018/04/19/utah-jazz-went-rightwrong-game-2-vs-okc/
- There's More To Brewer On Mitchell Than The Matchup (from Erik Horne, newsok.com):
Read it here: http://newsok.com/article/5591705/theres-more-to-brewer-on-mitchell-than-the-matchup
- Joe And Renae Ingles Didn't Want A Long-Distance Marriage (from Tony Jones, Salt Lake Tribune):
- Terry Rozier & Delon Wright: Ready To Step Out Of The Shadows (from Jonathan Tjarks, The Ringer):
Read it here: https://www.theringer.com/nba/2018/4/20/17259054/terry-rozier-celtics-delon-wright-raptors
- Q & A: David Blatt (from Irad Tsafrir, Haaretz):
Read it here: https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-david-blatt-i-feel-that-i-did-not-realize-my-potential-in-the-nba-1.6012072