Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis 5/6/18
- How Brad Stevens' ATOs Beat The Sixers (from Mike Prada, SBNation):
Read and watch it here: https://www.sbnation.com/nba/2018/5/5/17323504/brad-stevens-celtics-timeout-ato-breakdown-video
- The Celtics Are The Wrong Matchup For The Sixers (from Jack McCaffery, Delco Times):
Read it here: http://www.delcotimes.com/sports/20180505/jack-mccaffery-for-the-sixers-wrong-matchup-at-wrong-time-means-being-down-0-3
- Sixers' Late Game Miscues Exemplify Their Room To Grow (from Kevin Arnovitz, ESPN):
Read it here: http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/23418558/76ers-lament-late-game-mistakes-celtics
- For The Sixers, An Inconvenient Loss On Many Levels (from David Murphy, philly.com):
From Kyle Neubeck, Philly Voice: http://www.phillyvoice.com/sixers-game-3-loss-boston-celtics-observations-ben-simmons-joel-embiid-brett-brown/
- Tatum Keeps Rising To The Occasion (from Gary Washburn, Boston Globe):
Read it here: https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/celtics/2018/05/05/jayson-tatum-keeps-rising-occasion/I4rMcZDuiHuAJNOkKirm3J/story.html
- Terry Rozier's Emergence (from Adam Spinella, Clutch Points):
Read and watch it here; https://clutchpoints.com/scary-terry-real-rozier/
- Inside The Shot That Gave The Cavs' A 3-0 Lead (from Brian Windhorst/Dave McMenamin, ESPN):
Read it here: http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/23419769/a-tiny-oral-history-cleveland-cavaliers-lebron-james-buzzer-beater-toronto
- CLE-TOR: 3 Questions About The Ending (from Brad Botkin, CBS Sports):
Read and watch it here: https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/from-lebrons-game-winner-to-dwane-caseys-strange-decisions-3-big-questions-about-wild-cavs-raptors-ending/
- Have The Raptors Hit Their Ceiling? (from Kevin O'Connor, The Ringer):
Read it here: https://www.theringer.com/nba/2018/5/5/17323668/toronto-raptors-lebron-cavs-next-moves
- Capela's Quick Ascent Has Given Rockets Stability In The Post (from Shaun Powell, NBA.com):
Read it here: http://www.nba.com/article/2018/05/05/clint-capela-has-turned-himself-valuable-asset-houston-rockets
- How Does Joe Ingles Keep Getting Wide Open? (from Ben Ladner, The Step Back):
Read and watch it here: https://fansided.com/2018/05/06/joe-ingles-keep-getting-wide-open/
- How HOU Contained Donovan Mitchell In Game 3 (from Positive Residual):
Read and watch it here: https://twitter.com/presidual/status/992798759078653952
- GSW-NOP: Some Things To Ponder Ahead Of Game 4 (from Oleh Kosel, The Bird Writes):
Read and watch it here: https://www.thebirdwrites.com/2018/5/6/17322728/2018-nba-playoffs-warriors-worst-season-losses-free-throw-disparity-holiday-durant-curry-video
- Rondo Is Conducting A Masterpiece (from Mo Dakhil, The Jump Ball):
Read and watch it here: https://thejumpball.net/2018/05/05/conductor-rondo-orchestrating-a-masterpiece/
- How Rondo Brought The Pels Together (from Nick Friedell, ESPN):
Read it here: http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/23407708/how-rajon-rondo-became-unlikely-leader-new-orleans-pelicans
From Williams Guillory, NOLA.com: http://www.nola.com/pelicans/index.ssf/2018/05/rajon_rondo_guiding_pelicans_w.html
- Warriors' Game 4 Task (from Anthony Slater, The Athletic):
- Warriors Need "Death Lineup" To Live Up To Its Name (from Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News):
- Wherever He Goes, Quinn Cook Keeps His Late Father In Mind (from Connor Letourneau, SF Gate):
Read it here: https://www.sfgate.com/warriors/article/Wherever-he-goes-Warriors-Quinn-Cook-keeps-12891237.php
- Q & A: Thaddeus Young (from Alex Kennedy, Hoops Hype):
Read it here: https://hoopshype.com/2018/05/05/thaddeus-young-i-think-the-sky-is-the-limit-for-us-next-year-will-be-10-times-easier/
- The Impact Offense Has On Defense (from Darryl Blackport):
Read it here: https://dblackrun.github.io/2018/05/05/impact-offense-has-on-defense.html
- Fizdale: Right Man For Knicks? (from Al Iannazzone, Newsday):
Read it here: https://www.newsday.com/sports/basketball/knicks/david-fizdale-knicks-1.18407949
From Kevin Armstrong, NY Daily News: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/knicks/new-knicks-coach-david-fizdale-usd-mafia-ties-run-deep-nba-article-1.3973445
- Sam Presti: Year-End Press Conference (from Tamberlyn Richardson, Thunderous Intentions):
Read it here: https://thunderousintentions.com/2018/05/06/reading-between-the-lines-of-sam-presti-year-end-press-conference/
- Welcome To The WNBA, Good Luck Finding A Job (from Eli Horowitz, NY Times):
Read it here: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/05/sports/wnba-los-angeles-sparks.html