Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis 5/16/19
-MIL-TOR:
From Vincent Goodwill, Yahoo Sports: https://sports.yahoo.com/why-the-raptors-may-come-to-regret-the-game-that-got-away-060907968.html
From Matt Velzquez, jsonline.com: https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/nba/bucks/2019/05/16/brook-lopezs-big-night-shows-why-his-signing-steal-bucks/3676690002
From Jordan Treske, Behind The Buck Pass: https://behindthebuckpass.com/2019/05/16/milwaukee-bucks-3-takeaways-game-1-win-toronto-raptors/ From Mike Bossetti, Rators Rapture: https://raptorsrapture.com/2019/05/16/toronto-raptors-game-1-takeaways/ From Paolo Uggetti, The Ringer: https://www.theringer.com/2019/5/16/18627366/winners-losers-eastern-conference-finals-game-1-bucks-raptors From Eric Nehm, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/980706/2019/05/16/how-the-bucks-locked-down-the-raptors-and-kawhi-leonard-in-game-1/ From Jack Maloney, CBS Sports: https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/nba-playoffs-2019-brook-lopezs-well-timed-breakout-in-game-1-against-raptors-validates-bucks-season-long-experiment/ From Zach Lowe, ESPN: http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/26743302/all-surprising-ways-giannis-kawhi-define-east-finals From Andy Bailey, Bleacher Report: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2836479-brook-lopez-couldnt-fit-better-next-to-giannis-in-milwaukee-bucks-title-chase From John Schuhmann, NBA.com: https://www.nba.com/article/2019/05/16/raptors-run-down-game-1-east-finals From Kevin Arnovitz, ESPN: http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/26758501/the-bucks-their-best-game-1-proved-how-hard-beat-them From William Lou, Yahoo Sports: https://sports.yahoo.com/news/10-things-from-raptors-bucks-game-1-040239385.html From Michael Lee, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/981095/2019/05/16/lee-the-bucks-dont-need-giannis-to-dominate-to-win-but-the-raptors-have-no-choice-when-it-comes-to-kawhi/ - Bucks' Security Guard Dick Garrett Used To Play For Them (from Scott Cacciola, NY Times): Read it here: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/15/sports/dick-garrett-bucks-security-guard-usher.html - The Raptors & The Spain Pick-And-Roll (from Brian Sampson, Brew Hoop): Read and watch it here: https://www.brewhoop.com/2019/5/15/18622519/milwaukee-bucks-film-room-the-toronto-raptors-and-the-spain-pick-and-roll - Giannis Is Only Getting Started (from Pau Gasol, The Players' Tribune):
Read it here: https://www.theplayerstribune.com/en-us/articles/giannis-antetokounmpo-bucks-mvp
- GSW-POR:
From Marcus Thompson II, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/978786/2019/05/15/thompson-jordan-bells-new-mental-approach-is-paying-off-just-as-the-warriors-need-him-most
From Nekias Duncan, The Basketball Writers: https://bballwriters.com/analysis/blazers-warriors-game-2-must-be-defined-by-coverages/
From Broderick Turner, LATimes: https://www.latimes.com/sports/nba/la-sp-warriors-klay-thompson-defense-20190515-story.html
From Jeff Siegel, Blazers' Edge: https://www.blazersedge.com/2019/5/16/18625205/blazers-warriors-game-2-2019-nba-playoffs-defense-curry-stotts-zach-collins
From Kerry Eggers, Portland Tribune: https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/12-sports/428543-336079-harkless-takes-the-vocal-lead-after-game-1-loss
From Danny Leroux, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/978911/2019/05/15/warriors-blazers-game-1-report-card-grading-stephen-currys-night-with-space-and-klay-thompsons-aggressive-shooting/
From Sam Amick, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/980589/2019/05/16/warriors-blazers-reset-stotts-strategy-curry-vs-curry-take-two-the-kd-debate/
- Oakland Will Always Have Dame (from Tim MacMahon, ESPN):
Read it here: http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/26756316/oracle-losing-warriors-oakland-always-dame
- How Point Loma's New Coach Unearthed CJ McCollum (from Mark Ziegler, San Diego Union Tribune):
- Building Each Lottery Team's Draft Whiteboard (from Jonathan Wasserman, Bleacher Report): Read it here: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2836254-building-every-nba-lottery-teams-2019-draft-whiteboard#slide9 - Lottery Winners And Losers (from Tom Haberstroh, NBC Sports): Read it here: https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/nba-insider-tom-haberstroh/2019-nba-draft-lottery-winners-and-losers-pelicans-tanking-w-bulls-knicks - Interesting Measurements From The Combine (from Jonathan Givony, ESPN): Read it here: http://www.espn.com/nba/insider/story/_/id/26760728/nba-draft-combine-winners-comps-new-measurements - Amir Hinton Could Be The NBA's Next Hidden Gem (from Matthew Foley, Bleacher Report): Read it here: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2836391-lights-camera-amir-hinton
- DAL: Kleber Is A Dynamic Defender (from Bobby Karalla, mvs.com):
Read and watch it here: https://www.mavs.com/maxi-kleber-dynamic-defender/
- MIA: Bam Is Working Out With Chris Bosh (from Kenneth Wilson, All U Can Heat):
Read it here: https://allucanheat.com/2019/05/16/miami-heat-adebayos-working-chris-bosh/
- MIA: Fran Fraschilla Assesses Heat's Draft Options (from Barry Jackson, Miami Herald):
Read it here: https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/barry-jackson/article229732874.html
- PHI: Stop Looking For A Scapegoat (from Matt Burnham, The Sixer Sense):
Read it here: https://thesixersense.com/2019/05/16/philadelphia-76ers-victims-cold-blooded-killer/
- PHI: Takeaways From The Season (from Daniel Lubofsky, Hoops Habit):
Read it here: https://hoopshabit.com/2019/05/16/philadelphia-76ers-5-takeaways-2018-19-nba-season/
Today's BI is dedicated to the memory of Rob Babcock:
https://www.twincities.com/2019/05/15/former-timberwolves-executive-rob-babcock-dies-at-66/
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