Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis 5/1/18
- How Faith Fuels The Rockets' Explosive Offense (from Lee Jenkins, Sports Illustrated):
Read it here: https://www.si.com/nba/2018/05/01/houston-rockets-nba-playoffs-james-harden-chris-paul-mike-dantoni
- TOR-CLE Preview (from Nylon Calculus):
Read it here: https://fansided.com/2018/05/01/nylon-calculus-raptors-cavaliers-win-probabilities-style-matchups/
From Mike Zavagno, Fear The Sword: https://www.fearthesword.com/2018/4/30/17300878/2018-nba-playoffs-cavs-raptors-scouting-report
From Blake Murphy/Mike Zavagno, Raptors Republic: https://www.raptorsrepublic.com/2018/04/30/raptors-cavaliers-series-preview-qa-with-the-enemy/
- Anunoby: The Raptors' Hope To Contain LBJ (from Seth Walder, ESPN):
Read it here: http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/23368049/og-anunoby-toronto-raptors-best-shot-containing-cleveland-cavaliers-lebron-james
From Jonathan Tjarks, The Ringer: https://www.theringer.com/nba/2018/5/1/17305174/lebron-stopper-raptors-og-anunoby-pascal-siakam
- Jrue Holiday's Move Off The Ball Changed Everything (from Wes Goldberg, The Step Back):
Read it here: https://fansided.com/2018/05/01/jrue-holiday-position-change-playoffs/
- Mirotic Turned NOP's Season Around Post-DMC Injury (from Will Gottlieb, Bleacher Report):
Read and watch it here: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2773579-win-or-lose-vs-dubs-nikola-mirotic-turned-pelicans-season-around-post-boogie
- Q & A: Anthony Davis (from David Aldridge, NBA.com):
Read it here: http://www.nba.com/article/2018/04/30/morning-tip-qa-anthony-davis-new-orleans-pelicans?collection=david-aldr
- BOS 117, PHI 101:
From Gerald Bourguet, Hoops Habit: https://hoopshabit.com/2018/05/01/boston-celtics-3-takeaways-game-1-vs-76ers/
From Sean Deveney, Sporting News: http://www.sportingnews.com/ca/nba/news/nba-playoffs-2018-celtics-vs-76ers-game-1-aron-baynes-joel-embiid-al-horford/7u2nahwt2tcj18qup08ko96e9
From Paul Flannery, SB Nation: https://www.sbnation.com/nba/2018/5/1/17306070/celtics-sixers-nba-playoffs-game-1-boston-philadelphia-al-horford-ben-simmons-joel-embiid
From Danny Chau, The Ringer: https://www.theringer.com/nba/2018/5/1/17306016/ben-simmons-celtics-defense-game-1
From Kyle Neubeck, Philly Voice: http://www.phillyvoice.com/sixers-celtics-game-1-observations-joel-embiid-ben-simmons-jayson-tatum-jj-redick/
From Adam Fromal, Bleacher Report: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2773549-jayson-tatums-historic-playoff-debut-continues-and-other-monday-nba-takeaways
From Gary Washburn, Boston Globe: http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/celtics/2018/04/30/the-celtics-had-right-strategy-game-against-sixers/kIIK2atuPmg1pqU91iMIRP/story.html
- Sixers: Defensive Adjustments To Consider (from Christopher Kline, The Sixer Sense):
Read it here: https://thesixersense.com/2018/05/01/philadelphia-76ers-3-potential-adjustments-boston-celtics-game-2/
- How And Why Position-Less Lineups Have Taken Over (from Ian McMahan, The Guardian):
Read it here: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2018/may/01/how-and-why-position-less-lineups-have-taken-over-the-nba-playoffs
- Next Steps For Each 1st-Round Loser (from Dan Favale, Bleacher Report):
Read it here; https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2773484-nba-playoffs-next-steps-for-each-1st-round-loser
- OKC's Fraught Future (from Matt Moore, The Action Network):
Read it here: https://www.actionnetwork.com/nba/article/oklahoma-city-thunders-fraught-future
From Fred Katz, Norman Transcript: http://www.normantranscript.com/oklahoma/thunder-s-carmelo-anthony-situation-not-getting-any-easier/article_f3ec308e-4cc0-11e8-ac5b-e3cfa358158d.html
From Zach Lowe, ESPN: http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/23364202/zach-lowe-russell-westbrook-oklahoma-city-thunder-nba
- Polyglot NBA Swears By One Thing: That Call Was #@!& (from Scott Cacciola, NY Times):
Read it here: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/30/sports/nba-referees-swearing.html
- Jesse Buss: Giving Lakers Draft Edge (from Eric Pincus, Bleacher Report):
Read it here: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2773040-la-isnt-the-process-west-but-jesse-buss-giving-lakers-necessary-draft-edge
- Pat Riley's End-Of-The-Season State-Of-The-Heat Address (from Tom D'Angelo, Palm Beach Post):
- Life In The G-League (from Alex Kennedy, Hoops Hype):
Read it here: https://hoopshype.com/2018/04/30/life-in-the-g-league-where-everyone-is-fighting-for-an-nba-gig/
- Q & A: Don Nelson (from Alex Williams, NY Times):
Read it here: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/30/style/don-nelson-nba-weed.html