Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis 5/3/16
- Preview: Raptors/Heat (from James Herbert, CBS Sports):
http://www.cbssports.com/nba/eye-on-basketball/25575451 and from Kurt Helin, NBC Sports:
- Raptors/Heat: Numbers Preview (from John Schuhmann):
Read it here: http://hangtime.blogs.nba.com/2016/05/03/numbers-preview-raptors-heat/
- The Importance Of The Raptors' Role Players (from Yaron Weitzman, SBNation):
Read it here: http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2016/5/2/11555886/toronto-raptors-depth-cory-joseph-norman-powell-kyle-lowry-pacers-game-7
- Norman Powell/ DeMarre Carroll (from Mike Ganter, Toronto Sun):
Read it here: http://www.torontosun.com/2016/05/02/rookie-powell-helping-fuel-raptors-playoff-run
- Raptors Facing Different Challenge In Heat (from Blake Murphy, sportsnet.ca):
http://www.sportsnet.ca/basketball/nba/raptors-facing-much-different-challenge-heat/
- Roberson's Defense On Leonard Keys Thunder's Bounceback (from Erik Horne, newsok.com):
Read it here: http://newsok.com/thunder-journal-robersons-defense-on-leonard-keys-thunder-bounceback-in-game-2/article/5495656
- OKC 98, SAS 97 (from Rob Mahoney, Sports Illustrated):
Read it here: http://www.si.com/nba/2016/05/03/nba-playoffs-oklahoma-city-thunder-san-antonio-spurs-game-2
- Breakdown: The Final Play (from Zach Harper, CBS Sports):
Read and view it here: http://www.cbssports.com/nba/eye-on-basketball/25575595/breakdown-everything-that-went-wrong-on-final-play-of-thunder-spurs
- Thunder/Spurs: Game Two Vines (from Coach Nick, BBall Breakdown);
Watch it here: http://bballbreakdown.com/2016/05/03/thunder-at-spurs-game-3-vine-game/
- Thunder Need New Strategy For Guarding LaMarcus (from Matt Moore, CBS Sports):
Read and view it here: http://www.cbssports.com/nba/eye-on-basketball/25575239/thunder-need-new-strategy-when-it-comes-to-guarding-lamarcus-aldridge
- Steven Adams' Untold Story (from Brian Windhorst, ESPN):
Read it here: http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/15443039/untold-story-thunder-center-steven-adams
- Cavs 104, Hawks 93 (from Jason Lloyd, ohio.com):
Read it here: http://three-pointer.com/cavs-104-hawks-93-jason-lloyds-21-thoughts-on-defending-kyle-korver-free-throws-and-3-pointers/ from Paul Flannery, SBNation: http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2016/5/3/11575444/hawks-lose-kyle-korver-lebron-james-cavaliers-nba-playoffs-2016
- Tristan Thompson Is Demoralizing The Hawks On The Glass Again (from Dave McMenamin, ESPN):
Read it here: http://espn.go.com/blog/cleveland-cavaliers/post/_/id/2594/tristan-thompson-demoralizing-hawks-on-glass-again and from Chris Fedor, cleveland.com: http://www.cleveland.com/cavs/index.ssf/2016/05/tristan_thompson_proves_to_be.html
- How Do The Blazers Stop Bogut (from Marcus Thompson II, Mercury News):
Read it here: http://www.mercurynews.com/marcus-thompson/ci_29842580/thompson-how-do-blazers-stop-bogut
- Everybody Loves To Trash Talk Draymond (from Ben Cohen, Wall Street JOurnal):
Read it here:
http://www.wsj.com/articles/everybody-loves-trash-talking-draymond-1462218027
- If The Pacers Move On From Vogel, Other Teams Should Pounce (from Matt Moore, CBS Sports):
Read it here: http://www.cbssports.com/nba/eye-on-basketball/25574798/if-pacers-decide-to-move-on-from-frank-vogel-other-teams-should-pounce
- NBA Coaches (from Bob Walsh, coachbobwalsh.com):
Read it here: http://coachbobwalsh.com/2016/05/03/nba-coaches/
Brad Stevens Interview (from Adam Himmelsbach, Boston Globe):
Listen to it here: http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/celtics/2016/05/03/parquet-interview-with-brad-stevens/m8O5PS71EtHuNlL46dmsBM/story.html
- The NBA's Best And Worst Shotmakers (from Kyle Wagner, fivethirtyeight.com):
Read it here: http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-nbas-best-and-worst-shot-makers/
Additional Player Notes, Updates, Profiles:
- Terry Rozier (from Steve Bulpett, Boston Herald): http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/celtics/2016/05/bulpett_celtics_terry_rozier_eyes_next_train_to_success
- Kemba Walker (from Hornets.com): http://www.nba.com/hornets/kemba-walker-2015-16-blog
- J.J.Barea (from Bobby Karalla, mavs.com): http://www.mavs.com/j-j-bareas-late-season-explosion-helped-to-fuel-mavs-playoff-push/