Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis 5/2/16
Preview: ATL's D vs CLE's O (from KL Chouinard, hawks.com):
Read and view it here: http://www.nba.com/hawks/defense-cleveland-cavaliers-offense-playoffs-upper-hand-preview
- Kevin Love's Play Will Be Pivotal (from Trevor Magnotti, Fear The Sword):
Read it here: http://www.fearthesword.com/2016/5/2/11550234/kevin-loves-play-will-be-pivotal-vs-the-hawks
- Opponents Aren't Respecting LBJ's Three-Point Shot (from Brian Windhorst, ESPN):
Read it here: http://espn.go.com/nba/playoffs/2016/story/_/id/15442797/lebron-james-relies-more-teammates-jumper-fades
- Preview: TOR vs MIA (from Jeremy Woo, Sports Illustrated):
Read it here: http://www.si.com/nba/2016/05/02/heat-magic-nba-playoff-preview-dwyane-wade-demar-derozan-kyle-lowry
- GSW 118, POR 106 (from Ben Golliver, Sports Illustrated):
Read it here: http://www.si.com/nba/2016/05/01/nba-playoffs-warriors-trail-blazers-klay-thompson-damian-lillard-video and from Kevin Arnovitz, ESPN: http://espn.go.com/blog/nba/post/_/id/19041/portlands-move-to-a-bigger-stage-where-even-the-opponents-are-bigger
- Warriors' Defensive Assignments Caught The Blazers Off Guard (from Jason Quick, csnnw.com):
Read it here: http://www.csnnw.com/blazers/trail-blazers-leave-behind-honey-bear-and-lemon-and-their-game-1-memories
- Klay Thompson's Comfort Level (from Zach Harper, CBS Sports):
Read and view it here: http://www.cbssports.com/nba/eye-on-basketball/25574401/klay-thompsons-comfort-level-great-for-warriors-worrisome-for-blazers
- Video Breakdown: The Blueprint To Wins Without Curry (from EricApricot, Golden State Of Mind):
Read and view it here: http://www.goldenstateofmind.com/2016/4/29/11534992/warriors-vs-rockets-video-analysis-2016-highlights-stephen-curry-defense-blueprint
- Draymond Green: NBA's Best All-Around Player? (from Ben Golliver, Sports Illustrated):
Read it here: http://www.si.com/nba/2016/05/02/draymond-green-golden-state-warriors-nba-playoffs-lebron-james
- Damian Lillard Can't Beat Warriors' Defense By Himself (from Michael Pina, RealGM):
Read and view it here: http://basketball.realgm.com/article/241758/Damian-Lillard-Cant-Beat-Golden-States-Defense-By-Himself
- Time For The Thunder To Fear Kawhi Leonard (from Berry Tramel, newsok.com):
Read it here: http://newsok.com/time-for-the-thunder-to-fear-kawhi-leonard/article/5495379
- Danny Green Shakes Out Of Shooting Slump (from Ananth Pandian, CBS Sports):
Read and view it here: http://www.cbssports.com/nba/eye-on-basketball/25573700/danny-green-shakes-out-of-shooting-slump-plays-big-for-spurs-in-game-1
- Spurs Playbook: The Aldridge/Ginobili Pick-and-Roll (from Eli Horowitz, Pounding The Rock):
Read and view it here: http://www.poundingtherock.com/2016/5/1/11553588/nba-playoffs-spurs-playbook-ginobili-aldridge-pick-roll
- Paul George's Brilliance (from Nick Friedell, ESPN):
Read it here: http://espn.go.com/blog/nba/post/_/id/19080/despite-loss-georges-brilliance-serves-as-reminder-hes-back
- Weekend Recap (from Eric Maroun, Hardwood Paroxysm):
Read and view it here: http://hardwoodparoxysm.com/2016/05/02/lion-face-lemon-face-game-7-and-heaven/
- Rockets' Coaching Search (from Jonathan Feigen, Houston Chronicle):
- The Bucks' Players' Plus-Minus: The Good, The Bad, The Meh (from Frank Madden, Brew Hoop):
Read it here: http://www.brewhoop.com/2016/5/2/11553476/Bucks-plus-minus-rpm-khris-middleton-giannis-antetokounmpo
Additional Player Notes, Updates, Profiles:
- Norman Powell (from Arden Zwelling, sportsnet.ca): http://www.sportsnet.ca/basketball/nba/raptors-fed-off-energy-powell-pacers-series/
- Dion Waiters (from Cray Allred, Welcome To Loud City): http://www.welcometoloudcity.com/2016/4/28/11525238/dion-waiters-is-the-emergency-over
- Terrence Jones (from Ethan Rothstein, The Dream Shake): http://www.thedreamshake.com/2016/5/2/11562212/the-bizarre-inevitable-divorce-of-terrence-jones-and-the-houston