Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis 5/15/19

- Don Nelson's Fingerprints Are All Over The 2019 Playoffs (from Chris Ballard, Sports Illustrated):

Read it here: https://www.si.com/nba/2019/05/15/nba-playoffs-don-nelson-warriors-blazers-bucks-raptors

- GSW-POR:

From Ian Levy, The Step Back: https://fansided.com/2019/05/14/stephen-curry-buries-trail-blazers-game-1/

From Ethan Strauss, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/978897/2019/05/15/the-steph-show-comes-back-to-oracle-as-curry-dominates-portland-in-game-1/

From Tim MacMahon, ESPN: http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/26752118/testy-stotts-blazers-left-seeking-curry-solution

From Anthony Slater, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/978219/2019/05/15/five-observations-from-the-warriors-116-94-game-1-win-over-the-blazers

From Tim Kawakami, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/978660/2019/05/15/kawakami-steve-kerrs-portland-reset-with-houston-in-the-rear-view-mirror-the-warriors-are-free-to-get-quirky-again

From Ben Cohen, Wall Street Journal: https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-golden-state-warriors-graduate-school-of-basketball-11557842511

From Joe Viray, Golden State Of Mind: https://www.goldenstateofmind.com/2019/5/15/18624437/nba-2019-playoffs-golden-state-warriors-portland-trail-blazers-game-1-stephen-curry-video-breakdown

From Rob Mahoney, Sports Illustrated: https://www.si.com/nba/2019/05/15/stephen-curry-enes-kanter-warriors-trail-blazers-western-conference-finals-game-1

From Colin Ward-Heninger, CBS Sports: https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/warriors-vs-blazers-after-kevin-durants-injury-golden-states-previously-weak-bench-suddenly-looks-like-a-wrecking/

From Ramona Shelburne, ESPN: http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/26750550/for-warriors-old-new-again

From Kerry Eggers, Portland Tribune: https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/12-sports/428416-335922-not-like-that-game-1-gets-away-from-blazers-

From Jeff Faraudo, Mercury News: https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/05/15/warriors-maligned-bench-delivers-again-in-game-1-victory-over-trail-blazers/

- MIL-TOR:

From Jared Dubin, The Step Back: https://fansided.com/2019/05/15/nba-playoffs-2019-biggest-questions-eastern-conference-finals/

From Blake Murphy, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/976689/2019/05/14/deep-dive-series-preview-how-do-the-raptors-and-bucks-match-up-a-study-of-styles-rotations-and-more/

From Adam Paris, Brew Hoop: https://www.brewhoop.com/2019/5/14/18618569/nba-playoffs-2019-four-key-factors-to-track-in-milwaukee-bucks-vs-toronto-raptors-matchup

From Eric Koreen, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/977499/2019/05/14/koreen-kawhi-leonard-and-the-raptors-need-to-grow-beyond-the-shot-to-have-a-chance-against-bucks/

From Dan Larsen, Behind The Buck Pass: https://behindthebuckpass.com/2019/05/14/milwaukee-bucks-3-keys-beating-toronto-raptors-conference-finals/

From Mike Bossetti, Raptors Rapture:

https://raptorsrapture.com/2019/05/15/toronto-raptors-giannis-antetokounmpo/

From John Schuhmann, NBA.com: https://www.nba.com/article/2019/05/14/numbers-preview-bucks-raptors

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- DEN:  Jokic/Murray Chemistry Took Another Step Forward In The Playoffs (from Andrew Favakeh, The Step Back):

Read and watch it here: https://fansided.com/2019/05/15/jamal-murray-nikola-jokic-chemistry/

- PHI: Sixers Made Right Choice Keeping Brett Brown (from Bryan Toporek,  The Basketball Writers):

Read it here: https://bballwriters.com/opinion/philadelphia-76ers-made-right-choice-on-brett-brown/

- PHI: Things We  Learned About The Sixers In The Playoffs (from Mike O' Connor, The Athletic):

Read it here: https://theathletic.com/974732/2019/05/14/the-10-things-we-learned-about-the-sixers-during-their-2019-playoff-run/

- WAS: It Will Be Hard For Wall To Get Back To All-Star Form (from Kevin Broom, Bullets Forever):

Read it here: https://www.bulletsforever.com/2019/5/15/18624486/john-wall-washington-wizards-injury-history-achilles

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The Lottery:

From Zach Lowe, ESPN: http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/26743404/what-happened-wildest-nba-lottery-ever-seen

From Sam Vecenie, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/973116/2019/05/15/the-2019-nba-draft-lottery-results-are-in-takeaways-for-all-14-lottery-teams/

From Vincent Goodwill, Yahoo Sports: https://sports.yahoo.com/inside-the-night-coach-alvin-gentry-and-the-pelicans-won-the-zion-williamson-sweepstakes-054157102.html

From Chris Kirschner/Mike Vorkunov, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/978508/2019/05/15/behind-the-scenes-with-alvin-gentry-as-pelicans-win-the-zion-lottery-and-more-observations-from-the-lottery-room/

From Dan Devine, The Ringer: https://www.theringer.com/nba/2019/5/15/18624408/nba-draft-lottery-ripple-effects-zion-williamson-pelicans-anthony-davis

From Gerald Bourguet, Hoops Habit: https://hoopshabit.com/2019/05/15/winners-losers-2019-nba-draft-lottery/

Zion:

From Trevor Magnotti, The Step Back: https://fansided.com/2019/05/14/zion-williamson-perfect-draft-prospect/

From Pete Thamel, Yahoo Sports: https://sports.yahoo.com/five-things-pelicans-fans-are-getting-in-zion-williamson-014204861.html

From Mike Schmitz, ESPN: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=KexmeHer2Vs

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- Next Moves For NBA Teams (from Bobby Marks, ESPN):

Read it here: http://www.espn.com/nba/insider/story/_/id/26579354/next-moves-nba-teams-trade-free-agency-draft-decisions

- Squash The Mid-Range Jumpers Debate (from Nekias Duncan, The Basketball Writers):

Read and watch it here: https://bballwriters.com/analytics/lets-squash-the-mid-range-jumpers-debate-shall-we/