Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis 4/29/18
- Takeaways From BOS-MIL Game 7 (from William Wang, Behind The Buck Pass):
Read it here: https://behindthebuckpass.com/2018/04/29/milwaukee-bucks-takeaways-from-112-96-game-7-loss-to-boston-celtics/
From Ian Levy, The Step Back: https://fansided.com/2018/04/28/celtics-legend-al-horford-game-7-bucks3-takeaways/
From Marc D'Amico, Celtics.com: http://www.nba.com/celtics/news/sidebar/post-042818-game-6-loss-inspired-cs-plan-for-victory-in-game-7
- Celtics Continue Their Remarkable Run Without Two Stars (from Brad Botkin, CBS Sports):
- Horford Shines Again (from Chris Forsberg, ESPN):
Read it here: http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/23351852/al-horford-shines-bucks-celtics-now-look-towards-76ers
From Chris Mannix, Yahoo Sports: https://sports.yahoo.com/celtics-second-round-answer-al-horford-055404909.html
- How The Celtics Defended Giannis (from John Schuhmann, NBA.com):
Read and watch it here: http://www.nba.com/article/2018/04/29/boston-celtics-play-odds-giannis-eliminate-milwaukee-bucks
- Ojeleye's Defensive Impact (from Bobby Manning, Celtics Blog):
Read and watch it here: https://www.celticsblog.com/2018/4/29/17298486/depths-of-bench-the-boston-celtics-won-through-semi-ojeleye-giannis-antetokounmpo-milwaukee-bucks
- Sixers: Winning Through Chemistry (from Jack McCaffery, Delco Times):
Read it here: http://www.delcotimes.com/sports/20180428/sixers-brown-feels-winning-has-been-through-better-chemistry
- GSW 123, NOP 101 (from Nick Friedell, ESPN):
From Mark Medina, Bay Area News Group: http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/sports/20180428/warriors-leave-pelicans-in-dust-in-game-1
From Scott Kushner, New Orleans Advocate: http://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/sports/pelicans/article_1a5f0890-4b68-11e8-8ab5-5bba0dec2165.html
- Gentry: Pels Still Going To Play Uptempo (from Chris Haynes, ESPN):
Read it here: http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/23352505/klay-thompson-golden-state-warriors-says-new-orleans-pelicans-pace-was-tiring
- HOU-UTA Preview (from John Schuhmann, NBA.com):
Read it here: https://sports.abs-cbn.com/nba/news/2018/04/29/rockets-pit-vaunted-o-jazz-s-stingy-d-40949
From Adam Spinella, Clutch Points: https://clutchpoints.com/the-coaching-spin-rockets-jazz-series-preview/
- Can Gobert, Jazz Slow Down The Rockets? (from Scott Rafferty, Sporting News):
Read and watch it here: http://www.sportingnews.com/au/nba-au/news/nba-playoffs-2018-can-rudy-gobert-jazz-slow-down-scorching-rockets/cauq202skx221sdf90869140k
- How Gobert's Presence Powers Mitchell's Offense (from Jake Paynting, 94 Feet Report):
Read and watch it here: https://94feetreport.com/how-rudy-goberts-presence-powers-donovan-mitchell-s-offense-ce9cad3f4070
- With Rubio Out, Ingles Is Even More Important (from Mo Kahlil, The Jump Ball):
Watch it here: https://twitter.com/MoDakhil_NBA/status/990619539019677696
- Are The Jazz Better Than They Were Last Season? (from Andrew Bailey, SLC Dunk):
Read it here: https://www.slcdunk.com/2018/4/28/17295464/2018-nba-playoffs-utah-jazz-gordon-hayward-donovan-mitchell-rudy-gobert
- Despite Slow Fade Of Dementia, Jerry Sloan Is Enjoying Jazz' Playoff Run (from Aaron Falk, Salt Lake Tribune):
- Cavs Need A Lot More From KLove (from Chris Manning, Fear The sword):
Read and watch it here: https://www.fearthesword.com/2018/4/29/17294772/kevin-love-cavaliers-nba-playoffs
- What The Pacers Need From Collison (from Ben Gibson, 8 Points, 9 Seconds):
Read and watch it here: https://8points9seconds.com/2018/04/29/darren-collison-victor-oladipo-pacers-6/
- Culture Change: Lowry & DeRozan Showed It Is Genuine (from Jackson Frank, Clutch Points):
Read and watch it ere: https://clutchpoints.com/in-continuing-culture-change-kyle-lowry-and-demar-derozan-vanquish-some-of-their-playoff-demons/
- VanVleet Unlocked Raptors' Depth Advantage In Game 6 (from John Gaudes, Raptors HQ):
Read and watch it here: https://www.raptorshq.com/2018/4/28/17294718/nba-toronto-raptors-washington-wizards-game-6-lineups-depth-siakam-vanvleet
From Vivek Jacob, North Pole Hoops: http://northpolehoops.com/2018/04/28/vanvleet-back-mob-back-raptors-wizards/
- Doncic's Showpiece Performance (from Emmet Ryan, BallinEurope.com):
Read it here: http://ballineurope.com/luka-doncic-real-madrid-panathinaikos-game-4-euroleague-6099/
- 2018 Draft: Which Wing Prospect Is The Best Moneyball Player? (from Ryan Blackburn, Denver Stiffs):
Read it here: https://www.denverstiffs.com/2018/4/27/17290380/nba-draft-which-wing-prospect-is-the-best-moneyball-player
- Teams That Could Look Drastically Different Next Season (from Dan Favale, Bleacher Report):
Read it here: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2772687-nba-teams-that-could-look-drastically-different-next-season
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