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Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis 5/2/18

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May 2, 2018
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- These Plays And Matchups Will Decide HOU-UTA & PHI-BOS (from Zach Lowe, ESPN):

Read and watch it here:  http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/23378599/zach-lowe-rockets-jazz-celtics-76ers-nba-playoffs

- Clint Capela is The Glue That Holds The Rockets Together (from Scott Rafferty, The Step Back):

Read and watch it here:  https://fansided.com/2018/05/02/nba-playoffs-rockets-clint-capela-jazz-rudy-gobert/

- Jazz: Adjustments For Game Two (from Jared Woodcox, The J Notes):

Read it here:  https://thejnotes.com/2018/05/01/utah-jazz-four-major-adjustments-game-2-avoid-2-0-hole/

- The Defensive Move The Rockets Made To Stop Mitchell (from Hunter Atkins, Houston Chronicle):

Read it here:  https://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/texas-sports-nation/rockets/article/The-defensive-move-the-Rockets-made-to-stop-12873573.php?utm

- Jazz GM Dennis Lindsey: Values He Learned In Houston Are Never Far Away (from Kyle Goon, Salt Lake Tribune):

Read it here:  https://www.sltrib.com/sports/jazz/2018/05/02/jazz-general-manager-dennis-lindsey-is-a-long-way-from-texas-but-the-values-he-learned-in-houston-never-are-far-away/

- Celtics Exploited Matchup Advantages Many Didn't See Coming (from Jay King, The Athletic):

Read and watch it here:  https://theathletic.com/338402/2018/05/01/king-celtics-exploited-matchup-advantages-most-didnt-see-coming/

- The Sixers Can't Scheme Horford Away (from Nekias Duncan, Clutch Points):

Read and watch it here:  https://clutchpoints.com/al-horford-is-the-chameleon-the-sixers-cant-scheme-away/

- Sixers Want RoCo To Keep Firing Threes (from Marcus Hayes, philly.com):

Read it here:  http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/sixers/robert-covington-sixers-76ers-celtics-nba-playoffs-three-point-shooting-stats-percentage-20180501.html

- Sixers: Searching For Answers (from Gary Washburn, Boston Globe):

Read it here:  http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/celtics/2018/05/01/after-game-rout-ers-are-searching-for-answers/avU5wiGooVNtCbYKUQNJxL/story.html

From Cleaning The Glass: https://cleaningtheglass.com/cracking-the-shell/

- Game One: How Celtics Silenced Sixers' Threes (from Marc D'Amico, celtics.com):

Read and watch it here:  http://www.nba.com/celtics/news/sidebar/post-043018-from-3-point-shooting-to-no-point-shooting-cs-silence-phillys-3s

- Amir Johnson On Why His Former Team Keeps On Winning (from Steve Bulpett, Boston Herald):

Read it here: http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/celtics/2018/05/bulpett_sixers_amir_johnson_knows_his_former_teammates_on_celtics_are_still

- Family, Faith Pave Ojeleye's Path (from Mark Murphy, Boston Herald):

Read it here:  http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/celtics/2018/05/family_faith_pave_semi_ojeleye_s_path_to_home_with_celtics

- Iguodala: Game Two Highlights (from watchbasketballvideos.com):

Watch it here:  http://watchbasketballvideos.com/index.php/2018/05/02/andre-iguodala-full-highlights-2018-wcsf-gm2-golden-state-warriors-vs-pelicans-15-8-freedawkins/http://watchbasketballvideos.com/index.php/2018/05/02/andre-iguodala-full-highlights-2018-wcsf-gm2-golden-state-warriors-vs-pelicans-15-8-freedawkins/

- Warriors Thanos Has Arrived (from Mo Dakhil, The Jump Ball):

Read and watch it here:  https://thejumpball.net/2018/05/01/warriors-thanos-has-arrived/

- CLE 113, TOR 112 (from Dan Devine, Yahoo Sports):

Read and watch it here:  https://sports.yahoo.com/raptors-blow-golden-opportunity-lebron-cavs-take-game-1-overtime-050020574.html

From Arden Zwelling, Sportsnet.ca:  https://www.sportsnet.ca/basketball/nba/raptors-jonas-valanciunas-cavaliers-game-1-performance/

- Inside The Tension Between Kawhi Leonard & The Spurs (from Ramona Shelburne & Michael Wright, ESPN):

Read it here:  http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/23366667/inside-tension-kawhi-leonard-spurs

- How Teams Are Using Shooters As Screeners To Great Effect (from Ryan Nguyen, Cleaning The Glass):

Read and watch it here:  https://cleaningtheglass.com/gravity-equals-mass/

- The Pacers Set A Foundation That Didn't Cost Years Of Losing (from Ben Gibson, 8 Points, 9 Seconds):

Read it here:  https://8points9seconds.com/2018/05/01/indiana-pacers-season-worth/

- Pacers: Takeaways From Season-End Session With Pritchard, McMillan (from J. Michael, Indy Star):

Read it here:  https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/nba/pacers/2018/05/01/indiana-pacers-takeaways-kevin-pritchard-nate-mcmillan/564969002/

From Mark Monteith, pacers.com: http://www.nba.com/pacers/pritchard-faces-summer-filled-options

- Pacers Still Have Eyes For Elusive Stretch-Four (from Caitlin Cooper, Indy Cornrows):

Read it here:  https://www.indycornrows.com/2018/5/1/17307490/postseason-presser-pacers-still-have-eyes-for-elusive-stretch-four

- Which Postseason Star Is The Real ROY? (from Kevin Pelton, ESPN):

Read it here: http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/23379710/who-best-rookie-season-ben-simmons-donovan-mitchell

- Heat's Next Step Could Be Waiters' Surgically Repaired Ankle (from Ira Winderman, SunSentinel):

Read it here:  http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-heat/fl-sp-miami-heat-dion-waiters-s20180502-story.html

- Carmelo's Failed OKC Experiment (from Rodger Sherman, The Ringer):

Read it here:  https://www.theringer.com/nba/2018/5/1/17308112/carmelo-anthony-oklahoma-city-thunder-playoff-legacy

- Carmelo Lacks Self-Awareness Of His Declining Status (from Berry Tramel, newsok.com):

Read it here:  http://newsok.com/carmelo-anthony-lacks-self-awareness-of-his-declining-status/article/5593137

- Nuggets: Jokic Made Important Strides This Season (from Adam Mares, Denver Stiffs):

Read and watch it here:  https://www.denverstiffs.com/2018/5/2/17307614/player-evaluation-nikola-jokic-made-important-strides-in-his-2017-18-season

- The Making Of Danny Green (from CJackson Cowart, Media Hub):

Read it here:  http://mediahub.unc.edu/danny-green-tough-minded-new-york-kid-nba-star/

- 2018 Draft: Strengths & Weaknesses Of Top Prospect At Each Position (from Jonathan Wasserman, Bleacher Report):

Read it here:  https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2773424-2018-nba-draft-strengths-and-weaknesses-for-top-prospect-at-each-position

- Brian Grant Won't Back Down From Parkinson's Disease (from Chris Ballard, Sports Illustrated):

Read it here:  https://www.si.com/nba/2018/05/02/brian-grant-parkinsons-disease-trail-blazers-heat-michael-j-fox-pat-riley

- Q & A: Hornets' Managing Partner Curtis Polk (from Rick Bonnell, Charlotte Observer):

Read it here:  http://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nba/charlotte-hornets/article210250754.html

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