Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis 5/8/19
Playoff Series Updates:
- GSW-HOU:
From Gavriel Wilkins, Hoops Habit: https://hoopshabit.com/2019/05/07/houston-rockets-3-takeaways-from-huge-game-4-vs-warriors/
From Darren Yuvan, The Dream Shake: https://www.thedreamshake.com/2019/5/8/18536631/iman-shumpert-has-made-an-impact-for-the-houston-rockets-golden-state-warriors
From Matt Ellentuck, SB Nation: https://www.sbnation.com/nba/2019/5/7/18535168/p-j-tucker-highlights-warriors-rockets-role-player
From PJ Tucker, The Players' Tribune: https://www.theplayerstribune.com/en-us/articles/pj-tucker-james-harden-nba-mvp
From Anthony Slater, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/966529/2019/05/07/heres-a-kevin-durant-adjustment-the-warriors-can-make-to-help-combat-james-harden-and-p-j-tucker
From Ethan Strauss, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/967498/2019/05/08/the-warriors-are-facing-the-most-dangerous-kind-of-underdog-the-high-variance-rockets
From Paolo Uggetti, The Ringer: https://www.theringer.com/nba/2019/5/7/18535606/rockets-comeback-warriors-james-harden-pj-tucker
From Ben Taylor, Thinking Basketball: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuP6-puSfRs
From Jake Paynting, Medium: https://medium.com/@jakepaynting/kevin-durant-and-the-art-of-the-mid-range-83334e406969
From Monte Poole, NBC Sports: https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/warriors/warriors-must-solve-their-pj-tucker-problem-beat-rockets-game-5
- DEN-POR:
From Sekou Smith, NBA.com: https://sports.abs-cbn.com/nba/news/2019/05/08/nuggets-put-blazers-ropes-game-5-rout-56582
From Mike Singer, Denver Post: https://www.denverpost.com/2019/05/08/paul-millsap-savoring-nuggets-postseason-run-special-moment-right-now/ and https://www.denverpost.com/2019/05/07/nuggets-nikola-jokic-best-big-man-nba-will-barton/
From Ryan Blackburn, Denver Stiffs: https://www.denverstiffs.com/2019/5/7/18536325/recap-nuggets-earn-critical-124-98-game-5-win-move-to-3-2-series-lead-over-blazers
From Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN: http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/26697967/paul-millsap-nikola-jokic-overwhelm-trail-blazers-game-5
From Scott Polacek, Bleacher Report: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2835129-nikola-jokic-powers-nuggets-game-5-rout-of-damian-lillard-trail-blazers
From Sam Amick, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/963807/2019/05/06/how-to-recover-from-a-four-overtime-heartache-as-told-by-the-denver-nuggets/
From Kerry Eggers, Portland Tribune: https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/12-sports/427754-333764-blazers-to-fight-back-or-else and https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/12-sports/427614-334124-david-adelman-family-business#_=_
- TOR-PHI:
From William Lou, Yahoo Sports: https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/10-things-from-raptors-sixers-game-5-032848283.html
From Kyle Neubeck, Philly Voice: https://www.phillyvoice.com/instant-observations-sixers-raptors-game-5-joel-embiid-jimmy-butler-ben-simmons-tobias-harris/
From Blake Murphy, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/966815/2019/05/08/being-who-i-am-not-thinking-about-being-injured-pascal-siakams-resurgent-game-5-lifts-raptors/
From Eric Koreen, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/967670/2019/05/08/raptors-rotation-shows-up-to-give-kawhi-leonard-a-bit-of-a-rest/
From Grant Hughes, Bleacher Report: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2835081-kawhi-leonard-toronto-raptors-are-unifying-at-the-right-time
From Paul Kasabian, Bleacher Report: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2835103-kawhi-leonard-raptors-dominate-joel-embiid-76ers-in-125-89-game-5-blowout-win
From Arden Zwelling, sportsnet.ca: https://www.sportsnet.ca/basketball/nba/pascal-siakams-game-5-renaissance-pivotal-raptors-win/
From Kristian Winfield, SB Nation: https://www.sbnation.com/2019/5/7/18511033/tobias-harris-76ers-nba-playoffs-2019
From Kevin Arnovitz, ESPN: http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/26696015/the-rest-raptors-joined-kawhi-dismantling-76ers
- Sonny Hill Helps Keep Embiid Focused (from Jeff Zilgitt, USA Today):
- MIL-BOS:
From Adam McGee, Behind The Buck Pass: https://behindthebuckpass.com/2019/05/07/milwaukee-bucks-switching-defense-forcing-important-new-wrinkle/
From Matt Velzquez, jsonline.com: https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/nba/bucks/2019/05/07/eric-bledsoe-hasnt-stood-out-vs-celtics-but-hes-got-support/1122804001/
From Eric Nehm, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/965564/2019/05/07/giannis-antetokounmpos-greatness-well-rounded-roster-on-full-display-in-biggest-moment-of-bucks-game-4-win/
From Adam Himmelsbach, Boston Globe: https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/celtics/2019/05/07/thoughts-state-celtics-they-face-elimination/mzLb3CIBnN8r3lMw3J6aBN/story.html
From A. Sherrod Blakely, NBC Sports: https://sports.yahoo.com/celtics-season-more-page-burner-144345682.html
From Gary Washburn, Boston Globe: https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/celtics/2019/05/07/here-are-four-things-celtics-must-win-game-against-bucks/ocBkB7qDHrFGc90JEqYa9N/story.html
From Jonathan Abrams, Bleacher Report: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2835042-sterling-brown-has-something-to-say
From Dan Larsen, Behind The Buck Pass: https://behindthebuckpass.com/2019/05/08/milwaukee-bucks-pat-connaughton-emergence-key-role-player/
- Tuesday Night's Game Fives (from Haley O'Shaughnessy, The Ringer):
Read and watch it here: https://www.theringer.com/nba/2019/5/8/18536411/winners-losers-sixers-raptors-game-5-joel-embiid-pascal-siakam
- Assessing The Future Of Each Of The Remaining Playoff Teams (from Jeremy Woo, Sports Illsutrated):
Read it here: https://www.si.com/nba/2019/05/07/nba-playoffs-warriors-celtics-raptors-free-agency-kevin-durant-kyrie-irving-kawhi-leonard
- IND: Pairing Sabonis & Turner (from Ben Pfeifer, 8 Points, 9 Seconds):
Read and watch it here: https://8points9seconds.com/2019/05/08/pacers-domantas-sabonis-myles-turner-pairing/
- MIN: Rosas' Plans For Developing The Wolves (from Dane Moore, Zone Coverage):
Read it here: https://zonecoverage.com/2019/featured/gersson-rosas-minnesota-timberwolves-solution-working-from-the-inside-out/
- SAS: International Draft Prospects (from Kendall Garriss, Air Alamo):
Read it here: https://airalamo.com/2019/05/08/san-antonio-spurs-international-nba-draft-prospects/
- UTA: Can Rubio Survive The Three-Point Revolution? (from Andy Bailey, Forbes):
Read it here: https://www.forbes.com/sites/andybailey/2019/05/07/can-ricky-rubio-survive-the-nbas-three-point-revolution/#4adc97382f9a
- The Most Impactful Stretch Provision Candidates (from Danny Leroux, The Athletic):
Read it here: https://theathletic.com/963949/2019/05/07/leroux-offseason-previews-the-most-impactful-stretch-provisions-candidates/