Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis 4/29/16
- ATL 104, BOS 92 (from Jake Fischer, Sports Illustrated):
Read and view it here: http://www.si.com/nba/2016/04/28/nba-playoffs-hawks-celtics-lebron-james-cavaliers-conference-semifinals-video from Tim Cato, SBNation: http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2016/4/29/11534220/2016-nba-playoff-scores-celtics-hawks-series-loss-isaiah-thomas-shooting and from Adam Spinella, BBall Breakdown: http://bballbreakdown.com/2016/04/28/hawks-beat-celtics-set-for-rematch-with-cavaliers/
- Hawks Bounce Celtics; Earn Another Shot At Cavs (from Matt Moore, CBS Sports):
Read it here: http://www.cbssports.com/nba/eye-on-basketball/25570632/hawks-bounce-boston-earn-another-shot-at-lebron-and-the-cavs
- Numbers Preview: Cavs vs Hawks (from John Schuhmann, NBA.com):
Read it here: http://hangtime.blogs.nba.com/2016/04/29/numbers-preview-cavs-hawks/
- Mason Plumlee Emerges As Unlikely Playmaker (from Rob Mahoney, Sports Illustrated):
Read and view it here: http://www.si.com/nba/2016/04/29/nba-playoffs-portland-trail-blazers-mason-plumlee-damian-lillard
- Terry Stotts Q & A (from Mike Richman, OregonLive):
Read it here: http://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/index.ssf/2016/04/trail_blazers_terry_stotts_on_defense_and_mason_pl.html
- Beating The Blazers Will Be A Daunting Task For The Clippers (from Kerry Eggers, Portland Tribune):
Read it here: http://portlandtribune.com/pt/12-sports/304426-182352-beat-blazers-in-portland-daunting-challenge-for-clipped-clippers
- How Doc Rivers Stays Strong (from Arash Markazi, ESPN):
Read it here: http://espn.go.com/blog/los-angeles/clippers/post/_/id/8096/doc-rivers-stays-strong-in-eye-of-clippers-storm
- How Hiring Steve Clifford Rescued The Hornets (from Adrian Wojnarowski, Yahoo Sports): Read it here: http://sports.yahoo.com/news/how-steve-clifford-changed-the-program-in-charlotte-192931811.html
- The Hornets' Depth (from Jesus Gomez, SBNation):
Read and view it here: http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2016/4/28/11476806/charlotte-hornets-miami-heat-nba-playoffs-2016-game-5
- Hornets Pulled Out All Their Tricks In Game 5 (from Zach Lowe, ESPN):
Read and view it here: http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/15419858/the-heat-handle-hornets-bag-tricks
- Dwane Casey Has Stepped Out Of His Comfort Zone (from Eric Koreen, sportsnet.ca):
Read it here: http://www.sportsnet.ca/basketball/nba/casey-steps-comfort-zone-raptors-finding-new-ways-win/
- Should Frank Vogel Continue To Trust Pacers' Bench (from Ben Gibson, 8points9seconds):
Read it here: http://8points9seconds.com/2016/04/29/indiana-pacers-frank-vogel-bench-toronto-raptors/
- Spurs vs Thunder Preview (from Dan Devine, Yahoo Sports):
Read and view it here: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/bdl-s-2015-16-nba-playoff-previews--spurs-vs--thunder-041329386.html from Jesus Gomez, BBall Breakdown: http://bballbreakdown.com/2016/04/28/spurs-vs-thunder-will-fun-unpredictable-ever/ and from Fred Katz, CNHI News: http://www.enidnews.com/sports/thunder_nba/thunder-prepare-for-spurs-shut-down-defense/article_4962e4fb-82b8-56fd-bcad-e401075bb3ef.html
- Numbers Preview: Spurs vs Thunder (from John Schuhmann, NBA.com):
Read it here: http://hangtime.blogs.nba.com/2016/04/28/numbers-preview-spurs-thunder-2/
- How Chip Engelland Helped Transform Kawhi Leonard's Shooting (from Mike Monroe, Bleacher Report):
Read it here: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2634107-how-an-nba-shot-whisperer-transformed-kawhi-leonard-into-a-3-point-fire-hazard
- Rockets' Post-Mortem (from Mika Honkasalo, HoopsHype):
Read and view it here: http://hoopshype.com/2016/04/28/rockets-post-mortem-what-went-wrong-and-how-they-can-fix-it/
- Scott Brooks: Defense, Relationship Building, Player Development (from Tim Bontemps, Washington Post):
- Kenny Atkinson's Journey From 'Spunky" To Nets' Coach (from Brian Lewis, NYPost):
Read it here: http://nypost.com/2016/04/28/kenny-atkinsons-global-journey-from-spunky-to-nets-coach/
- Go To Moves: KD, IT, Z-Bo (from Coach Nick, Adam Turner, BBall Breakdown):
Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QenRTZsrCIk
Additional Player Notes, Updates, Profiles:
- Kawhi Leonard (from Nick Moyle, expressnews): http://www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs/article/Spurs-Leonard-next-step-on-NBA-evolutionary-7383706.php
- Bismack Biyombo (from Ryan Wolstat, Toronto Sun): http://www.torontosun.com/2016/04/28/hard-work-gets-results-bismack-biyombo-says
- Draymond Green (from Marc J. Spears, ESPN): http://espn.go.com/nba/playoffs/2016/story/_/id/15420114/draymond-green-playoffs-diary-part-5
- Stanley Johnson (from David Mayo, MLive): http://www.mlive.com/pistons/index.ssf/2016/04/pistons_stanley_johnson_may_be.html
- DeMarcus Cousins (from Leo Beas, Cowbell Kingdom): http://cowbellkingdom.com/the-harsh-reality-of-facing-reality/
- Eric Griffin (from Brian Rzeppa, Ridiculous Upside): http://www.ridiculousupside.com/2016/4/29/11532064/eric-griffin-eyes-nba-opportunity