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Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis 5/1/19

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May 1, 2019
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Playoff Series Updates:

- BOS-MIL:

From Keith Smith, Celtics Blog: https://www.celticsblog.com/2019/5/1/18525239/milwaukees-adjustments-work-perfectly-10-takeaways-from-boston-celtics-bucks-game-2-nba-playoffs From John Karalis, Mass Live: https://www.masslive.com/celtics/2019/05/boston-celtics-vs-milwaukee-bucks-bad-celtics-offense-leads-to-worse-defense-and-bucks-took-full-advantage.html   and  https://www.masslive.com/celtics/2019/05/old-habits-lying-coaches-and-10-things-we-learned-from-boston-celtics-vs-milwaukee-bucks-game-2.html From Ben Steele, jsonline.com: https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/nba/bucks/2019/04/30/bucks-eric-bledsoe-bounces-back-game-2-against-celtics/3624806002/ From Dan Devine, The Ringer: https://www.theringer.com/nba/2019/5/1/18525011/giannis-antetokounmpo-bucks-celtics-game-2 From Grant Hughes, Bleacher Report: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2833965-bucks-giannis-show-they-can-adapt-which-should-terrify-celtics-rest-of-east From Tim Bontemps, ESPN: http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/26644395/signed-for From Bryan Oringher: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYrqJgxCO3Y From Ian Levy, The Step Back: https://fansided.com/2019/04/30/bucks-bury-celtics-game-2/ - GSW-HOU:

From Daniel Lubofsky, Hoops Habit: https://hoopshabit.com/2019/05/01/golden-state-warriors-3-takeaways-game-2-victory-vs-rockets/

From Ethan Strauss, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/956752/2019/05/01/your-new-nba-term-bumping-off-steph-curry/

From Joe Viray, Golden State Of Mind: https://www.goldenstateofmind.com/2019/5/1/18524998/nba-2019-playoffs-warriors-game-2-rockets-steph-curry-kevin-durant-draymond-green-video-breakdown

From Jonathan Feigen, Houston Chronicle: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/texas-sports-nation/rockets/article/3-Pointers-Takeaways-from-Rockets-Game-2-loss-13809387.php

From Colin Ward-Heninger, CBS Sports: https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/nba-playoffs-2019-james-hardens-injury-shows-rockets-scrappiness-and-reminds-us-of-warriors-absurd-depth-of-talent/

From Ben Golliver, Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2019/05/01/after-officiating-drama-dissipates-warriors-look-supreme-james-harden-struggles-see/

From Connor Letourneau, SF Chronicle: https://www.sfchronicle.com/warriors/article/Why-Rockets-Danuel-House-isn-t-upset-with-13808961.php

From Mark Medina, Mercury News: https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/04/30/warriors-rockets-series-largely-hinges-on-whose-math-formula-works-best/

From Marcus Thompson II, The Athletic:https://theathletic.com/956652/2019/05/01/thompson-warriors-owner-joe-lacob-wants-draymond-green-and-his-resurrected-game-to-be-here-forever/

- Q & A: Jim Barnett (from Shaun Powell, NBA.com):

Read it here: https://www.nba.com/article/2019/04/30/jim-barnett-warriors-tv-analyst-qa

- DEN-POR:

From Adam Mares, Denver Stiffs:  https://www.denverstiffs.com/2019/5/1/18525043/after-a-rough-start-jamal-murray-is-quietly-playing-the-best-basketball-of-his-career-denver-nuggets

From Jonathan Tjarks, The Ringer: https://www.theringer.com/nba/2019/5/1/18524629/nikola-jokic-2019-playoffs

From Kevin Skiver, CBS Sports: https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/nba-playoffs-nikola-jokic-nuggets-take-advantage-of-weakness-in-blazers-defense-that-thunder-failed-to-exploit/

- PHI-TOR:

From Tom West, Liberty Ballers: https://www.libertyballers.com/2019/5/1/18524127/philadelphia-76ers-sixers-toronto-raptors-nba-playoffs-elite-defense-ben-simmons-value

From Eric Koreen, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/955834/2019/04/30/take-or-miss-league-danny-green-and-marc-gasol-both-trying-to-polish-scoring-roles-for-raptors/

From William Lou, Yahoo Sports: https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/raptors-76ers-game-2-pascal-siakam-struggles-joel-embiid-123140949.html

From Sarah Todd, philly.com: https://www.philly.com/sixers/sixers-raptors-76ers-nba-playoffs-kawhi-leonard-joel-embiid-ben-simmons-pascal-siakam-20190430.html

From Derek Bodner, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/954645/2019/04/30/bodner-sixers-clamp-down-on-defense-steal-home-court-advantage-from-raptors-with-game-2-win/

From Josh Lewenberg, tsn.ca: https://www.tsn.ca/raptors-need-more-from-struggling-bench-1.1298904

From Brian Murphy, Liberty Ballers: https://www.libertyballers.com/2019/4/30/18524234/3-key-adjustments-from-brett-brown-in-game-2

From Dave Early, Liberty Ballers: https://www.libertyballers.com/2019/4/30/18524033/4-pieces-of-low-hanging-fruit-for-the-sixers-to-grab-when-the-series-comes-home

From Coach Nick, BBall Breakdown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybwd1k3CXu0


- MEM:   Valanciunas' Impact (from Michael Wallace, Grizzlies.com):

Read it here:  https://www.nba.com/grizzlies/news/grind-city-media/mikecheck-valanciunas-late-season-impact-grizzlies-aligns-nbas-resurgence-center-spot-190430

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