Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis 5/2/18
- 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):
- Jazz GM Dennis Lindsey: Values He Learned In Houston Are Never Far Away (from Kyle Goon, Salt Lake Tribune):
- 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):
- Sixers: Searching For Answers (from Gary Washburn, Boston Globe):
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):
- 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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